SUWANEE, Ga. - . Nate Sprenkel recorded five saves in helping DePauw to its school-record tying 12th shutout of the season after battling Centre to a 0-0 battle. The DU Tigers remain atop the SCAC two points ahead of Trinity who picked up a tough 2-1 OT win against Southwestern last week.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College saw their lone match of the week postponed due to severe weather in the Sherman area over the weekend.

Birmingham-Southern snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 home shutout of Millsaps on Saturday. Sophomore Nicholas Reitmeier and junior Sean Head each had a goal and an assist in the game. Junior Garner Shivers recorded the other goal, and freshman Brynjar Arnason also had an assist. Senior goalkeeper Shachar Hovan recorded the shutout, his third on the season. Shivers leads the team with 11 points (4 goals, 3 assists).

Centre had a tie in their only game of the weekend, a 0-0 draw with #11 DePauw University. The Colonels outshot the Tigers 12-11 and had 10 corners to DePauw’s 3, but were unable to register a goal in the 110 minutes of play. The scoreless tie brings Centre’s overall record to 11-3-2 and 6-1-2 in SCAC play. Centre will play out of conference this weekend as they travel to Tennessee to take on Maryville College.  

Colorado College dropped a 2-0 decision at the University of Dallas on Sunday in the Tigers’ final non-conference game of the season. The home team has won the last four matches in the series since the former Division III independents played to a 1-1 tie at Dallas on Sept. 28, 2006. CC had its chances in the offensive zone, but was unable to capitalize on any of its 16 shots or nine corner kicks. Matt Fechter launched five shots, but the Tigers have not scored an offensive goal since Oct. 10 at Southwestern. Andy McGhie made for saves for Colorado College. The Tigers return to Texas next Friday for a game against Austin College that was postponed on Saturday because of severe weather.

#11 DePauw is now 13-1-2 overall and 7-0-1 in the SCAC after battling to a 0-0 tie at Centre. Centre held a 12-11 edge in shots and led, 11-4, in corners. Nate Sprenkel recorded five saves in helping DePauw to its school-record tying 12th shutout of the season.

Hendrix battled through its first unbeaten weekend against SCAC competition.  The Warriors snapped a four-game skid with 1-0 win over Oglethorpe on Friday and then tied their first opponent of the year 2-2 at Sewanee on Sunday.  Hendrix picked up just their fourth all-time win against Oglethorpe at 4-11-3.  The Warriors first tie of the season was also their first ever against Sewanee with a 4-14-1 all-time record.  Hendrix falls to 5-7-1 overall and 1-5-1 in the SCAC.  Junior forward Duncan Keegan scored the Warriors’ golden goal 2:18 into overtime off a double-assist from first year midfielder Grant Ingram and sophomore forward Connor Silvestri.  Ingram started the game-winning play with a long through pass over the top of the defense to Silvestri.  Silvestri eyed the charging goalkeeper on the breakaway and quickly dished the ball to Keegan, who then chipped a one-timer over the top from 35 yards out.  Hendrix’s strong back line, consisting of senior Mac Barnes and juniors Ryan Menchacha, Ian Evans and Kevin Gregory, allowed just four shots on-goal (three in first half).  Junior goalkeeper Adam Legg earned his first shutout of the year after another solid day in front of the net.  The Warriors battled through their double-overtime affair at Sewanee as both teams scored one goal apiece in each half and Hendrix owned the only shot on-goal in extra minutes.  Silvestri scored the opening goal, his 12th of the year, in the 28th minute off a double-assist from Gregory Barnes.  Sewanee junior Mark Meyer knotted the game at 1-1 on an assist from junior Matt Lightfoot with 8:45 left before the first horn.  Silvestri then buried his second score to the low corner off an assist from junior Thompson in the 77th minute.  Lightfoot found the right place at the right time in the 83rd minute when a shot bounced off the post and fell at his feet for the easy tap in, tying the game 2-2.  Legg made five saves for Hendrix, while Sewanee’s sophomore goalkeeper Freddie Delchamps denied six shots.

Millsaps fell 3-0 to the Birmingham-Southern Panthers on Saturday in their only game this week. The Panthers outshot the Majors 22-8 with only one Major shot-on-goal in 90 minutes. Taylor Harrison had three shots on the night, including the one opportunity against the Panther keeper. Major keeper Stephen Andrieu saved seven other Panther attempts in his 90 minutes in goal. The Majors will return to action next Friday as they travel up to Memphis to take on Rhodes College in a 7:00 p.m. match.

