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Jan 13, 2025 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The Saint Mary's Gaels (15–3, 5–0 West Coast Conference) put together a dominant 40 minutes of action against the San Diego Toreros (4–14, 1–4 WCC) on Saturday night, crossing the century mark for the first time this season with a 103–58 victory. The Gaels put up 62 points in the second half—compared to San Diego's 56 for the game—one of many eye popping stats in this game.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The commanding start to conference play rolled on for the Saint Mary’s Gaels (14–3, 4–0 West Coast Conference) on Tuesday night, in an 81–56 victory over the LMU Lions (9–8, 1–4 WCC) on Tuesday night at the UCU Pavilion. The Gaels never trailed, and they spent less than 90 seconds tied in an overall dominant performance. Saint Mary’s stellar defense was once again on display; they have now held each of their last three opponents under 60 points.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The Saint Mary’s Gaels (9–1) had never won in the Huntsman Center coming into Saturday night’s game in Salt Lake City, with their last win at the University of Utah’s home court coming in 1958. That changed this weekend, as the Gaels downed the Utes (6–2) in front of a raucous home crowd 72–63, avenging last season’s home loss to Utah.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
A game that looked like it was all Gaels at the beginning turned into a hard fought victory in overtime for Saint Mary’s (8–1), as they defeated the UTSA Roadrunners (3–4) at the UCU Pavilion Tuesday night, 82–74. SMC trailed for just 30 seconds by 3–2 in the first half, but that didn't stop the Roadrunners from making things interesting.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The 2024 Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert came to an end on Friday night, with the Gaels (7–1) narrowly defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils (7–1), 68–64. This back-and-forth heavyweight fight featured eight ties and nine lead changes, but Arizona State was able to take the lead with three minutes left and hung on to claim a four-point victory. Saint Mary’s came into the game having pummeled USC the night before, 71–36.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The Gaels (7–0) feasted on Thanksgiving night—not on turkey but on victory over the Trojans—as Saint Mary's dominated USC (5–2) on both sides of the basketball en route to a 71–36 throttling at the Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, California. It was SMC’s first win in program history over the former Pac-12 turned Big-10 opponent. The 7–0 start is the seventh in program history, and the first since the 2013–14 campaign.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
For the third time in the past four years, Saint Mary’s (6–0) has gone unbeaten in their first six contests, defeating another quality opponent in the form of the Cal Poly Mustangs (3–4), 80–66, in a Saturday night showdown at the UCU Pavilion. While the Mustangs’ run and gun style had worked well in their first six games of the season, it was the Gaels’ physical, grind-it-out style that reigned supreme in the 14-point victory.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
All 12 active players for Saint Mary’s (5–0) saw at least seven minutes of action in Wednesday night’s game at the UCU Pavilion as the Gaels cruised to a 78-38 victory over the Stanislaus State Warriors (3–1) of the NCAA DII ranks. The Gaels led wire-to-wire for the second time this season, once again flexing their muscles against an undersized team to the tune of 51 rebounds, 13 offensive rebounds, 48 points in the paint, and 15 second chance points.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
The Saint Mary's Gaels (4-0) defeated Nebraska (3-1) on Sunday afternoon in South Dakota, handing the Cornhuskers their first loss of the 2024–25 campaign. The Gaels paired sharpshooting from beyond the arc with pestering defense to pick up their fourth consecutive victory to open the season. Gaels freshman Mikey Lewis was nothing short of dominant, putting up 23 points and four steals, and hitting two free throws with five seconds left to give the Gaels a three-point lead.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
stmarys-ca.edu | Ryan Barnett
What an afternoon it was in Lion Tree Arena as, on Thursday, November 14, Saint Mary's battled UC San Diego in a double overtime thriller—the second straight time these two programs have gone to overtime. Maia Jones was a cold blooded killer for the Gaels in the fourth quarter and in overtime, finishing with a game high 28 points and eight rebounds.
