WAVERLY, Iowa — Four players finished in double figures as the Carleton College women's basketball team rolled to a 78-47 victory over University of Dubuque on day two of the Wartburg Tip-Off Tournament.
The 78 points marked the Knights' (1-1) highest scoring output since an 80-74 victory over Augsburg on Jan. 25, 2023. The 31-point margin of victory was Carleton's largest since crushing Crown College 84-33 on Nov. 16, 2019.
Carleton shot 53.6 percent from the field, including an 8-for-20 (40 percent) from beyond the arc. This was the Knights' best overall shooting performance since that victory over Augsburg.
Dubuque (0-2) led 12-11 with a minute remaining in the opening stanza, but Carleton went on a 25-9 run over the remainder of the half to carry a 36-21 lead into the break. The Knights tacked on 21 points in both the third and fourth quarters to pull away.
Addy Huss tallied a game-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting (.692), marking her 12th career game scoring at least 20 points.
Audrey Whitney chipped in 13 points,
Liesl McCallum contributed 12 points, and
Isabella Keberlein added 10 points.
First-years
Katelyn Voss and
Maya Jenkins accounted for six points apiece, while
Charlotte Henry and
Taylor Dente both knocked down a triple.
Maggie Winesett had the other basket for Carleton.
No Spartan finished in double figures as Carleton limited Dubuque to 29.5 percent shooting, including 3-of-17 from long range.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton hosts Buena Vista University for a 3:00 p.m. contest on Saturday, Nov. 14