Oglethorpe went 1-2 on the week, losing to both Maryville and Hendrix 1-0 in overtime before topping Rhodes, 3-2. The Petrels shook off the consecutive overtime losses to rally for three unanswered goals against the Lynx to lift their record to 6-7-1 on the season. Trailing 2-0 at the half against Rhodes, the Petrels got second half goals from Nick Williamson, E.J. Ovie-Ogodo and Steven Bott to pick up the win. Bott’s game-winner came with only 2 minutes remaining in the contest. The Petrels will travel to Texas this weekend to battle with Southwestern and Trinity.

Rhodes went 1-1 in SCAC over the weekend.  The Lynx traveled to Sewanee on Friday night.  It was a back and forth first half, as Rhodes edged the Tigers in shots, 5-4; however the one that would count would come in the 29th minute, as junior, Christian Kurth, vollied home a lay off from senior, Brett Simek, to put the Lynx up 1-0.  The second half was much like the first, with both teams seeing opportunities on goal, but neither team could capitalize, giving Rhodes the 1-0 win.  Rhodes traveled to Oglethorpe on Sunday afternoon.  The Lynx opened up with a 2-0 lead in the first half with goals from Petar Radujkovich and Michael Rubin.  The second half told a different story, as the Stormy Petrels were able to fight back, finding the back of the net 3 times to win 3-2.

Sewanee tied a game and lost a game this weekend in conference action, finishing the weekend with a 1-0 loss to Rhodes and 2-2 tie with Hendrix. The Tigers are now 3-8-3 overall and 1-2-3 in SCAC play.  The Tigers hosted Rhodes on Friday night and the Lynx picked up a goal midway through the first half and never looked back, topping the Tigers 1-0. Christian Kurth took a pass from Brett Simek at the 28:29 mark and slipped it past Sewanee keeper Freddie Delchamps for the game-winning goal. Sewanee finished the night with the edge in shots and corners, eight to seven and four to one, respectively. Delchamps finished the night with four saves. On Sunday, Sewanee played host to the Warriors of Hendrix College. Hendrix got on the board first with a goal from Connor Silvestri in the 17th minute to make it 1-0. But Sewanee tied things up eight minutes later when junior Mark Meyer took a pass from Matt Lightfoot and sent a diving header into the net. Things were quiet until late in the second half. Silvestri broke the tie with just 12:11 remaining in the game with a goal off a pass from Colin Thompson. Sewanee answered, though, just six minutes later, when Lightfoot controlled a deflected shot and sent the ball past Hendrix keeper Adam Legg. Lightfoot’s goal made it 2-2 and sent the game into overtime. Neither team could break the deadlock despite two overtime periods and the contest ended in a 2-2 tie. Both teams tallied 14 shots in the contest, while Hendrix held the edge in corner kicks, ten to five. Delchamps collected six saves in the game. Sewanee heads to San Antonio on Friday for an SCAC match up with Trinity.

Penalty kicks were the demise of Southwestern this week as they fell to Trinity 2-1 in overtime Thursday and 3-2 to UC Santa Cruz on Saturday in San Antonio to move to 9-5 overall and 6-1 in the SCAC. The importance of the Thursday's match was apparent as both teams played their hearts out in Georgetown. Trinity was first on the scoreboard just before halftime on an attempted clear by SU that took a Trinity bounce to Garcia in the middle of the field. Southwestern had numerous great looks at goal including one by Forrest Baker that was just six inches off target that would have tied the game. Baker eventually got his goal with just three minutes remaining when he headed home a corner kick by John Mark Mines to force overtime. With only 1:33 remaining in the first overtime TU received a penalty kick after a foul was called in the box. Rieiro scored the goal for the game winner. The Pirates headed to San Antonio on Saturday for a non-conference match and were once again beat on a late game penalty kick. UCSC took the lead early, scoring in the 13th minute, but Evan Perkins evened it up four minutes later. UCSC scored once again before halftime, but SU needed just one minute in the second half to even the count 2-2. Fondy put away the penalty kick in the 73rd minute to defeat the Pirates 3-2. Southwestern returns home for SCAC matches this weekend, facing Oglethorpe on Friday and Sewanee on Sunday.

#7 Trinity pulled off two victories over the last week, defeating Southwestern in SCAC action, then downing UC-Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers opened by edging Southwestern 2-1 in overtime on Thursday afternoon, scoring on a penalty kick in the 99th minute, and handing the Pirates their first SCAC loss of the season.  On Sunday, in a rematch of a 2006 NCAA Playoff game, Trinity earned a 3-1 comeback win over UC-Santa Cruz.  UCSC scored first, but the Tigers scored three unanswered goals – including two from Yuri Ribiero – to take the win. Trinity finishes off its regular season home schedule this weekend, hosting Sewanee and Oglethorpe on Friday and Sunday.  Last season, Trinity combined to beat the two teams 11-0 on the road.  The last time these teams met in San Antonio, the Tigers won 4-0 over Oglethorpe and 5-1 over Sewanee.

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