The Knights (7-6, 5-3 MIAC) beat the Oles in the 175th meeting between the two Northfield colleges. It allowed the Knights to retain the Goat Trophy, as the Oles needed a season-series sweep to wrest control of the traveling trophy away from Carleton. Carleton has now held the 91 year-old trophy for 15 of the last 16 years and moved to 14-5 against the Oles over the last 19 meetings.
Tucker Weisman paced St. Olaf (6-8, 2-7 MIAC) with 22 points, including a 6-for-10 performance from three-point range. The Oles lost for the fifth consecutive time and the seventh out of their last nine outings after starting the season 4-1.
Anthony Baquero added 17 points, including five triples, and Dan Forkrud tallied his second consecutive double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while adding four steals and three blocked shots. Tommy Drake and Jake Phillips added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Carleton. Drake grabbed nine rebounds and Phillips matched his career high with seven assists.
Carleton shot at an even 50-percent clip in both halves and held the Oles to 32.3 percent shooting. The Knights knocked down 11 three-pointers, tying their conference season high. The Oles led at 2-0 and 4-3 before the hosts ripped off an 18-4 spurt, with Forkrud kicking off the spree with a three-pointer and put-back and Phillips and Baquero capping it with consecutive three-pointers, followed by a Beste lay-up.
The Knights lead grew to as many as 28 points midway through the second half, but the Oles made 7-of-11 three-pointers over the final 20 minutes, including a trio of Weisman barrages over a four-minute spurt in the final stages of the half.
Carleton returns to action on Monday, Jan. 17, hosting St. Mary’s at 7:30 p.m. The Oles also play the Cardinals next, traveling to Winona on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
St. Olaf College vs Carleton College 01/15/05 3:00 P.M. at Northfield, MN At Northfield, MN CARLETON COLLEGE 76, ST. OLAF COLLEGE 55 ST. OLAF COLLEGE (6-8 (2-7 MIAC)) Tucker Weisman 7-13 2-2 22; Chad Norberg 3-7 0-0 8; Mark Bergstrom 3-9 0-0 6; Jon Butala 2-9 0-0 5; Bobby Hunter 2-7 1-4 5; Ted Gonsior 1-4 0-0 3; Eric Scholten 1-2 0-1 2; Steve Banick 1-6 0-0 2; Pat Fraser 1-6 0-0 2; Will Johnson 0-1 0-1 0; Wade Pierce 0-1 0-0 0; Erik Sviggum 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 3-8 55. CARLETON COLLEGE (7-6 (5-3 MIAC)) Kyle Beste 8-16 3-4 19; Anthony Baquero 6-12 0-0 17; Dan Forkrud 6-7 0-3 14; Tommy Drake 6-10 0-1 12; Jake Phillips 4-10 0-0 11; Micah Johnson 1-3 0-0 3; Thomas Hooker 0-0 0-0 0; Tucker Schieck 0-1 0-0 0; Brian Sharkey 0-1 0-0 0; Zak Miles 0-0 0-0 0; Paul Rotilie 0-0 0-0 0; Seth Procter 0-0 0-0 0; Khalid Lakanwal 0-1 0-0 0; Mike Kootsikas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 3-8 76. St. Olaf College.............. 22 33 - 55 Carleton College.............. 40 36 - 76 3-point goals-St. Olaf College 10-21 (Tucker Weisman 6-10; Chad Norberg 2-2; Jon Butala 1-3; Ted Gonsior 1-4; Steve Banick 0-1; Pat Fraser 0-1), Carleton College 11-26 (Anthony Baquero 5-8; Jake Phillips 3-8; Dan Forkrud 2-2; Micah Johnson 1-3; Brian Sharkey 0-1; Khalid Lakanwal 0-1; Tucker Schieck 0-1; Tommy Drake 0-2). Fouled out--St. Olaf College-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-St. Olaf College 41 (Bobby Hunter 10), Carleton College 41 (Dan Forkrud 13). Assists-St. Olaf College 8 (Eric Scholten 3), Carleton College 19 (Jake Phillips 7). Total fouls-St. Olaf College 8, Carleton College 13. A-1200