Vig canned 11-of-13 shots as Carleton (13-3, 13-0 MIAC) rolled to its 13th consecutive victory and 23rd straight at home. Vig surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career, only the ninth Carleton player to achieve the feat and third to reach it during her junior year. She now ranks seventh on Carleton's all-time scoring list. The win gave the Knights a three-game lead in the MIAC race with only seven games left on the conference regular-season slate.
Anna Heikenen paced the Blazers (13-3, 10-3 MIAC) with 12 points, six below her average. The conference’s leading rebounder, Heikenen managed only two rebounds as the Knights held a commanding 45-27 spread on the glass. The Blazers shot a meager 30 percent, including a frigid 23 percent (7-for-30) in the first half. CSB lost for the second time in the last three games despite committing a mere seven turnovers. It marked the eighth consecutive meeting between the Knights and Blazers when both were nationally ranked.
Beth Freeman added 10 points and four assists for the Knights and Cassie Hammond added 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench, as the Knights’ reserves outscored the Blazers’ reserves, 29-25. Eleven different players scored for the Knights, who made 18-of-26 shots (69.2 percent) in the final period. Carleton tallied 23 assists and 30 field goals, both season highs.
Carleton led from the opening tap, opening an early 9-2 margin and extending it to 17 midway through the half as Vig scored inside on three straight possesion inside and capped the run with four consecutive points by Katie Freeman.
The Knights led 36-20 at the half and used 19-5 run to open up a 77-44 lead with three minutes left.
The win was Carleton’s largest ever over St. Benedict and the Knights’ third consecutive win over the Blazers, dating back to last season. Carleton swept the season series by a combined margin of 42 points. It marked the second time this season the Knights have held the Blazers to less than 60 points, as St. Benedict scored 57 points as well in the season’s first meeting. The Knights have held MIAC foes to less than 60 points in 11 of 13 MIAC contests.
College of St. Benedict vs Carleton College 01/29/05 1:00 P.M. at Northfield, MN (West Gym) At Northfield, MN (West Gym) CARLETON COLLEGE 84, COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT 57 COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT (13-3 (10-3 MIAC)) Anna Heikenen 3-7 6-8 12; Ellie Boone 4-10 0-5 8; Darby Noreen 1-7 5-5 7; Katie Kempe 2-11 0-0 6; Jen Dalhed 2-8 0-0 5; Angela Merkling 2-3 0-0 5; Laura Zwach 1-1 2-3 4; Judy Falvey 1-7 1-2 3; Justine Richels 1-2 0-0 3; Tara Schloe 1-3 0-0 2; Kim Johnson 1-4 0-0 2; Rachel Davich 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-63 14-23 57. CARLETON COLLEGE (13-3 (13-0 MIAC)) Megan Vig 11-13 4-4 27; Beth Freeman 3-6 3-4 10; Cassie Hammond 4-6 2-4 10; Kristi Colbenson 4-6 0-0 9; Kari Christianson 2-7 4-4 8; Katie Freeman 1-5 4-4 6; Andrea Dahl 2-2 0-0 4; Kate Krueger 1-2 0-0 3; Taylor Ross 1-1 0-0 3; Andrea Korb 1-2 0-0 3; Emily Strandmark 0-1 1-2 1; Becky Craig 0-0 0-0 0; Joy Esboldt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-51 18-22 84. College of St. Benedict....... 20 37 - 57 Carleton College.............. 36 48 - 84 3-point goals-College of St. Benedict 5-19 (Katie Kempe 2-6; Justine Richels 1-2; Jen Dalhed 1-3; Angela Merkling 1-1; Judy Falvey 0-2; Kim Johnson 0-1; Darby Noreen 0-4), Carleton College 6-14 (Beth Freeman 1-1; Kristi Colbenson 1-3; Megan Vig 1-3; Andrea Korb 1-1; Taylor Ross 1-1; Kate Krueger 1-2; Emily Strandmark 0-1; Katie Freeman 0-2). Fouled out--College of St. Benedict-Darby Noreen, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-College of St. Benedict 27 (Ellie Boone 8), Carleton College 45 (Megan Vig 10). Assists-College of St. Benedict 4 (Jen Dalhed 1; Katie Kempe 1; Ellie Boone 1; Judy Falvey 1), Carleton College 23 (Beth Freeman 4; Katie Freeman 4). Total fouls-College of St. Benedict 21, Carleton College 18. A-1000 Carleton ranked #19 (D3hoops.com) St. Ben's ranked #14 (D3hoops.com) Megan Vig 9th Carleton Player to score 1000 points.