SUWANEE, Ga. -- SCAC weekly releases for the week spanning from Monday, September 23rd to Tuesday, October 1st.
Click the headings below to review each sports recap from the week ending in October 1st.
Cross Country - Week 5
Five SCAC Cross Country programs were in action last week, highlighted on the men’s side by St. Thomas (TX) taking home sixth out of 25 squads at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival and Dallas finishing 12th out of 15 at the Nicholls State XC Invitational. On the women’s side, Ozarks scored a top-10 finish in ninth out of 23 teams at the Chile Pepper meet and Dallas also placed top-10, finishing 10th at the Nicholls State XC invite. SCAC Cross Country action continues this week with nine programs taking the starting line, highlighted by Concordia (TX), Dallas, McMurry, Schreiner, Southwestern, Texas Lutheran and Trinity all competing at the DBU Old Glory Gallop. MEN'S SCHEDULE - WOMEN'S SCHEDULE
Men's Runner of the Week - Alexander Bozhilov, University of Dallas
Alexander Bozhilov of University of Dallas, a first-year from Sofia, Bulgaria, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets ran Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. Full Release
Women's Runner of the Week - Chloe Weathers, University of the Ozarks
Chloe Weathers of University of the Ozarks, a junior from Clarksville, Ark., has been selected the SCAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets ran Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28. Full Release
Football - Week 4
McMurry (3-1, 3-0) remained the lone unbeaten team in SCAC play following the third weekend of league action. The War Hawks knocked off Austin College (0-4, 0-2), 34-9, to notch their third-straight victory. In other SCAC competition, Texas Lutheran (3-1, 2-1) shutout Lyon (1-3, 0-2), 49-0. It marked the first shutout for the Bulldogs since 2019. SCAC play continues this week as Austin College takes on Texas Lutheran in Seguin and Centenary (1-3, 1-1) hosts Lyon. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Jess Hoel, McMurry University
Jess Hoel of McMurry University, a sophomore quarterback from Abernathy, Texas, has been named the SCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, September 28. It is the third consecutive week he has earned the honor. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Kane Strohman, McMurry University
Kane Strohman of McMurry University, a senior defensive lineman from Katy, Texas, has been named the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, September 28. Full Release
Special Teams Player of the Week - Caleb Balderas, Austin College
Caleb Balderas of McMurry University, a junior placekicker from Azle, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Football Special Teams Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday, September 28. Full Release
Golf - Week 3
Four women’s programs and two men’s teams were in action last week as the fall portion of the SCAC golf schedule continued. On the women’s side, Southwestern paced four league schools at the UMHB/Legends Cup, finishing sixth out of nine schools, while the Trinity men finished second out of 10 teams at the Redlands/Bulldog Fall Invitational. Fall golf continues this week as Dalas, St. Thomas (TX), Texas Lutheran and Trinity are all scheduled to compete at the Trinity/Alamo City Classic. MEN'S SCHEDULE - WOMEN'S SCHEDULE
Men's Golfer of the Week - Giorgio Gianoulis, Trinity University
Giorgio Gianoulis of Trinity University, a graduate student from Salt Lake City, Utah, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Sunday, September 29 through Tuesday, October 1. Full Release
Women's Golfer of the Week - Ryleigh Erickson, Southwestern University
Ryleigh Erickson of Southwestern University, a graduate student from McAllen, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Sunday, September 29 through Tuesday, October 1. Full Release
Men's Soccer - Week 5
The first week of conference play in SCAC Men’s Soccer is in the books as Trinity (6-0-2, 1-0-0), Colorado College (6-1-2, 1-0-0), Centenary (5-2-1, 1-0-0), Concordia (TX) (4-1-3, 1-0-0), Austin College (3-6-1, 1-0-0), Southwestern (5-0-2, 0-0-1) and Texas Lutheran (4-0-2, 0-0-1) all remained unbeaten in league action. For Trinity, this marks the 11th-straight year the Tigers have opened SCAC play with a win, while it marks the third-straight and second-straight season of opening league play with a win for Austin College and Colorado College respectively. In fact, the CC Tigers are riding a streak of 18-straight SCAC fixtures dating back to October of 2021 since their last conference loss. Centenary is 1-0-0 in league play for the first time since the COVID-19 shortened 2020-21 season and Concordia (TX) is perfect through one conference match in their first year as a member of the SCAC. Conference competition continues this week with six fixtures scheduled on Friday and six more on Sunday. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATSISTICS
Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Pierce Wear, Austin College
Pierce Wear of Austin College, a junior midfielder from North Richland Hills, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Adam Knutson, Trinity University
Adam Knutson of Trinity University, a junior midfielder from Dripping Springs, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Co-Defensive Player of the Week - Sebastian Lutin, Centenary College
Sebastian Lutin of Centenary College, a first year goalkeeper from Fort Worth, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Co-Defensive Player of the Week - Alex Wolter, Colorado College
Alex Wolter of Colorado College, a sophomore goalkeeper from New Canaan, Conn., has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Women's Soccer - Week 5
The final preparations for conference action took place last week as the SCAC portion of the schedule is set to get underway this week in Women’s Soccer. Five SCAC squads head into league play after accumulating a .500 or better record against non-conference foes. SCAC action gets continues this Friday as Texas Lutheran (4-3-1) travels to Dallas (2-4-0), Centenary (2-4-2, 1-0-0) hosts St. Thomas (4-1-2), Schreiner (1-5-1) is at Concordia (TX) (2-5-1), McMurry (4-4-0) heads to San Antonio to face Trinity (4-1-2) and Austin College (6-0-2) hosts Southwestern (2-4-1). STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Callie Brame, Texas Lutheran University
Callie Brame of Texas Lutheran University, a junior forward from San Antonio, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Noelani Ajel, Texas Lutheran University
Noelani Ajel of Texas Lutheran University, a first year defender from Cibolo, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th. Full Release
Volleyball - Week 5
Conference play continued last week in SCAC Volleyball as Austin College (10-6, 3-0), Colorado College (7-6, 3-0) and Southwestern (11-1, 2-0) all remain unbeaten in league play. The ‘Roos are 3-0 in SCAC play for the first time since joining the league prior to the 2006 season, while the CC Tigers are perfect through three matches for the first time since the shortened 2020-21 COVID-19 season and Southwestern is unbeaten through two league games for the first time since 2022. The CC Tigers have yet to drop a set in SCAC action, while Austin College and Southwestern have dropped just one set in league play. Conference competition continues this weekend with three matches scheduled on Friday, four on Saturday and one on Sunday. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Carolyn Dormady, Colorado College
Carolyn Dormady of Colorado College, a junior outside hitter from Los Altos, Calif., has been named the SCAC Volleyball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 23 through Sunday, September 29. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Faith Coldewey, Texas Lutheran University
Faith Coldewey of Texas Lutheran University, a senior defensive specialist/libero from Floresville, Texas, has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 23 through Sunday, September 29. Full Release
Setter of the Week - Annie Steger, Colorado College
Annie Steger of Colorado College, a senior setter from Half Moon Bay, Calif., has been named SCAC Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 23 through Sunday, September 29. Full Release
