Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of all of SMU's Basketball games will be available with links found on smusaints.com. Live stats and video will be produced by the host school.
 
New Steam, Same Saints – In 2021, the Saints' broadcast of home games can be found on the SMUSaints YouTube channel. Links can be found on smusaints.com.
 
Social Media – Follow the Saints on Twitter for live in-game updates (@SMUSaints_WBB) and follow SMU Athletics on Facebook (Saint Martin's Saints), Twitter (SMUSaints), Instagram (SMUSaints)
 
Ticket Information – Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, public attendance will not be permitted at any Saints' home games this season.
 
Marcus Pavilion and TwinStar Court – All home Saints' basketball matches are played inside Marcus Pavilion, located on the campus of Saint Martin's. The Pavilion just celebrated its' 50th anniversary in 2017. The newly named TwinStar Court is located inside Marcus Pavilion.
 
Potential Starting Lineup –
Tierney DeDonatis      (9.4 PPG, 1.7 REB, 3.4 AST)
Janealle Sutterlict       (7.7 PPG, 2.1 REB, 2.0 AST)
Lauryn Morris             (6.7 PPG, 3.6 REB, 2.0 AST)
Claire Dingus               (15.0 PPG, 9.6 REB, 2.3 AST)
Emily Nelson               (4.7 PPG, 2.4 REB, 0.4 STL)
 
Saints Come Marching Back In Victory Over Seattle Pacific – A tale of two quarters for the Saints, falling behind as many 12 in the opening frame, before outscoring Seattle Pacific 18-to-6 in the final quarter to secure a 55-to-54 comeback victory on Thursday.
 
Seattle Pacific (4-4) controlled the game through the first 28 minutes, building up a lead that stretched as many as 16. However, the Saints (3-3) outscored SPU 23-to-6 in the final 12 minutes of action to pull off another dramatic come from behind victory. Tierney DeDonatis led all scorers with 14 points, while Claire Dingus added 11 points, and five rebounds. Rian Clear came off the bench with three points, but led with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal.
 
Saints' Second Half Magic Falls Short In Loss To SPU – In what was nearly an encore for the Saints, Seattle Pacific managed to stave off the Saints' comeback attempt in the fourth quarter and secure the 70-to-64 victory on Friday night.
 
Trailing by as many as 13 late in the third quarter, the Saints (3-4) opened the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run and got within two of tying the game. Unlike last night, Seattle Pacific (5-4) responded with a couple clutch baskets and iced the game at the free throw line to even the season series 2-2 against Saint Martin's. Claire Dingus led the Saints in scoring with 21 points, along with four rebounds, and three steals in 38 minutes of action. Tierney DeDonatis and Mallory Vivola combined for 26 points, and were the only two other Saints to reach double-digits in scoring.
 
NCAA Leaders – Claire Dingus ranks ninth in the NCAA Division-II with 4.6 offensive rebounds per game. Her 9.6 rebounds is 36th best. Mallory Vivola's 2.57 3-pointers per game is 35th and her 42.9 percent beyond the arc is 33rd.
 
Regional Ranked – The Saints enter the week ranked receiving votes in the West Region in the D2SIDA Media poll. Their 6th place ranking in late January marked the first in the Christy Martin era.
 
Claire Dingus Notches Back-To-Back GNAC Player of the Week Awards – Seattle Pacific proved to have no answer for Claire Dingus, as the junior averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals and helped the Saints to a 16-point comeback over the Falcons.
 
Claire Dingus Named GNAC Player of the Week – Dingus was unstoppable at Northwest Nazarene, averaging 26.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. She set career-highs in scoring (28) and rebounding (16).
 
Chasing Milestones – Claire Dingus has already surpassed a couple major career milestones including 500-rebounds, and 100-steals. In the second half of the year, she will be making a run for 1,000-career points. Currently, Dingus has recorded 811 points, along with 514 rebounds, and 100 steals. In active players in the GNAC, Dingus ranks 5th in career points, 2nd in rebounds, and 6th in steals.
 
Sharpshooter – To start the year, Vivola not only is second on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game, she is shooting 18-for-42 from beyond the arc.
 
Monster On The Glass – Neither Seattle U or Seattle Pacific found a way to stop Claire Dingus from dominating on the glass. After her 15 boards against Seattle U, Dingus went for nine and 12 against Seattle Pacific. She also managed three steals in both games against SPU. It all came together for her against Northwest Nazarene, as she set a career-high with 16 rebounds.
 
Historic Win – For the first time in 2005, the Saints went on the road, knocking off Northwest Nazarene. SMU scored 27 fourth quarter points to erase a double-digit deficit to pull off the comeback.
 
All-Focus on All-Conference Claire Dingus – Dingus enters 2020 as the center of the team. Coming off a second team All-Conference selection in 2019, Dingus is the returning leading scorer (12.2) and rebounder (8.9) on the team. She also managed eight double-doubles last year, bringing her career total to 12.
 
Setting Career-Highs – Against Division-I opponent Seattle U, Claire Dingus dominated the boards, grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds. She later broke that with 16 against Northwest Nazarene. Dingus also managed a career-high in points with 28 against the Nighthawks the night after.
 
Top Five Returner – Tierney DeDonatis wrapped up last season 10th in conference in assists per game at 2.7. She enters 2021 as the fourth highest returning player. DeDonatis ranked eighth in 3-point percentage (37.9) at the end of the year, and enters the year as the third highest returner.
 
Threat from Deep – Freshman standout Janealle Sutterlict finished her rookie campaign ninth in conference in 3-pointers made (46) and ninth in 3-point percentage (37.7).
 
Defending Home Court – For the first time since 2013-14, the Saints reached double-digits in wins at Marcus Pavilion. SMU tied the 2013-14 mark with 11 wins.
 
Pack The Pavilion – Over 6,800 people attended SMU Basketball games last season... One of only three programs in the GNAC to reach the 6,000 mark.
 
Bring on the D-I's – For the fourth time in the last sixth years, the Saints will face a Division-I. In 2015, the Saints faced Eastern Washington, then Idaho in 2018, and Seattle U in 2019 and 2020.
 
From Spain to the Saints – SMU welcomes one of the furthest recruits in program history in 2021 in center Laia Currius.
 
Meet the new Saints –
 
5          Leah Sopak                  G         5-7       FR        Orinda, CA / Miramonte HS
20        Iternite Reed               F          5-10     FR        Gardena, CA / Santa Monica HS
22        Rian Clear                    F          5-10     FR        Pullman, WA / Walla Walla HS
23        Ta'Keria Legette          G         5-8       JR         Latta, SC / Spartanburg Methodist College
25        Maryn Budiman          G         5-9       JR         Vancouver, WA / California Baptist
31        Laia Currius                 C          6-1       FR        Taradell, Spain / Institut Taradell