All five Carleton starters scored in double figures, as the Knights picked up their first MIAC victory of the season after starting the conference campaign with three losses. Carleton is now 3-4 overall, 1-3 in league play.
Justin Kozlowski (So., Wausau, Wis./Wausau Newman HS) scored 13 points to lead Augsburg, now 2-5 overall, 1-3 in MIAC play.
The Knights jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first 5:05 of play and did not trail after that, expanding the lead to 35-23 at halftime. Carleton pulled away to lead by as many as 29 points in the second half.
Jake Phillips (Jr., Brainerd, Minn.) had 15 points and four assists, while Dan Forkrud (Sr., Rosemount, Minn.) had 13 points, four assists and two steals for the Knights. Tommy Drake (So., Eden Prairie, Minn.) had 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Brian Sharkey (Sr., Bow, N.H./St. Paul's HS) had 10 points.
Carleton shot 60.8 percent (31-of-51) from the field, including 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from three-point range. Carleton recorded 25 assists on its 31 field goals, and outrebounded Augsburg by a 33-27 margin.
Darren Nelson (So., Richfield, Minn.) scored 10 points for Augsburg, while Grant Hemmingsen (Jr., New Brighton, Minn./Mounds View HS) and Kevin Keto (Jr., Forest Lake, Minn.) scored nine points apiece. Dan Graf (Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) had five points and three steals.
Augsburg shot 37.9 percent (22-of-58) from the field, including 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) from three-point range.
Carleton hosts Bethany Lutheran in a nonconference game on Saturday (12/10) at 3 p.m. Augsburg returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 17, with a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Waldorf College (Iowa).
Carleton College vs Augsburg College 12/07/05 8 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. At Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. CARLETON COLLEGE 75, AUGSBURG COLLEGE 53 CARLETON COLLEGE (3-4, 1-3 MIAC) Zach Johnson 7-10 3-6 17; Jake Phillips 6-7 0-0 15; Dan Forkrud 6-11 0-0 13; Tommy Drake 4-13 3-4 11; Brian Sharkey 4-4 0-0 10; Jay Melson 1-2 0-0 3; Bobby Schmitz 1-1 0-0 2; Tucker Schieck 1-1 0-0 2; Rodney Kuhl 1-2 0-0 2; Reid Merriman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-51 6-10 75. AUGSBURG COLLEGE (2-5, 1-3 MIAC) Justin Kozlowski 5-14 0-0 13; Darren Nelson 4-10 2-3 10; Kevin Keto 4-6 0-0 9; Grant Hemmingsen 4-9 0-0 9; Dan Graf 2-7 0-0 5; Zeph Jones 1-4 1-4 3; Sama Sandy 1-1 0-0 2; Tait Thomsen 1-1 0-0 2; Joshua Harris 0-0 0-0 0; Aaron Benesh 0-2 0-0 0; Devin Rose 0-2 0-0 0; Greg Hildebrandt 0-0 0-0 0; Charlie Scott 0-2 0-0 0; Phil Knutson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 3-7 53. Carleton College.............. 35 40 - 75 Augsburg College.............. 23 30 - 53 3-point goals-Carleton College 7-12 (Jake Phillips 3-4; Brian Sharkey 2-2; Dan Forkrud 1-2; Jay Melson 1-1; Rodney Kuhl 0-1; Tommy Drake 0-2), Augsburg College 6-23 (Justin Kozlowski 3-9; Grant Hemmingsen 1-3; Kevin Keto 1-2; Dan Graf 1-4; Aaron Benesh 0-2; Devin Rose 0-1; Darren Nelson 0-2). Fouled out--Carleton College-None, Augsburg College-None. Rebounds-Carleton College 33 (Tommy Drake 7), Augsburg College 27 (Charlie Scott 3; Dan Graf 3; Zeph Jones 3; Darren Nelson 3). Assists-Carleton College 25 (Tommy Drake 5), Augsburg College 11 (Justin Kozlowski 2; Kevin Keto 2; Greg Hildebrandt 2). Total fouls-Carleton College 10, Augsburg College 17. A-247.