LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball action was in full swing this weekend as all the teams begin their quest to earn a trip to Colorado Springs for the 2018 Men's Basketball Championship.
Southwestern University got off to a strong start, going 2-0 on the road over the weekend against Austin College and Centenary College. The Pirates are the only team without a loss in the SCAC standings.
The University of Dallas and Centenary each sit at 2-1 in SCAC play, going 1-1 over the weekend. Centenary fell to SU, but defeated Texas Lutheran University at home, while the Crusaders came up short on Friday at Trinity, but rallied late against Schreiner to earn the win.
Four teams sit at 1-1 this season, Trinity, Colorado College, Texas Lutheran and Schreiner University.
After getting down early, Trinity started off the first half against UD on a 10-0 run to post the comeback win over the Crusaders. Trinity battled with Colorado College in their other game over the weekend. After getting down 45-31 at the break, CC's advantage proved too much to overcome and the visiting Tigers earned the team's first conference win of the season.
Schreiner was able to defeat the Colorado College Tigers, posting a 76-70 win. CC had a five-point lead at halftime, but the Mountaineers held a 44-33 advantage in the second half.
The final win of the weekend belonged to Texas Lutheran University. The Bulldogs faced off against Austin College Sunday, earning a 79-69 win.
For links to box scores and recaps from all of the action over the holiday break, click below:
This Week's Leaders:
Points/game (25.0): Spencer Levi, Schreiner
Rebounds/game (13.5): Michael Holland, Austin College
Assists/game (8.0): Eric Houska, Colorado College
Steals/game (3.0): Keenan Gumbs, Schreiner; Travion Kirkendoll, Centenary; Cedric Harris, Centenary
Blocks/game (3.0): Mitchell Tarantolo, Centenary
*FG percentage (72.7): Spencer Levi, Dallas (16-22); Emmanuel Calton, Dallas (8-11)
+FT percentage (100.0): Eric Houska, Colorado College (10-10); Ryan Wheeler, Southwestern (10-10); Jacob Kouremetis, Texas Lutheran (5-5)
#3FG percentage (80.0): Brooks Mays, Trinity (4-5)
*minimum of 4 FGs made per game
+minimum of 2.5 FTs made per game
#minimum of 1.5 3FGs made per game
This Week's Results:
| Date | Away | Home | Status | Links | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| Tue. 2 |
|
93 |
|
88 | Final | |
| Fri. 5 |
|
66 |
|
71 | Final | |
|
70 |
|
76 | Final | ||
|
57 |
|
64 | Final | ||
|
|
77 |
|
70 | Final | ||
| Sat. 6 |
|
78 |
|
74 | Final | |
|
|
71 |
|
68 | Final | ||
| Sun. 7 |
|
76 |
|
71 | Final | |
|
|
79 |
|
69 | Final | ||
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