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Carleton College athletics carleton men’s basketball notes - jan. 13, 2004 Game contact eric sieger, sid, [email protected] 2003-04 carleton knights 13 (8-4, 5-2 MIAC) November Carleton Battles to Stay In MIAC Title Hunt 25 Upper Iowa University . .W 76-46 CARLETON at ST. THOMAS 28 Wisconsin Lutheran College $ . .W 73-40 Date: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, 7:30p.m. 29 University of Wisconsin, Stout $ . .L 54-61 Site: Schoenecker Arena, St. Paul, Minn. (capacity 2,200) December 3 Bethel College* . .W 69-60 Series record vs. St. Thomas: 23-45. 6Augsburg College* . .W 68-51 Radio: None 8 Crown College . .W 72-24 Coaches: Carleton – Guy Kalland (Concordia-Moorhead, 1974/252-234/20th season at Carleton and 10 St. Olaf College* . .W 62-50 overall); St. Thomas- Steve Fritz(St. Thomas University, 1971/417-269/23rd season at St. Thomas) 30 MSU, Mankato . .L 62-72 Websites: Carleton (www.carleton.edu/athletics); St. Thomas University (www.stthomas.edu/tom- January mies/mbb/) 3 Macalester College* . .L. 44-69 5St. Mary's University* . .W 59-58 Carleton looks to get back on winning track 7 Concordia College, Moorhead* . .L 59-60 After starting the season 6-1, the Knights have gone 2-3 in their last five. Over that stretch the 10 Hamline University* . .W 58-50 Knights have shot just 37.2 percent from the field. The Knights are coming off a victory over Hamline. 14 University of St. Thomas* . .7:30 p.m. The Tommies have lost three straight MIAC contests, but played both first-place Gustavus Adolphus 17 St. John's University* . .3 p.m. and third-place Macalester closely. 19 Gustavus Adolphus College* . .7:30 p.m. 21 Bethel College* . .7:30 p.m. 24 Augsburg College* . .3 p.m. Knights ride strong finish to defeat Pipers 31 St. Olaf College* . .3 p.m. Carleton scored the final 11 points to overcome a 3-point defecit with four minutes left to defeat February Hamline 58-50. Dan Forkrud led the charge offensively for the Knights with 18 points. Tanner 2Macalester College* . .7:30 p.m. Schieck added 14 points, 10 boards, and five steals, including five points and a blocked shot in that 4 St. Mary's University* . .8 p.m. final stretch. Josh Hanson led the Pipers with 12 points and five assists. 7Concordia College, Moorhead* . .3 p.m. 11 Hamline University* . .7:30 p.m. Carleton falls to Concordia behind shooting woes 14 University of St. Thomas* . .3 p.m. The Knights shot only 44 percent from the line and 39.3 percent from the field in a hard-fought 18 St. John's University* . .7:30 p.m. 59-60 loss to Concordia. Tanner Schieck was the bright spot scoring a season-high 24 while grab- 21 Gustavus Adolphus College* . .3 p.m. bing nine rebounds. Chris Wermerson came off the bench to lead with Cobbers with 12 points and $- UW-Stout Tournament, Menomonie, Wis. eight boards. * - MIAC contest bold indicates home contest Series record St. Thomas holds a commanding 45-23 lead in the series against Carleton, including a streak Head Coach Guy Kalland of six straight. GuyKalland enters his 20th season as January 15, 2003, Carleton 56, St. Thomas 66: The Knights fell to a nationally-ranked St. Carleton’s head coach. He has led the Thomas squad that used a 10-0 run to break open a close game in the second half. Kyle Beste led Knights to the MIAC Playoffs 11 times in the past 14 seasons and is Carleton’s all-time the Knights with 15 points. winningest coach, as he surpassed prede- Feb. 15, 2003, at Carleton 66. at St. Thomas 71: After a Dan Forkrud three-pointer cut the lead cessor Jack Thurnblad during the the 2002- to two with seven seconds left to play, Jimmy Sioris calmly hit two free throws to clinch the victory 03 season. His previous coaching stops include the forthe Tommies. Scott Christensen scored 17 and added six assists in the losing effort. University of Minnesota, Inver Hills (Minn.) Community College, Eagle Bend (Minn.) High School and Cannon Falls Scouting St. Thomas (Minn.) High School. Coming off a season in which they grabbed a share of the MIAC regular season title the Tommies have struggled out of the gates opening this year 2-5 in the MIAC and 4-8 overall. St. Carleton basketball quick facts Thomas has dropped three consecutive conference games after beginning conference play 2-2. The Head Coach: Guy Kalland Tommies have shown an ability to be dangerous from long-range hitting 41.8 percent of their three- Assistant Coach: Dan Larson point shots; they also lead the conference in free-throw shooting percentage converting 75.5 per- Assistant Coach: Ross Peterson Location: Northfield, Minn. Probable Carleton Starting Line-up Enrollment: 1,850 Nickname: Knights 13 Anthony Baquero Jr. G 8.