SUWANEE, Ga. - SCAC play began the week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 6. Colorado College's Nick Rose, this week's Player of the Week, paced the Tigers to two SCAC wins and a tie for first-place in the Western Division. Colorado College's five wins already match their total from a year ago.

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin College improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in SCAC play by sweeping Hendrix and Millsaps over the weekend. The ’Roos took a seven point halftime lead and managed to hold off the Warriors in Friday’s 82-72 game with Kyle Lintelman scoring 17 points to lead the way for AC. Lintelman was joined by three others in double figures, with Josh Saunders scoring 12 and Scott Straley and Taylor Beatty each chipping in with 11. Chris Sturtevant had 12 rebounds in the win. On Saturday the ‘Roos opened up a 40-23 halftime lead thanks to eight first half three pointers and finished with 11 treys as a team, with both Lintelman and Straley knocking down three treys. Kola Alade paced the ‘Roos with 16 points and Straley finished with 12. Lintelman had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in the victory, in which the ‘Roos registered assists on 17 of their 19 field goals in the game.

Birmingham-Southern remained perfect this week with a 3-0 record with wins over Pensacola Christian and SCAC foes Centre and DePauw. BSC is the only SCAC team still undefeated on the season at 6-0, 2-0 in SCAC-play. Monday night’s win over Pensacola Christian required overtime but the Panthers came out on top, 81-71. The conference openers over the weekend were not as tight. BSC got their first-ever win over Centre on Friday, 53-44 and only their second-ever win over DePauw on Sunday, 84-68. The Panthers controlled both games on their home floor, fending off last-minute surges by both the Colonels and the Tigers to take the conference wins. BSC will return to action next weekend as they host Rust College on Friday, December 18 in the final game before the Christmas break.

Centre went 1-1 in its first two SCAC games of the season falling to Birmingham Southern 53-44 Friday and then defeating Rhodes 69-62 Sunday. The Colonels shot only 31.4% (16-51) from the floor against the Panthers, including only 15.8% (3-19) from the three-point line and turned the ball over 17 times. In its win over Rhodes, Centre shot 45.1% (23-51) and out-rebounded the Lynx 34-26. The Colonels will take the week off for finals and then return to action next week against Asbury College in a non-conference game before Christmas.

Nick Rose scored a game-high 26 points to lead Colorado College to a 68-61 victory over Millsaps in the SCAC opener for both teams on Friday night. Rose made 10 of 17 (.588) shots from the floor and all four of his free throws. Jarrell Sweet had 14 points and seven assists, while Ohlsen added 10 points and nine rebounds. Rose tied his career high with 30 points as CC remained perfect in conference play with a 71-60 victory over Hendrix on Sunday. Rose has scored 23 or more points in five of six games this season and leads the conference averaging 22.8 points per game. Ohlsen scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half to help the Tigers improve to 5-1 overall and match last season’s total number of victories. Colorado College is idle until Dec. 15 when the Tigers play at Division II Regis University in Denver.

DePauw topped Rhodes by an 86-64 count on Friday which gave Bill Fenlon his 400th career win and extended DePauw's record to 5-0 for its best start since the 2001-02 season. However, Birmingham-Southern ended the Tigers' string with an 84-68 victory on Sunday. Steve Lemasters scored 23 and David Gray posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Rhodes. Lemasters' 23 points were a season high and included 6-of-14 shooting from three-point range, while Gray's double-double was the first of his career. Tony James matched a career-high with eight assists and five steals. Birmingham-Southern shot 53.8 percent from the field and out rebounded DePauw, 35-22, in handing the Tigers their first loss. Sean Haseley matched a career high with 18 points, while Drew Wills established one with 14 and Lemasters followed with 11. Fenlon's 400th win in his 25th season also marked his 293rd in 18 seasons at DePauw.

Hendrix opened its SCAC season with a pair of road losses this week. The Warriors suffered an 82-72 loss to Austin College on Friday night and then dropped a 71-60 affair at Colorado College on Sunday afternoon. Hendrix falls to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Hendrix struggled from the charity stripe at 23-of-39 from the line, while Austin went 15-of-17 from the free throw line and shot 48 percent from the field to top the Warriors on Friday night. The first half of action included two ties and six lead changes, with Austin grabbing the largest lead (14 points) with five minutes remaining in the half. Colorado junior guard Nick Rose scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Tigers past Hendrix on Sunday afternoon. The first half of action remained close with six lead changes and five ties. Rose knocked down a three-pointer with 10 seconds left in first half and that would be the final lead change of the game, 34-31 at the break.

