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January 26, 2007 Monmouth, OR (January 25) – Western Oregon mounted a late comeback to defeat Saint Martin’s 73-68 in GNAC conference play Thursday night at the Physical Education Building. The game went back and forth in the first half. Neither team was able to gain a substantial advantage. Down by four with five seconds left Jessi Reome sank a three to put the Saint within one going into the break, 42-41. The Saints took the lead on a layup by Whitney Golob to start off the second half. They were able to maintain control over the Wolves and held a five point lead with 3:55 left in the game. But the Wolves then went on a 10-0 run to close out the game and take the win away from the Saints. Jessi Reome posted a game high 23 points for the Saints going 7-10 from the three. Sade Smith had a double-double on the night with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Leada Berkey led the Wolves with 23 points on the night while Kori Seymour added 21. The Saints, who came into the game ranked seventh nationally in free throw shooting, were only 11 of 22 from the line. The Saints next game sends them to Bellingham to take on Western Washington University on Saturday at Carver Gym.
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