February 17

Men's basketball loses season finale

Junior guard Abe Woldeslassie scored 23 points to lead Macalester to an 84-72 win over Hamline in the season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon at Hutton Arena.

Woldeslassie finished the game shooting 7-of-17 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from three. He also added seven assists - six in the first half.

Macalester (11-14, 8-12 in the MIAC) jumped out to an early 31-11 lead in the first half, but the Pipers (8-17, 6-14) fought back to cut the lead to 41-38 at the break. Hamline went on a 16-4 run sparked by six points from sophomore Tanner Anderson.

Anderson scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the contest. Sophomore Tony Thrasher scored 21 points for Hamline - 19 coming in the first half.

The Pipers took a brief lead after a pair of Anderson free throws, but the Scots responded with baskets on their next two possessions. The Scots later went on a 10-0 spurt as junior Tom Conboy scored six of his 20 points in the run. Conboy also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Brad Liddell chipped in 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting for the Scots.

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