SUWANEE Ga. - The Rhodes College Lynx who took a week off from action on the pitch still made some noise on the national scene climbing into the top ten in the nation at #10. Southwestern University who stepped out of conference this weekend defeated Hardin-Simmons (Texas) University and entered in the South Region Rankings at #10 for the first time this season. The Southern Colligate Athletic Conference now has three regionally ranked teams again for the first time since September of this year.

It was a big weekend for the Austin College women’s soccer team as they picked up a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victories over two strong opponents in Centre College and DePauw University. On Friday the ’Roos got a 1-0 victory over Centre when Helen Heres scored off of a free kick in the 72nd minute, and Sunday Heres assisted on Shelley Casey’s game-winning goal in the 51st minute in another 1-0 victory. For the weekend Austin College goalkeeper Kaitlin Elledge stopped all nine shots she faced, and so far this season only four goals in five SCAC games and just eight goals overall. With the two wins, the ’Roos improve to 8-6 on the season as they head into the home stretch of the year. This week the team will step out of conference play to take on the University of Dallas as a part of homecoming before closing out the season with four more SCAC games.

Birmingham-Southern posted a couple of wins this week. Monday night the Panthers defeated the visiting Auburn-Montgomery Senators 5-0 at BSC Soccer Park. On Thursday they traveled to Maryville College and got the road-win 3-2. Alicia Plotky came-up big in Monday night’s game, scoring two goals in the shut-out against AUM. It was the freshman’s first two-goal match of her career. Another Panther had two goals in the thrilling 3-2 victory at Maryville on Thursday. The Panthers found the net early, Serena Murphy scored in the 13th-minute to give BSC the early lead. Seven minutes later Lydia Rice connected again, this time on a corner kick. The second half was a physical war of attrition. Both teams went back-and-forth attacking and defending with neither able to break through and put any points on the board. Approximately half way through the period the Scots got the goal they needed. Jessica Peterson got the ball past Amber Hernandez in the 74th-minute to tie the match at two goals apiece. The game wasn’t decided until Alicia Plotky was fouled inside the box in with just three minutes remaining. The resulting penalty kick was sent flying into the back of the net by Lydia Rice for the game-winner and her second of the match. It was the first two-goal game for the Junior. BSC will be on the road for a pair of SCAC games this weekend. Friday, the Panthers will travel to San Antonio for a 6:00 p.m. match at Trinity. On Sunday they will square-off with Southwestern at 2:00 p.m. from Georgetown.

Centre split the weekend falling to Austin on Friday and defeating the University of Dallas on Saturday. The Colonels take on DePauw at home on Saturday.

DePauw split their weekend matches to move to 5-7-2 overall and 3-3 in conference play. The Tigers opened the weekend with a 3-0 win at Dallas as Stephanie Patton put the Tigers on the board just 2:26 into the contest before Sarah MacGregor made it 2-0 at 36:29. DePauw's third goal came on an own goal at 75:14. The Tigers outshot Dallas 21-0 and held a 6-1 advantage in corners. Lauren Palfrey and Christy Fillenwarth shared time in goal for the Tigers. Austin scored an early second-half goal and held on for a 1-0 win over the Tigers. Both teams totaled 16 shots with DePauw holding a 4-2 edge in corners. DePauw's Lauren Palfrey finished with nine saves.

