SUWANEE, Ga. - SCAC action got underway this past weekend with DePauw, Trinity, Southwestern and Colorado College all posting perfect 2-0 records. This marks the tenth straight season the Tigers of Trinity have gotten off to a 2-0 start in SCAC play.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College went 1-0-1 over the weekend, coming from behind twice to tie Birmingham-Southern before holding off Millsaps for a 1-0 victory on Sunday to improve to 4-2-2 on the season. Against Birmingham-Southern, the ‘Roos got a first half goal from Joey Alcocer to knot things at 1-1, and after the Panthers went on top and looked to have the win secured, Andy Johnson found the back of the net in the 86th minute to force overtime and help secure the tie. On Sunday the ’Roos got a goal from Memo Allande on a feed from Jason Campbell in the 31st minute and managed to hold off the Majors the rest of the way in the single goal victory. Grant Gosselin made a combined 13 saves in the two matches and got his second shutout of the year against Millsaps. The ’Roos head on the road to take on Sewanee and Oglethorpe this weekend.

Birmingham-Southern was on the road this week to open conference play, tying with Austin College, 2-2, on Friday, and losing a tough one to Colorado College, 1-0, on Sunday. Junior Garner Shivers leads the Panthers with three goals and three assists for nine points, followed by junior Tony Crocker with three goals and two assists. Junior Tyler Evans and sophomore Nicholas Reitmeier also have three goals apiece. Senior goalkeeper Shachar Hovan owns a 1.10 GAA with one shutout, and freshman keeper Alex Levinson has a 1.71 GAA.

Centre played three games this week, posting a 1-1-1 record.  Centre had a midweek game against Thomas More College before opening conference play at home versus Sewanee and Oglethorpe. Against Thomas More, the Colonels played a solid first-half before the game was halted due to weather. Once play opened up again, the Colonels conceded a goal and ended up losing away 1-0. Centre returned home to open up conference play on Friday night. Hosting Sewanee, the Colonels battled to a 0-0 draw on Friday night. On Sunday, the Colonels went down in the first 40 seconds, before opening up the scoring en route to a 4-1 win, getting a pair of braces from Austin Hall and Josh Settle. Overall, the Colonels moved to 6-2-1 on the year. Next week the Colonels are away at Millsaps College on Friday and Birmingham Southern College on Sunday.

Colorado College began the week with a 1-1 ties against Wheaton College. Ogilvie tied the game with 3:41 remaining in the second half off a pass from fellow freshman Ben Glass. CC posted back-to-back shutouts in conference play for the first time since the 2008 season and opened its SCAC schedule with a pair of victories for the third time in four years. Senior goalkeeper Andy McGhie made four saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season as the Tigers defeated Millsaps College, 1-0, in the first SCAC match for both teams. CC has now won all four of its conference openers. Freshman forward Brandon Ogilvie scored the only goal of the game during the seventh minute on a header off a feed from freshman forward Sean Parham. The Tigers posted a 20-7 advantage in total shots and enjoyed an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. Colorado College used a relentless defense and a timely goal from Ogilvie to defeat Birmingham-Southern College, 1-0, on Sunday. CC allowed just nine total shots en route to its fifth shutout of the season. The Tigers have now played 286:15 since surrendering a goal during the third minute of the 1-1 tie vs. Wheaton College. McGhie had three saves while recording his fifth shutout of the season and the seventh of his career, and lowering his goals-against average to 0.95. Ogilvie broke the tie in the 70th minute when he converted on a hard cross from Parham. He extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with his second consecutive game winner, both of which were set up by Parham. Colorado College embarks on a four-match road swing next weekend with games at Oglethorpe University and Sewanee on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

#25 DePauw is 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the SCAC after 1-0 home wins over Oglethorpe and Sewanee. The Tigers have shut out seven opponents this season. Ryan Keefe scored off of a free kick in the 81st minute to lead the Tigers to Friday's win over Oglethorpe. The free kick came after an Oglethorpe player was sent off with a red card. Oglethorpe outshot the Tigers, 11-7, and held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. Goalkeeper Nate Sprenkel made seven saves for DePauw. Andrew Desmarais tallied the lone goal of the game in the win over Sewanee as he delivered a header on a double assist from Louie Souza and Danny Witzerman. DePauw held a 15-3 advantage in shots, putting six shots on goal in the contest. Both DePauw and Sewanee recorded six corner kicks each. Sprenkel made two saves in goal for DePauw.

