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For the second year in a row, Macalester linebacker Josh Boomgaarden has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine / CoSida Academic All-District 5 football team. Boomgaarden is a first team selection and as such, will go forward for consideration for Academic All-America honors. Boomgaarden is an Economics major with a 3.90 cumulative GPA. ]]>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/4/MSOC_1104091901.aspx

Taylor Rasmussen scored off a corner kick from three yards out to give Macalester a 1-0 double overtime win over visiting St. Olaf in an MIAC playoff semi-final match at Macalester Stadium. Winners of five in a row, the Scots will play Saturday (Nov. 7) at Carleton at 1 p.m. for the MIAC playoff title and a berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III playoffs. ]]>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/3/WSOC_1103095601.aspx

Macalester scored early and held off host St. Thomas in an MIAC semi-final match, and advances to play Carleton at home this coming weekend for the conference playoff championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Carleton advanced past Concordia on a penalty kick shootout in Moorhead Tuesday. The Scots host Carleton Saturday (Nov. 7) at 7:30 p.m. ]]>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/2/WSOC_1102091608.aspx

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 women's soccer teams have been announced and Macalester defender and team captain Kelsey Speer has received third-team honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). ]]>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/31/WXC_1031093331.aspx

Erin Lowrey became Macalester’s first four-time all-conference runner in over 20 years when she placed seventh overall, leading Macalester to an eighth-place finish at the MIAC championships. Lowrey placed seventh with a 23:04.5 time on the 6-kilometer course, while teammate Tara McCoy just missed all-conference honors by one position, placing 16 in this field of 229 runners with a mark of 23:47.4. ]]>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/31/MXC_1031094058.aspx

After placing 10th at last year’s meet, Wade Ekstrom placed fifth to lead the way for Macalester Saturday at the MIAC championships at Como Park Golf Course in St. Paul. Ekstrom finished the 8000-meter course in 26:01.4. The Scots placed ninth in the team standings. ]]>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/31/WSOC_1031091111.aspx

For the seventh time in the seven-year history of the event, the Macalester Scots will be part of the four-team MIAC playoffs, which get underway Tuesday (Nov. 3) with a semi-final tilt at St. Thomas. The Scots earned their way in with a 3-0 triumph Saturday at home against Hamline on Senior Day. Macalester jumped on top of Hamline on Lucy Miner’s first goal of the season in the 16th minute, while Emily Bardwell added her 12th and 13th goals of the campaign later in the half. View Lucy Miner's goal ]]>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/30/MSOC_1030093932.aspx

Taylor Rasmussen scored 37 seconds into overtime as Macalester beat Hamline 2-1 to advance to the MIAC playoffs next week. Mac's Carson Gorecki scored in the first half to put the Scots up 1-0. With four straight wins, the Scots finish the conference campaign at 7-3 and clinch the No. 2 seed in the four-team conference post-season. They’ll host one of several possible challengers next Wednesday (Nov. 4) in one MIAC semi-final match. ]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/30/FB_1030092404.aspx

Macalester and Minnesota-Morris met in a hard-hitting, defensive-minded game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, and it was the UMM Cougars pulling it out with a 37-yard field goal with 1:04 left in the fourth quarter for a 3-0 victory. Each team had chances on offense and moved the ball better than the final score would indicate, but struggled in the red zone, and on third- and fourth-down conversions. The Scots gained 295 yards and 18 first downs, while Minnesota-Morris had 262 yards and 16 first downs. ]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/30/WSWIM_1031091831.aspx

Macalester swam to nine first-place finishes in 16 events to defeat Wisconsin-River Falls 146-127 and begin the season on a good note Friday night at the Riley Pool. Six different Scots earned first-place finishes, including a pair of wins each by Clare Eder and Karoline Hart. Eder won the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.33) and also took first in the 200 back (2:21.23). Hart, last year’s MIAC champion in the 100 breaststroke, took first in the 200 breast (2:35.23), and also won the 50 freestyle (26:14). ]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT