On Tap
The Scots have a busy week scheduled with three games in six days on the docket. That slate begins tonight with a 7 p.m. non-conference game at Martin Luther in New Ulm, Minn. Macalester will then return home for a pair of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games, taking on Bethel at 7 p.m., Wednesday, and Saint Mary's at 3 p.m., Saturday.
 
The Records
Macalester 2-8 overall, 0-6 MIAC; Martin Luther 1-9, 0-1 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference; Bethel 8-3, 4-2 MIAC; 2-8 overall, 1-6 MIAC.

When Last We Met
Macalester and Martin Luther will be meeting for the first time since Dec. 14, 2009, when the Scots posted an 81-69 win over the Knights behind 19 points from Kyle Hamblett and a 53.6 percent shooting performance from the floor.
 
In its last meeting with Bethel, Jan. 25, 2014, the Scots were handed a 75-53 loss as four players for the Royals finished in double figures in scoring to go with their 38-26 rebounding advantage and a shooting effort of 51.8 percent, which feature a 69.2 percent performance in the second half. Macalester got 15 points from Sager Moritzky and 14 from Dylan Kilgour in the loss.
 
The Scots last meeting with St. Mary's, Feb. 3, 2014, saw the Cardinals post a 79-48 win with Will Swiggum's double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds leading the way and 35 points from their bench adding to the cause..

Last Time Out
Macalester was handed a 96-45 defeat at fifth-ranked St. Thomas, Wednesday. The Tommies shot 56.7 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from three-point range while getting points from 17 different players. Bert Yaffe's nine points led the Scots.
 
Team Stats

	Macalester	Martin Luther	Bethel	Saint Mary's
Points per Game	53.3	57.9	73.6	60.7
Points Allowed per Game	66.0	81.1	64.4	73.7
Scoring Margin	-12.7	-23.2	9.2	-13.0
FGM-FGA	189-481	225-565	302-640	215-528
Pct.	.393	.398	.472	.407
3pt FGM-FGA	53-141	32-106	81-231	60-170
Pct.	.376	.302	.351	.353
FTM-FTA	102-145	97-163	125-190	117-179
Pct.	.703	.595	.658	.654
Rebounds per Game	30.4	31.9	32.8	33.2
Opp. Rebounds per Game	33.1	39.5	34.3	35.7
Rebound Margin	-2.7	-7.6	-1.5	-2.5
Assists per Game	13.3	10.2	13.8	12.2
Turnovers per Game	14.6	17.8	10.7	15.8
Opp. Turnover per Game	9.6	15.4	15.8	11.5
Turnover Margin	-5.0	-2.4	5.1	-4.3
Steals per Game	4.4	8.4	9.4	5.1
Blocks per Game	3.4	2.9	2.9	2.3

Macalester Lineup
 

Pos.	##	Player	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
Probable Starters
C	33	Kareem Ismail	10	10	274	27.4	50	112	.446	0	1	.000	36	50	.720	17	40	57	5.7	31	0	13	28	9	7	136	13.6
F	34	Bert Yaffe	10	10	271	27.1	27	57	.474	9	17	.529	6	9	.667	7	24	31	3.1	13	0	22	8	6	7	69	6.9
F	10	Hans Erickson	10	10	208	20.8	11	22	.500	1	6	.167	2	5	.400	3	16	19	1.9	13	0	21	12	5	6	25	2.5
G	3	Dylan Kilgour	10	10	294	29.4	37	93	.398	24	57	.421	21	25	.840	3	25	28	2.8	30	1	18	17	0	8	119	11.9
G	12	Kyle Bernhard	10	3	185	18.5	15	38	.395	11	23	.478	4	6	.667	3	26	29	2.9	19	0	7	8	0	1	45	4.5
Bench
G	0	Jordan Black	9	0	62	6.9	4	11	.364	1	3	.333	0	1	.000	2	7	9	1.0	12	0	1	7	1	3	9	1.0
G	5	Max Horvath	10	0	185	18.5	17	50	.340	0	1	.000	8	10	.800	6	22	28	2.8	24	0	11	17	4	5	42	4.2
F	11	Luke Poulsen	8	0	63	7.9	5	7	.714	0	0	.000	0	2	.000	5	11	16	2.0	7	0	1	1	4	1	10	1.3
F	13	Phil Levine-Caleb	7	0	70	10.0	6	21	.286	1	6	.167	10	18	.556	8	8	16	2.3	11	0	3	7	2	1	23	3.3
F	14	Carter Albrecht	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
G	20	Gunnar Goeden	4	0	26	6.5	0	6	.000	0	5	.000	1	2	.500	1	1	2	0.5	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	0.3
G	21	Sager Moritzky	10	7	233	23.3	13	43	.302	5	16	.313	9	10	.900	2	15	17	1.7	11	0	27	24	2	4	40	4.0
F	22	Will Lutz	3	0	6	2.0	0	2	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	1	1	0.3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
G	23	Brett Olson	2	0	12	6.0	0	1	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	1	1	0.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
F	24	Griffin Glatt	9	0	79	8.8	3	16	.188	1	6	.167	2	4	.500	6	4	10	1.1	5	0	7	2	0	1	9	1.0
F	40	Zach Gullerud	5	0	32	6.4	1	2	.500	0	0	.000	3	3	1.000	2	2	4	0.8	3	0	0	3	1	0	5	1.0
C	44	Thomas Oriente	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

Following the Scots
Live stats and video of tonight's game will be available courtesy of Martin Luther College. A live web cast of the game will be available at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/ while live stats will be available at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/.
 
Both Wednesday and Saturday, live stats and video can be found at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/.

He's the Boss
Tim Whittle is in his sixth season at Macalester and owns a 15-120 career record.

Whittle came to Macalester following a successful assistant coaching stint at national-powerhouse Washington University in St. Louis, where he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the two-time NCAA Division III national champions (2008 & 2009). In five seasons he helped guide the Bears to a 112-30 overall record and three consecutive Final Four appearances (2007-09).
 
Prior to his stint with Washington University, Whittle served as an assistant coach for three years (2001-2004) at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., where he was also head men's golf coach and assistant cross country coach.

In 1996, following his graduation from Washington University with a degree in finance and management, he began a four-year career in the banking business for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, before joining the Florida Marlins. As the manager of finance, he coordinated efforts to fund a $400 million baseball stadium in downtown Miami.

As a player, Whittle was a four-year letter-winner at Washington University, helping the Bears to a 79-27 record and two NCAA playoff appearances, including reaching the 1996 Elite Eight. He received a Master's in Education degree in 2008 from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

Up Next
The Scots have another three-game week on tap next week, travelling to both Gustavus Adolphus, Monday, and St. John's, Wednesday, for a pair of 7 p.m. games. Macalester will then return home to begin the second half of its MIAC schedule with a 3 p.m. matinee, next Saturday, with Carleton.

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