Kenosha, Wis. — The Carthage College women’s basketball team (12-10, 6-6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) kept its hopes alive for a berth in the CCIW Women’s Basketball Tournament with a 55-53 win over North Park University (12-10, 4-7 CCIW) on Saturday, February 14 at the Carthage Physical Education Center in Kenosha, Wis. The Lady Reds are currently in a three-way tie for third place, along with Augustana College (Ill.) and North Central College, all with 6-6 league marks and two games each left to play. Carthage trailed North Park by 10 points at halftime, 31-21, and fell behind by 12, 36-24, at 18:43 second period. The Lady Reds turned this around with a 15-3 run to tie the game, 39-39, at 12:17. Following five ties and three lead changes, Carthage took the lead for good, 51-49, at 3:45. The Lady Reds had a six-point margin, 55-49, at 2:28 before the Vikings’ Shandrel Young hit a free throw at 2:05 and Laura Mount drained a three-pointer with 58 seconds remaining to cut the lead to two points, 55-53. Mount missed what would have been a game-tying jumper with seven seconds to go, and Carthage hung on to win by two, 55-53. The Lady Reds shot 36 percent (19-53), while North Park also shot 36 percent (16-45). Carthage’s Angela Beyers scored a game-high 22 points on six-of-19 field goals, including four-of-11 from three-point range, and a perfect six-of-six from the free-throw line. Kristina Dredge had 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, and Tiffany McCrackin chipped in 11 points. Redina Hall topped the Vikings with 13 points. Carthage plays host to conference-opponent Wheaton College (Ill.) on Tuesday, February 17 at the Carthage Physical Education Center in Kenosha, Wis. (7:30 p.m.).

Newspaper Box Score
North Park vs Carthage
2-14-04 2 p.m. at Kenosha, Wis.
At Kenosha, Wis.
CARTHAGE 55, NORTH PARK 53
NORTH PARK (12-10, 4-7 CCIW)
Hall, Redina 5-6 0-0 13; Mount, Laura 2-13 5-6 11; Young, Shandrel 3-5 2-6
8; Watts, Angie 2-4 3-4 7; Slattery, Megan 2-5 2-2 6; Campbell, Tiffany 2-7
0-0 6; Brown, Emily 0-3 2-4 2; Taris-James, Latoya 0-1 0-0 0; Teachout,
Sarah 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-45 14-22 53.
CARTHAGE (12-10 6-6 CCIW)
Beyer, Angela 6-19 6-6 22; Dredge, Kristina 7-10 2-5 16; McCrackin, Tiffany
4-10 3-4 11; Schwanger, Cassie 2-11 0-2 6; Markham, Rachel 0-2 0-2 0;
Nelson, Kristina 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 11-19 55.
North Park....................   31   22  -   53
Carthage......................   21   34  -   55
3-point goals-North Park 7-17 (Hall, Redina 3-4; Mount, Laura 2-7; Campbell,
Tiffany 2-5; Taris-James, Latoya 0-1), Carthage 6-21 (Beyer, Angela 4-11;
Schwanger, Cassie 2-8; Markham, Rachel 0-2). Fouled out--North
Park-Slattery, Megan; Mount, Laura; Hall, Redina, Carthage-None.
Rebounds-North Park 35 (Young, Shandrel 9), Carthage 37 (Dredge, Kristina
10). Assists-North Park 9 (Young, Shandrel 3), Carthage 14 (Markham, Rachel
6). Total fouls-North Park 19, Carthage 20. A-125