WAUKESHA, Wis. - St. Norbert College shot 52.3 percent from the floor en route to a 69-58 Midwest Conference win over Carroll University at Van Male Fieldhouse.
The Green Knights, who have won 38 of their last 39 games against Midwest Conference opponents, improved to 8-3 overall and 6-0 in the MWC. Carroll dropped to 2-8, 1-4.
St. Norbert canned 23 of 44 shots from the floor to rally from a 7-0 deficit to start the game. Carroll led 42-38 with 16 minutes 11 seconds remaining in the game, but the Green Knights would rebound on an 8-0 run to take a 46-42 lead with 13:22 to go on a Krista Hawkinson free throw. The Pioneers would answer with a four-straight points to tie the game at 46-46 with 11:39 left, but Lana Tomashek's 3-pointer with 10:25 left would put St. Norbert ahead to stay.
The Green Knights, who trailed 34-32 at halftime, were led by Hawkinson's 19 points and eight rebounds. Krista Pelky added 13 points and six assists, while Sara Van Hemelryk had a career-high 11 points.
St. Norbert was 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from beyond the three-point arc but shot just 50 percent at the free-throw line, making only 16 of 32 charity tosses. The Green Knights held a 35-25 rebounding advantage and had only 12 turnovers.
Carroll shot 47.2 percent (25-for-53) from the floor but only got to the free-throw line seven times, making four. Janelle Groer led the Pioneers with 17 points and six assists, while Emily DeNoyer added 13 points and Breann Maryanski 10.
St. Norbert 69, Carroll 58
St. Norbert
69
Carroll
58
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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St. Norbert (8-3, 6-0 MWC) | 32 | 37 | 69 |
Carroll (2-8, 1-4 MWC) | 34 | 24 | 58 |
Jan 07, 2012