SUWANEE, Ga. - Hendrix knocked off Millsaps 58-57 on the road last Friday in the lone conference match-up of the week. Christina Byler paced the Warriors with 18 points and nine rebounds in the win. With just four games scheduled this week teams are gearing back up for a full slate of conference games the first weekend of 2011.
- AROUND THE SCAC -
Austin College fell 71-50 to
Texas-Dallas in their lone game of the week. The ‘Ross were
led by Kersti Marusich who scored 16 points and added three
rebounds. Austin College will take the week off for the Holidays
and return to action December 28th against Carthage.
Birmingham-Southern traveled to Texas this week for three
games. The Panthers lost to East Texas Baptist, 64-60, on Saturday,
and University of Dallas, 64-52, on Sunday. BSC will face
LeTourneau University on Monday at noon. Junior Ashton Spurgin and
sophomore Alex Adams led the Panthers in scoring against ETBU with
16 points each, while sophomore Erin Moore led the way against
Dallas with 11 points. Adams leads the team overall with 9.9 points
and 7.9 rebounds a game.
Centre won three games last week, defeating
Spalding 83-74 on the road and then winning both games in the
Transylvania Classic against Baldwin Wallace (77-76) and Muskingum
(62-54). The Colonels shot the ball well in all three games
shooting a combined 51.4% (73-142) from the floor, including 17-43
(39.5%) from the three-point line and 79.7% (59-74) from the free
throw line. Centre, now 7-3 overall, will take some time off the
Christmas Holiday and then return to action December 30 for a road
contest against Thomas More before jumping back into conference
play in 2011.
Alyssa Aldaz scored 14 of her season-high 16 points in the
second half, but a 21-point deficit proved too much to overcome as
Colorado College dropped a 71-61 decision to
Kansas Wesleyan University on Saturday night. The Coyotes took
advantage of 21 Tiger turnovers to build a 21-point lead with 10:31
remaining in the game, but CC answered with a 24-7 run and pulled
to within 64-57 when Aldaz drained a three-pointer from the left
baseline with 3:00 to play. The deficit was still at seven points
after Becky Luetjen sank a pair of free throws with 2:18 to go, but
Kansas Wesleyan got an uncontested layup and a three-pointer to
secure the victory. Luetjen finished with 15 points and 10
match-high 10 rebounds to record her fourth double-double of the
season. Kalli Kemling scored all 10 of her points during the first
20 minutes to keep the Tigers within striking distance at 40-29,
however CC managed only five points during the first 10 minutes of
the second half and the Coyotes opened a 54-33 lead. Colorado
College is idle until New Year’s Eve when the Tigers
return conference action against Trinity University at 4
p.m.
DePauw ranked 15th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division
III Coaches' Poll and 16th by D3hoops.com, never trailed in its
66-47 win over visiting Elmhurst and improved to 6-2. After taking
a 7-0 lead, the Tigers ended the half with a 15-2 run capped by
Lauren Goff's three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 37-15 halftime
lead. The margin reached as many as 26 on two occasions in the
second half and DePauw still led, 59-35, with 5:36 remaining before
the Bluejays scored eight straight to trim the lead to 16 with 3:37
left. Katie Aldrich led the Tigers with 15 points, while Kate
Walker added 11 and Katie Mathews 10. Ellie Pearson and Aldrich
each grabbed eight rebounds as the Tigers held a 46-27 advantage on
the glass. Mathews dished out five assists in the win. DePauw
returns to action on Tuesday, December 21 when it travels to Alma
for a 5 p.m. contest.
Hendrix and Millsaps College played through 14 lead
changes and eight ties with the Warriors coming out on top, 58-57,
for the SCAC victory on Friday afternoon at The Hangar Dome.
Hendrix (5-2, 2-1 SCAC) grabbed the final lead change on a
3-pointer from junior Avery Roller with just over 10 minutes left
in regulation and the Warriors went up by six points, 52-46, (their
largest lead of the game) on a jumper from junior Jordan Henderson
with 7:06 to go. However, the Majors tied the game with a 6-0 swing
over the next three minutes, 52-52, with 4:11 on the clock.
Henderson and Millsaps sophomore Shante Morton traded shots from
behind the arc on the next two possessions to make it a 55-55
affair with 2:05 left, before Hendrix junior Anna Roane knocked
down the game-winning 3-pointer (her second of the day) off an
assist from Henderson with 1:44 remaining. Junior Samantha Devlin
earned the assist on Henderson’s lone 3-pointer of the day.
Majors’ sophomore Lovie Love made it a one-point contest,
58-57, with 53 seconds on the clock and a pair of Warrior turnovers
nearly cost them the game. Morton missed a layup and a jumper
inside the last 10 seconds. Hendrix senior Christina Byler grabbed
the defensive rebound on Morton’s second miss and the
Warriors ran out the clock to seal the deal. Neither team led by
more than five points in the first half as they battled through 11
lead changes and four ties, finishing the first 20 minutes with
Millsaps on top, 30-28. The Majors opened the second half with an
8-0 run to earn the largest lead of the game, 38-28, with 17:43 on
the scoreboard. The Warriors responded with a 10-1 run over the
next four minutes to snatch the 40-39 advantage. Byler capped off
the spree with her third 3-pointer of the game on an assist from
Devlin. Byler paced Hendrix with 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting from
the field, including 4-of-6 from long range. Byler also grabbed
nine rebounds. Roane finished with nine ponts on 3-of-6 shooting.
