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| Saint Martin's Saints | |
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| University | Saint Martin's University |
| Conference | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Theresa Hanson |
| Location | Lacey, Washington |
| Varsity teams | 13 |
| Basketball arena | Marcus Pavilion (1967)[1] |
| Baseball stadium | SMU Baseball Field |
| Mascot | Marty |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Website | smusaints |
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TheSaint Martin's Saints (alsoSMU Saints) are the 13 varsity athletic teams that representSaint Martin's University, located inLacey, Washington, inNCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Saints compete as members of theGreat Northwest Athletic Conference for all sports.
The women's basketball team qualified for theNCAA Division II tournament in 1992 and 2008. In the 1940s and 1950s, Saint Martin's had acollege football team and ahigh school football team, which won the WashingtonClass A championship. In the 1990s, the name of the mascot was almost changed to the Ravens.
In 2008, the men's basketball team defeatedDivision IColorado State of theMountain West Conference, making it Saint Martin's' first major publicized victory over a D-I opponent.[2] In 2009, the men's soccer team seized the first team title in any sport for Saint Martin's University, winning theGreat Northwest Athletic Conference. In 2010, the university hosted a training camp which featured theUniversity of Washington Huskies men's basketball team.
