MONMOUTH, Ill. - St. Norbert College held Monmouth College to just two points over the first 13 minutes of the game en route to a 68-38 Midwest Conference road win at Glennie Gym.
The Green Knights (4-2, 2-0 MWC) jumped out to a 19-2 lead to start the game over Monmouth (2-3, 1-1). The two teams met in last season's Midwest Conference Tournament championship game, which St. Norbert won 56-54 in overtime.
St. Norbert's impressive defensive effort was boosted by senior guard Krista Pelky, who pumped in 23 points. Pelky scored 18 of her points in the first half as the Green Knights built a 36-15 lead at intermission.
Pelky canned four 3-pointers in the last 6:25 of the first half and also made all three free throws when fouled in the act of shooting early in the game. Pelky connected on all six of her three-point field goals attempts in the game and was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free-throw line.
St. Norbert shot 42-6 percent (23-for-54) from the floor. Tasha Giese finished with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Morgan Heim added nine points and five rebounds off the bench for St. Norbert, which held a 46-32 rebounding advantage.
Monmouth made just 12 of 54 (22.2 percent) field goals. Marla Willard led the Scots with eight points and 10 rebounds.
St. Norbert 68, Monmouth 38
St. Norbert
68
Monmouth
38
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
St. Norbert (4-2, 2-0) | 36 | 32 | 68 |
Monmouth (2-3, 1-1) | 15 | 23 | 38 |
Dec 03, 2011