ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senior forward Jackson Henningfield (Lake Mary, Fla./Lyman)  tallied 19 points and nine rebounds, as the Macalester College men's basketball team fell to St. Olaf College, 54-47 Sunday afternoon in the Leonard Center. The defeat is the second to the Oles in a four-game series between the two teams.

Both teams struggled offensively in the first half, with the first basket coming at 17:15. With Macalester down 7-0, Henningfield hit a three to end the scoring drought at the 13:18 mark of the first half. St. Olaf pushed its lead to eight before the Scots used a 13-4 run to take their first lead of the game, 16-15 with 2:03 left in the half. First year guard Tom Andreae (Newton, Mass./Newton North) made a pair of threes in the run. The lead changed hands four times over the final two minutes of the half, as two free throws by senior guard Tyler McFarland (Denver, Colo./New Hampton School) gave Macalester a 20-19 edge at halftime.

The score remained close early in the second half, with three lead changes and neither team leading by more than four points. With the score 32-31 St. Olaf at the 11:34 mark, the Oles took control of the game with a 13-4 run to lead 45-35 with 3:27 remaining. Four points from Henningfield and three from junior guard Eric Sathy (Cupertino, Calif./Homestead) cut the deficit to four, 46-42 with 43 seconds left. But that's as close as the Scots would get, as St. Olaf closed out the game with an 8-5 run to wrap up the win.

Henningfield was 9-of-18 from the field and added two steals and two blocks. Sathy and junior guard Lucas Leiter (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan) each scored eight points, while Andreae finished with six points, three assists and two steals. Michael Meriggioli led the Oles with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Macalester and St. Olaf are playing four games against each other this spring. The next game will be at St. Olaf on Thursday, March 25, beginning at 7:00 p.m.