Saint Mary’s Thrashes Cal Poly at Home

Remember what I said about the Gaels possibly getting a challenge from Cal Poly? If you need some refreshing (or you didn’t see it I suppose)…

"But it’s not like the Mustangs do not stand a chance against SMC; Cal Poly returns several key players from last season that can give the Gaels some fits."

I apologize for getting your hopes up, as Saint Mary’s completely dismantled the Mustangs on Saturday night, defeating Cal Poly 82-56.

Brad Waldowwas once again a force for the Gaels, scoring a game-high 22 points – on an efficient nine of 13 shooting – and grabbing 13 rebounds to complete a double-double.Emmett Naarfinished the game with a game-high eight assists in the victory.Desmond Simons, Kerry Carterand Naar all finished with double-digit points alongside Waldow with 14, 13 and 10 respectively.

The Gaels were fantastic from long range, connecting on 15 of the 29 3-pointers they attempted. In particular, Simmons (4-7 3PM-A),Kerry Carter(4-5 3PM-A) andAaron Bright(2-3 3PM-A) were phenomenal from downtown in the win.

For Cal Poly,Daniel Nwabawas one of the few bright spots. The junior wing finished with 19 points, three rebounds, two steals and a block in the loss.Brian Bennettled the Mustangs on the glass with four rebounds whileMaliik Lovedished out a team-high four assits.

The Gaels dominance allowed two walk-ons, Jack Biebel and Treaven Duffy – to see action, always a special sight.

The score and the boxscore pretty much says it all regarding this game. The Gaels were the better team and they showed it on Saturday.

I predicted the game to be much closer (69-52), but Waldow and company proved me wrong. My bold prediction was even more off-base (Coleman leading the team in scoring with 16 points), as the Minnesota transfer did not even see any action today.

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