MIAC Playoff website
Macalester is making its first appearance in the MIAC women's basketball playoffs and as the No. 4 seed in the six-team field, will host No. 5 St. Thomas on Monday (Feb. 22) at the Leonard Center at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students. Fans unable to attend can watch and listen live to
Macalester's webcast, and
Live Stats will also be available.
Game notes and team stats
The Scots won their final five regular-season games to secure fourth place in the final conference standings and went 16-6 in league play to post the program's best-ever MIAC finish. St. Thomas went 15-7 in the MIAC to place fifth.
These two Summit Ave. rivals split their two games this winter. The Scots won 60-41 in January at the Leonard Center, getting 21 points from
Trina PaStarr and holding UST to a 25% shooting figure. The Tommies won 76-75 in overtime in February at Concordia-St. Paul University, blocking 12 shots and shooting 55%.
Monday's other MIAC quarter-final contest will be #6 St. Catherine at #3 Concordia. After Monday's games, the lowest remaining seed to play Wednesday (Feb. 24) at #1 St. Benedict and the highest remaining seed will play Wednesday at #2 Gustavus. The two semi-final winners will hook up for the conference playoff title game Saturday (Feb. 27), with a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs on the line.
