ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College women's basketball team battled Concordia College in a MIAC game before falling, 80-64 Wednesday night in the Leonard Center. The Scots are now 1-14 overall and 0-9 in the conference, while the Cobbers (14-2) remain atop the MIAC standings with an 8-1 mark in league play.

Concordia opened the game with a 13-4 run over the first four minutes before Macalester closed with a 9-4 run of its own to make the score 17-13 after one quarter. Sophomore forward Cady Davis (Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt) scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field over the first 10 minutes. After junior guard Sydnee Smith (Gainesville, Va./Patriot) made a free throw to start the second quarter, the Cobbers tallied the next 14 points to take a commanding 31-14 advantage.

But the Scots came right back, answering with a 13-0 run of their own that made the score 31-27 with 1:17 on the clock. Junior guard Mary Daley (Cumberland, R.I./Bishop Feehan) scored six points and Smith added five points in the run. After Concordia tallied six of the next eight points, junior guard Kendall Bernbaum (Dallas, Texas/Shelton School) drained a three just before halftime to make the score 37-32 Cobbers at the break. Macalester shot 57.1 percent from the field in the second quarter compared to 42.1 percent for Concordia, with Smith scoring eight points.

The third quarter belonged to the Cobbers, as Concordia shot 75.0 percent (9-of-12) from the floor to lead by as many as 14 before a Davis jumper made the score 59-47 at the end of the third. An 8-2 run over the first 2:28 of the fourth put the Cobbers ahead 67-49, but the Scots made one last push. Seven points from Smith, including a three-pointer, sparked a 10-2 spree that brought Macalester to within 10, 69-59 with three minutes left. That's as close as the hosts would get, as Concordia closed out the game with an 11-5 run to win, 80-64.

Smith led the Scots with a career-high 19 points to go with nine rebounds and three assists. Daley finished with 10 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Davis added 10 points, five boards and two blocks. Maya Metcalf led Concordia with 22 points and nine rebounds.

Macalester continues conference play with a road game at St. Catherine University on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in St. Paul.