News Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — Senior forward Kyle Beste scored a season-high 26 points, reaching 1,000 career points in the process, as Carleton College defeated Saint John's University, 76-49, on Monday, Dec. 6, at Sexton Arena on the SJU campus in Collegeville, Minn. Sophomore guard Jake Phillips added 12 points and junior forward Dan Forkrud had 11 points for the Knights.

Junior post Paul Henrichs was the only SJU player in double figures with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Leading 45-39 with 11:41 left, Carleton went on a 31-10 run to end the game. SJU came within 11 at 56-45, but the Knights reeled off 15 unanswered points.

Carleton took control of the game early, jumping out to a 19-6 lead. SJU used a 13-2 run to tie the game at 26-26, but Carleton ripped off nine straight points to take a 35-29 halftime lead.

The Knights shot 54 percent from the floor and made 16-of-20 free throws while limiting the Johnnies to 38 percent shooting. SJU went 1-for-7 from the free-throw line and 4-for-17 from three-point range.

Newspaper Box Score
Carleton College vs Saint John's University
12/06/04 7:30 pm at Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.
At Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.
CARLETON COLLEGE 76, SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY 49
CARLETON COLLEGE (2-3, 2-0 MIAC)
Kyle Beste 11-17 4-6 26; Jake Phillips 4-5 1-2 12; Dan Forkrud 2-5 7-8 11;
Anthony Baquero 3-7 0-0 8; Tommy Drake 2-6 4-4 8; Micah Johnson 2-4 0-0 6;
Brian Sharkey 1-1 0-0 3; Mike Kootsikas 1-2 0-0 2; Khalid Lakanwal 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 26-48 16-20 76.
SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (1-3, 1-2 MIAC)
Paul Henrichs 5-14 0-2 10; Scott Schafer 4-5 1-2 9; Tim Veurink 4-8 0-0 8;
Zach Reif 2-8 0-0 6; Jesse Ellens 1-3 0-0 3; Jon Kaus 1-2 0-0 3; Craig
Schafer 1-1 0-1 2; Nicholas Pariseau 1-4 0-0 2; Andrew Spaanem 1-2 0-1 2;
Ryan Hinman 1-2 0-1 2; Matt Ohme 1-7 0-0 2; Zach Dosch 0-1 0-0 0; Kevin
Trauscht 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 1-7 49.
Carleton College..............   35   41  -   76
Saint John's University.......   29   20  -   49
3-point goals-Carleton College 8-21 (Jake Phillips 3-4; Anthony Baquero 2-5;
Micah Johnson 2-4; Brian Sharkey 1-1; Khalid Lakanwal 0-1; Tommy Drake 0-2;
Dan Forkrud 0-3; Kyle Beste 0-1), Saint John's University 4-17 (Zach Reif
2-6; Jon Kaus 1-1; Jesse Ellens 1-1; Ryan Hinman 0-1; Matt Ohme 0-6; Tim
Veurink 0-2). Fouled out--Carleton College-None, Saint John's
University-None. Rebounds-Carleton College 32 (Dan Forkrud 6; Anthony
Baquero 6; Kyle Beste 6), Saint John's University 30 (Paul Henrichs 11).
Assists-Carleton College 23 (Anthony Baquero 6), Saint John's University 18
(Paul Henrichs 4; Matt Ohme 4). Total fouls-Carleton College 14, Saint
John's University 19. A-387