ST. PAUL, Minn.  –  The Macalester men's soccer team competed in a MIAC competition against St. Scholastica this afternoon in front of its home crowd. The Scots set the tone early and came out on top 3-0. Macalester improves to 7-1-4 (3-1-2 MIAC).
 
The Scots' junior forward Hans Haenicke (Lisle, Ill./ Benet Academy) set the tone early for Macalester, taking a shot just over a minute into play. Off a corner, senior midfielder Sam Menicke (Whitefish, Mont./Whitefish) headed the ball down but was kept just out by the St. Scholastica goalkeeper, Liam Lothian. In the 32^nd minute, Haenicke showed his speed getting past the last defender and around the goalkeeper to fire the ball into the net and give the Scots a 1-0 lead. Haenicke was assisted by first year forward Zach Liptzin (Denver, Colo./Northfield). The Scots continued to apply hard pressure the rest of the half, maintaining the lead into the break.
 
Senior forward Branko Sciortino (Los Altos, Calif./Bellermine College Prep) doubled the lead in the 49^th minute, blasting a rocket of shot past the keeper from 20 yards out. Sciortino then added a third in the 52^nd, assisted by first year Chris Frantz (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove). The Scots dominated, taking 18 shots in the half and out shooting their opponents 27 to 6. Junior goalkeeper Sam Price (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech) made two saves in the second half and preserved the shutout for a 3-0 victory.
 
Macalester travels to Northfield to play the Carleton Knights on Wednesday Oct 11. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m.