St. Paul, Minn. – Macalester College women's soccer team continued its season hosting Grinnell College in a non-conference matchup. The Scots dominated in the attack, winning 2-0 over the Pioneers.
 
At the start, Macalester maintained possession and continued to get the ball into the attacking third. The Scots' efforts were rewarded in the 10^th minute, when junior Celia Lesmeister (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah) placed the ball into the corner of the net, off a pass from fellow junior, Ana Berman (New York, N.Y./High School of American Studies). Just seven minutes later, senior Carolyn Eckstein (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor) slid the ball into the corner of the net, assisted by junior Lucy Grochulska (Henrico, Va./Henrico). The Scots maintained a good majority of the possession and took their lead into the break.
 
Macalester continued their attack with a shot from senior Alice Bieda (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North), in the 56^th minute, that forced the Pioneers' goalkeeper. While Grinnell seemed to battle back more the second half, strong defending from sophomore Livi Novello (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing), junior Lily Lorenzen (San Francisco, CA/Urban School of San Francisco) and senior Hannah Conner (Madison, Wis./Madison West) kept the Pioneers from getting too far into the attack.

The Scot played a strong game all over the field, and won 2-0. Macalester's record is now 10-3-2 (4-3-1 MIAC). Macalester's next opponent will be the College of Saint Benedict. The game is set for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23, at Macalester Stadium.