Box Score
Upset-minded Macalester led by 11 points on a couple occasions in the first half, but No. 2-ranked Chicago grabbed its first lead of the game late in the first half and pulled away to beat the Scots 81-59 at the University of Chicago Tip-Off Tournament championship game. 

The Maroons return five starters from an NCAA Elite 8 team which went 25-4, but had troubles with the smaller, scrappy Mac team which led 10-2 in the early going and later 20-9.  However, in the second half, Chicago shot 52%.

Holly Schiedermayer (Sr., Waupaca, Wis.) went 8-for-11 from the floor, 8-for-9 from the free throw stripe, and finished with a career-high 24 points.  She also led the team with eight rebounds.  Schiedermayer, who scored 14 points Friday in Mac's win over Benedictine (Ill.), was named to the five-member all-tournament team.

Kyanna Jones (Jr., Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Osseo) and Jessica Rene (Sr., Eau Claire, Wis. / Memorial) each added nine points.  Mac received three assists from Shannon Rene (Sr., Eau Claire, Wis. / Memorial), Maggie Wood (Sr., Oregon, Wis. / Madison Edgewood) and Kathryn Medinger (So., Sitka, Alaska).

Chicago's size helped give the Maroons a 48-20 lead in points in the paint.  Taylor Simpson scored 15 of her team-high 23 points in the second half and went 8-for-11 from the field.  Maggie Ely added 15 points.

The Scots are 1-1 and return to the court Tuesday (Nov. 22) at Northwestern-Roseville.

All-University of Chicago Tip-Off Tournament team:
Tracey Walsh, Benedictine
Chelsey Freymuth, Fontbonne
Holly Schiedermayer, Macalester
Meghan Herrick, Chicago
Taylor Simpson, Chicago (MVP)