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Saint Mary's not certain for NCAA tournament bid

jfaraudo@bayareanewsgroup.comSaint Mary's College may have to pull off something it's never done to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament: Beat rival Gonzaga for a third time in the same season.The Gaels and Bulldogs shared the West Coast Conference regular-season title, but Saint Mary's is the No. 1 seed and has a first-round bye in the WCC tournament that begins Friday at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas because it swept both head-to-head meetings."I hope we get to play them again -- that's means we're in the finals," Gaels coach Randy Bennett said of a potential duel with the Bulldogs.