Scots drop penultimate game

• The Macalester men’s basketball team took a trip up to Moorhead to face Concordia College, and despite a hard-fought game, they were clobbered by the Cobbers, returning to St. Paul after a 95-64 loss.

• Javier Diaz ’29 dropped a team-leading 16 points on 6-11 shooting from the floor.

• Noah Shannon ’26 also scored 14, adding 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

• Macalester will host Hamline University next week on Saturday, Feb. 21, for their final game of the season.

Women’s Basketball picks up MIAC W

• The Macalester women’s basketball team also traveled to Moorhead to take on the Concordia College Cobbers. Despite a strong second half, the Scots couldn’t recoup a sizable deficit and fell 49-77.

• Cady Davis ’28 led the team with 11 points, shooting 5-7 from the floor and continuing her 3-game streak of double-digit scoring for the Scots.

• In the penultimate game of their season, the Scots dominated Carleton College in a 81-51 win over the Knights.

• Megan Matthews ’29 dropped a career high 15 points, with 3 rebounds and 3 assists to mark one of her strongest games of the season.

• The Scots will host Hamline University 17-7 next weekend at home to close out their season.

Men’s Swim and Dive short of podium at MIACs

• On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Scots started their 4-day MIAC championship meet at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

• The Scots swam an impressive 1:32.18 200-yard medley relay to grab second place courtesy of Will St. John ’26, Kean Pajarillaga ’28, Jack Schumacher ’28 and TJ Palli ’26.

• Tommy Moore ’27 swam so well that his split broke the 34-year school record for the 200-yard freestyle.

• The relays kept on coming for the Scots swim and dive on day two, with the 400-yard medley relay team of Pajarillaga, St. John, Moore, and Taufen finishing third in 3:26.55, again earning All-MIAC honors.

• Continuing on day three, Moore placed second with a 1:42.70 in the 200-yard freestyle to earn All-MIAC status.

• The 200-yard freestyle relay, composed of Casey Maretta ’26, Moore, Taufen, and Palli, placed second, breaking the school record with a 1:24.36 swim. The team was also awarded All-MIAC honors for their performance.

• The Scots finished fourth overall at MIAC Championships, 26.5 points behind third-place.

• The Scots will wrap the regular season with the Last Chance Invite at the Riley Pool on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Women’s Swim and Dive finishes strong

• The Scots opened their MIAC championships on Wednesday, Feb. 11th, at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center in Dinkytown.

• In the 800-yard freestyle relay, Amalia Shields ’28, Maya Tellez ’28, Molly Nuckolls ’28 and Hannah Zurn ’26 secured second place, swimming a 7:44.63. They all earned All-MIAC honors.

• The Scots had two top-three finishes in the 500-yard freestyle on day two, with Nuckolls swimming to grab second, and Zurn closely behind in third. Both swimmers received All-MIAC honors.

• In the 200-yard Individual medley, Tellez continued her strong performance with a second-place finish to earn All-MIAC.

• Senior standout Izzy Uhlhorn-Thornton ‘26 continued her 3-year dominance in the 100-yard breaststroke by taking another MIAC title. She broke her own school record on the way to her third straight year winning the event.

• Nadia Lanz ’26 swam to a third-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley, earning All-MIAC honors.

• Uhlhorn-Thornton continued her dominance in breaststroke. She won the 200-yard breast in 2:20.99, setting a new program record.

• Nuckolls swam a dominant 200-yard butterfly, swimming 2:08.63 and winning the event.

• The Scots ended their Championship campaign in 4th place overall.

• Mac looks to end the regular season on a high note, hosting the last chance meet at the Riley Pool on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Women’s Softball splits season-opener

• Macalester softball opened its long-awaited season on Feb. 14 with a doubleheader courtesy of the Dundas Dome in Dundas, Minn.

• The Scots opened against the University of Wisconsin-Stout, winning their debut by a final of 2-1.

• Macalester scored both its runs in the bottom of the fifth. Elizabeth Welch ’27 and Alli Johnson ’27 scored on a fielding error, erasing a 1-0 deficit.

• Scots pitcher Martha Miller ’27 opened the season with a strong seven-inning performance, allowing seven hits, one earned run, three walks and seven strikeouts on 122 pitches.

• In game two of the doubleheader, the Scots faced off against the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets, losing 7-4.

• Macalester’s next games will happen just across the St. Croix River at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 20th.

Men’s Track & Field runs well over the weekend

• Macalester men’s track and field competed at the Meet of Hearts at Carleton College on Saturday, Feb. 14.

• John Ihrke ’28 continued his fabulous season, winning the 1000m run and setting a new school record.

• Donovan Connole ’29 also competed in the 1000m, grabbing fifth place with a 2:35.21, running the ninth fastest time in school history.

• Henry Schonebaum ‘26 won the 800m run, continuing the Scots’ strong meet

• Tyler Edwards ’26 took third in the 3000m run, with a 8:46.6,4, which ranks 10th in school history.

• Sebastian Stefanowicz ’26 finished third in the 55m dash with a 6.63, fourth-best in program history, and finished second-place in the 55m hurdles with an 8.09, good for sixth fastest in school history.

• Ataa Mensah ’28 took second place in the triple jump at 14.19, which ranks second highest in school history.

• Austin Mills ’26 continued to flex in the weight throw, as he broke his own Macalester record again, throwing 17.25 and winning the event.

• Artur Porto ’28 took second place in the shot put with a 13.77m mark.

• The Scots will compete again off exit 69 in Northfield on Friday, Feb. 20th, this time at St. Olaf for the Tostrud Classic.

Women’s Track & Field runs well at Carleton

• The Macalester Women’s track and field team competed at the Meet of Hearts, hosted by Carleton College last Saturday, Feb. 14.

• Kate Fox ’28 secured two big wins, taking the 1000m run with a 3:03.65 finish and the mile run with a 5:03.18 finish. Her mile was the third fastest in school history.

• Eva Abreu ’29 continues to shine in her rookie season, winning the 400m dash in 1:00.11, the ninth fastest 400 in school history.

• The Scots will return to Northfield, in the Tostrud Classic at St. Olaf, for their last meet before the MIAC championships.