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Macalester netted four second-half goals and improved to 2-0 on the young season, beating Northwestern-Roseville 5-0 in the team's home-opener. The team's five goals in the most since a 6-0 win early in the '05 season over St. Scholastica.

Chris Kartheiser (Fy., Shorewood, Wis) produced the lone first half goal, heading in a cross from Erik Johnson (Fy., Bethesda, Md. / Landon) for his first collegiate score in the 23rd minute.

The Scots added two scores in the first 11 minutes of the second half. Reid Usedom (Jr., Asheville, N.C. / A.C. Reynolds) ripped a shot into the top left corner from 30 yards out and five minutes later the Scots made it 3-0 when Ryan Marshall (Jr., Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong) set up Taylor Rasmussen (So., Eagan, Minn. / Eastview).

Stephen Murphy-Logue (Sr., Anchorage, Ak. / West) converted a penalty kick to make it 4-0 and Macalester received an own goal to wrap up the scoring.

Macalester out-shot the Eagles 19-4 and have two shutouts in two games.

The Scots face one of the nation's top programs Sunday (Sept. 5) when they host No. 7-ranked Loras (Ia.) at 3 p.m. Loras eliminated Macalester in the second round of last year's NCAA Division III playoffs.