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Down under, they’re above and beyond

Saint Mary’s Omar Samhan (left) and his Australian teammate, Ben Allen, have a ball while preparing for today’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Richmond. Saint Mary’s Omar Samhan (left) and his Australian teammate, Ben Allen, have a ball while preparing for today’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Richmond. (Elise Amendola/Associated Press)
By Michael Vega
Globe Staff / March 18, 2010

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Of the eight teams that showed up yesterday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Saint Mary’s was perhaps the only one that could boast of having not only its own nation of supporters, but its own continent. (Full article: 921 words)

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