SUWANEE, Ga. - In a week which was dominated by out of conference play, Colorado College made the most hay picking up four conference points with a tie against DePauw University Friday and then a 1-0 win against Centre College on Sunday. Trinity University remained perfect (14-0) by picking up two home wins against non-conference opponents St. Lawrence (N.Y.) University and Wheaton (Ill.) College.

Austin College had a strong showing over the weekend, being narrowly defeated 1-0 by Centre College before handing DePauw University its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference defeat of the season in a 3-2 win. In the loss to Centre the Colonels got on the board just over four minutes into the game when a long throw in was deflected into the Austin College goal for the only score of the game. Matt Dickinson was outstanding in the net, stopping several shots that looked to be surefire goals on his way to making nine saves. On Sunday the team jumped out to a 2-0 lead by halftime and extended to 3-0 before the Tigers scored twice in the final five minutes to close the gap. Garrett Evans got things started when he scored on an assist from Luis Castillo in the 24th minute, and Castillo added his team-best fifth goal of the season just before halftime. In the second half the ’Roos went up by three when a shot deflected off of a DePauw player for an own goal, which proved to be the game winner. Dickinson was once again strong in the net, making eight saves. This week the team will face Colorado College as a part of homecoming weekend.

Birmingham-Southern lost a match on the road on Thursday at Maryville College, 1-0. The loss drops the men to 2-12-0 on the season. The Panthers were never able to get a footing on the offensive end of the pitch. BSC managed just 8 shots in the game, four in each half. The Maryville keeper made five saves to preserve the shut-out and send Southern home empty-handed. BSC will be on the road again next weekend, as they travel to Texas for a pair of SCAC opponents. Friday, the Panthers will travel to San Antonio for a 6:00 p.m. match at Trinity. On Sunday they will square-off with Southwestern at noon from Georgetown.

Centre split a pair of road games over the weekend defeating Austin College on Friday before falling to Colorado College on Sunday. On Friday at Austin, the Colonels outshot the Roos' 16-4 and held a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks en route to a 1-0 win. Then on Sunday at Colorado, the Tigers defeated the Colonels 1-0 in a tightly contested match. The Tigers outshot the Colonels 19-16 and held a 7-6 advantage on corner kicks. Centre is now 12-4 on the season and 6-2 in the SCAC. The Colonels play their homecoming match next weekend against Depauw University.

Colorado College improved to 3-1-1 in conference play over the weekend with a tie against DePauw Friday afternoon and a win against Centre on Sunday. Senior forward Logan Boccard scored his first game-winning goal of the season and fourth of his career in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Centre. The Tigers are 6-0 this season when he scores a goal. Junior goalkeeper Brian Engle made five saves en route to his fourth shutout in eight games. That is the most saves he has made in a shutout this season. Engle has not allowed more than one goal in a game this season. Junior forward Brendan Douglas snapped a five-game pointless streak when he set up Boccard’s goal against the Colonel’s. It was the second game-winning assist for Douglas this season. He also has one GWG. Junior forward Trevor Cobb set up CC’s only goal in the 1-1 tie with DePauw. The Tigers are 6-0-1 when he has at least one point. Colorado College improved to 3-2 in one-goal games.

DePauw's unbeaten string of nine straight came to an end on Sunday as the Tigers lost to Austin by a 3-2 score. That followed a 1-1 tie at Colorado College on Friday. The Tigers trailed 1-0 at Colorado College after the hosts scored less than 10 minutes into the contest, but Salvatore Greco knotted the contest on Kaes Kamman's assist at 12:18. The teams then went scoreless for over 97 minutes and the game ended in DePauw's fourth tie of the season and its seventh overtime contest. Colorado College held a 34-7 advantage in shots and 9-2 edge in corners. Ted Jacobi recorded 11 saves for the Tigers. DePauw trailed at Austin, 3-0 early in the second half, but closed the gap to 3-2 as Mike Harris knocked in a penalty kick at 84:25 and Kaes Kamman rounded out the scoring with 1:30 left on Brian Lawless' assist. The Tigers outshot Austin, 23-10 and held a 5-1 edge in corner kicks. Jacobi recorded three saves in the loss.

Hendrix did not play this past week. The Warriors will return to action this weekend as they host a pair non-conference games in Conway.

Millsaps (6-8, 2-2 SCAC) was idle. They travel to Southwestern and Trinity Oct. 24-26.

Oglethorpe won their only match of the week last Wednesday when they defeated Piedmont College on Salamone Field, 2-1. The Petrels were lifted by the outstanding play of senior Scott Devault who recorded two excellent assists on the afternoon to guide Oglethorpe to victory. Both assists led to outstanding headers into the back of the net, the first by freshman Aaron Walker and the second by senior Amel Komic for the game-winner. With the result, Oglethorpe is now 3-8-3 on the season and gets set to host another non-conference tilt versus Huntingdon College this Saturday afternoon.
 
Rhodes split this past week falling to Christian Brothers on Wednesday evening 4-2. The Lynx however rebounded over the weekend defeating the Hawks of Huntingdon on Saturday 3-1. Rhodes will return to action this weekend as they get set to host Central Baptist College on Sunday.

Sewanee did not play this past week. The Tigers will return to action this Friday as they host nationally ranked Emory (Ga.) University on the Mountain.

Southwestern were handed a loss in San Antonio by St. Lawrence on Saturday, dropping two goals in the second half to finish 0-2. A renewed drive by the Bucs in the final twenty minutes of the game led to several opportunities to even the score, but in the end the Saints defensive efforts won out.

No. 1 Trinity remained undefeated on the season with a pair of wins over former NCAA Division III Champions last weekend. The Tigers defeated 1999 Champs St. Lawrence University 5-1 on Friday night, then followed that up with a 4-1 win over 12th-ranked Wheaton (IL) College – the 1984 and 1997 national champions – on Saturday night. Ben Grossman scored a hat trick in Friday’s win, coming off the bench to propel the team to victory. Noe Casanova had three assists in the game, while Joseph DeCosta added two more. Casanova added a goal and another assist on Saturday. Patrick Floeck and Cameron Hogsett had a goal in each game for the Tigers. Trinity will host Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps next weekend, continuing play in the SCAC. Trinity is 17-0 against Millsaps in SCAC play, including a 10-0 win in Jackson, Mississippi last year. Trinity and Birmingham-Southern played for the first time last season, with the Tigers earning a 2-1 victory.

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