Tim Madson paced the Royals (13-5, 8-5 MIAC) with 17 points and seven rebounds and Steve Strom added 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists as Bethel won for the seventh straight time. Charles Meadowcroft added 10 points and four rebounds for the Royals, who earned a season split with Carleton.
Bryan Rosett tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for the Knights (7-12, 6-8 MIAC), who have lost all three games this week without third-leading scorer and defensive stalwart Tommy Drake, who is out with an illness.
The Royals built a 13-point lead midway through the second half on the strength of a 15-2 run. Carleton answered with an 11-0 spurt, capped by a mid-range Phillips jumper and Johnson lay-up, but Strom drilled a right-wing three-pointer with less than three minutes left to push the Royal lead back to five and Cory Laugen got loose for a running jumper and the Royals held on for the victory.
The first half played out much the same. The Royals scored 10 straight points to move to an eight-point spread, but Carleton responded with a pair of Phillips long-range baskets and a Jeremy Sutherland beautiful reverse lay-up to close to 35-33 at the break.
Carleton was 24-for-61 from the floor, taking 11 more shots than the Royal, but Bethel was 24-for-50 from the field, including 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from three-point range. The Royals turned the ball over 18 times, compared to Carleton's 11 miscues, but the visitors held a 16-11 spread in points off turnovers.
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 31, travelling to the University of St. Thomas for a 5:45 p.m. contest. The game, a men's/women's doubleheader, can be heard locally on KQCL 95.9 FM/Power 96 and worldwide on Knights Online.
Bethel University vs Carleton College 1/27/07 1:00 pm at Northfield, MN (West Gym) At Northfield, MN (West Gym) BETHEL UNIVERSITY 67, CARLETON COLLEGE 63 BETHEL UNIVERSITY (13-5 (8-5 MIAC)) Tim Madson 6-12 5-6 17; Steve Strom 5-8 1-2 12; Charles Meadowcroft 3-6 2-2 10; Cory Laugen 3-6 0-0 8; Mike Moberg 3-7 1-2 7; Chris Vavra 1-4 1-2 4; Wade Blazejak 1-2 0-0 3; Dean Erickson 1-1 0-0 3; Jeff Reck 1-3 0-0 3; Peter Rolando 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Jerry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 10-14 67. CARLETON COLLEGE (7-12 (6-8 MIAC)) Jake Phillips 8-18 0-0 21; Zach Johnson 6-18 1-2 13; Bryan Rosett 3-5 4-4 10; Jeremy Sutherland 4-9 0-0 8; Mike Kootsikas 2-7 3-3 8; Bobby Schmitz 1-1 1-1 3; Tucker Schieck 0-1 0-0 0; Jay Melson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 9-10 63. Bethel University............. 35 32 - 67 Carleton College.............. 33 30 - 63 3-point goals-Bethel University 9-21 (Charles Meadowcroft 2-5; Cory Laugen 2-3; Wade Blazejak 1-2; Steve Strom 1-1; Chris Vavra 1-3; Dean Erickson 1-1; Jeff Reck 1-2; Mike Moberg 0-1; Tim Madson 0-3), Carleton College 6-24 (Jake Phillips 5-13; Mike Kootsikas 1-5; Jeremy Sutherland 0-2; Jay Melson 0-1; Zach Johnson 0-3). Fouled out--Bethel University-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-Bethel University 37 (Mike Moberg 8), Carleton College 30 (Bryan Rosett 7). Assists-Bethel University 12 (Steve Strom 3), Carleton College 16 (Mike Kootsikas 6; Jeremy Sutherland 6). Total fouls-Bethel University 13, Carleton College 11. A-430