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February 14, 2008 Lacey, WA – Saint Martin’s got solid production from the bench on their way to a 65-59 win over the University of Alaska Fairbanks Thursday night at the SMU Pavilion. Megan Busch and Roni Jo Mielke came off the bench to score 11 and 10 points respectively. Busch pulled down five boards while Mielke had three assists. In a slow first half, Fairbanks took the early lead and was able to hold off the Saints until a layup by Krissy Bassett gave SMU the 18-16 advantage which they never gave up going into the break up by nine. “We got down in the first half but we knew we had to get in and get the job done and we were able to battle back,” said Roni Jo Mielke. They extended their lead to as much as 11 in the second half before the Nanooks battled back into it and pulled to within two with less than a minute to play. UAF’s Sheena Brown hit a layup to make it 58-56 SMU. Saint Martin’s would score the next seven points, all on free throws, including five by Kassie Ludeman, to go ahead 65-56. Brown hit a three as time expired to account for the final. Brown posted a game high 23 points with four steals and four assists. Joscelyn Shumate added 13 points while Kari Reabold had 12. Jamey Gelhar led the Saints with 15 points and was six for six from the line. Saint Martin’s beat Fairbanks on the boards pulling down 37 to UAF’s 30. “This was a good win and puts us in a really good spot for Saturday,” said Kassie Ludeman. “We had some really good performances tonight. Megan stepped it up and hit some critical threes for us.” The Saints are home again Saturday as they take on the University of Alaska Anchorage.
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