Head coach Curt Kietzer picks up his 99th coaching victory at Macalester and goes for No. 100 Saturday (Jan. 6) when the Scots host Augsburg.
Macalester knocked down 21 three-pointers at a 55% clip, with Liddell, Woleslassie and Brian Ranwick combining to go 17-for-25 from behind the three-point line. Ranwick finished with 12 points. The red-hot Liddell has gone 8-for-12 from three-point range in each of the last two games. He finished with a career-high 30 last weekend in an overtime win over Viterbo. On the season, Woldeslassie is shooting 55% on treys (24-for-44) and Liddell is at 47% (40-for-85).
Concordia was led by Luke Linz with 27 poins on an 11-for-16 shooting effort. Anthony Boike added 16 off the bench.
Each team shot well in the opening half. The Cobs shot 61% and the Scots 55% as Mac took a 47-41 lead into halftime. Macalester kept shooting well in the second half, especially on three-pointers, while Concordia cooled off enough for the Scots to pull away. Mac's lead reached double figures early in the second half and reached 20 midway through the period following a decisive 18-6 Macalester run. The lead reached 29 points with four minutes left.
Concordia-Moorhead vs Macalester 1/3/07 5:45 p.m. at St. Paul, Minn. (Macalester Gymnasium) At St. Paul, Minn. (Macalester Gymnasium) MACALESTER 92, CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD 70 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD (0-9, 0-4 MIAC) Luke Linz 11-16 5-6 27; Anthony Boike 6-11 0-0 16; Erik Johnson 4-8 2-2 10; Cody Dyshaw 2-4 2-2 7; Jonathan Schulz 3-3 1-2 7; Brock Citterman 1-6 1-1 3; James Baldwin 0-2 0-0 0; Ryan Johnson 0-4 0-0 0; Brian Lebsock 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Meichsner 0-0 0-0 0; Gavin Ganab 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 11-13 70. MACALESTER (4-5, 1-3 MIAC) Brad Liddell 10-14 0-0 28; Abe Woldeslassie 10-12 1-1 26; Brian Ranwick 4-6 0-0 12; Lars Johnson 3-4 0-0 9; Tom Conboy 3-17 1-2 7; Jesse Hollander 2-6 1-1 5; Paul Richie 1-5 0-0 3; Andy Stein 1-3 0-0 2; Jerry Kraus 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Hanks 0-0 0-0 0; Dan Rau 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Palmer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-68 3-4 92. Concordia-Moorhead............ 41 29 - 70 Macalester.................... 47 45 - 92 3-point goals-Concordia-Moorhead 5-12 (Anthony Boike 4-6; Cody Dyshaw 1-3; Brock Citterman 0-3), Macalester 21-38 (Brad Liddell 8-12; Abe Woldeslassie 5-7; Brian Ranwick 4-6; Lars Johnson 3-4; Paul Richie 1-4; Dan Rau 0-1; Jesse Hollander 0-2; Tom Conboy 0-2). Fouled out--Concordia-Moorhead-None, Macalester-None. Rebounds-Concordia-Moorhead 28 (James Baldwin 4; Brock Citterman 4), Macalester 35 (Jesse Hollander 9). Assists-Concordia-Moorhead 14 (Ryan Johnson 4), Macalester 22 (Abe Woldeslassie 10). Total fouls-Concordia-Moorhead 9, Macalester 15. A-200