Hendrix College senior forward Michelle Story tapped in the Warriors’ game-winning goal off an assist from sophomore midfielder Lydia Nash with just 0:46 remaining in the second overtime against NCAA Division II Christian Brothers University on Sunday afternoon at Warrior Field. Hendrix’s upset victory brings them to 5-7 overall. The 4-3 victory snaps a three-game losing streak and will give the Warriors momentum as they host Central Baptist College on Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. Story’s game-winner came off Nash’s free kick on the left flank from about 25 yards out. The goal marked Story’s team-high fourth of the season. First year goalkeeper Allison Mosley had an outstanding game with nine total saves and just one goal against her. Mosley denied four open shots in overtime and six in the second half. The Buccaneers struck first just 1:29 into regulation off a rebound in front of the goal, before taking the second score of the game in the 11th minute and a quick 2-0 lead. Hendrix’s Story answered with her first goal of the affair off a breakaway provided by first year defender Hannah McGrew. Christian Brothers’ Staci Long would score her team’s final goal of the game in the 33rd minute, while less than a minute later, Hendrix benefited from an ‘own goal’ making it 3-2 before the break. The Warriors fought back from their one-goal deficit at the half by shutting down the Buccaneer’s offense for the final three periods. Hendrix first year Sarah Ghidina’s first collegiate goal turned out to be the equalizer with 77:42 showing on the scoreboard. Nash was credited with her first assist of the day. The Warriors were paced by Story with four shots on-goal, while Ghidina, senior forward Jessica Rood and first year defender Kat Marsh recorded one shot on-goal apiece. Hendrix took advantage of the shots they had as Christian Brothers outshot the Warriors 27-11 and 14-8 on-goal.

Millsaps improved to 10-4 in a 5-0 win at Crichton College on Friday night. Five goals in a span of 16 minutes midway through the second half broke open a scoreless tie and sent the Majors to their second 10-win season in school history and first since 1987. In a match totally dominated by Millsaps, it was only a matter of time before the goals started to pour in. Outshooting the opposition 32-0 on the night, the Majors finally capitalized off Bobbi Jones' goal in the 66th minute to take a 1-0 lead that kick started five unanswered. Senior Hayley Barber followed minutes later with her second goal of the year and Leslie Robichaux scored minutes after that to make it 3-0 Millsaps in a span of 4:28. Freshman Anne Waldrop capped the scoring for Millsaps, recording her first multi-goal game with back-to-back goals in 2:29 past Comets keeper Megan Hawkins. Senior GK Elizabeth Sooby touched the ball just three times all night to earn her third shutout of the year and 10th win, while Hawkins was hit with the loss after saving 13 shots in the second half in relief of Sarah Harrison. Millsaps will face its toughest road test to date next weekend, traveling to Texas for a three-day road swing at Southwestern University (4-1 SCAC) and Trinity University (4-1 SCAC).

Oglethorpe lost their only match of the week last Wednesday to a strong Emory University side, 6-0. Despite playing with only 13 field players due to a rash of injuries, head coach Alan Woods has been pleased with the team’s recent performances and will look for continued progress a week from Friday when they face Millsaps in Jackson.

No. 10 Rhodes was idle this past week. The Lynx return to the pitch this weekend when they travel to St. Louis to face Washington University.

Sewanee took the week off and will return to action this Thursday as the Tigers host Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University on the Mountain.

Southwestern brought home their seventh win in a row on Friday, taking down ASC leaders Hardin-Simmons 1-0 and breaking the Cowgirls' 32-game regular season home winning streak in the process. While Hardin-Simmons had an edge on overall shots, the Pirates made more of their opportunities, finally capitalizing on a defensive misplay when junior A.J. Andreola scored off an Amy Douglas assist in the 70th minute of play.

Trinity lost a 5-1 decision to two-time defending NCAA Champion and fifth-ranked Wheaton (IL) College on Saturday night – the team’s only game of the past week. After Wheaton opened the scoring early in the game, but Trinity answered with a goal less than two minutes later by Brianna Young. Wheaton led 3-1 at the half, and added two more goals in the second period. Trinity will host Mary Hardin-Baylor for the first time in the SCAC era on Monday night. The Tigers will then continue SCAC play on the weekend, facing off against Millsaps and Birmingham-Southern. Trinity defeated BSC 2-1 in overtime last season – the first meeting between the two schools. The Tigers have recorded four consecutive shutouts against Millsaps – including last year’s 3-0 victory in Jackson, Mississippi.

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