LACEY, Wash. – After easily sweeping through both Pacific and Simpson at home, the Saint Martin's women's basketball program was named the GNAC Team of the Week on Monday.
 
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"It's an honor to be named team of the week and I'm proud of our team effort, focus, and dedication to this point," said head coach Christy Martin. "We have a lot of things to work on prior to the next half of conference play and we are excited to get into the thick of it."
 
Saint Martin's erased an early nine-point deficit to Pacific, surging to a 22-point victory on Thursday night. The Saints, trailing by one at half, turn the corner quickly in the second half. SMU finished the half 18-30 from the field and cruised down the stretch to another victory. Rian Clear and Lauryn Morris led the Saints with Clear finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Morris, celebrating a birthday, ended with 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
 
Saint Martin's opened the next game with the first 10 points and never looked, sweeping past Simpson 76-65 on Friday night. In the opening quarter, seven different Saints (8-2) got into the scoring ledger. Simpson (2-10) struggled to find an answer to the Saints' offense down low as SMU finished with 48 points down low. Claire Dingus led the way with a team-high 24 points, 19 of which came in the first half.
 
Saint Martin's ends the 2021 non-conference schedule with an 8-2 record overall, and on a three-game win streak. SMU takes the 10 days off before returning to action on December 30 against Simon Fraser on the road.