2019-20 SCAC Women's Basketball Headlines

  • SCAC Statement Related to Winter Sports in 2020
    August 03, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Presidents Council agreed to meet in September and October to reassess the landscape of college athletics to see if adjustments to the sports schedules should be considered. Following up on an announcement made July 16, and in an effort to plan for spring semester scheduling for fall and winter sports, the league’s Presidents Council also announced that all NCAA competition within the conference has been delayed until January.
  • SCAC Statement Regarding Alternative Playing Seasons for 2020-21 Academic Year
    July 22, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – In an announcement made late yesterday, the NCAA Division III Management Council – on a recommendation from the Playing and Practice Season Subcommittee – passed along a legislative proposal that would eliminate traditional and non-traditional seasons for all sports in 2020-21. This legislation, which remains subject to ratification by the Division III Presidents Council, effectively opens the door for fall sports programs to participate and compete in intercollegiate activity during the spring semester.
  • SCAC Presidents Council Statement Regarding Fall Sports
    July 16, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Presidents Council announced on Thursday that NCAA intercollegiate competition will not occur during the Fall 2020 season due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Texas Lutheran's Hernandez, Trinity's Holland Selected SCAC Woman of the Year
    July 15, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the Senior Woman Administrators of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, DeAnna Hernandez of Texas Lutheran University and Abby Holland of Trinity University have been selected SCAC Co-Woman of the Year.
  • SCAC Names 2020 Woman of the Year Finalists
    July 07, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the seven finalists for the 2020 SCAC Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference’s senior female student-athlete who has best distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership.
  • SCAC Has 359 Winter Sports Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honor Roll Honors
    June 22, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2019-20 winter term and 359 student-athletes made the list.
  • Trinity Wins Ninth Straight SCAC Presidents' Trophy Title
    June 15, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In an announcement made today by the conference office, Trinity University was recognized as the 2019-20 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Presidents' Trophy champion.
  • Trinity’s Abby Holland Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
    May 14, 2020
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Trinity women's basketball senior Abby Holland has been awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
  • Trinity’s Abby Holland Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship
    May 06, 2020
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Trinity women's basketball senior Abby Holland has been awarded the $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship by the NCAA.
  • Texas Lutheran SAAC Wins "Change for the Better" Competition
    March 27, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference office announced today that the Texas Lutheran University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is the winner of the league's "Change For The Better" campaign, marking the second consecutive time and fourth time in five years that the TLU SAAC has earned top honors.
  • Four Programs Earn SCAC Team Sportsmanship Awards
    March 26, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference programs were recognized by the league as the 2019-20 Winter Sportsmanship Teams in their respective sports.
  • Trinity's Holland Earns Second All-America Honor
    March 25, 2020
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Trinity University senior women's basketball player Abby Holland was selected to the D3hoops.com All-America Third Team in an announcement made on Tuesday.
  • SCAC Announces 2019-20 Winter All-Sportsmanship Teams
    March 24, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its 12th annual winter All-Sportsmanship teams. A total of 34 student-athletes were selected to the 2019-20 squad in the sports of men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming and diving and women's swimming and diving.
  • Trinity's Holland, St. Thomas' Hopkins Selected to WBCA All-America Team
    March 20, 2020
    ATLANTA, Ga. -- University of St. Thomas senior forward Sheridan Hopkins and Trinity University senior forward Abby Holland have been elected to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III Coaches' All-America Honorable Mention Team.
  • Three SCAC Women's Basketball Players Earn D3Hoops.com All-Region Honors
    March 17, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed three women's basketball players on the All-South Region team released Tuesday.
  • St. Thomas' Hopkins Selected to Beyond Sports WBCA All-Star Game
    March 11, 2020
    ATLANTA, Ga. — In an announcement made Tuesday, Sheridan Hopkins of University of St. Thomas (Texas) was selected as one of 20 NCAA Division III senior women’s basketball players that will participate in the Beyond Sports Women’s Collegiate All-Star Game presented by the WBCA.