First year Jamie Tate led the way with a game-high 11 rebounds,
while Devlin and junior Caty Hensy pulled down seven boards apiece.
Henderson dished out a team-high four assists. Devlin also added
three assists and was 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Morton and
Love led Millsaps with 20 and 19 points, respectively. Morton also
snagged 10 rebounds for the double-double and tallied a team-high
four assists. Junior Janice Okeke collected eight points, two
assists, two blocks and two steals. Hendrix improves to 24-11
all-time against Millsaps and heads into the holiday break tied
with Millsaps for the most conference wins in the SCAC West
Division. The Warriors will be back in action on Dec. 30 with they
travel to NCAA South Region foe Mississippi College for a 5:30 p.m.
CT contest. Hendrix is on the road for six more games until the
team returns Jan. 21 to host SCAC East Division rival Rhodes
College.
Millsaps off to a good start on Monday with a 58-46 win
over Rust College before dropping games to Hendrix and Rhodes to
close the week. The Bearcats never came closer than nine points in
the second half of Monday's win. Three Majors posted double-doubles
in the win. Janice Okeke scoring 17 with 16 rebounds, Shante Morton
with 16 and 12, and Kristin Salmon with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
A wild one Friday night with the Warriors seemed to sap all the
energy right out of Saturday's non-conference with the Lynx. Lovie
Love stole Hendrix final in-bounds pass with three seconds
remaining but couldn't get the final shot off in the 57-58 loss in
Jackson. Rhodes put the Majors' tired legs to good use in the
second half on Saturday, outscoring MC 32-19 in the period. The
Majors will return to action after the Christmas break when they
travel down to Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida.
Oglethorpe lost its only game of the week at home
to Berry College on Friday night, 65-56. The Petrels erased an
early 8 point deficit to lead the Vikings 33-31 at the half but
could only muster 8 second half field goals en route to the loss.
Playing for the first time in 13 days, Oglethorpe showed some rust
in the early stages and fell behind 14-6 with 11:55 to play in the
first half. The Petrels found their rhythm though and put together
a 25-10 run to open up a 7 point lead of their own with 1:33 left
in the half. The Vikings edged closer just before the break to send
the teams into the locker room with Oglethorpe leading 33-31. Berry
wrested the advantage away from Oglethorpe in the early stages of
the second half and took the lead for good after a basket with
17:33 remaining. The Vikings would march the lead up to 9 with
13:24 left but Oglethorpe managed to trim it down to a single point
on two occasions with less than 7 minutes to play. The Petrels
could not get the defensive stops they needed, however, and the
Vikings converted down the stretch to seal the victory. Junior
Kelley Reeves led the charge for Oglethorpe with a team-high 16
points on 6 of 11 shooting from the field to go along with a
game-high 5 steals. Katie Weeks struggled from the field (5-17) but
was the only other Petrel in double figures with 13 points and 7
rebounds. Freshman Ky'Laine Rogers pulled down a game-high 12
rebounds for the Petrels in the loss. Oglethorpe is now 2-5 on the
season and will get set to host their annual Holiday Classic this
Monday and Tuesday. The Petrels face Texas-Tyler at 7:00 p.m. on
Monday and Maryville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Rhodes snapped a six game losing streak
December 18th in Mallory Gymnasium, defeating Millsaps 60-44.
Backed by 12 points in the first half by sophomore Sarah Womack,
the Lynx held a 28-25 lead at the break. "We were very excited
about the way Sarah shot the basketball," said Rhodes head coach
Matt Dean She sparked the team and enabled us to extend our lead in
the second half." Sharwil Bell recorded her second double double of
the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Bell was two steals
short of a triple double, recording a career high 8 steals.
Freshman forward Sara Olds came off the bench to add 7 points and 5
rebounds as the Lynx improve to 2-7 overall for the year. The Lynx
will return to action on December 31st against
Oglethorpe.
Sewanee turned a 48-34 halftime lead into an 89-70
victory over host Hiwassee College this afternoon. Logan Miller led
the Tigers with 23 points as Dani Kabbes and Claire Elliott each
chipped in 18. Paige Lowe added 14 and Clarissa Medley tallied 10
points in the contest. Sewanee moves to 2-6 overall with the win.
The Tigers are off until December 31st, when they travel to
Birmingham-Southern College for an SCAC match up with the
Panthers.
Southwestern went 1-0 this week, beating Texas Lutheran
University on Friday night to improve to 8-1 on the season. Senior
Anna Fareed opened both halves with two three pointers, giving
Southwestern early leads that pushed them to victory despite TLU's
constant attacks. Free throws once again were the key to the
Pirate's win as they went 14-14 from the line in the final five
minutes to secure the 65-60 win. Fareed had 25 points in the win
while Staley Mullins had her first double-double of the season
posting 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Pirates return from the
holidays to face Worcester State on December 29th at home ringing
in the New Year on the road for SCAC action at Austin College on
Friday and Colorado College on Sunday.
Trinity did not play last week, and will not
return to action until December 28-29. The Tigers will then make
their 2010-11 home debut, hosting the Trinity Christmas Classic.
Union, East Texas Baptist, and Hardin-Simmons will come to San
Antonio for the three-day tournament. The Tigers will face East
Texas Baptist on December 28, followed by a December 29 game
against Hardin-Simmons.
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