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 38.8 3-pt FG% School Colors: Maize and Blue 21 Jake Phillips Fy. G 3.8 ppg, 1.58 apg, 1.0 spg, 92.9 FT% Conference: Minn. Intercollegiate (MIAC) 31 Kyle Beste Jr. F 13.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.41 apg, 1.5 spg Arena: West Gym 33 Tanner Schieck Sr. F 14.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.25 spg, 56.5 FG% Capacity: 1,400 41 Dan Forkrud So. F 11.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.58 apg, 1.75 spg Record in West Gym: MIAC Record in West Gym: Key reserves All-time Record: 1035-815-2 11 Mike Kootsikas Fy. G 1.8ppg, 1.5 apg, 50.0 3-pt FG% 2002-03 Overall Record: 16-10 15 Khalid Lakanwal Jr. G 3.3 ppg, 1.75 agp, 1.16 spg 2002-03 MIAC Record: 13-7 23 Gunnar Stapp Sr. G 2.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg 2002-03 MIAC finish: Third 35 Micah Johnson Jr. G 4.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 38.2 3-pt FG% more… 2003-04 carleton college knights No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School) Pronunciation 11 Mike Kootsikas Fy. G 6-0 Rosemount, Minn. KOOT-si-kis 13 Anthony Baquero Jr. G 6-1 Rosemount, Minn. BAH-kare-oh 15 Khalid Lakanwal Jr. G 5-9 Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson) KAH-lid LAH-kan-wal 21 Jake Phillips Fy. G 6-2 Brainerd, Minn. 23 Gunnar Stapp Sr. G 6-1 Minong, Wis. (Northwood) STAP 25 Danny Greenberger So. G 6-1 Evanston, Ill. 31 Kyle Beste Jr. F 6-5 St. Louis Park, Minn. BEST-ee 33 Tanner Schieck Sr. F 6-8 Austin, Minn. SHEEK 35 Micah Johnson Jr. G 6-1 Pine River, Minn. (Pine River-Backus) 41 Dan Forkrud So. F 6-5 Rosemount, Minn. FORK-rued 43 ZakMiles Fy. G 6-1 Blairstown, Iowa (Benton) 45 Brian Sharkey So. G 6-1 Bow, N.H. (St. Paul's School) SHAR-kee 51 Andrew Knap Sr. F 6-9 Bay Village, Ohio (Bay) NAP 53 Steve Portschy Jr. F 6-4 Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) PORTCH-ee 55 Tucker Schieck Fy. F 6-5 Austin, Minn. SHEEK cent. St. Thomas is led by 6’6” center Nick Shader who is averaging 15.1 points per game along with 6.5 rebounds and 1.58 steals per game. Shader combines with sophomore Joey Shimek, who puts up 10.0 points and 7.1 boards a game, to give the Tommies a strong inside presence. In the back- MIAC court Neal Anderson provides an outside scoring threat knocking down 45.8 percent from three- point range. Danny Peterson leads the team with 2.42 assists per game and chips in 10.0 points as well. Standings Quick hits MIAC Overall The Knights currently lead the MIAC in scoring defense (52.6 ppg allowed), steals with 10.50 per Gustavus 6-1 8-4 game, and turnover margin at +5.50 and are second in scoring margin at +10.4 ppg...Tanner Bethel 6-2 11-2 Schieck is all over the MIAC leader boards currently sitting in the top ten in four categories. Schieck Carleton 5-2 8-4 is second in steals with 2.25 per game, fourth in field goal percentage at 56.5%, fourth in rebounds Macalester 5-2 6-6 with 7.8 per game, and tenth in scoring with 14.4 per game. Schieck is closing in on a career land- St. John’s 4-3 6-6 mark needing only four more points to become the 17th Carleton player to score 1,000 points in a Concordia 4-3 7-4 career. He'll also be the seventh player at Carleton with 1,000 points and 600 rebounds for his Hamline 3-4 6-6 career...Dan Forkrud is currently fifth in the MIAC in blocks with 1.0 per game...Kyle Beste’s 9-point St. Thomas 2-5 4-8 effort snapped a streak of 19 straight games in which he scored in double figures dating back to last season. Augsburg 2-6 5-8 St. Olaf 2-5 5-7 St. Mary's 1-7 2-10 Result Jan. 10 Carleton 58, Hamline 50 Gustavus 66, St. Mary’s 58 Bethel 95, St. John’s 87 OT St. Olaf 58, Augsburg 56 OT Macalester 79, St. Thomas 71 Jan.7 Carleton 59, Concordia 60 Gustavus 70, St. Thomas 61 St. Mary’s 66, Macalester 57 Bethel 77, St. Olaf 68 Hamline 65, Augsburg 63 Jan. 5 Carleton 59, St. Mary’s 48 Concordia 55, St. Thomas 51 Macalester 66, Gustavus 54 St.