The Knights (8-7, 6-4 MIAC) shot 50 percent from the field in winning for the third straight time and for the 16th straight time over the Royals (9-5, 5-5 MIAC). The win kept the Knights in fourth place with half the MIAC slate completed despite suffering through an earlier three-game MIAC losing streak.
JoLynn Thielke paced Bethel with 15 points and five rebounds and Heather Davis added 14 points, six rebounds and four steals. The Royals shot 39 percent from the floor, including 4-of-19 (21 percent) from three-point range and 4-of-14 from the free-throw line.
The Knights started fast, grabbing a 12-2 lead and extended it to 21-4 as Bethel missed nine of its first 10 shots in the first 11 minutes and committed four turnovers.
The Royals opened the second half on a 20-10 run, cutting Carleton’s advantage to 45-38 on a Sarah Cotner lay-up. Biewen scored on consecutive baskets to stem the tide and finished the game on a 14-6 spurt.
Bethel University vs Carleton College 01/18/06 5:45 p.m. at Northfield, Minn. (West Gym) At Northfield, Minn. (West Gym) CARLETON COLLEGE 67, BETHEL UNIVERSITY 50 BETHEL UNIVERSITY (9-5, 5-5 MIAC) JoLynn Thielke 6-13 0-0 15; Heather Davis 7-13 0-1 14; Annegret Nautsch 4-6 1-4 9; Sarah Cotner 2-7 0-2 4; Jen Ahlberg 1-7 0-0 3; Betsy Stevens 0-0 3-7 3; Emily Uzpen 1-4 0-0 2; Bridget Weber 0-1 0-0 0; Blaire Baldwin 0-2 0-0 0; Emily West 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 4-14 50. CARLETON COLLEGE (8-7, 6-4 MIAC) Anna Biewen 10-12 1-3 21; Megan Vig 9-15 0-0 18; Sarah Lincoln 4-9 0-0 8; Annie Isler 2-5 1-2 6; Kari Christianson 3-6 0-0 6; Andrea Dahl 2-4 0-0 4; Sarah Kunelius 1-3 1-2 4; Hannah Oken-Berg 0-3 0-0 0; Emily Strandmark 0-1 0-0 0; Andrea Korb 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 3-7 67. Bethel University............. 18 32 - 50 Carleton College.............. 35 32 - 67 3-point goals-Bethel University 4-19 (JoLynn Thielke 3-9; Jen Ahlberg 1-5; Emily Uzpen 0-2; Bridget Weber 0-1; Emily West 0-1; Heather Davis 0-1), Carleton College 2-12 (Annie Isler 1-2; Sarah Kunelius 1-1; Sarah Lincoln 0-3; Andrea Dahl 0-1; Emily Strandmark 0-1; Andrea Korb 0-1; Megan Vig 0-3). Fouled out--Bethel University-None, Carleton College-None. Rebounds-Bethel University 33 (Annegret Nautsch 7), Carleton College 38 (Megan Vig 10). Assists-Bethel University 6 (Jen Ahlberg 2; Blaire Baldwin 2), Carleton College 14 (Kari Christianson 3; Sarah Lincoln 3; Annie Isler 3). Total fouls-Bethel University 12, Carleton College 10.