Macalester vs. Carleton stats & play-by-play
Carleton went 4-for-10 on three-pointers and 16-for-18 from the fre
e throw stripe, and went on to topple the Scots 64-55 at the College of St. Catherine for its 14th straight victory in the series.
The Knights used balanced scoring to keep its hold on third place in the MIAC standings. Carleton improves to 8-5 overall, 7-3 in the conference, while Macalester drops to 5-8 on the season and 4-6 in the MIAC.
Carleton held Mac to 29% shooting to grab a 34-18 halftime lead. The score was deadlocked at 8-8 after about nine minutes of play as both teams struggled on the offensive end of the court. The Knights then out-scored the Scots 20-4 to take a commanding 28-12 advantage with 4:42 remaining in the first half.
Carleton's second half lead was safe, although the Scots quickly cut a 16-point deficit with 4:29 to play down to five points at 60-55 with less than half-a-minute to play behind a late 13-3 run.
Macalester had slight advantages in turnovers and rebounding, and made 16-of-20 free throw tries. Trina PaStarr (So., Minneapolis, Minn. / Southwest) collected 14 points to lead the charge. Alyssa Lunde (So., Rochester, Minn. / Mayo) added 12 points and seven rebounds. Majra Mucic (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.) came off the bench for seven points and seven boards.
Sarah Lincoln led a balanced CC attack with 14 points, while Annie Isler added 10 points, four assists and three steals.
The Scots jump right back into MIAC action Monday (Jan. 21) with a 5:45 p.m. contest at Hamline.
