SUWANEE, Ga. - It was homecoming weekend for Sewanee on the Mountain and the Tigers did not disappoint in front of a home crowd knocking off the #18 Emory (Ga.) Eagles. With the win, Sewanee has now moved into the Region (South) Rankings for the second time this year at number ten. Sewanee is one of four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams that is now regionally ranked.

Austin College dominated play but had to settle for a 0-0 double overtime tie against non-conference opponent the University of Dallas on Saturday, bringing the team’s record this season to 8-6-1 overall. The ’Roos held a 33-2 shot advantage in the match, but were unable to find the back of the net with several shots hitting the crossbar. In addition to their huge edge in the shots department, the ’Roos also took 19 corner kicks in the match but were unable to turn any into a score. Allison Wurmbrand stopped both of the shots she faced to get her fourth shutout of the season in just five appearances. This weekend the ’Roos will close out the home portion of their schedule when they host Hendrix College on Friday and Rhodes College on Saturday.

Birmingham-Southern made a swing through the Lone Star State this weekend and came home with a bitter taste from a pair of shut-outs. Friday’s match with Trinity was, and Sunday’s match at Southwestern was 1-0. Both matches were evenly- and hard-fought, but in neither could the Panthers get their offense going. It’s simple, if you can’t score, you can’t win. The women will try to get back on the right side of the stat sheet this weekend as they host Sewanee and Oglethorpe at BSC Soccer Park. Friday night’s match with the Tigers is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. and Sunday’s match with the Petrels at 2:00 p.m.

Centre earned their first-ever win against DePauw Saturday night at home. The 1-0 win was made even more special by the fact that the game was played on Centre’s homecoming. Centre’s next match-ups will be at home against Spalding University (Tuesday, Oct. 28th) and Maryville College (Sunday, Nov. 2nd).

DePauw dropped to 5-8-2 overall and 3-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference after Centre took a 1-0 win over the Tigers. Centre's Brittany Garr scored the game's only goal with an assist from Elizabeth Hooper at 34:40. The Colonels outshot the Tigers, 14-6 and held a 3-2 edge in corners. Lauren Palfrey and Christy Fillenwarth split time in goal for the Tigers with Palfrey recording six saves and Fillenwarth two. Centre's Rosie McAuley totaled four saves in recording the shutout.

Hendrix College spread the wealth in its 5-2 win over Central Baptist College as senior forwards Jessica Rood and Devin Smith each scored one goal and one assist, while first year forward Maggie Schrier dished out two assists on Friday afternoon at Warrior Field. Hendrix’s improves to 6-7 overall. Hendrix struck early when Rood put her first collegiate goal past the keeper in the second minute off Schrier’s first assist of the night. The Warriors would score two more times before the break when senior forward Michelle Story scored her fifth goal of the season off Rood’s assist and sophomore midfielder Lydia Nash found the back of the net off Schier’s final assist of the game. Central Baptist managed one goal in the first half and made it a 3-2 contest when defender Lauren George scored just 14 seconds into the final period. Hendrix would answer late and put the game away when first year Lindsey Abel collected her first career-goal in the 74th minute and Smith scored her second goal of 2008 in the 85th minute of action. The Warriors outshot the Mustangs 32-3 in the tilt.

Millsaps knocked off Southwestern University 1-0 on Friday night before falling 3-1 to Trinity University on Sunday to wrap up a two-game Texas road swing. Senior GK Elizabeth Sooby notched her fourth shutout win of the year against SU, stopping five shots on goal, while senior Erin Sanford netted the lone goal of the match for Millsaps off a Jessica Harris assist. On Sunday at Trinity, Harris scored the opening goal just 1:36 into the match to give the Majors a 1-0 halftime lead before the Tigers rallied for three second half goals and the win to stay at second in the SCAC standings behind Rhodes. Millsaps (11-5, 2-3 SCAC) will return home on Oct. 31 for its last two home matches of the season, hosting Oglethorpe and Sewanee (Senior Day). Game times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday and can both been seen on www.atwsportscast.com.

Oglethorpe was idle this past week. The Petrels are back in action on Friday when they face Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi.

No. 17 Rhodes was back in action this weekend traveling to #11 Washington University (MO) and also Maryville University (MO). Rhodes would split the weekend losing to Wash U 1-0 and defeating Maryville 4-1. The Lynx gave up an early goal to Wash U and was unable to make up the deficit. The Lynx had several good goal scoring opportunities. The Wash U. goalkeeper made a great save on a shot from Freshman Ashley Ladd, and Sophomore Alice Hilgart had a header from a corner cleared from the line by a defender. The Lynx would bounce back and defeat Maryville 4-1. Despite conceding the first goal of the game, the Lynx would score 4 unanswered goals. Melanie Sharry scored two while Zoe Clark and Kara Purdy rounded out the scoring for the Lynx. Rhodes travels to TX this coming weekend to face the University of Dallas and SCAC opponent Austin College.

Sewanee went 2-0 this week, shutting out NAIA school Trevecca Nazarene 7-0 on Thursday night and then handling #18 Emory 2-1 on Saturday. On Thursday, Lizzie Butler scored three of Sewanee's goals and on Saturday, Faith Spencer got the game-winner over the Eagles. Freshman goalie Virginia Zakas played one half in goal Thursday and then played both halves on Saturday in the big Emory win. Sewanee is 8-4-1 and will play Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps on the road next weekend before hosting Dallas and Austin College the following weekend to wrap up the 2008 season.

Southwestern went one and one over the weekend, dropping a hard-fought game to Millsaps on Friday and rebounding with a win over Birmingham-Southern. Against the Majors, the Pirates found themselves playing catch-up after an eighth minute shot was deflected into the goal. While coming out ahead in both shots (27-10) and corner kicks (14-2), the team was unable to crack the Millsaps defense and lost 0-1. On Sunday, after a scoreless first half, the situation was reversed when Jillian Curran scored off a goalkeeper fumble in the 48th minute of play. The team played a defensive strategy to finish out the half, holding the Panthers at bay to win 1-0.

Trinity swept its final home weekend of play in the regular season, defeating both Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps. The Tigers beat Birmingham-Southern with a 2-0 shutout on Friday, breaking a scoreless tie in the 80th minute, and then adding an insurance goal in the final minute of action. Trinity then came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to beat Millsaps 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. A goal with just three minutes remaining sealed the victory for the Tigers. Jordan Azar had a goal and two assists over the weekend, while Brianna Young had one goal and one assist in the two games. Senior Chelsea Wilson scored in the final regular season home game of her career on Sunday, knocking in the game-winner in the 79th minute. Trinity will travel to Georgetown, Texas this weekend to take on Southwestern University. The Tigers are 13-1 all-time against Southwestern – including last year’s 4-0 win in San Antonio. The only loss in the series came during the 2005 season.

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