Lawrenceville, GA. – Seven of the eight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams competed this week, going 5-7 cumulatively.
The University of Dallas marked their first loss of the season, falling to Millsaps College on the road.
Trinity University narrowly missed an upset of the No. 4 ranked Washington University, falling 79-77 on the road.
Austin College
The ‘Roos played one game this week, falling to
Hendrix College 76-69 at home. Brian Baehl led the team with 22
points in the game, shooting 8-15 from the field and a perfect 4-4
from the charity stripe, while adding five rebounds, two assists
and a steal. Austin Freet followed Baehl up with 18 points of his
own, putting up four rebounds, one steal, two blocks and a
team-leading three assists. Ryan Reibly led the team with eight
rebounds. The ‘Roos shot 34.8% from the field and 33.3% from
three-point range.
Centenary College
The Gents split their games last week, falling to cross
town rival LSU-Shreveport 66-59 Tuesday evening before defeating
Hendrix College 93-63 over the weekend. Against LSUS, Centenary
fell victim to a 32-20 deficit at the break. The Gents were able to
outscore LSUS 39-34 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough
for a comeback. James Sapp led the team with 21 points, shooting
7-10 from the field and 7-8 from the charity stripe. Sapp also
marked six rebounds, one assists, two steals and a block. Brandon
Campbell added 10 points, while Caden Cheramie led the team with 10
rebounds. To close out the weekend, the Gents took on the Warriors
Sunday afternoon, marking a large victory. Four players scored in
the double digits, led by Cheramie who put up 17 points. Justin
Cueto and Travion Kirkendoll each added 15, while Sapp rounded out
the group with 14. Sapp led the team with eight rebounds, while
Cheramie, Kirkendoll and Kendall Demouchet each put up a
team-leading four assists. Demouchet also led the team with four
steals. The Gents were able to force 26 turnovers by the Warriors,
which led to 40 points.
Colorado College
The Tigers do not resume their schedule until December
16.
University of Dallas
The Crusaders began the week with an 85-62 win over
Southwestern Adventist University in their home opener, moving
their winning streak to seven games. Michael Sarrat led the team
with 17 points, while Blaine Blackburn and Victor Garate were
behind him with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Twelve members of
the team marked at least two points in the game. Kym Malone led the
team with five rebounds, while Blackburn and Lorenzo Gonzalez each
put up five assists. The Crusaders outrebounded SWAU 36-27 and
forced 17 turnovers that led the 24 points, while only marking
eight turnovers themselves. After the dominating win, they traveled
to Jackson, Miss. to take on Millsaps College, but earned their
first loss of the season, falling 63-57. Aaron Wyatt, Malone and
Blackburn each put up 10 points in the game, while Malone and Wyatt
led the team with eight rebounds apiece. Despite pulling down 43
rebounds, they committed 14 turnovers that led to 13 points for the
Majors.
Schreiner University
The Mountaineers earned a close 79-78 win over the
University of Texas-Tyler on Monday. SU was down 39-30 at the
break, but outscored the Patriots 49-39 in the second half to earn
the win. Stevan Guerrero marked a season-best 19 points in the game
to lead the team, while adding eight rebounds to tie his season
best. Ryan Evans was behind him with 12 points, while Wes Miller
rounded out the leading scorers with 10. Both teams shot over .500,
with Schreiner going 24-48 from the field. The Mountaineers relied
on 32 points from the bench, and had just two players that
didn’t mark any points.
Southwestern University
The Pirates traveled to Belton, Texas to take on the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, but fell 68-71. After getting
down 44-38 in the first half, the Pirates outscored the Cru 30-27,
but it wasn’t enough. Zach Whitlock led the team with 16
points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Travis Kurtz put up
15 points, shooting 5-7 from the field and 4-6 from behind the arc
in just 15 minutes of play. Chris Molina rounds out the
double-digit scorers, adding 11 points.
Texas Lutheran University
The Bulldogs split their week, defeating McMurry 80-66 on
Tuesday evening before falling to East Texas Baptist 80-73
Saturday. Against McM, the Bulldogs shot 50% from the field and 41%
from long-range. Jordan Kouremetis led the team with 14 points,
while Garrett Wilkins was close behind with 13. Austin Pickens
rounded out the leading scorers with 10 points of his own. Donte
McGee and Wilkins each put up a team-leading seven rebounds, while
Joseph Richardson led the squad with five assists. The Bulldogs
earned 41 points from the bench, marking at least one point from 13
different players. To close out the week, the Bulldogs faced ETBU,
but fell in a close battle. Kouremetis led the team again, putting
up 17 points, while making four shots from beyond the arc. Sterling
Holmes was behind him with 16 points, including a perfect 9-9 mark
from the charity stripe. McGee earned the first double-double of
the season, putting up 10 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in
the game.
Trinity University
The Tigers had a busy week, taking on Concordia University
Monday evening before traveling to St. Louis, Mo. to take on Emory
University and Washington University. The Tigers fell to 0-7 this
weekend with losses in all three games. To begin the week, the
Tigers fell 81-55 to Concordia. AJ Pulliam led the team with 16
points, shooting 3-4 from the field and 10-12 from the free-throw
line. Pulliam also led the team with seven rebounds and two steals.
Matt Selling put up 11 points in the game. Friday evening,
the Tigers fell to sixth-ranked Emory 83-74. Pulliam led the team
again, marking 23 points. Selling put up 14 in the game, while
adding five rebounds and three assists. William Young led the team
with seven assists, while Jimmy Clark put up six rebounds to lead
the way. The Tigers marked their best shooting of the season in
79-77 loss to No. 4 WashU. Trinity shot 56% from the field,
including 60% from beyond the arc, their best performance of the
season. Pulliam continued to lead the team, putting up 22 points,
while Selling added 19 and Brian Blum put up 13. Selling shot 5-6
from beyond the arc, while also leading the team with seven
rebounds.