Hendrix went 0-2 in its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend of the season with a 7-3 loss to No. 7 Trinity University on Friday night at Warrior Field.  The Warriors then dropped a 4-2 match to Southwestern University on Sunday afternoon to move their overall mark to 3-3.  Trinity grabbed a come-from-behind victory over Hendrix in front of a raucous capacity crowd, led by first year midfielder Yuri Ribeiro with a hat trick to earn the second-half comeback.  The Tigers grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the eighth minute, however, the Warriors managed to score three unanswered goals to take a 3-2 advantage into the break.  Sophomore forward Connor Silvestri led Hendrix with two goals and junior forward Duncan Keegan netted the Warriors’ final goal.  After Ribeiro scored his second goal of the night just one minute into the second half to tie the game at 3-3, sophomore midfielder Nima Naderi recorded the game-winning goal on a shot to the top right corner from 13 yards out and off junior forward Cameron Hogsett’s second assist of the night.  The Tigers put the game away with a 5-0 advantage in the second half.  Southwestern snatched a victory despite being whistled for 20 fouls in a physical contest on a windy Sunday afternoon at Warrior Field.  Southwestern owned an 18-7 shot advantage, including nine chances on-goal.  Hendrix was first to reach the scoreboard on junior defender Ian Evan’s header in the 15th minute.  The Pirates went ahead with two goals before the break and never looked back.  The Warriors gave up a goal inside the first minute of the second half for the second straight game to give Southwestern a 3-1 lead with 44 minutes to go.  Silvestri collected his ninth goal of the year to make it a one-score contest on a penalty kick in the 50th minute.  Southwestern headed a corner kick in just two minutes later to reach the final mark.

Millsaps offensive woes continued this week as the Majors dropped two on the road at Colorado College and Austin. The Majors fell 1-0 on both Friday and Sunday. The losses drop Millsaps to 2-4-1 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. The Majors were unable to get anything going on the board over the two-game stretch and were held scoreless in both contests. They will attempt to right the ship this weekend as they host Centre and DePauw in the weekend double-header. Game times are set for 8:00 p.m. with the Colonels on Friday then at 3:00 p.m. against the Tigers on Sunday.

Oglethorpe lost a pair of conference matches this past weekend, falling to DePauw (1-0) on Friday) and dropping to Centre (4-1) on Sunday. The Tigers scored the game winner on Friday off a free kick that came in the game’s 81st minute. On Sunday, junior Russell Thompson notched the Petrels only goal of the weekend against the Colonels. Oglethorpe is now 4-2-1 on the season and will return home to host conference matches versus Colorado and Austin this weekend.

Rhodes dropped both of their SCAC games this weekend.  Rhodes hosted Southwestern University on Friday.  Southwestern went ahead 1-0 halfway through the first half, and then tallied another ten minutes later, going into the half with a 2-0 lead.  The Pirates were able to tack on one more in the second half, winning the game 3-0. Rhodes hosted Trinity University on Sunday.  Trinity topped the Lynx 4-1, with Rhodes’ sole goal coming from senior midfielder, Brett Simek, on a penalty kick.

Sewanee battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie with Centre College on Friday night before dropping a 1-0 decision to DePauw University on Sunday. In a rainy contest in Danville, Kentucky, Sewanee and Centre battled through 110 minutes of scoreless play. The Tigers took 23 shots on the night, while Centre finished with 18. The Tigers’ and Colonels’ defenses stood firm all evening. Sewanee goalkeeper Freddie Delchamps finished with eight saves on the evening. On Sunday, Sewanee traveled to Greencastle, Indiana to take on host DePauw University in their second SCAC matchup of the weekend. Andrew Desmairas scored the lone goal in the contest and it was all DePauw needed to put the purple Tigers away. Sewanee only managed three shots in the contest, up against DePauw’s 15. Delchamps collected five saves for the Tigers. Sewanee drops to 2-5-1 on the year after the weekend’s contests, and 0-1-1 in conference play. They will return to action on Friday when they host Austin College in an SCAC match.

Southwestern got off to a great start in SCAC Conference action, winning both games over the weekend. The Pirates are currently 4-3 on the year and 2-0 in the SCAC. Friday night SU found themselves in a rough and tumble match with Rhodes College as the two teams combined for 22 fouls. Southwestern led in both offensive categories for the 2-1 win. Sunday was much of the same as SU faced Hendrix, dominating the offensive stats and playing a physical game. Southwestern took the win 4-3 with a steady offensive attack. The Pirates return to non-conference action over the weekend as they head to San Antonio for a pair of neutral site matches against Rowan and Christopher Newport.

No. 7 Trinity opened up conference play with a pair of strong victories at Hendrix and Rhodes over the weekend, improving to 6-1 on the season. First-year Yuri Ribiero scored his first career hat trick to lead the Tigers in a 7-3 win over Hendrix on Friday, then four different Trinity players scored in Sunday’s 4-1 win over Rhodes. Overall, eight different Trinity players scored on the team’s 11 goals over the weekend. Trinity returns home this weekend for a pair of non-conference games. The Tigers will face Rowan University on Friday, followed by a matchup of two of Division III’s top-ranked teams in Christopher Newport and Trinity on Saturday.

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