Millsaps dropped its first two games in conference play on the road, falling at Colorado College 68-61 and Austin College, 61-50. Despite a career-high seven 3-pointers from senior Blake Martinez against the Tigers, Colorado closed the first half on a 14-7 run and never looked back. Millsaps got within four, 62-58, with less than 2 minutes remaining, but CC sealed the game with late free throws. Against the ‘Roos, who are off to a hot 6-1 start, Austin College opened the game on a 16-6 run and never relinquished the lead after that. Twice Millsaps got within single digits in the second half, but just couldn’t overcome a season-high 11 3-pointers from the home team and a 17-point halftime deficit. Martinez led the offense at 17.5 ppg and shot 39 percent from the floor, while freshman Quinn Lemieux averaged 12 ppg and 10 rpg, including his first double-double against Austin. Millsaps will continue a six-game road stretch after an eight-day break, traveling to Rust College Dec. 15 and Hendrix College on Dec. 17.

Oglethorpe split two contests this past week, losing to Piedmont and topping Sewanee. The Petrels lost a nail biter to Piedmont as Alex Richey stroked a three-pointer from the top of the key with only 1:30 remaining to push Oglethorpe ahead by two, 73-71. The Lions responded immediately, however, with a three-ball of their own, got an Oglethorpe stop on the other end and then a basket on their ensuing possession to provide the winning margin of 76-73. Richey led the Petrel attack on the night with 21 points on a torrid 7 of 9 shooting from the field. Against Sewanee, Oglethorpe's defense suffocated the Tigers into a 28% shooting performance that held Sewanee to only 4 made field goals in the second half en route to a runaway 76-42 win. With the win, Oglethorpe is 3-3 (1-0) on the season and will have look to avenge a season opening loss to Emory this Monday at 7:00 p.m. in Decatur, Ga.

Rhodes dropped all three games this week. On Monday night, Rhodes dropped a 65-57 decision to the University of Dallas. Sophomore Kory Kilpatrick led the way for the Lynx with 15 points and nine rebounds. Seniors Reid Hamilton and Chris Eberle also scored 12 points. Freshman Andrew Galow dished out a career high nine assists. To open conference play, Rhodes lost 86-64 to DePauw University and then on the Sunday, Rhodes fell to Centre 69-62. In the Friday night game, Rhodes was led by senior Larry Cunningham’s 15 points. Hamilton scored 13 and Kilpatrick scored 13 while grabbing eight rebounds for the Lynx. Against Centre, Rhodes was led by Galow’s 16 points. Hamilton scored 14 points, Andyshea Saberioon and Brad Luckett each scored 12 points for the Lynx. Saberioon also grabbed a team high seven rebounds.

Sewanee fell to 3-3 this week with losses to Tennessee Temple and Oglethorpe. Tony Marelle led with 17 points on Tuesday, while Trent Williams led with nine points on Saturday in his first appearance this year. Marelle is leading the team with 11.3 points per game so far this year. Sewanee will play at Covenant Tuesday before hosting the Lon Varnell Classic December 19-20.

Southwestern opened up SCAC play on Thursday night with a trip to Trinity. Southwestern shot lights out on the evening, going 61% from the floor and 58% from three point range to take the 78-56 win. Sunday SU had their first home game of the season as they faced off against the University of Dallas once again. The stellar shooting continued at home as the Pirates shot 48% from the field and 45% from beyond the arc en route to a 75-59 win. The wins improve Southwestern to 5-1 on the season and 1-0 in the conference. SU will have a week and a half off before continuing its home stand with the SU/TU Classic on the Dec. 19th and 20th. Southwestern will first face Concordia on Saturday at 4:00 before playing Schreiner on Sunday.

Trinity lost its only game of the week, falling in its SCAC and home opener against Southwestern on Thursday. Trinity lost 78-56 in that game, marking just the second time in the past four seasons that a game against Southwestern has been decided by more than 10 points. The Tigers will be off until December 19 and 20 when the team travels to Georgetown, Texas for the Southwestern/Trinity Pre-Holiday Classic. Trinity faces Schreiner, which it beat 61-52 earlier this season, and Concordia in the tournament, before returning home for the Trinity/Southwestern Holiday Classic on December 28-29.

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