Box Score
Georgia Cloepfil (Jr., Portland, Ore. / Lincoln) broke a 1-1 tie, scoring from long-range from an extreme angle in the 76th minute, and Macalester held on to defeat visiting St. Thomas 2-1.  The Scots stay in the race for an MIAC playoff spot, improving to 3-3-1 in conference play and 7-5-1 overall.

It didn't take long for Macalester to establish control as Bonnie Gale (Jr., Anchorage, Alaska / South Anchorage) netted her sixth goal of the season on a Lydia Chodosh (Fy., Los Angeles, Calif. / Culver City) pass just 2:54 after the opening kickoff.   The Tommies, however, gained some control and deadlocked the score with a goal in the 39th minute.

Macalester enjoyed a consistent attack and strong defensive play until breaking the tie at 75:07 when Margaret Nemetz (So., Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer) assisted on Cloepfil's bomb from just off the end line.  Cloepfil reaches double digits with her 10th score of the campaign.

The Scots enjoyed a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal and 19-7 in total shots.  Mac avenges a 2-1 setback to the Tommies a year ago when UST netted the game-winner late in the second half.

Ellen Palmquist (Jr., Fort Collins, Colo. / Poudre) and Rosie Glenn-Finer (Sr., San Francisco, Calif. / Lick-Wilmerding) once again split the goalkeeping duties, with Palmquist recording two saves and Glenn-Finer posting one.

St. Thomas falls to 4-7-1 overall and 3-4-1 overall.

The Scots face another big MIAC test Friday (Oct. 12) when they play host to St. Olaf at 4 p.m.

_{Photo above: Bonnie Gale (No. 11) got the scoring started less than three minutes into the match.
Head shot: Georgia Cloepfil}