       |
|
|
 |
March 6, 2007 Saint Martin's couldn't fend off a hot shooting Western Washington University losing their final game of the season 86-69 Saturday night at Carver Gymnasium. The Saints led 26-20 with under three minutes left to go in the first half, but the Vikings outscored the Saints 18-4 to close out the half and take a 38-30 lead into the break. WWU continued to increase the gap in the second half going up by 13 with just under 13 minutes on the clock. SMU battled back to narrow the gap to three with 8:23 left. Western was able to score 10 consecutive points to give them a 74-61 lead with 4:13 to play, a deficit the saints couldn't overcome. The Vikings controlled the boards pulling down 51 rebounds to the Saints 30. "They started some really big guys who pounded us on the glass," said head coach Keith Cooper. "The guys did a nice job of battling and got themselves back into the game. they played hard tonight." Jake Linton led the Saints with 22 points. Brendan Campbell had 12 points and Stephon Harris added eight. "Jake played his usual good game. Brendan did well against a big front line. Joe played a great second half and hit a couple of big shots," added Cooper. "Next year will be an exciting year." The Saints finished the season 7-9 in conference and 10-17 overall.
|
|
