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The Scots and visiting Luther (Ia.) finished their season-opening match at Macalester Stadium with a 0-0 tie after 110 minutes of defensive-minded and physical play at Macalester Stadium Tuesday night. The match featured five yellow cards and 30 fouls.

Mac's Mark Mullaney (Jr., Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong) registered the game's only three saves to post his fourth career shutout.

Luther out-shot the home side 13-10, including 4-0 in the second 10-minute overtime stanza.

Macalester plays on its home turf twice this weekend, hosting St. Scholastica on Friday (Sept. 4) at 3 p.m. and Wartburg on Sunday (Sept. 6) at 1 p.m. Both matches are part of a women's-men's doubleheader at Macalester Stadium with the Saints and the Knights.  These will be major challenges for the Scots.  St. Scholastica beat Mac 3-0 last year and is the two-time defending champs of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.  Wartburg has made the NCAA playoffs the past six seasons and earlier today beat defending MIAC champ Carleton 3-0.