ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Catherine basketball team picked up their first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) win in their home opener on Saturday afternoon at Butler Center. The Wildcats topped St. Olaf College 61-49 led by rookie Kylie Wood with a season-best 14 points. St. Kate's is now 2-3 overall with a MIAC record of 1-1. 

How it happened:
-The Wildcats went on an 10-point run in the middle of the opening quarter to build an eight point cushion going after ten minutes. Bree Glynn and Syndey Elliot combined for 11 of the teams 20 points while Brooke Torvik added four. 
- The Oles outscored the Wildcats in the second quarter getting within one point in the last two minutes of the half. First-year Greta Schimnowski was 100 percent in her 4 minutes on the court tallying six points. 
- Coming out of the half, St. Olaf snagged the lead getting up by five before Elliot drained a three in the seventh minute before Sam Orth and Wood added a pair a buckets to maintain the advantage again. 
- The final quarter belonged to the Wildcats scoring 18 points and shooting 87.5 percent from the free throw line. 

Game Leaders
- Rookie Kylie Wood added 14 points, two rebounds and was 5 for 6 from behind the charity line.
- Bree Glynn, Sydney Elliot, and Sarah Lavell all had eight points.
- Glynn contributed five rebounds along with Katie Benjmain and Mackenzie Kurczek. 

Up Next
St. Kate's hosts the College of St. Scholastica on Tuesday, November 23 at Butler Center. The MIAC match-up is set for 7 pm.