Box Score
St. Benedict closed out the first half on a 9-4 run to go up 37-25 at the break, and went on to defeat Macalester 74-49 in St. Joseph Wednesday night.  The host-Blazers improve to 11-11 overall and 8-11 in MIAC play, while the Scots fall to 3-19 on the season, 2-17 in the MIAC.

Carmen Whitehead (Sr., Greeley, Colo. / West) was Mac's scoring leader with 12 points.  Erin Murray (So., Sparta, Wis.) added nine points and Kathryn Medinger (Sr., Stitka, Alaska) added eight.  Veronika Jakubovie (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.) led the way on the boards with nine rebounds.

St. Ben's was led by Morgan Dale with 15 points and 16 rebounds.  Brianna Barrett scored 18 points to lead all scorers.  CSB led 15-6 in points off turnovers, thanks largely to a 19-13 turnover advantage.

Macalester returns to the floor Saturday (Feb. 15) when it plays host to St. Catherine.

_{Photo above: Veronika Jakubovie (No. 45) led Macalester with nine rebounds.}