SUWANEE, Ga. - Three teams (Oglethorpe, Sewanee, Trinity) remain undefeated heading into the first weekend of conference play in the SCAC. Trinity made a huge leap into the top twenty-five now ranked tenth in the nation after starting out 4-0 for the first time since 2004. Sewanee picked up the Birmingham-Southern Classic Championship over the weekend while Oglethorpe is off to just it's second ever 3-0 start.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College topped Mary Hardin-Baylor and East Texas Baptist and fell to Hardin-Simmons during the week to improve to 4-1-1 on the year. On Tuesday, the 'Roos scored three first half goals on their way to a 3-1 win over UMHB. The goal by the Crusaders was the first surrendered by Austin College on the year. Annie Gunter and Emma Treu scored goals in just a 19 second span and Chelsea Parker added another goal late in the first half in the win. Against HSU, Treu scored the lone goal to tie the game in the 61st minute before Hardin-Simmons scored late to hand AC its first loss of the year. In the last game of the weekend, the 'Roos again got goals from Gunter and Treu, this time in the span of just under three minutes midway through the second half and Kaitlin Elledge had her fourth shutout of the year in goal for Austin College.

Birmingham-Southern took three close matches on the chin this week, falling 2-0 at Auburn-Montgomery on Monday before dropping both home matches at the BSC Soccer Classic. All three matches were close, with BSC giving up just four goals in three games, but the Panthers were unable to capitalize on their chances and could never get on the smiling side of the scoreboard. In their first game of the classic, they outshot Mississippi College 14-10 but fell 1-0. In the classic final Amber Hernandez played brilliantly, collecting 13 saves on the match. Berry College got the match’s only goal off a ricocheted ball from of a mass of bodies in front of the net. Coach Walton was positive, calling all three matches good experience for his young team. They will try to rebound this weekend as they host Emory University on Friday before traveling to Alabama State on Sunday.

Centre dropped two tough matches this past weekend in the DePauw Women’s Soccer Showcase. On Friday night against Wittenberg, the game remained scoreless until the 89th minute of play. Wittenberg was able to gather a miscleared ball in Centre’s penalty box which resulted in the late goal. Saturday evening, despite a solid effort, Centre fell 2-0 to Ohio Northern University. After the first goal was scored, Centre pushed more numbers into the attack in an effort to find the equalizer. It looked as if they might as Centre was able to get behind the Polar Bear’s defense and create a few dangerous crossing opportunities. However, in the 79th minute the Polar Bear’s broke through on a 1v1 and once again found the back of the net. Centre’s next match-ups will be at home when they face Hanover College Wednesday, September 16th and Denison University Saturday, September 19th.

The Tigers recorded a tie in a loss at the DePauw Classic over the weekend. DePauw battled Ohio Northern to a scoreless tie on Friday before dropping a 1-0 decision to Wittenberg on Saturday. Lauren Palfrey posted a shutout in 110 minutes against Ohio Northern. DePauw outshot Wittenberg by a 9-6 count, while Ohio Northern held a 12-9 advantage in shots.

Hendrix College went 2-1 on the week with big midweek wins over NCAA Division II Ouachita Baptist University and in-state rival University of the Ozarks. The Warriors suffered their first loss of the year on Sunday against NCAA D-II Christian Brothers University. Hendrix improved to 3-0 third straight year before losing to the Lady Bucs. The Warriors open their SCAC season this week against Rhodes on Friday. One goal was all the Warriors needed against Ouachita Baptist, senior forward Blair Sanning connected just 1:35 into the contest for the game winner. First year forward Ashley Gallegos led Hendrix with one goal and an assist against Ozarks, while senior forward Caitlin McGeehan and sophomore midfielder Tristan Stolz recorded their first goals of the year to put the game away. Junior forward Lydia Nash scored Hendrix’s lone goal against Christian Brothers.

