NORTHFIELD, MINN.—The No. 24 Bethel University women's basketball team rebounded with a 77-59 road victory over Carleton on Saturday afternoon.

The Royals improve to 17-6, 12-4 MIAC, and enter the final week of regular season play tied for third place, while the Knights fall to 7-16, 4-12 MIAC.

Bethel 77, Carleton 56

A rare feat occurred from Colette Duininck, who achieved a double double 11 assists and 11 points. Duininck's 11 assists were the most from a Bethel player since November 23, 2021, when Bella Williams accomplished that feat in a 65-61 loss to Augsburg. In addition to her double double, Duininck added seven rebounds and three steals for the Royals.

Leading all scorers was Emily Erickson, who finished with 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting, and eight rebounds. Rosalie Penke added 17 points and eight rebounds, while Cally Peterson rounded out the double figure Royals with 12 points and four rebounds. Alli Born had a team-leading 10 rebounds to go with three assists, two blocks, and five points.

Bethel accumulated a season-high 49 rebounds. Their offense finished with a .420 (29-of-69) field goal percentage, a .369 (7-of-19) three-point mark, and a .800 (12-of-15) clip from the free throw line. The Royals' defense was equally as stellar holding the Knights to .053 (1-of-19) from beyond the arch and .368 (21-of-57) from the field.

Carleton was led by Liesl McCallum's 19 points, followed by Addy Huss's 14 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and three steals.

The Royals will travel to Augsburg on Wednesday, February 18 at 7 p.m.