This Week in Mac Sports: 9-23-22
September 22, 2022
Women’s Soccer suffers first two defeats of the season
- The Scots fell 1-4 to Augsburg University on Sept. 17. Macalester put the first point on the board in the 33rd minute with a goal from Julia Kispert ’23. Goalkeeper Jocelyn Radke ’24 posted a total of six saves.
- On Sept. 18, the Scots lost 0-6 on the road to Wartburg College. The Scots combined for a total of ten shots. Lily Lorenzen ’23, Sophie Jones ’26 and Kispert tallied three shots on goal.
Men’s Soccer plays stalemate at home
- Macalester tied 0-0 with Augsburg University on Sept. 17 at Macalester Stadium. Hans Haenicke ’25 was the Scots’ game leader with three shots. Goalkeeper Sam Price ’25 posted a total of seven saves over the course of the game.
- The Sept. 20 game against University of Wisconsin-Superior was postponed 15 minutes into the game due to lightning. The game may be replayed later in the season.
Lengfelder smashes school record in Women’s Golf Division III Classic
- Macalester competed in the Division III Classic on Sept. 17 and 18, hosted by Gustavus Adolphus. The team finished in ninth place out of 17 teams that participated.
- Bailey Lengfelder ’26 broke the Macalester school record for the 36-hole Individual Best with a score of 149, a record previously held by Kristy Schaff ’03.
Men’s golf places in back half of invitational
- On Sept. 17 and 18, Men’s Golf competed in the Saint John’s Fall Invitational. The team finished 10th in the team scoring.
- Harry Cheng ’26 placed highest for the Scots, with a 156 placing him in 37th overall. In a tie for 39th, Tommy Hayes ’23 and Brady Thomas ’26 were one shot each behind Cheng.
Volleyball sweeps NJ tournament, blanks at home
- The Volleyball team traveled to New Jersey for the Castle Point Challenge, sweeping the three-game weekend.
- The Scots won 3-0 against William Patterson on Sept. 16 in the first game of the Challenge.
- Adisa Preston ’25 led the team with eight kills and two blocks.
- On Sept. 17, the Scots won both games, going 3-1 over Wentworth Institute of Technology followed by a win over Stevens Tech with a score of 3-2.
- Preston led the team again in the game against Wentworth with 16 kills and one block.
- In the second game against Stevens, Gwen Wooten ’25 led with a total of 13 kills and three blocks.
- In their MIAC Opener, the Scots fell to Gustavus 3-0 on Sept. 21.
- The leader of the game was Eliza King ’23, posting nine kills and one block.
- See article on page 6 for more info
Upcoming in Sports:
Sept. 23
Women’s Tennis @ ITA Fall Tournament (St. Peter, MN)c(TBA)
Sept. 24
Women’s Tennis @ ITA Fall Tournament (St. Peter, MN) (TBA)
Women’s Golf @ St. Catherine University Fall Invite (Stillwater, MN) (TBA)
Men’s Golf @ Twins Cities Classic (Elk River, MN) (TBA)
Men’s Soccer vs. St. Olaf College (12:30 PM)
Women’s Soccer vs. St. Olaf College (3:00 PM)
Football vs. St. Olaf College (7:00 PM)
Sept. 25
Women’s Tennis @ ITA Fall Tournament (St. Peter, MN) (TBA)
Women’s Golf @ St. Catherine University Fall Invite (Stillwater, MN) (TBA)
Men’s Golf @ Twin Cities Classic (Elk River, MN) (TBA)
Women’s Soccer @ University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI) (2:00 PM)
Sept. 27
Women’s Soccer @ Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) (4:00 PM)
Sept. 28
Men’s Soccer @ Bethel University (St. Paul, MN)(4:00 PM)
Volleyball vs. St. Olaf College (7:00 PM)
Sept. 29
Women’s Tennis vs. University of Minnesota Club Team (6:00 PM)
Numbers of the Week:
4 – Scots ranked in the top 25 MIAC Women’s cross country 5k times
36 – corners taken by Mac women’s soccer, the most in the MIAC
149 – the new Macalester women’s 36-hole Individual Best all-time record, set by Bailey Lengfelder ’26