NORTHFIELD, Minn. – A balanced scoring attack in the second half helped the Bethel University women's basketball team pull away from Carleton Wednesday evening in West Gym 62-46.
 
Makenna Pearson led with a game-high 18 points large in part to knocking down four treys. Hayden Glander produced 14 points and eight rebounds while Kendal Cox added 10 points off the bench.
 
A fast-paced opening quarter saw the Royals hold an 18-17 advantage as Pearson and Glander combined for three long balls in the quarter. The Knights got within one on three separate occasions in the second until the Royals went on a 7-0 run.
 
BU's lead reached double digits on a pair of Pearson free throws until the Knights completed a three-point play on the other end before the break where it was 36-28 Bethel.
 
Glander put back the second chance opportunity to start the third, but Carleton's 7-0 run of its own pulled it back with a possession. Trading off buckets, Olivia Williams pushed the lead back to double digits with just over a minute left in the third.
 
Bethel's pesky defense did the rest of the work holding the Knights to no free throws and two field goals in the fourth.
 
Glander's final bucket of the night with 3:19 remaining capped a 10-0 run giving BU its largest lead of the night at 62-41.
 
Improving to 8-5 on the year and 7-3 in MIAC play with their seventh straight win, the Royals hit the road Saturday traveling to Macalester. In accordance with Macalester's current spectator policy, no fans will be admitted to Saturday's 1 p.m. game. Live video and stats links can be accessed on the women's basketball schedule page.
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