Ben Hande
February 5, 2005
Matt Fredrickson (Jr., Eagan, Minn./ Burnsville) had five second half three-pointers as he led the red-hot Royals over St. Olaf 100-78 Saturday afternoon in St. Paul.
Tucker Weisman (FY, Edina, Minn./ Breck) hit two threes to start the second half, helping to extend St. Olaf's four-point halftime lead to 11 in the first two minutes, but Bethel caught fire going on a 13-0 run in the next three minutes to tie the game at 53-53. That run turned into a 33 point swing as the Royals outscored the Oles 61-28 for the rest of the game.
Travis Jones (Sr., Willmar, Minn.) of Bethel had a game-high 22 points, but the story of the second half was Fredrickson who scored 17 points in the final 20 minutes.
Weisman had 13 second-half points and led the Oles with 16. Will Johnson (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn./ Trinity) and Pat Fraser (Sr., Bloomington, Minn./ Jefferson) each finished with ten points.
St. Olaf was hot in the first half going 7-of-11 from the three-point line, but committed 13 turnovers allowing Bethel to stay within striking distance.
The Oles fall to 3-13 in the MIAC with the loss and the schedule does not get any easier as they take on second place St. Thomas Monday night at home starting at 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score ST. Olaf vs Bethel University 02/05/05 3:00 p.m. at Robertson Center at Bethel University At Robertson Center at Bethel University BETHEL UNIVERSITY 100, ST. OLAF 77 ST. OLAF (3-13 MIAC, 7-14) Tucker Weisman 6-11 0-0 16; Pat Fraser 4-6 0-0 10; Will Johnson 3-5 2-2 10; Chad Norberg 3-7 1-1 9; Jon Bain 2-5 3-4 7; Mark Bergstrom 3-4 1-2 7; Andy Grimsrud 3-4 0-0 7; Chris Clark 1-3 3-3 5; Steve Banick 1-8 0-0 3; Eric Scholten 1-1 1-2 3; Bobby Hunter 0-1 0-0 0; Robert McDonald 0-1 0-0 0; Wade Pierce 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 11-14 77. BETHEL UNIVERSITY (10-5 MIAC, 15-5) Travis Jones 7-17 4-6 21; Matt Fredrickson 7-10 0-1 20; Tim Gilbert 4-11 6-6 16; Steve Strom 4-4 0-2 9; Andy Cook 2-5 5-8 9; Trent Perry 3-6 1-1 7; Tyson Bjorklund 2-11 0-0 6; Issac Allen 1-4 2-2 5; Isaac Hinrichs 1-4 1-4 3; Charles Meadowcroft 1-3 0-0 2; Chris Breit 1-1 0-0 2; Wade Blazejak 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 19-30 100. ST. Olaf...................... 43 34 - 77 Bethel University............. 39 61 - 100 3-point goals-ST. Olaf 12-20 (Tucker Weisman 4-7; Will Johnson 2-3; Pat Fraser 2-2; Chad Norberg 2-3; Steve Banick 1-3; Andy Grimsrud 1-1; Mark Bergstrom 0-1), Bethel University 15-33 (Matt Fredrickson 6-7; Travis Jones 3-7; Tim Gilbert 2-3; Tyson Bjorklund 2-10; Steve Strom 1-1; Issac Allen 1-2; Wade Blazejak 0-1; Charles Meadowcroft 0-1; Trent Perry 0-1). Fouled out--ST. Olaf-None, Bethel University-None. Rebounds-ST. Olaf 39 (Wade Pierce 6), Bethel University 46 (Travis Jones 7). Assists-ST. Olaf 18 (Steve Banick 5; Pat Fraser 5), Bethel University 19 (Trent Perry 4; Tyson Bjorklund 4). Total fouls-ST. Olaf 18, Bethel University 12. A-950