SUWANEE, Ga. - Five teams remain perfect in SCAC play through the second full weekend of conference play. Trinity remained in the top 25 at seventh after a tough 1-0 loss to out of conference opponent and #1-ranked Christopher Newport, while #20 DePauw continued to look impressive on the defensive side of the ball allowing just one goal in conference play to this point.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College went 0-1-1 over the weekend, bringing their record to 4-3-3 overall on the year. The ‘Roos started the weekend with a 2-2 double overtime draw at Sewanee with Chris Melton scoring twice in the second half to force the extra time. On Sunday, the ‘Roos were blanked by Oglethorpe 3-0. The team will head out on the road again this weekend when they travel to Georgetown to take on Southwestern before heading to San Antonio to play Trinity.

Birmingham-Southern was 0-1-1 this week at home, tying with No. 20 DePauw Friday evening, 0-0, but losing to Centre on Sunday, 3-0. The Panthers are now 3-4-3 on the season overall and 0-2-2 in the SCAC. The Panthers return to action this weekend as they play host to Rust College on Saturday afternoon.

Centre continued SCAC play over the weekend at Millsaps College on Friday and Birmingham Southern College on Sunday. On Friday night, Centre and Millsaps played a scoreless first half before Centre opened up the scoring in the second half, earning a 2-0 victory over Millsaps behind a pair of goals from Josh Settle. On Sunday, the Colonels played a steady first half against BSC and then opened up the game in the second half, scoring three goals and ending up victorious with a 3-0 win. Centre finished the weekend 2-0, making their overall record for the season 8-2-1 and 3-0-1 in SCAC play. The Colonels return home to Danville KY to play host to Hendrix College on Friday night and Rhodes College on Sunday.

Colorado College posted victories at Oglethorpe and Sewanee to begin conference play with a 4-0 record for the first time since joining the SCAC. The four-match winning streak matches the Tiger’s longest in conference play first set in 2007. CC came from behind to defeat the Stormy Petrels on Friday. When Oglethorpe scored during the seventh minute, it was the first goal the Tigers have allowed in conference play this season and snapped a scoreless streak of 293.14 that began during the opening minutes of the contest against Wheaton College on Sept. 20. Colorado College got the equalizer during the 19th minute when Sean Parham scored on the rebound of a Brandon Ogilvie header off the crossbar. The Tigers took the lead in the 44th minute when a Nick Lammers pass defected off Daniel Wright and went to Matt Fechter, who scored with a shot toward the right post. Andy McGhie stopped all four shots he faced and Fechter scored the only goal the Tigers would need as CC defeated Sewanee, 2-0, on Sunday Fechter found the net 7:30 into the second half on a free kick to the upper left corner from 25 yards. It was his third game winner of the season and fourth of his career. The Tigers added an insurance goal during the 77th minute when Parham scored after taking a through ball from Ogilvie. Parham scored a goal in both contests this weekend while Ogilvie extended his points streak to six games. Colorado College stays on the road this weekend for games at Trinity University and Southwestern on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

With a tie and a win, 20th-ranked DePauw clinched its 29th straight .500 or better season. The Tigers improved to 9-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the conference with a 0-0 tie at Birmingham-Southern and a 2-1 win at Millsaps. Birmingham-Southern outshot DePauw 22-14 and held a 7-5 edge in corners, but neither team found the back of the net in 110 minutes. Nate Sprenkel totaled four saves. Millsaps jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the opening three minutes, but Ryan Keefe and Dean Weaver scored to give the Tigers the win. DePauw held a 23-4 edge in shots and a 12-1 advantage in corners. Sprenkel totaled one save. In their 11 contests, the Tigers have allowed just three goals and shut out eight opponents.

Hendrix split a pair of games this week with a 3-1 victory over Williams Baptist College on Tuesday and a 2-1 loss at Rhodes College on Saturday.  The Warriors now stand at 4-4 overall and 0-3 in SCAC play.  Sophomore forward Connor Silvestri’s goal in the 66th minute against Williams Baptist matched the Warriors’ career goal record of 19 scores.  Junior midfielder Taylor Davenport put Hendrix on top with the opening goal in the 10th minute off a rebound from five yards out.  Junior midfielder Colin Thompson gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead just four minutes before the break when he sent a cross from Silvestri through the keeper’s legs.  Silvestri etched his name in the Hendrix record book off a double assist from sophomore midfielder Dylan Reed and junior forward Duncan Keegan.  Reed intercepted a goal kick and chipped the ball forward to Keegan, who then crossed the ball from the left side to find a wide open Silvestri.  The Eagles scored their lone goal when senior forward Jorge Mojica broke away from the defense and slipped the ball by they goalkeeper from 15 yards out.  Warriors’ first year goalie Robbie White made his first collegiate start and had a solid night in front of the net with six saves.  The Hendrix offense outshot its opponent 21-12.  Rhodes struck early off a corner kick and eventually scored the game-winning goal in the 33rd minute to overcome Hendrix on Saturday afternoon.  Lynx first year defender Patrick Harris found the back of the net off a corner kick in the fourth minute.  Keegan tied the game with his fourth goal of the season in the 33rd minute off an assist from Thompson.  Rhodes sophomore forward Petar Radujkovic then netted the game winner on an unassisted score 14 seconds after Hendrix knotted the game.

