SUWANEE, Ga. - Two teams (Birmingham-Southern and DePauw) remained undefeated after the second week of SCAC soccer action. Birmingham-Southern (4-0) completed a weekend sweep at the Kyle Rote, Jr. Classic while DePauw is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2003.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College fell 2-1 in an overtime heartbreaker to Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday before getting rained out on Sunday and are now 0-3 on the year. Against UMHB, the Crusaders scored on a penalty kick midway through the second half but the 'Roos answered when Luis Castillo punched the rebound from Alex Dawson's shot in the 76th minute to knot things up and send the game into overtime. However, in the first overtime the Crusaders got a goal with just 2:41 left to hand Austin College the loss. Austin College held a 13-9 shot advantage in the first half but UMHB outshot the 'Roos 14-7 in the second half and overtime. Austin College is back in action this week when they host Trinity to open SCAC play on Friday.

Birmingham-Southern completed the weekend sweep at the Kyle Rote, Jr. Classic with wins over Washington & Lee (2-1) and Emory & Henry Wasps (6-0) at Sewanee. With the two wins, the Panthers move to 4-0 on the season. Tyler Evans scored both Panther goals on Saturday, with the first coming from Nicholas Reitmeier in the 21st-minute. Evans scored again in the 57th-minute off a connector from Andrew Shelton to seal the win. The Panthers out-shot Wash. & Lee 10-2 on the day. Shachar Hovan played the full 90 minutes in goal for the Panthers, with one save and allowing the sole General's goal. Garner Shivers scored three goals in seven minutes of the second half to bury the Wasps on Sunday. The Panthers dominated from start to finish, out-shooting the Wasps 28-4 on the day (Including 19-3 in shots-on-goal). Shachar Hovan put in another flawless performance with two saves in 63 minutes of work, and Charlie Boles held the shutout with one save in 27 minutes. The Panthers cleaned up the individual awards, and named four players to the All-Tournament team. Tyler Evans was name Offensive MVP of the Classic, Andrew Stein was Defensive MVP, Garner Shivers and Nicholas Reitmeier were also named to the All-Tournament team. The Panthers will travel to St. Louis this weekend to take on Washington University and Fontbonne University.

Centre continued its winning ways this week, taking 3 wins out of 3 games as they near the beginning of conference play. On Tuesday night, Centre picked up its first shut-out of the year in a 2-0 home win against Mount St. Joseph’s. The Colonels then hosted the 20th Annual Bob Allen Nissan Classic in Danville, KY, with Wilmington College, Asbury College, and Berry College all coming in for the tournament. On Friday night, Centre used 6 second half goals from 6 different players to propel them to a 6-3 win over the Quakers of Wilmington College. In the tournament final on Saturday night, Centre defeated NAIA opponent Berry College in a 5-4 double-overtime thriller to win the classic. The Colonels, 4-2-0, take on Hanover College at home on Tuesday night before traveling north to Illinois to take on the likes of the University of Chicago on Friday and Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday.

In an effort to bolster its injury-riddled roster, Colorado College added freshman forward Ryan Jaeger and sophomore forward Travis Boccard to the lineup and the move paid immediate dividends. Jaeger’s first career tally, 30:09 into the first half of his first collegiate game, gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead on Saturday against Whitman College. But the Missionaries tied the game just 2:24 left in regulation and won the game in the sixth minute of overtime when a shot deflected off a CC defender and found the back of the net. Senior midfielder Jordan Reese came within inches of winning it for the Tigers when his rocket from 20 yards out hit the cross bar in the opening minute of sudden death. On Sunday, Colorado College overcame a penalty kick and a red card to battle Montclair State University to a scoreless draw. MSU’s Joseph Cullen sent a penalty kick over the crossbar in the 61st minute, and then the Red Hawks played the final 12:41 of overtime with a man advantage after CC’s David Van Sicklen was given a red card. Montclair State (4-0-1) controlled play during the first half, launching eight shots and taking five corner kicks. Jordan Reese registered the Tigers’ first shot on goal 14:32 into the second half, and that seemed to energize the Tigers. Colorado College (1-3-1) had its best scoring opportunities just over five minutes later when Reese, Ryan Jaeger and Chris Ellis had shots on goal, but were denied by Teddy Ritter who finished with eight saves. Senior goalkeeper Brian Engle made a career-high nine saves en route to his eighth career shutout. It was CC’s first scoreless tie since Sept. 24, 2004, against Wartburg College. The draw snapped Montclair State’s regular-season winning streak at 22 matches.

