BOX SCORE to come

The College of Saint Benedict basketball team (4-0 overall, 1-0 MIAC) starts conference play with a 57-52 win over St. Catherine to remain undefeated overall.

The game began with a 12-6 Wildcat lead in the first seven minutes of the first half.  St. Catherine continued to keep CSB at bay, extending the lead to 15-7 with 9:30 left on the clock.  The Blazers fought back, capitalizing on an 13-4 run to lead 20-19 with one minute left in the half.  The teams exchanged a few points in the remainder of the half, but CSB kept the lead 25-24 heading into the locker room.

CSB jumped ahead 30-26 in the first four minutes of the second half, but two minutes later the Wildcats took the lead 31-30.  St. Catherine extended its lead to seven at 39-32 with 9:30 remaining.  The Wildcats pushed ahead, leading 47-37 with six minutes left.  CSB never gave up, stringing together a 12-2 run to tie the score at 49 with two minutes remaining.  A while later, with 40 seconds remaining, the score was still tied at 52 a piece.  The Blazers held the Wildcats scoreless in the last 40 seconds of the game as CSB went on to win 57-52.

Leading the Blazers was senior wing Amy Stifter (Watertown, MN, Watertown-Mayer), who had 18 points, 12 of which came in the first half.  Senior post Heather Gillund (Ham Lake, MN, Blaine) also contributed 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.  Sophomore point guard Whitney Canton (Pine Island, Minn., Pine Island) added six points and led the team with six rebounds.

The Blazers take on St. Olaf on Sat., Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. at home in Claire Lynch Hall.