Northfield, MN - The 3-pointers came early and often for the MLC women's basketball team as they defeated Carleton College handily,
72-51, on Friday. Last season MLC beat Carleton 63-57, and tonight the Knights picked up another win, tying their own MLC single-game record for made 3-point shots (14). The Knights previously hit that number of 14 against Crown in early January a season ago.
Mya Morris led the way for the Knights' hot shooting and broke the MLC single-game record for made 3-pointers (8), surpassing her previous record of 7 from last year, which she was tied with
Sarah Free and
Rachel Oblinger.
MLC jumped out to a 38-26 lead at halftime and made eight of their 14 shots from beyond the arc in the first half, including five that came from Morris.
Lydia Feidt was also effective on both ends of the court. Feidt entered the contest leading the UMAC in steals per game (4.2) and field goal percentage (54.4) and recorded five of her six steals in the first 20 minutes of play.
In the third quarter, MLC didn't let up and outscored the Carleton Knights 20-9 to extend its lead to 58-35 at the end of the period. MLC shot 53 percent in the quarter while holding Carleton to 20 percent, forcing a lot of tough shots. The MLC Knights had no trouble maintaining their lead in the fourth quarter and won by double digits.
Morris had a game-high 29 points, five rebounds, and currently leads the UMAC in points per game. Feidt continued her efficient scoring, going 7-of-9 (77.7 percent) from the field, finishing with 18 points, five boards, in addition to her six steals.
Wilhelmina Wenz finished with a game-high 12 rebounds, while sisters
Ava Walz (9 rebounds, 5 assists) and
Ella Walz (5 rebounds, 5 assists) also made big contributions on the court.
As a team, MLC shot 44.3 percent from the field.
MLC improves to 7-4 overall and will have one final game at home before Christmas Break on Wednesday, December 17, at 7 p.m. against Lakeland University.
