Box Score
St. Olaf scored the game's first 11 points, led by two points and halftime, and held on for  65-58 MIAC victory over the Scots at the Skoglund Center in Northfield.

The Scots took their only lead with five straight to open the second half but St. Olaf followed with a 7-0 run and never trailed again.

Macalester sinks to 2-12 on the season and 1-8 in the MIAC.  St. Olaf improves to 7-5 overall, 5-4 in MIAC play.

Erin Murray (So., Sparta, Wis.) had 14 points and six assists to pace Macalester.  She was joined in double digits by Emma Leyden (Sr., Berkeley, Calif. / Head-Royce) with 12 points, and coming off the bench for eight points was Taylor Pike (Sr., Ashland, Neb. / Ashland-Greenwood).

St. Olaf was paced by Kim Cerjan with 18 points to go along with seven rebounds.  St. Olaf had a 10-point, nine-rebound effort from Elise Raney while Emily Wahlberg added six points and 10 boards.

The Oles led 9-0 and 22-12, but Macalester scored the last eight points in the first half to make it a two-point game at the break. The Scots took their only lead with five straight to open the second half but St. Olaf followed with a 7-0 run and never trailed again.

Mac returns to the court Saturday (Jan. 18) when it plays a MIAC event at St. Catherine.

_{Photo above: Taylor Pike came off the bench to contribute eight points.}