On TapMacalester has a big week of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play ahead of them as they host two home contests at the Leonard Center's Alumni Gymnasium. The Scots will take on Concordia College at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5 and host the University of St. Thomas on Wednesday, Jan. 7 with a 7 p.m. tipoff.
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The RecordsMacalester: 2-7 overall, 0-3 MIAC.
Concordia: 6-4 overall, 2-1 MIAC.
St. Thomas: 11-0 overall, 4-0 MIAC
Last MeetingMacalester and Concordia last met on Jan. 22 of last year as the Scots made the trip to Moorhead, Minn. to take on the Cobbers. The Scots fell in the contest 40-68 as
Erin Murray chipped in eight points for the Scots.
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Macalester last faced St. Thomas on Jan. 29 last season and fell 34-73. The Scots were led by
Erin Murray (So., Sparta, Wis.) with 12 points and four assists.
Previous Match-UpThe Scots fell to Hamline in their first game of 2015, 38-77. The Pipers shot 50.8 percent from the field and secured 28 points and 10 rebounds from conference scoring leader, Jordan Sammons.
Macalester held a 36-31 edge in rebounding as
Park Masterson grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with 12 points. Â
Annie Drabot had seven rebounds.
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Team Stats | Macalester | Concordia |
Points per Game | 51.4 | 64.7 |
Points Allowed per Game | 66.2 | 59.3 |
Scoring Margin | -14.8 | 5.4 |
FGM-FGA | 155-503 | 231-593 |
Pct. | .308 | .390 |
3pt FGM-FGA | 30-105 | 58-189 |
Pct. | .286 | .307 |
FTM-FTA | 123-178 | 127-190 |
Pct. | .691 | .668 |
Rebounds per Game | 35.8 | 38.5 |
Opp. Rebounds per Game | 42.6 | 37.4 |
Rebound Margin | -6.8 | 1.1 |
Assists per Game | 10.3 | 11.0 |
Turnovers per Game | 17.6 | 17.0 |
Opp. Turnover per Game | 17.3 | 20.5 |
Turnover Margin | -.2 | 3.5 |
Steals per Game | 7.0 | 9.7 |
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Following the ScotsLive stats and video of Monday and Wednesday's games will be available online via Macalester's live stream portal at:
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/macalester/Up NextThe Scots will make the short trip to St. Catherine University on Saturday, Jan. 10 to take on the Wildcats in a 3 p.m. interleague contest.
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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