Millsaps dropped a pair of matches this weekend at Harper Davis Field. Centre took a 2-0 win from the Majors on Friday night before DePauw got the 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon. The losses drop the Majors to 2-6-1 on the season, they remain winless in SCAC competition at 0-4. The lone offensive bright spot for Millsaps came two minutes into Sunday’s match with the Tigers. Trey Fontaine found Andrew Moise in front of the Tiger net before anyone in the stadium knew what happened. Despite solid defensive efforts in both games, the Majors offense continued to sputter to withhold the first conference win of the season. The Majors will have one more home match on Wednesday with Huntingdon before heading over to Texas next weekend for two more non-conference matches with Dallas Christian and the University of Dallas.

Oglethorpe split two conference matches this past weekend at home, falling to Colorado on Friday, 2-1 and besting Austin on Sunday, 3-0. Against Colorado, The Petrels took a 1-0 advantage in only the game's 7th minute when Russell Thompson found a streaking Nick Williamson down the far side of the pitch. Williamson took one touch before cracking an incredible shot across the face of the goal and past the Tiger keeper for the 1-0 advantage. The Tigers, however, responded with goals in the game's 18th minute and then again just before half in the 44th minute to earn a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. Each team managed 13 shots on the afternoon and Oglethorpe held a 5-4 advantage on corner kicks. Against Austin, The Petrels started the scoring in the 21st minute when some hard work from E.J. Ovie-Ogodo left Aaron Walker a shot he fired past the "Roos keeper for the early lead. The Petrels struck again early in the second half when a run from Russell Thompson yielded Harrison McConnell room to shoot from 25 yards out. The keeper misplayed the blast and Oglethorpe earned some separation with the goal. Oglethorpe capped the scoring in the 84th minute when Thompson recorded a goal of his own off a nice feed from Ricardo Morgan. Oglethorpe outshot the 'Roos 12-8 and the Petrels placed an impressive 9 of the shots on goal. With the results Oglethorpe is now 5-3-1 on the season and will travel to face Sewanee this Saturday night at 9:00 p.m.

Rhodes won their only game of the weekend, defeating SCAC opponent, Hendrix College, at home 2-1.  Rhodes opened up the scoring just 5 minutes into the match, as freshman defender, Patrick Harris, bent in a corner kick to the far post.  Hendrix would knot the score up at 1-1 in the 34th minute on a header from Connor Silvestri.  However, Rhodes would answer before the half, as sophomore, Petar Radujkovich vollied a shot home just outside the box.  The second half saw chances from both sides, with the best going to Hendrix, who was award a penalty kick.  Senior Lynx goalkeeper, Justin Stradley, stood up to the challenge, saving the penalty, which preserved the 2-1 win.

Sewanee battled through 110 minutes of play with Austin College on Friday, before ending in a 2-2 tie after two overtimes. The Tigers played most of the second half and both overtime periods down one man, but were able to hold on for the tie. In an ultra-physical match that resulted in a combined 30 fouls and eight cards, the Tiger defense stepped up when it counted and walked away with a tie for the second tie in three conference matches. Sewanee’s Watson Hartsoe placed one in the net at the 20 minute mark of the first half and the score would remain 1-0 until halftime. In the second, Austin’s Chris Melton knotted it at one apiece with a goal. Sewanee junior Matt Lightfoot gave the Tigers the lead with just ten minutes left in play, but Melton found the goal again with just five minutes left to make it 2-2 and force overtime. Despite 20 minutes of overtime play, neither team could find the goal again, as the match ended in a 2-2 tie. On Sunday, the Tigers played hosted to Colorado College and the visiting Tigers needed two goals in the second half to get the win in Sewanee. Colorado’s Matt Fechter put one in the goal at the seven-minute mark of the second half. Sean Parham added an insurance goal with 15 minutes remaining in the contest, making it 2-0. Sewanee will host Oglethorpe in an SCAC match-up next Saturday. The Tigers fall to 2-6-2 on the season and 0-2-2 in SCAC play.

Southwestern took no breaks on their off weekend from conference play as they traveled to San Antonio to face nationally-ranked Christopher Newport and Rowan. SU stepped to the challenge on Friday night, giving CNU a scare by scoring in the opening minutes of the game. CNU was able to steal the victory, however, scoring first on a penalty kick to even the score and then scoring the game winning goal in the 68th minute. The Pirates took a moment to regroup in their next contest as Rowan scored in the early moments of the game but SU evened the count before halftime. Rowan scored quickly at the start of the second period before Southwestern got back down to business with two goals in the final 20 minutes. After the split weekend Southwestern sits at 5-4 on the year. They return to SCAC action where they are 2-0 this weekend, hosting Austin College on Friday and Colorado College on Sunday.

No. 5 Trinity went 1-1 over the weekend, defeating Rowan University 3-0 on Friday night, then getting edged in a 1-0 loss to top-ranked Christopher Newport University on Saturday. The Tigers pounded out three first-half goals in Friday’s win, setting up a showdown with the nation’s top-ranked team on Saturday.  After a scoreless first half, CNU was finally able to get past Trinity’s defense in the 59th minute to score the eventual game-winner. Trinity will resume SCAC play this weekend, facing off against Colorado College and Austin College at home.  Last year, the Tigers defeated Austin College 3-0 in Sherman, Texas, and Trinity won a 1-0 double-overtime game at Colorado College in 2009.

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