No. 25 DePauw improved to 3-0 on the season with its third straight shutout in a 1-0 win over visiting Franklin. Christopher Lee scored a header with an assist from Alex Johnson at 29:00 for the game's lone goal. The Tigers outshot Franklin 15-5 and held a 5-3 edge in corners. The 3-0 start is the best since the 2003 team opened the season with a 4-0 record and three straight shutouts to start the year matches the 1999 team's start. The 1980 squad opened the season with five straight shutouts.

Hendrix split a pair of matches in Irving, Texas over the weekend after suffering a double-overtime midweek loss. The Warriors midweek loss came against in-state rival University of the Ozarks, 3-2. Hendrix then took a 3-1 win over McMurry University on Friday, before falling to University of Dallas, 1-0, on a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon. The Warriors earned their first ever National Soccer Collegiate Coaches of America regional ranking last week by being named 12th in the West Region, joining fellow SCAC members Southwestern (3rd) and Trinity (4th). Hendrix now stands at 3-2 after this weekend’s action and opens the SCAC season on Friday against Rhodes. First years Connor Silvestri and Grant Womack connected for Hendrix’s two goals against Ozarks. First year Kevin Gregory, sophomore Jonathan Birdwell and senior Thomas Robins scored their first goals of the season to lift the Warriors past McMurry. Heavy rain for three straight days turned Dallas’ field into a slip-n-slide and forced Hendrix’s high-speed offense to come to a screeching halt.

Millsaps went 1-2 on the week after dropping a pair of one-goal matches to LeTourneau and Truett-McConnell. Penalty kicks proved costly in both losses, with Millsaps missing a combined four in the two matches – three vs LeTourneau alone. The Majors’ lone win of the week came at Piedmont College on Sunday, 3-2, thanks to senior Andres Colocho’s game-winner in the 79th minute. Millsaps (4-2) will close out a three-game road stretch on Saturday at Huntingdon College (0-3) with kickoff set for 3 p.m.

Oglethorpe tied their only competition of the week against the Maryville Scots, 0-0. The game played through two overtimes with neither team able to crack the scoreboard. Petrel keeper Michael Hadjisimos stood strong to record the shutout. Along the way, Hadjisimos saved 13 Scot shots including 5 in the overtime sessions to earn the tie. With the result, Oglethorpe is 2-1-1 on the season and will travel to face Reinhardt this Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

Rhodes lost to #15 Principia College 3 -1 Friday night. Brett Simek, junior MF from Milstadt Ill, scored the lone Lynx goal. The team rebounded with a solid performance at Washington University Sunday, leading the game 1-0 until a free kick by Washington University Tied the game in the 77th minute. The game ended 1-1 after 2 OT’s.

Sewanee hosted the 18th annual Kyle Rote Jr. Invitational this weekend and went 1-1 with a 4-0 win over Emory and Henry and a tough 1-0 loss to Washington and Lee. The Tigers are now 2-2 so far in 2009. Sewanee's Patrick Johnson, Chris Grover and Daniel Drewry were named to the All-Tournament team for their play. The Tigers will host LaGrange Friday night before travelling to Huntingdon on Sunday.

No. 20 Southwestern traveled to Abilene, Texas this weekend to take on the University of Texas-Dallas and Hardin Simmons University in the second installment of the Conference Challenge. Despite being nearly even on shots the Pirates fell 3-1 to UTD on Friday afternoon. Josh Spencer had the lone goal for SU, assisted by Alex Keller. Sophomore keeper Nick Pierce recorded eleven saves in the contest. After a quick turnaround the Pirates faced host school HSU on Saturday and fell 2-1. Spencer once again had the goal for Southwestern. The Pirates are now 3-2 on the season open conference action on Friday at Colorado College.

No. 25 Trinity extended its winning streak to four games with a pair of road wins over the weekend. Trinity blanked Hardin-Simmons (4-0) and UT-Dallas (1-0) in Abilene, Texas, this past weekend, improving its record to 4-1-0 this season. Five different players scored goals for the Tigers over the weekend, with Tommy Barros and Ben Grossman picking up game-winners. Grossman now has three GW goals in the first five games for Trinity. The Tigers open up SCAC play this weekend, facing off against Austin College and Colorado College on the road. Trinity defeated Austin College 5-1 and Colorado College 1-0 in San Antonio last season. Cameron Hogsett scored two goals and an assist in the win over AC. The Colorado College game was decided by a penalty kick in the 89th minute.

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