When Nick Fuselier ’20 headed off to play pick-up soccer at the elementary school near his house on that sunny Colorado day over winter break, he had no idea that his leg was going to twist in the turf, keeping his foot in place while the rest of his body went the other direction. He…
by Ben Lewis [email protected] The Macalester Women’s Soccer season was filled with drama, to say the least. It all started with a home opening, overtime win over UW-Eau Claire. This win set the tone for the Scots, who finished the season 7-6-4, and played in seven overtime contests. None of those seven wins was bigger…
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, members of the Macalester women’s soccer team knelt in protest during the playing of the national anthem. The team collectively wrote a statement, which The Mac Weekly has decided to publish in full. Several members of the Macalester Women’s Soccer team have recently decided to join athletes across the country in…
by Ben Lewis One month into the season, the Macalester men’s soccer team is already back to climbing the national rankings, and is sitting at the top of the North regional rankings. This is all part of the plan, according to senior forward Danny Baumann ’18. “The goals for the season are to win a…
The Scots downed the Luther Norse 1-0 Tuesday night, bringing their overall record to 3-2-1. While the first half was slow, the second half began with an offensive explosion from the Scots. At 50 minutes in, Kate Bond ’21 sniped the ball from nearly 100 feet out. “It was a build-up out of the back,”…
Hohle mackerel, Rae Hohle ’17 sure was busy during her Macalester career! At Mac, not only was Hohle on the pre-med track, but she was also a double major in classics and computer science. “For my Classical Civilizations capstone I began building an image translator for inscriptions. I used computer vision to detect Ancient Greek…
College athletes usually dedicate years to their sport. However, once in college, a number of people choose to give up their sport. This happens for several reasons: some players find other callings they want to pursue; others find sports to be too much of a time commitment; others still, for whatever reason, simply find they…
As a captain, Lily Jilk ’16 led the Macalester Women’s Soccer team to a third place conference finish last season. This year, she returned to the team as an assistant coach, hoping to stay involved with soccer and with the team. “My favorite part about coaching is seeing the women on the team grow and…