  • 'Roo Women Fall to UMHB in NCAA Tournament
    March 07, 2020
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Austin College women's basketball team saw its season come to a close in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday evening, falling 78-63 to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The 'Roos end the year with a record of 23-5.
  • No. 14 Tigers Edged by No. 21 UT-Dallas in NCAA Playoff Game
    March 07, 2020
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The 14th-ranked Tiger women's basketball team was upset by 21st-ranked University of Texas at Dallas in a 74-69 loss in the First Round of the NCAA Playoffs on Friday night.
  • Trinity Extends SCAC Presidents' Trophy Lead After Winter Sports Season
    March 06, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- With victories in men's and women's swimming & diving and a regular season title in women's basketball, Trinity University extended its lead in the race for the 2019-20 SCAC Presidents' Trophy following the conclusion of the league's winter sports season.
  • Purchase Austin College Women's Basketball Winners Gear
    March 04, 2020
    Congratulations to the 2020 SCAC Women's Basketball Champions, the 'Roos of Austin College. Celebrate this year's title with your own piece of championship merchandise.
  • Austin College and Trinity Women Earn NCAA Tournament Bids
    March 02, 2020
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion Austin College (23-4) earned its third bid into the 64-team NCAA Div. III Women’s Basketball Tournament, while Trinity (23-4) earned its 11th berth, receiving one of the 20 at-large bids into the championship field. This marks the first time since the 2008-09 season the SCAC will be represented by two teams in the national field.
  • Austin College Claims First SCAC Women's Basketball Championship
    March 01, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas -- The 23rd-ranked Austin College women earned their first-ever SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament title with a wire-to-wire 76-67 victory over 12th-ranked Trinity Sunday afternoon at the Athletic and Event Center on the campus of Schreiner University.
  • Trinity's Holland and Hill, Schreiner's Davidson Headline 2019-20 All-SCAC Women's Basketball Selections
    February 29, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas – In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), senior forward Abby Holland of Trinity University earned SCAC Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year honors, while head coaches Sam Davidson of Schreiner University and Cameron Hill of Trinity University were named the league’s Co-Coaches-of-the-Year.
  • Austin College's Savage Named SCAC Women's Basketball Elite 19 Award Recipient
    February 29, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas - In a announcement made Saturday evening at the conference tournament, Austin College's Ann Savage was named the 2020 SCAC Women's Basketball Elite 19 award winner.
  • Trinity Advances to Title Game With Commanding Semifinal Victory
    February 29, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas -- Top-seeded Trinity University jumped out to a 20-6 first quarter lead and never looked back to take an 87-54 victory over fifth-seeded Texas Lutheran University in Saturday evening's first women's semifinal at the 2020 SCAC Women's Basketball Championship.
  • Austin College Women Earn Title Game Trip For First Time in Program History
    February 29, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas -- For the first time in program history, Austin College will play for the SCAC Women's Basketball Championship as the 'Roos used a huge third quarter to pull away and defeat Southwestern University, 76-58, in Saturday's nightcap of the 2020 Basketball Tournament.
  • Late Fourth Quarter Run Propels Texas Lutheran To 73-61 Victory Over Schreiner
    February 28, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas - Behind a career-high 23-point performance from junior Abby Hroch, fifth-seeded Texas Lutheran University pulled away late and defeated fourth-seeded Schriener University, 73-61, in SCAC women's quarterfinal tournament play Friday evening on the campus of Schreiner. 
  • Southwestern Upsets Colorado College in SCAC Women's Quarterfinal Finale
    February 28, 2020
    KERRVILLE, Texas -- In the most exciting game of the day, sixth-seeded Southwestern University outlasted third-seeded Colorado College to advance with a 74-73 quarterfinal win Friday evening at the 2020 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament.
  • SCAC Announces 2020 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Brackets
    February 23, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The SCAC office today announced the men's and women's brackets for the 2020 basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 28 in Kerrville, Texas on the campus of Schreiner University.
  • Johnson & Wales' Guzman Named First Team Academic All-District
    February 20, 2020
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Johnson & Wales University (Denver) women's basketball player Katey Guzman has been named to the Academic All-District First Team, selected by CoSIDA and recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.
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