http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/15/MSOC_1116091154.aspxMen's Soccer

No. 7-ranked Loras picked up a couple second half goals to hold off upset-minded Macalester 2-0 in an NCAA Division III second-round match Sunday night in Dubuque, Iowa. The Duhawks, who are going for their third straight Final Four appearance, advance to the Round of 16 and improve to 20-2-1. After winning their previous seven games and after a first-round win a night earlier over Grinnell, the Scots wind up at 13-8-1 under MIAC Coach of the Year Ian Barker. ]]>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/16/MSOC_1116092514.aspxMen's Soccer

Nate Juergens ’11 and Scott Petesch ’10 play on the powerhouse men’s soccer team, which this year has taken Mac to the NCAA championship playoffs. Both men are also biology majors—and friends—who have done cutting-edge research in molecular genetics. Their research involves identifying species by sequencing the DNA, long bits of four-letter genetic code. Using DNA sequences rather than morphology (form and structure) to describe species is called DNA barcoding. Read the story here ]]>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/15/MSOC_1115090823.aspxMen's Soccer

Macalester extended its winning streak to seven by defeating Grinnell (Ia.) 2-0 in an NCAA Division III first-round playoff match Saturday night at Loras College in Dubuque, Ia. The Scots improve to 13-7-1 and will play national power Loras tomorrow at 6 p.m. in a second round match. No. 7-ranked Loras (19-2-1) is going for its third straight Final Four appearance and the Scots are looking to play the spoiler. Carson Gorecki scored goals in each half to lead the way for the Scots. ]]>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/12/MSOC_1112091650.aspxMen's Soccer

After guiding the Scots to a second-place conference finish, Ian Barker has been named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer Coach of the Year, as selected by his peers, and three Scots have received first-team All-MIAC honors. Named to the All-MIAC team are defender Nate Juergens, midfielder Stephen Murphy-Logue and forward Carson Gorecki. ]]>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/9/MSOC_1109094326.aspxMen's Soccer

MIAC playoff champion Macalester brings a six-match winning streak into the NCAA Division III championship playoffs, which begin Saturday (Nov. 14) against Grinnell College at 7:30 p.m. The Scots are in a four-team bracket at Loras College in Dubuque, Ia. The Scots, who beat Grinnell 3-2 earlier this season, come in with a 12-7-1 overall record, while Grinnell is 9-7-4. On the other side of the bracket, Loras (16-2-1) will take on Webster (Mo.) (10-6-1). The two winners will play Sunday at Loras. ]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/10/MSOC_1110092441.aspxMen's Soccer

Macalester goalkeeper Mark Mullaney has been named MIAC men's soccer Player of the Week. Mullaney put in an outstanding performance in Macalester's men's soccer MIAC playoff win over Carleton on Saturday in the conference finals as the Scots clinched a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Registering seven big saves to post the team’s seventh shutout of the season Mullaney dealt with everything that got through the Macalester back line. All seven Mullaney saves came in the second half. ]]>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/7/MSOC_1107091312.aspxMen's Soccer

Macalester's Scott Petesch scored the game's only goal as the Scots knocked off Carleton 1-0 in Northfield to win the MIAC men's soccer playoffs and earn a berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III championships. The bracket for the national playoffs will be announced Monday. The red-hot Scots have now won six in a row, all in must-win situations - to reach the NCAA's. ]]>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/11/4/MSOC_1104091901.aspxMen's Soccer

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/2009/11/1/MSOC_1101091001.aspxMen's Soccer, Women's Soccer

The Macalester men’s and women’s soccer teams clinched MIAC playoff berths with wins this past weekend and are set for conference semi-final tilts this Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 3-4). MIAC playoff winners receive automatic berths in the NCAA Division III championship playoffs. The women play Tuesday at St. Thomas and the men play host to St. Olaf Wednesday night. Complimentary tickets for both Tuesday's match at UST and Wednesday night's home match will be available to Macalester students. Mac students can pick up tickets at the Campus Center Information Desk beginning at 11 a.m. today by showing their Mac ID card. ]]>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/10/30/MSOC_1030093932.aspxMen's Soccer

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 GMT