LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southwestern University improved to 3-2 on the season thanks to two wins during the week. The Pirates started the week off with a 2-0 win over Hardin-Simmons. Southwestern then wrapped up the week with a 3-2 overtime victory over Texas-Dallas.
AROUND THE SCAC
Austin College went 2-0-1 last week to improve
to 2-1-1 overall this season, tying with Howard Payne 1-1 to start
the week before winning both of their games this weekend, including
a 1-0 win over LeTourneau and a 5-3 victory over East Texas
Baptist. Caleb Sherer scored the lone goal against both Howard
Payne and LeTourneau, while Memo Allande had a hat trick in the
victory over ETBU. In that game the ‘Roos fell behind 1-0 in
the 28th minute before scoring four times in an 11
minute span to head into halftime leading 4-2. Andy Johnson and
Taylor Greenwalt also scored in the game, while Andrew Parides,
Daniel Graham, Sherer, Derek Crocker and Roberto Varela all picked
up assists during the week. This weekend the ‘Roos hit the
road to take on Greenville College and Westminster
College.
Centenary went 0-2 on the week dropping a 1-0 decision to
Texas Lutheran and a 2-1 decision to Howard Payne on Sept. 3rd and
8th, respectively. Against, Howard Payne, the Gents’ Adam
Ghaemmaghami split HPU’s lead in half in the 62nd minute
after taking a few dribbles, firing a 30-yard shot in the top right
of the net over the diving goalie's hands. Centenary returns to
action on Sept. 11th when they travel to LeTourneau for a 7 p.m.
contest.
Senior forwards Daniel Wright and Matt Fechter struck in a span of
6:04 early in the second half and the defense turned in a
dominating effort to lead Colorado College a 2-0
victory over Nebraska Wesleyan on Monday. Wright broke a scoreless
tie in the 49th minute when he blocked a clearing attempt by the
NWU goalkeeper. The Tigers doubled their lead a little more than
six minutes later when Matt Fechter chased down a long pass from
junior forward Sean Parham/co-captain on the left side, moved
around the defense and threaded a shot between the keeper and the
left post. CC had to wait out three lightning delays totaling 107
minutes before putting the finishing touches on their first shutout
of the season. Senior defender Nick Lammers scored his first goal
of the season with four minutes remaining in the game, but Colorado
College was not able to notch the equalizer and dropped a 2-1
decision at Division II CU-Colorado Springs. The Tigers scored four
goals in the final three and a half minutes during a 6-0 victory
over George Fox University on Saturday. The six goals were the most
for since a 6-1 victory over Oglethorpe University on Oct. 18,
2009. Fechter, junior Sean Parham and freshman Ryan Huettel each
scored twice in the triumph, while senior keepers Brian Graf and
Forrest Marowitz combined for the team's second shutout of the
season. One day after scoring a season-high six goals, CC was
unable to find the net and dropped a 1-0 decision in a defensive
battle at the University of Puget Sound on Sunday afternoon.
Colorado College returns home next weekend for the 2012 Bill
Boddington Memorial Tournament. The Tigers play host to Fredonia
State University on Friday and Otterbein University on Sunday.
Dallas (2-1) went 1-0 on the week, topping
Schreiner, 2-0, in Saturday's home-opener. Sophomore defender James
Bernard broke a scoreless tie in the 14 minute, netting his first
goal of the season from an assist by sophomore midfielder Aaron
Hegemann. Insurance was provided in the 54th minute, when freshman
midfielder Colton Allen crossed a ball that was kicked in by a
Schreiner defender for an own goal. The two-goal cushion was more
than enough for senior goalkeeper James Kerin, who recorded his
second shutout of the season. Kerin finished with six saves from 13
Schreiner shots, while Dallas garnered five shots on goal from 10
attempts. On tap this week for Dallas is a home contest versus
Millsaps at 11 a.m.
Southwestern hit its stride this week, winning two games
in San Antonio to move to 3-2 on the season. Friday night SU took
on Hardin-Simmons University and used two goals by Steven Resnik,
assisted by Timothy Eamma, for a 2-0 shutout victory. Saturday, the
Pirates once again needed overtime to settle the score, but this
time came out the victors. Ryan Staten was unstoppable offensively
as he posted two goals, including the game winner in overtime, and
one assist to hand Southwestern a 3-2 win. They return home to take
on Mary Hardin-Baylor on Tuesday night before heading to California
to face Whittier and Redlands over the weekend.
No. 1 Trinity remained undefeated with three
victories over the past week. The Tigers opened the week with a 3-2
overtime win against Willamette on Monday afternoon. Over the
weekend, Trinity scored a pair of shutouts against UT-Dallas and
Hardin-Simmons. On Monday, Trinity held a slim 1-0 lead most of the
game, but Willamette tied it midway through the second half. The
visitors then scored again to take the lead against the top-ranked
Tigers with just 10:10 remaining in regulation. Trinity answered
immediately, however, scoring the tying goal just 33 seconds later
to force overtime. In the seventh minute of overtime, Brian Hines
scored his second goal of the day to send the Tigers to victory.
Over the weekend, Trinity avenged two tie games from last season
with a pair of wins. The Tigers blanked UT-Dallas 2-0 on Friday,
followed by a 4-0 win over Hardin-Simmons on Saturday night.
Trinity will hit the road for the first time this season next
weekend, facing off against Redlands and Claremont. The
Tigers defeated Redlands 4-1 in San Antonio last season, but have
not faced Claremont since the 2003 season. Trinity won 6-0 in
that meeting, which was also in San Antonio.
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