Millsaps opened the week with a 4-1 victory over LeTourneau University Wednesday night that saw four different Majors’ players score a goal. The Majors then travelled to Decatur, Ga. for two matches over the weekend. Behind senior Leslie Robichaux’s first career hat trick, Millsaps defeated Agnes Scott College 3-1 Saturday night. Sunday afternoon, the Majors suffered their first loss of the season after being shutout by Emory University 3-0. Junior goalkeeper Sarah Nelin improved her record to 4-1 on the season by recording 16 saves in the three matches. Millsaps will hit the road this weekend as they take on Belhaven College Friday night at 8:00 p.m. and Division I opponent Alcorn State University Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Oglethorpe tied school records for most goals scored in a game (14) and largest margin of victory in a 14-0 thrashing of visiting Tennessee Temple on Salamone Field last Thursday afternoon in their only game of the week. The Stormy Petrels also topped Fisk College by the same score on September 30, 2004. Oglethorpe scored early and often against an overmatched young Crusader team to cruise to the victory. For the afternoon both Shannon Dougherty and Ryanne Arola recorded hat tricks with three goals apiece. Lexi Vassell dished three assists and scored a goal of her own while freshman Courtney Phillips recorded two assists. Mary Beth Horton posted five points on the evening with two goals and an assist and Hannah Parker came off the bench to score the first two goals of her career in the blowout win. The Petrels outshot the Crusaders 42-2 in the landslide victory and managed to lift their record to an unblemished 3-0 mark on the season. The competition will stiffen dramatically, however, as Oglethorpe braces to host Emory University on Salamone Field next Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

Hardin-Simmons University proved to be too much for Rhodes in the final game of the ASC-SCAC Challenge in Abilene, TX. On a cold, wet day in West Texas, HSU defeated the Lynx 3-0. HSU would score their first goal in the 42nd minute, when Erin Low assisted Austin Ricker inside the 18 yard box. The Lynx would come out after the half time break with several good chances, but were unable to beat Christi Carr in the HSU goal. Katie Kuykendall would score the 2nd goal for HSU in the 55th minute on an assist from Carlyn Powers. Hardin-Simmons added the final goal in the 89th minute when Austin Ricker scored her second goal of the game from an assist by Chelsea Flores. HSU led in shots and corners 22-2 and 5-2, respectively. Senior Becca Clarin made 10 saves for the Lynx. Rhodes will open up SCAC play next week when they travel to Hendrix College.

Following Sewanee's 2-0 women's soccer shutout over Miss. College Sunday afternoon at the Birmingham-Southern Invitational, the Tigers were named 2009 Tournament Champions for their play this weekend. The Tigers were 2-0 on the weekend, beating Berry College 2-1 on Friday as well. Four Tigers were named to the All-Tournament team: Defenders Kate Willingham and Lilly Barnett , midfielder Fritsl Butler and forward Virginia Zakas . The Tigers are undefeated so far at 3-0 under the leadership of new head coach Patrick Johnston, who was the goalkeeper coach for the 2008 Tigers. Sewanee will play Christian Brothers at Collierville High School near Memphis at noon on Sunday.

Southwestern had a busy week of action at home against three ASC teams and went 2-1 on the week to move to 4-1 on the season. Tuesday, SU faced TLU and dominated the contest staying in the attacking third of the field for most of the game. Andi Miller got things started for Southwestern with a beautiful lofting ball from 35 yards out just 13 minutes into the match, and the Pirates never looked back winning 3-0. After a long rain delay on Friday SU and UTD were finally able to hit the field on a soggy afternoon in Central Texas. One goal in the first six minutes of the match by A.J. Andreola was all the Pirates needed as they won 1-0. First-year goal keeper Sarah Nonaka had three saves during the contest. Sunday, The Pirates faced a tough UT-Tyler team and despite have numerous opportunities in the second half to take the lead, SU couldn’t seem to find the back of the net and fell 2-1 in a highly contested match. Southwestern will hit the road again on Friday to face the University of Dallas at 2:00 pm.

No. 13 Trinity remained undefeated with a pair of home wins over the past week, beating both UT-Tyler and UT-Dallas by final scores of 4-0. The Tigers had seven different players score the eight goals over the weekend, with Abigail Loar being the only player to score more than once. Loar has netted a goal in each of the team’s first four games, including two game-winning goals. First-year goalkeeper Katie Garrett recorded eight saves over the weekend to preserve both shutouts. Garrett has played every minute in goal for the Tigers this year. Trinity will open up SCAC play at Austin College on Friday, then finishes off the weekend at the University of Dallas on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers edged Austin 1-0 in overtime in San Antonio last year, with Brianna Young scoring in the 107th minute. Eight different players scored in last season’s 9-0 win over Dallas.

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