Hannah Oken-Berg and Sarah Lincoln added 11 points each for the Knights, who ended their five-game losing streak.
Carleton (6-7, 4-4 MIAC) ended a three-game conference losing skid and beat the Oles for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings.
Holly Grimsrud paced the Oles (3-9, 1-7 MIAC) with 15 points, canning five 3-pointers, and Danielle Stoermer added 10 points.
The Knights broke from a 40-40 tie by scoring seven unanswered, as Vig scored twice and Lincoln drained a three. The Oles battled back within three at the four-minute mark, but Okeb-Berg calmly made two free throws and scored inside, pushing the Carleton advantage back to seven. Kari Christianson found Lincoln alone underneath as Carleton's lead grew to nine.
The Knights made 7-of-10 free throws in the final minute to seal the victory. Carleton was 18-for-24 from the line in the second half and 22-for-31 for the game.
The Knights controlled much of the first half, racing to an early 12-5 advantage and extending it to 26-16 on a Sarah Kunelius (Fy./Eagan, Minn.) triple. The Oles, though, closed the half13-2 run, capped by a Kristina Stoermer three-point play, to leave the Knights ahead 31-29 at the break.
Anna Biewen added nine points off the bench for the Knights, as Carleton's reserves owned a 26-18 advantage over their Ole counterparts.
Carleton, which pounded the ball inside and also go to the basket off the dribble, shot 31 free throws to 15 for St. Olaf. Carleton also outrebounded St. Olaf, 30-25, and owned a 21-12 spread on points off turnovers. St. Olaf, which was 4-for-10 from three-point range in the first half, shot 41 percent from the floor in the second but made only 2-of-8 three-point shots and 3-for-10 from the free-throw line.
Carleton returns to action on Monday, Jan. 16, traveling to St. Mary's University for a 5:45 p.m. The game can be heard live on Knights Online.
Carleton vs St. Olaf 1/14/06 1 p.m. at Northfield, Minn. At Northfield, Minn. CAR 70, STO 58 CAR (6-7, 6-4 MIAC) Megan Vig 7-14 12-15 26; Hannah Oken-Berg 4-9 3-6 11; Sarah Lincoln 5-8 0-0 11; Anna Biewen 3-7 3-4 9; Sarah Kunelius 1-2 0-0 3; Andrea Dahl 1-2 1-2 3; Annie Isler 0-1 3-4 3; Kari Christianson 1-7 0-0 2; Andrea Korb 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-53 22-31 70. STO (3-9, 1-7 MIAC) Holly Grimsrud 5-10 0-0 15; Danielle Stoermer 4-9 2-5 10; Natalie Rigelman 4-8 0-1 8; Christina Sampson 2-6 1-2 6; Jenny Dettle 2-2 2-4 6; Kristina Stoermer 2-11 1-1 5; Chri. Schwichtenberg 2-8 0-0 4; Britta Hendrickson 1-1 0-0 2; Corinne Thomas 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 23-57 6-15 58. CAR........................... 31 39 - 70 STO........................... 29 29 - 58 3-point goals-CAR 2-11 (Sarah Lincoln 1-1; Sarah Kunelius 1-2; Kari Christianson 0-3; Andrea Korb 0-2; Hannah Oken-Berg 0-2; Megan Vig 0-1), STO 6-18 (Holly Grimsrud 5-8; Christina Sampson 1-4; Kristina Stoermer 0-3; Chri. Schwichtenberg 0-2; Danielle Stoermer 0-1). Fouled out--CAR-Hannah Oken-Berg, STO-None. Rebounds-CAR 30 (Megan Vig 8), STO 25 (Christina Sampson 5; Danielle Stoermer 5). Assists-CAR 13 (Kari Christianson 5), STO 13 (Holly Grimsrud 5). Total fouls-CAR 17, STO 23.