The Pioneers led from start-to-finish, grabbing an early 7-0 lead. St. Norbert trailed by as much as 31-14 in the first half before settling on a 31-16 halftime deficit. St. Norbert got back to within 34-28 with 15:51 to go and 56-51 with 6:39 left but couldn't quite get over the hump. Carroll went on a quick 7-0 run after St. Norbert trailed 58-53 with 5:51 left to salt the game away.
Carroll, which played only six players, shot 45.3 percent from the floor. Crystal Hoewisch led the Pioneers with 25 points, canning 7 of 13 shots, both of her 3-pointers and was 9-for-9 at the free-throw line. She also had seven assists and seven rebounds. Kim Wickert added 14 points, while Kate Elwood and Marin Tuchscherer had 13 points each.
St. Norbert shot 41.1 percent from the floor, making 23 of 56 attempts. The Green Knights were just 7 of 26 from the floor in the first half in falling behind. Morgan Strasser was the only St. Norbert player in double figures, scoring 21 points.
Newspaper Box Score Carroll College vs St. Norbert College 1/9/07 5:30 p.m. at Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wis. At Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wis. CARROLL COLLEGE 76, ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 59 CARROLL COLLEGE (9-2, 4-0 MWC) Crystal Hoewisch 7-13 9-9 25; Kim Wickert 5-11 4-4 14; Kate Elwood 6-8 1-2 13; Marin Tuchscherer 5-9 0-1 13; Amy Fleming 0-9 6-8 6; Jen Janisch 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 24-53 23-28 76. ST. NORBERT COLLEGE (7-4, 4-1 MWC) Morgan Strasser 9-16 0-0 21; Denise Heuser 4-7 0-0 9; Bianca White 1-5 5-6 7; Linsey Propson 3-7 0-0 7; Cortney Biese 3-5 1-4 7; Ellen Hake 1-4 1-2 3; Aimee D'Amour 1-4 0-0 3; Tracy Palmer 1-4 0-0 2; Victoria Le Fevre 0-3 0-0 0; Erin Riutta 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 7-12 59. Carroll College............... 31 45 - 76 St. Norbert College........... 16 43 - 59 3-point goals--Carroll College 5-9 (Marin Tuchscherer 3-6; Crystal Hoewisch 2-2; Jen Janisch 0-1), St. Norbert College 6-14 (Morgan Strasser 3-4; Aimee D'Amour 1-2; Linsey Propson 1-4; Denise Heuser 1-2; Tracy Palmer 0-2). Fouled out--Carroll College-None, St. Norbert College-None. Rebounds--Carroll College 38 (Kim Wickert 9), St. Norbert College 29 (Bianca White 11). Assists--Carroll College 16 (Crystal Hoewisch 7), St. Norbert College 9 (Denise Heuser 3). Total fouls--Carroll College 8, St. Norbert College 21. Technical fouls--Carroll College-None, St. Norbert College-None. A-465