Beloit College women cruise past Carroll

By GAZETTE STAFF   Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009
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— Beloit College kicked it up a notch and cruised past Carroll University, 75-56, in Midwest Conference women’s basketball here Wednesday.

Christine Brown scored a season-high 32 points to help lift the second-place Buccaneers to 11-3 in the league and 14-7 overall. Carroll fell to 8-6 and 13-8.

The Bucs led 42-31 at the half, making 13 of 14 free throws. Beloit made 21 of 25 free throws en route to its fourth straight victory.

Brown was red-hot, making 10 of 14 field-goal attempts and 12 of 15 free throws. Kandace Fox added 16 points to the Beloit effort, including going 4-for-4 in three-point attempts.

The Bucs host Ripon at 2 p.m. Saturday and conclude the regular season next week Wednesday at Lawrence.

BELOIT 75, CARROLL 56

Carroll (56)—Lemke 3-11 2-4 8, M. Tuchscherer 0-8, 0-0 0, C. Tuchscherer 4-9 0-0 9, Hoewisch, 4-12 3-3 11, Groer 2-9 3-3 4, Strutz, 0-1 1-3 1;, Haug 7-17 0-0 21, Schneider 1-1 0-1 2. Totals: 21-68 6-11 56.

Beloit (75)—Stariha 3-6 0-0 6, Brown 10-14 12-15 32, Parker 2-7 3-4 7, Sopkowicz 3-7 4-4 10, Jones, 2-6 0-0 4. Fox 5-9 2-2 16. Totals: 25-49 21-25 75.

Carroll University 31 25—56

Beloit College 42 33—75

Three-point goals—Carroll 8-25 (Lemke 0-3, M. Tuchscherer 0-1, C. Tuchscherer 1-5, Hoewisch 0-2, Strutz 0-1, Haug 7-13). Beloit 4-4 (Fox 4-4). Total fouls—Carroll 18, Beloit 14.

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