KENOSHA, WIS.—After nearly a month away from Tarble Arena, the Carthage College women's basketball team hosted Elmhurst College on Saturday evening. After Elmhurst set the tone with a jumper within the opening minute, the Lady Reds generated a 25-0 run that was enough cushion for a 92-62 thrashing of the Bluejays in front of 609 spectators. The 92 points is a season high for Carthage.
 
The Lady Reds got double figures from four individuals for the fourth time this season, led by Madie Kaelber's 22 points. Autumn Kalis scored and played away from the basketball with her second straight 20-point game along with five rebounds, and four assists. Sammie Woodward chipped in 13 points while Bailey Gilbert, who nearly posted her first career double-double with 11 points and eight boards, is one made three-point basket shy of tying Haley Stercic's career record mark of 202.
 
Carthage tallied a season-high .532 (33-62) field goal percentage and .480 (12-25) three-point field goal mark. The Lady Reds' defense held Elmhurst to a dismal .250 (7-28) field goal percentage in the opening half en route to a game total of .382 (21-55).
 
The Lady Reds improve to 4-3, 1-2 CCIW while Elmhurst drops to 3-5, 0-2 CCIW.
 
"I told the team before the game that there are two teams that don't have a win in conference playing tonight," said Lady Reds head basketball coach Tim Bernero. "It was important to get this one and get to 1-2 before nearly a month without a conference game. Hopefully we can build some momentum over the next couple weeks and take it into January through the rest of the season."
 
Lady Reds 92, Elmhurst 62
 
Carthage's 25-0 run in the opening frame consisted of seven individuals contributing points, which made the score 25-2 at the 1:55 mark. The Lady Reds wouldn't miss another basket the remainder of the first quarter en route to a 32-8 lead heading into the second.  The 3:39 mark of the first quarter experienced a 20-minute delay to care for injured Elmhurst player Sophia Lathe.
 
It wasn't enough to rally the Bluejays as Kalis's nine points and two three-pointers in the second quarter propelled Carthage to a 47-22 halftime lead. Gilbert registered both her three-pointers in the third quarter while Kaelber posted nine points and two boards in the frame to help Carthage maintain a 72-41 lead heading into the fourth.
 
The Lady Reds utilized 14 of their 16 players on their roster in the fourth quarter, where they hung onto a 92-62 win.

Carthage will host Cornell College (Iowa) on Monday, December 10 at 5:30 p.m.