D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
Abe Woldeslassie comes to Macalester following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Siena, where he helped the Saints advance to the finals of the 2017 MAAC tournament.
Tim Whittle, who was an assistant under Mark Edwards during Washington U.'s back-to-back national title season, resigned his position as head men's coach at Macalester.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
The Scots rewarded their loyal fans with a 71-67 overtime victory over the Hamline Pipers at the Leonard Center, out-scoring their guests 9-5 in the extra session. Shooting 45% for the day, including 8-for-22 on three-pointers, the Scots gain their second MIAC win, moving to 3-16 overall and 2-12 in conference play.
Taylor Hanson scored a career-best 34 points, going 12-for-16 from the rield and 10-for-11 from the free throw line, to lead Carleton (7-8 / 5-5 MIAC) to a win in St. Paul.
Visiting Gustavus Adolphus (8-3 / 5-1 MIAC) shot 21% in the opening half and trailed 27-14 at the break, but shot 69% in the second half to defeat Macalester 75-62 in St. Paul.
Visiting North Central (Minn.) shot 62% in the opening half, compared to 27% for the Scots, and went on to topple the Scots 70-59 in a non-conference game in St. Paul. Macalester out-scored NCU 40-36 in the second half, but could not close the gap enough to mount a comeback.
Defending conference champ and No. 15-ranked St. Thomas opened up a 31-22 halftime lead and went on to topple Macalester 78-55 Monday night at the Leonard Center. Although the Scots shot 56% and went 9-for-18 on three-pointers, they could not overcome a 23-10 UST turnover advantage and 9-2 UST advantage in offensive rebounds.
After trailing by four points (51-47 with 8:35 to play, Bethel (5-1 / 2-0 MIAC) out-scored host Macalester 23-6 the rest of the way to claim a 13-point victory in St. Paul.
Kareem Ismail (Fy., Pasadena, Calif. / Flintridge Prep) recorded a double-double, finishing with 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Macalester (2-3 / 1-0 MIAC) past Concordia-Moorhead in St. Paul in the conference opener for both teams.
Scott Theisen posted his second triple-double of the season, contributing 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Carleton (14-9 / 11-7 MIAC) past the Scots in St. Paul.
Macalester shot 58% in the opening period and led 40-31 at halftime, but Hamline came out hot in the second half and held off the Scots for a 73-67 MIAC victory at HU’s Hutton Arena. The Pipers out-scored the Scots 24-8 over the first 8:20 of the second stanza and for the half shot 57% to complete the comeback.
St. John's knocked down 17 of its 27 shots from outside the three-point arc for a 63% mark and went on to beat Macalester 85-64 Wednesday night at the Leonard Center.
Bethel held Macalester to 11 first-half points and went on to cruise past the Scots 70-32 Saturday afternoon at the Leonard Center. The Royals shot 51% for the game and enjoyed a +11 turnover advantage to improve to 10-6 on the season, 6-5 in the MIAC.
Justin Wasik (Jr., Chicago, Ill. / Maine South) scored 24 points on a 10-for-13 shooting night, and Sam Marshall (Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis.) finished with a double-double, as Macalester defeated St. Mary's 70-63 at the Leonard Center for the team's initial MIAC win of the season.
Macalester returned to action for the first time since Dec. 5 when it hosted Lakeland (Wis.) Sunday afternoon at the Leonard Center. The Scots led 39-34 at the break, but managed just 22 second half points as the Muskies rallied to win 74-61.
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St. John’s knocked down 10-of-21 from three-point territory and went on to gain an 89-57 win over Macalester in Collegeville. The Johnnies led 46-23 at halftime and for the game shot 59% from the floor.
St. Olaf out-scored Macalester 8-1 over the final 1:20 to escape with a 75-70win over the Scots in a hot-contested battle at the Leonard Center Saturday afternoon. Macalester drops to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the MIAC, while the Oles move to 3-2 on the season, 2-0 in MIAC play.
No. 8-ranked St. Thomas began its quest for an eighth MIAC crown in a row by beating Macalester 88-40 at the Leonard Center. The Scots came in with a 3-1 mark after winning twice last weekend in Los Angeles, but were no match for the red-hot Tommies.
Macalester began its 2012-13 campaign Friday night on a winning note, playing to a 62-51 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran at the Leonard Center in the first-ever meeting between these two schools.
Hamline closed out on the game on a 9-2 run to turn a tie contest into a 65-58 MIAC victory over the Scots at the Leonard Center in the season-finale for both teams.
Leading by a single point at 49-48 with 4:41 to play, St. John’s began a game-deciding 9-0 run and went on to turn a very close battle into a 63-53 MIAC win over Macalester at the Leonard Center. The game featured 12 lead changes and eight ties.
Team of the Week
January 29, 2024D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
