Mandy Pearson and Anne Keeley scored 14 points each and Pearson for the Cobbers (14-4, 12-3 MIAC), who ended a 10-game losing streak to the Knights and won for the 10th consecutive time.
The Cobbers led essentially the entire way, grabbing the lead at 10-9 and using a 10-0 spurt midway through the first half to lead 35-25 at the break. The visitors extended the margin to as many as 20 before the Knights chipped away, using a 13-4 run to pull within 10, 62-52, with 2:03 left.
The Cobbers held the Knights to 29 percent shooting in the second half and owned a sizable 34-23 spread on points in the paint. The Cobbers helped themselves by canning 5-for-10 three-pointers in the first half. Carleton got to the line with regularity, but went 15-for-26 compared to the Cobbers' 6-of-9 performance.
The loss ends Carleton's 15-game winning streak and their 24-game home winning streak, which dated back to the 2002-03 season. It marked only their fifth home loss over the last five seasons. The Knights still maintain a two-game lead in the MIAC race over St. Benedict and Concordia and need to win two of their final four games to secure at least a share of the MIAC title.
Concordia College vs Carleton College 02/05/05 1:00 P.M. at Northfield, MN (West Gym) At Northfield, MN (West Gym) CONCORDIA COLLEGE 65, CARLETON COLLEGE 52 CONCORDIA COLLEGE (14-4 (12-3 MIAC)) Mandy Pearson 6-17 1-2 14; Anne Keeley 5-8 3-5 14; Melanie Hageman 4-6 1-1 9; Tori Ehlert 4-7 0-0 9; Amanda Levos 3-4 1-1 7; Karie Visness 2-7 0-0 4; Sarah Krabbenhoft 1-3 0-0 3; Jamie Visness 1-8 0-0 3; Leanne White 1-2 0-0 2; Jessica Heintz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 6-9 65. CARLETON COLLEGE (15-4 (15-1 MIAC)) Megan Vig 5-11 5-6 16; Beth Freeman 5-9 4-12 15; Katie Freeman 4-6 1-1 9; Kristi Colbenson 1-7 3-4 5; Andrea Korb 1-8 2-2 4; Kate Krueger 1-5 0-0 3; Andrea Dahl 0-2 0-1 0; Emily Strandmark 0-0 0-0 0; Taylor Ross 0-0 0-0 0; Cassie Hammond 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 15-26 52. Concordia College............. 35 30 - 65 Carleton College.............. 25 27 - 52 3-point goals-Concordia College 5-17 (Sarah Krabbenhoft 1-2; Tori Ehlert 1-1; Anne Keeley 1-3; Jamie Visness 1-6; Mandy Pearson 1-4; Karie Visness 0-1), Carleton College 3-13 (Kate Krueger 1-2; Beth Freeman 1-2; Megan Vig 1-3; Andrea Korb 0-3; Kristi Colbenson 0-1; Katie Freeman 0-2). Fouled out--Concordia College-Melanie Hageman, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-Concordia College 40 (Tori Ehlert 6; Mandy Pearson 6), Carleton College 38 (Beth Freeman 12). Assists-Concordia College 8 (Mandy Pearson 4), Carleton College 8 (Kate Krueger 2; Katie Freeman 2; Megan Vig 2). Total fouls-Concordia College 23, Carleton College 15. A-600