Saint Martin's Shocks Second-Ranked Seattle Pacific, League Winning Streak Ends at 53
February 10, 2005

Season and Game Stats

LACEY, Wa. (Feb. 10) -- Martina Kartikova had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Saints held off a late run by the Falcons as host Saint Martin's handed Seattle Pacific its first conference loss in over three years with a 64-50 victory in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play on Thursday night in Lacey.

Seattle Pacific (11-1 GNAC, 19-2) shot a season-worst 30 percent and scored a season low 50 points as its league winning streak came to an end at 53 games. The Falcons, ranked No. 1 in the west region and No. 2 nationally, suffered their first GNAC loss since Feb. 7, 2002. The Saints (9-2 GNAC, 15-5) also snapped SPU's 17-game winning streak.

The Falcons, who trailed by 13 points at halftime, fell behind by 17 just two minutes into the second half. The Falcons, however, stormed back with a 24-6 run over the next 13 minutes to pull even 46-46 on a pair of free throws by Amy Taylor (Sr., 5-8, Shoreline, Wa./Shorewood) with 5:17 left to play.

But the Saints held the Falcons without a field goal until Taylor ended the drought with a meaningless bucket with 12 second left in the game. Kartikova broke the tie with five straight points to catalyze an 18-2 run that gave Saint Martin's a 64-48 lead with 27 seconds remaining.

Taylor was the only SPU player to score in double figures. She finished with 15 point. Quinn Brewe (Fr., 6-1, Edmonds, Wa./Meadowdale) chipped in eight points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench. Michelle Beaumont (Sr., 5-11, Bellingham, Wa./Sehome) came off the bench to contribute eight points and six rebounds. Carli Smith (Jr., 5-11, Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) scored four points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss.

Beth Layton led all players with 21 points in the win for the Saints, who snapped a 12-game losing streak against SPU and pulled to within a game and a half of the Falcons in the conference standings. Julia Eisentrout added 12 points and five minutes.

Seattle Pacific scored the first seven points of the game, but found points tough to come by after that. Saint Martin's answered with nine straight points and parlayed that into a 15-2 run to capture the lead for good.

SPU's bench outscored SMC's 20-4, but the Falcons got just 30 points from their starters. The Saints shot just 31.8 percent from the field, including a dismal 5-for-28 (17.9 percent) from three-point range, but it was enough to hold off Seattle Pacific's worst offensive performance of the season. The Falcons, who rank nationally in three-point shooting, were just 5-for-22 (22.7 percent) from long range. SPU also committed 23 turnovers, its third highest total of the season.

SAINT MARTIN'S 64, SEATTLE PACIFIC 50
SEATTLE PACIFIC (11-1 GNAC, 19-2) Taylor, Amy 5-16 2-2 15; Beaumont, Michelle 3-9 0-0 8; Brewe, Quinn 3-6 2-8 8; Smith, Carli 2-7 0-0 4; Christensen, Beth 2-3 0-0 4; Kroon, Brittney 2-4 0-1 4; Wood, Mandy 2-12 0-0 4; Poe, Jenny 0-2 3-4 3; Fielding, Autumn 0-1 0-0 0; Hermanson, Trisha 0-2 0-0 0; Strand, Rachel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-63 7-15 50.
SAINT MARTIN'S (9-2 GNAC, 15-5) Layton, Beth 7-16 4-6 21; Kartikova, Martina 6-20 3-4 16; Eisentrout, Julia 3-14 6-7 12; Ford, Lindsay 2-6 1-1 6; Golob, Whitney 1-6 3-4 5; Wick; Hilary 2-3 0-0 4; Bower, Alida 0-0 0-0 0; Nilson, Holly 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 17-22 64.

Seattle Pacific University .... 22 28 - 50 
Saint Martin's ........................ 35 29 - 64

3-point goals-Seattle Pacific 5-22 (Taylor, Amy 3-8; Beaumont, Michelle 2-5; Wood, Mandy 0-7; Fielding, Autumn 0-1; Hermanson, Trisha 0-1), Saint Martin's 5-28 (Layton, Beth 3-11; Kartikova, Martina 1-6; Ford, Lindsay 1-5; Wick, Hilary 0-1; Golob, Whitney 0-1; Eisentrout, Julia 0-4). Fouled out--Seattle Pacific-None, Saint Martin's-None. Rebounds--Seattle Pacific 56 (Smith, Carli 13), Saint Martin's (36 (Kartikova, Martina 11). Assists-Seattle Pacific 15 (Wood, Mandy 3; Beaumont, Michelle 3), Saint Martin's 16 (Layton, Beth 5). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 16, Saint Martin's 15. A-220