ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester women’s basketball team hosted St. Catherine tonight for a MIAC matchup. The Scots fought hard, but ultimately lost 84-48. The Scots are now 4-15 (3-13 MIAC).
Macalester started strong, building a 7-3 lead in the first two minutes of the game. Buckets from sophomore guard/forward Peyton Starks (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) and senior guard Solana Cushing (Minneapolis, Minn./South) sandwiched a three-pointer from junior guard Andrea Palmen (Kenosha, Wis./The Prairie School). However, the Wildcats came back to lead 21-9 at the end of the quarter.
A pair of free throws from sophomore guard Nicole Norton (Brussels, Wis./Southern Door) and a bucket from Starks cut the Wildcats lead. However, St. Catherine was able to increase their lead to as much as 23, 36-13, with 3:56 left in the half. Yet Macalester rallied, starting with a three-pointer from Cushing. Starks knocked in a few more buckets and sophomore guard Jessica Sabbagh (Eau Claire, Wis./Regis) sank one from beyond the arc to cut the Wildcats’ lead down to 13. Yet, St. Catherine held on to lead 44-23 at half.
The Wildcats continued to build on their lead early in the third quarter. Starks scored seven points in the quarter, including a three-pointer. Cushing hit her second three-pointer of the night in the quarter, while sophomore guard/forward Katherine Norquist (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College Prep) added a basket. Yet Macalester still trailed 70-35 heading into the fourth.
The teams were back-and-forth in the last quarter, but the…
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