LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- It was a full week of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference league play with six conference matchups, highlighted by St. Thomas and Centenary winning their first two conference contests of the season.
St. Thomas (2-0 SCAC / 8-0 overall) opened league play with a pair of wins over Dallas (79-74) and Austin College (80-58), along with 51-point non-conference win over Howard Payne (104-53) on Monday, to maintain its perfect mark. In the win over Dallas, senior guard Kennard Robinson led the team with 25 points, shooting 66.7 percent from the field (8 of 12). Joshua Sanchez added 14 points, with Freddie Ricks III coming off the bench to score 13. The following afternoon four players scored in double-figures to lead the Celts to a convincing victory over Austin College – the sixth time in the team’s first eight games the Celts have recorded a victory of 20+ points. Freddie Ricks III and Nathan Ghavidel both came off the bench to lead the Celts with 12-points apiece. Kennard Robinson added 10 points with five assists while Paul Taulton added 10 in a reserve role. In the team’s non-conference win over Howard Payne, the Celts got production up and down the lineup with five players scoring in double-figures as the team finished the game shooting 51 percent (38 of 75) from the floor.
Centenary (2-0 SCAC / 5-4 overall) also recorded wins over Austin College (82-73) and Dallas (77-62). In the Gents’ win over Austin College, senior Cedric Harris and sophomore Ty Prince had a combined 52 points with Harris’ finishing with a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds while Prince adding 24 points, five assists and four rebounds. The game was tied at the half, but Centenary shot 48.3 percent in the second period, including 57.1 percent (8-14) to earn the victory. Harris was the top scorer again on Saturday, recording 21 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the victory at Dallas. Prince added 20 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two assists. The duo has reached double figures in the scoring column in all nine games this season.
Texas Lutheran (1-1 SCAC / 4-5 overall) split road conference games over the week with a victory over Colorado College (64-63) on Thursday before suffering a loss to Johnson & Wales (59-58) Friday. In the Bulldogs’ 64-63 win over CC, junior guard Sebastian Andrade sank what would be the game-winner, draining a jumper with 23 seconds left to play that provided the final margin. Caleb Lister helped lead TLU to victory with 16 points and seven rebounds, with Andrade adding 12 while recording seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists. Lister finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and three steals in the loss to JWU.
Johnson & Wales (1-1 SCAC / 2-7 overall) is now 1-1 in conference play following a 59-58 win over Texas Lutheran on Friday. Down seven at the break and 40-36 early in the second half, the Wildcats ripped off 10 straight points to erase the deficit and claim their first SCAC conference victory. Freshman Kaled Atherley led the Wildcats with 15 points, with sophomore Charles Young adding 14 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Schreiner (0-0 SCAC / 2-5 overall) split non-conference games over the week, including an 83-78 win over Sul Ross St. at the Leslie Robinson Classic on the campus of Trinity on Tuesday. Alex Dehoyos and Matthew Rindahl led the Mountaineers in the victory with a combined 41 points. Two other Mountaineers scored in double-figures, including Chase Pinter with a season-high 19. Dehoyos had 21 in the team’s 83-78 loss to Washington & Lee on Monday.
Trinity (0-0 SCAC / 2-5 overall) also split non-conference games at the Leslie Robinson Classic, defeating Sul Ross St., 92-90, on Monday before falling to Washingto & Lee, 88-71, in the tournament finale. In the victory, Jordan Lippman hit a game-tying three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in regulation to send the Tigers to overtime, then Jack Williams hit the game-winning bucket with 3.4 seconds remaining in the overtime period. Lippman finished with a career-high 33 points and 13 rebounds, while adding three blocks, two assists, and one steal. In Tuesday’s loss to W&L, Ben Hanley scored a career-high 21 points, hitting 6-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
Austin College (0-2 SCAC / 3-6 overall) dropped home games last week, losing to LeTourneau (89-76) on Monday before falling to Centenary and St. Thomas in conference play. Junior forward Michael Holland had a strong week for the ‘Roos, averaging 21.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 57.1 percent (28-49) from the field.
After taking off the better part of a week for the holidays, SCAC teams return to the court on Sunday, December 29 and Monday, December 30 with eight conference games on tap over that two-day stretch, including early league leaders Centenary, Southwestern and St. Thomas all hosting doubleheaders.
This Week's Results:
| Date | Away | Home | Status | Links | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | ||||||
| Mon. 16 |
|
89 |
|
76 | Final | |
|
90 |
|
92 | Final - OT | ||
|
83 |
|
78 | Final | ||
|
53 |
|
104 | Final | ||
| Tue. 17 |
|
88 |
|
71 | Final | |
|
|
78 |
|
83 | Final | ||
| Thu. 19 |
|
64 |
|
63 | Final | |
| Fri. 20 |
|
82 |
|
73 | Final | |
|
|
79 |
|
74 | Final | ||
|
|
58 |
|
59 | Final | ||
| Sat. 21 |
|
77 |
|
62 | Final | |
|
|
80 |
|
58 | Final | ||
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