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March 1, 2008 Lacey, WA – Dara Zack hit a jumper with three seconds to go to power Saint Martin’s to a 53-52 victory over Seattle University in their final home game of the season Saturday night at the SMU Pavilion. Seattle held on to a five point lead with 1:17 to play but a layup by Kassie Ludeman cut it to three. After stopping the Redhawks on their next possession SMU brought it back down the court and pulled within one, 51-52, on a layup by Jamey Gelhar. Forced to foul, SMU sent Seattle’s Jackie Thomas to the line. Thomas missed the front end of a one-and-one and Zack got the rebound. Saint Martin’s called a timeout with nine seconds on the clock to set up the game winning play. The Redhawks got off a desperation shot in the final second but it was no good as the Saints earned the win. “It was a really gutsy effort by the whole team. We came out strong in the second half and did a great job rebounding,” said Zack. “Michelle (Short) did a great job on defense, holding their best scorer to just two points. We stayed tough all the way to the end.” Zack recorded her third double-double of the season leading the Saints with 12 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Ludeman added 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Sade Smith had 10 points and added three steals on the night. “That was the best we’ve played all year; we worked really well together tonight. Our rebounding was outstanding and it was a huge part of us winning,” said Jamey Gelhar. The Saints dominated the boards pulling down 50 rebounds on the night while Seattle only had 27. “It was awesome to come out and get the win. We took care of business and did what we needed to do to set us up for next week,” said Ludeman. Saint Martin’s finishes out the regular season on the road with games against Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific.
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