On TapThere is no slowing down for Macalester women's basketball as the Scots will compete in three games this week beginning with a non-conference match-up against North Central University on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium. The Scots will face MIAC competition as they travel to Bethel on Wednesday and host St. Mary's University on Saturday to round out this week of play.
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The RecordsMacalester: 2-10 overall, 0-6 MIAC
North Central: 3-6 overall, 0-1 UMAC
Bethel: 9-4 overall, 3-3 MIAC
St. Mary's: 9-4 overall, 3-3 MIAC
Last Time OutThe Macalester women's hoops team put together a strong first half in a Saturday afternoon conference match-up at the campus of St. Catherine University on Jan. 10. The Scots led the Wildcats 38-37 after the first 20 minutes of action as Macalester shot 50% from the field. The Wildcats forced Macalester into 12 second-half turnovers and knocked down six shots from beyond the arc to regain the lead and defeat the Scots 74-59 in final action.
Four Macalester players scored in double figures on Saturday as freshman center
Regan Fruh and sophomore guards
Lauren Clamage and
Grace Dickman each posted 11 points for the Scots. Junior guard
Erin Murray added 10 points and dished out a team-high three assists.
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Macalester         North Central     Bethel               St. Mary's                                                   Points per Game |  50.7 |  52.0 |  635 |  65.5 |
Points Allowed per Game | 67.7 | 67.6 | 54.5 | 58.6 |
Scoring Margin | -17.0 | -15.6 | 9.0 | 6.9 |
FGM-FGA | 206-650 | 166-474 | 297-772 | 295-722 |
Pct. | .317 | .350 | .385 | .409 |
3pt FGM-FGA | 41-137 | 41-162 | 53-220 | 85-257 |
Pct. | .299 | .253 | .241 | .331 |
FTM-FTA | 155-226 | 95-147 | 178-289 | 176-254 |
Pct. | .686 | .646 | .616 | .693 |
Rebounds per Game | 34.8 | 36.7 | 41.9 | 38.0 |
Opp. Rebounds per Game | 41.9 | 45.1 | 39.1 | 37.2 |
Rebound Margin | -7.1 | -8.4 | 2.8 | .8 |
Assists per Game | 9.9 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 14.2 |
Turnovers per Game | 18.2 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 16.9 |
Opp. Turnover per Game | 16.8 | 16.0 | 20.2 | 18.2 |
Turnover Margin | -1.4 | -3.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
Steals per Game | 6.8 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
Blocks per Game | 1.0 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 2.0 |
Following the ScotsLive stats and video of Monday and Saturday's games will be available online via Macalester's live stream portal at:
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/Socially AcceptableYou can follow Macalester Athletics on a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. To find information and links to the sites, go to
http://athletics.macalester.edu and click on the "Multimedia" tab at the top of the page. You can also find Macalester women's basketball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow them at @MacalesterWBB.
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