Women’s swim and dive sophomores show out in St. Peter

• At the Grace Goblirsch Invitational on Nov. 18 at St. Peter, Minn, the Scots competed against four teams and came away with second place.
• Izzy Uhlhorn-Thornton ’26 dominated with four individual event victories, claiming the 100-yard breaststroke, the 200-yard breaststroke, the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-
• yard individual medley, as well as swimming a leg in the Scots’ second-placing 200-yard medley team. Uhlhorn-Thornton’s big day earned her the MIAC’s women’s swimmer of the week.
• Skye Schmit ’26 also had a big day, taking home three individual wins of her own, touching first in the 1650-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, and 500-yard freestyle. 
• Emma Henry ’26 showed out with two individual wins, winning in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. Hannah Zurn ’26 rounded out the sophomore quartet of multiple-winners with first place efforts in the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard butterfly.

Men’s swim and dive takes third at Gustavus

• Men’s swim and dive contested the Grace Goblirsch Invitation in St. Peter on Nov. 18, and earned third place out of four competing teams. 
• Charles Batsaikhan ’25 took the Scots’ only individual win of the meet in the 100-yard breaststroke with a clean 1:00.00 time and also appeared on the podium in the 200-yard breaststroke after a second place showing. 
• Isaac Kisker ’25, Will Haby ’27 and Thomas Moore ’27 also notched second places, doing so in the 50-yard freestyle, 1650-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, respectively. Moore also finished third in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley.

Women’s basketball 

• Women’s basketball faced Martin Luther College on Nov. 18 in New Ulm, Minn. The Knights made it a battle for three quarters, but the Scots pulled away with 28 points in the fourth quarter to come away with a 64-47 blowout victory. 
• Peyton Starks ’25 and Sydnee Smith ’27 had 16 points each, with Smith getting it done on a super-efficient 6-6 from the field with 11 rebounds. Both Katherine Norquist ’25 and Andrea Palmen ’24 were also in double figures with 11 and 10, respectively.
• On Nov. 21, the Scots opened their MIAC season against Concordia College (Minn.) at home. Against last season’s MIAC runners-up, the Scots kept it close through most of the match, but fell 68-49. 
• Starks again led the way with another 16-point night, while Norquist was the second top scorer with 14.
• The Scots traveled to Northfield, Minn. on Nov. 29 to face St. Olaf College, and jumped out to a lead after a big first quarter, and never looked back. On their way to a 71-57 blowout, the Scots coaxed 19 turnovers out of the Oles.
• Starks and Norquist led the team again, dropping 17 and 10 points respectively, but it was a whole team effort, with 11 Scots getting on the board by the end of the night.

Men’s basketball

• After a trip to Boston on Nov. 18, the Scots faced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The game was close through the first half, but the Scots shut down the Engineers in the second half to cruise to a 92-72 win.
• The Scots, led by Caleb Williams’ ’25 22 points, shot the lights out in Case Gym, hitting an excellent 42.3% of their threes, including three each from Ryan Brush ’26, Eric Wentz ’26 and Marcus Crawford ’25, all having efficient games off the bench.
• In their MIAC opener on Nov. 21, they welcomed Concordia College (Minn.) to the Leonard Center. Finding themselves down 58-40 in the second half, the Scots dropped 16 straight points to cut the lead to two. However, the Cobbers recovered and the Scots ended up with a loss, 81-70.
• Williams led the way again, leading all scorers with 21, while Coby Gold ’25 took away five steals. 
• On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Scots had a playoff rematch from last season as St. Olaf College paid them a visit. The Scots redeemed themselves, winning 86-82. 
• The game was back-and-forth throughout. With under a minute left, the Scots led by one, when, off a Noah Shannon ’26 rebound, Wentz hit a clutch three pointer to seal it. After a quick two by the Oles and an Ole flagrant foul, the Scots put the game away.
• Wentz led the Scots with 22 points, followed by Kaden Holdbrook ’27 with 19. Shannon feasted down low with 13 points and 15 boards.