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ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict basketball team is off to a hot start in 2015, and the Blazers look to keep that going Saturday, Jan. 10, when they host Carleton College. CSB and the Knights both enter the 3 p.m. game on two-game winning streaks, and both look to put some room between themselves and the rest of the MIAC as they have identical 3-2 conference records.
 
The Schedule: Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Claire Lynch Hall on the CSB campus. This is the second home game of 2015 for the Blazers, and the first of four home Saturday contests for Saint Benedict.
 
The Records: Saint Benedict: 6-6 overall, 3-2 MIAC
Carleton: 5-7 overall, 3-2 MIAC
 
About the Knights: Carleton also enters this afternoon's game on a two-game winning streak, and is looking to keep that streak alive heading into the heart of MIAC play. The Knights started 2015 with a loss to No. 6 St. Thomas, but bounced back with wins against Crown and St. Kate's. Skylar Tsutsui leads the team in scoring (13.1) and assists per game (2.3) and is fourth in the MIAC with a 43.6 three-point percentage. Nnenna Ezem leads the Knights with 6.5 rebounds per game.
 
Last Year: The Blazers swept Carleton last season and is looking for a repeat of that in 2014-15. Saint Benedict won 81-73 on Jan. 18 in Northfield, Minn., and completed the season sweep with a 72-50 win Feb. 15 in St. Joseph. Mattie Lueck led the team with 18 points and eight rebounds in the January win and Emily Lueck added 13 points. Mattie and Emily Lueck and Elena Koch all had nine points for CSB in the February win, and Koch also had five rebounds. Emily Lueck chipped in with five assists in the team's second win over the Knights.
 
Who to Watch: Seniors Emily Lueck and Elena Koch have been key for the Blazers in their first two games of the new year. Lueck paced the team with 14 points and she also added four rebounds in the win over Bethel on Jan. 3, and Koch paced the Blazers with 18 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night against Hamline. Four players hit double digits in CSB's 85-68 win against the Pipers: Koch led the way, Mattie Lueck and Annie Dittberner both added 12 points and Abby Miller finished with 11 points. First year Niki Fokken had eight points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Dittberner leads the MIAC in three-point percentage (.500) and Koch is currently fifth in the league in field-goal percentage (.516).
 
Last Time Out: Saint Benedict used a hot first half to cruise to an 85-68 win against Hamline Wednesday night in St. Paul. CSB shot better than 57 percent from the field in the first half, and finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field. Elena Koch scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Mattie Lueck and Dittberner each chipped in with 12 points.