Women's Basketball Recap (Week 4) - Around the SCAC

Posted: Dec 15, 2009

SUWANEE, Ga. - With students in the thick of finals the SCAC saw a light schedule of games with just six teams in action this past week. Colorado College continued its winning streak as the CC Tigers traveled to Minnesota and picked up two road wins over Bethany Lutheran and Crown Colleges.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College was off last week allowing students to focus on exams. The ‘Roos now 5-3 on the season will return to action December 30th on the road at LeTourneau.

Birmingham-Southern played only one game this week, defeating in-state rival Huntingdon College 100-54, Sunday, at home. Freshman Stephanie Stanley led the Panthers with 12 points, sophomore Laura Kneiss led with seven rebounds, and freshman Alex Adams led with four assists. Overall it was a balanced scoring effort, as Adams, junior Katelyn Wilson, and sophomores Sam Davidson and Haley Stracener all scored nine points apiece as well. BSC does not play again until Dec. 29, when they travel to Atlanta to take on Emory University at 2 p.m. ET.

Centre was idle this past week taking time of as students finished out the semester with finals. The Colonels will return to action Tuesday against Mt. St. Joseph.

Sophomore guard Jordy Stephenson scored a career-high 18 points to lead Colorado College to a 90-78 victory over Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 6-1 by winning their first road game of the season. Becky Luetjen scored 16 points, including the final seven of the first half as CC opened up a 41-34 lead. Collier Clegg had 16 points to reach double figures for the fourth time in seventh games, and Emily Wattman-Turner added 11 points to give the Tigers four players with more than 10 points. CC took control of the game by making 10 of 24 three-point shots, the most this season, and posting a 51-29 advantage on the boards. CC extended its winning streak to five games with a 74-23 victory over Crown College on Sunday afternoon. Eliese Hansberry led the Tigers with game highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and the 11th of her career. The senior forward made five of seven field-goal attempts for a season-high .714 shooting percentage. Stephenson added 10 points to reach double figures for the second game in a row and dished out a career-high four assists. CC improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 on the road. It marks only the third time CC has won five or more consecutive games since the 1989-90 team won nine in a row en route to a 17-9 record. The 51-point margin of victory was the largest since a 103-19 win over Johnson & Wales University on Feb. 10, 2007, and the largest on the road since the Tigers defeated JWU, 92-36, on Jan. 25, 2007, in Denver. Colorado College plays host to the University of Sioux Falls next Saturday in its final game before the New Year.

In the only game of the week, DePauw tied a school record with 13 three-pointers including eight in the first half and improved to 5-3 with a 90-44 win over Robert Morris University-Springfield in the Tigers' home opener. The win was also the Tigers' 40th straight at the Neal Fieldhouse and 57th straight in the regular season. DePauw scored nine straight midway through the first half to extend the early lead to 16 and finished the opening half with a 13-0 run to enter the intermission with a 54-21 lead. Jenna Fernandez paced the Tigers with 19 points in just 16 minutes, while Lauren Goff added 18 on six three-pointers in only 12 minutes. Brooke Osborne matched a career high with 16 points and established a career best with five assists. Emily Marshall hauled down 12 rebounds in the win with eight on the offensive glass.

Hendrix took the week off as the semester wrapped up with finals. The Warriors who are 4-1 on the season return to action Thursday evening hosting conference foe Millsaps.

Millsaps is still looking for its first win of the 2009-10 campaign after dropping a 71-52 decision to Louisiana College on Friday night. Junior Ronda Webb got the Majors on the scoreboard first with a pair of free throws, but that would be the only time Millsaps had a lead in the contest. LC jumped out to a quick 18-6 advantage before freshman Shante’ Morton ended the Lady Cats’ run with a tough basket down low for the Majors en route to finishing with a game-high 15 points. With the loss, the Majors fall to 0-7 on the year and will be on the road this week with games at Rust and Hendrix College.

Oglethorpe was off this past week. The 4-2 Petrels are back in action this Thursday versus LaGrange and this Sunday versus East Texas Baptist.

Sharwil Bell led all scorers with 19 points, as Rhodes snapped a three game losing streak with a 91-78 win at Rust College, on December 10th in Holly Springs, MS. All five Lynx starters scored in double figures as Rhodes improved to 4-4 overall with the win. Bell pulled down a game high 11 rebounds to record her first double double as a Lynx. Sophomore center Jenilee Pate added 16 points, senior guard Becky Atnip scored 15 points, junior guard LaKeya McGill scored 14 points and senior guard Becca Clarin added 10 points. Rhodes led 47-40 at half and shot 50% from the field for the game. Atnip made a season high 5 three point field goals and Rhodes connected on 15 of 17 free throws for the game. The Lynx will return to action this week against Lawrence College on December 18th and the University of Dallas on December 19th.

Covenant's women's basketball team hosted Sewanee Tuesday evening and got out to a 45-36 lead before halftime. In the second, Sewanee outscored the Scots 35-28, but Covenant held on for the 73-71 lead. Lauren Gulley (Winchester, Tenn., Franklin County) led Sewanee's effort with 20 points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes of play. Senior Jamie Robinson (Ft. Worth,Texas, Ft. Worth Country Day) had 15 points and Danielle Kabbes(Chesterfield, Mo., Villa Duchesne) had 11. Kabbes also led the Tiger defense with five steals and four blocks. Sewanee is now 2-5 and is 0-1 in the SCAC. The next Tiger action will be at home December 30 against St. Scholastica before hosting Rhodes and Birmingham-Southern January 1 and 3 in SCAC play.

Southwestern had an open week this week. They return to action on Friday, December 18th at the Las Vegas Hoopla where they will face Beloit College.

#8 Trinity is now ranked in the top 10 in both the D3hoops.com and the WBCA national polls. The Tigers did not play last week, but will return to action in the Trip Sports Las Vegas Hoopla December 19-20. The Tigers will face Beloit College and the University of Scranton at the tournament, which will mark the first meeting between the teams during the SCAC era (since 1991-92). Trinity returns home December 28-29 for the Trinity Texas Challenge, hosting Mary Hardin-Baylor, UW-Stout, and Bluffton.