ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College women's basketball team ended a seven-game losing streak with a 60-53 triumph over St. Olaf College in a MIAC game Saturday afternoon in the Leonard Center. The Scots improve to 10-13 overall, including 4-12 in conference play, while the Oles fall to 7-16, 3-13 MIAC.

St. Olaf held the upper hand in the first quarter, leading 15-8 after the first 10 minutes. The lead grew to 20-11 with 7:39 left in the half before Macalester scored the next 13 points to grab a 24-20 edge with 4:20 left. Senior guard Lauren Clamage (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy) and junior guard Vivi Gregorich (Boulder, Colo./Boulder) each hit three-pointers, while junior center Regan Fruh (Helena, Mont./Helena) scored five points in the run.

Baskets by junior forward Leah Gray (San Rafael, Calif./Branson School) and Clamage in the final minute put the Scots on top, 34-27 at the half. Macalester held St. Olaf to 29.4 percent shooting from the field in the first half while shooting 44.4 percent.

After the Oles cut the deficit to 41-28 following a three from Ella Skrien, the Scots responded with an 8-2 run buoyed by three-pointers from Clamage and Gray for a 49-40 advantage. St. Olaf scored the final four points of the quarter to make the score 49-44 Macalester.

In the fourth quarter, the Oles used five points from Makenna Ash to pull to within two, 51-49. But Clamage's fourth three of the day sparked a 7-2 run that gave the Scots a 58-51 lead with 2:28 remaining. St. Olaf never came closer than five points the rest of the way, as Macalester clinched the season sweep of the Oles.

Clamage tallied a game-high 24 points while making 4-of-10 from beyond the arc. Fruh registered 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks, while first year guard Tyana Loiselle (Bloomer, Wis./Chippewa Falls) dished out five assists and had two steals. Ash led St. Olaf with 13 points.

Prior to the game, the Scots honored seniors Clamage, Park Masterson (Poway, Calif./Poway), Emilie McGuire (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South) and Karen Rathjens (Sudbury, Mass./Beaver Day Country).

Macalester hosts Augsburg College on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the final home game of the season. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Leonard Center.