SUWANEE, Ga. - In the final weekend of action before the start of conference play, Oglethorpe and Austin College remained the final two undefeated teams in the league. The Petrels off to a 6-0 start defeated Spelman and LaGrange last week while the 'Roos, 5-0 defeated Dallas Christian.
- AROUND THE SCAC -
Austin College team cruised to
a 15-0 victory over Dallas Christian College in their only game of
the week, improving to 5-0 this season. The win was the
team’s fourth shutout of the year. Austin College had 10
different players score in the match with five players scoring two
goals apiece, led by Ali Ryan, Andrea Schneider, Mackenzie Lund and
Emma Treu who each had two goals and an assist. Shelley Casey also
scored twice and Gabby Mavelian, Chelsea Parker, Emily Brzuzy,
Maddy Millender and Lauren Scott each tallied once. Parker, Scott
and Nicole Breckling all had assists in the match as the
‘Roos out shot DCC 76-1 in the match.
Birmingham-Southern split this week, falling to No. 17
Emory on the road, 3-0, but winning big in the first home game of
the season against Agnes Scott College, 7-0. Junior Alicia Plotky
scored a hat trick and also recorded two assists in the shutout.
Freshman goalkeeper Richelle Byrd picked up the win and her third
shutout of the season. The Panthers are on the road this weekend to
open league play against Austin College, then take on University of
Dallas on the road on Sunday.
Centre recorded two road wins this past weekend. Saturday
afternoon in Hanover, Ind. Centre defeated Hanover College
1-0. Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Colonels
earned their second win by defeating the College of Mount Saint
Joseph 4-0. Centre begins conference play Friday evening, September
24th at home against Sewanee. They will then face Oglethorpe on
Sunday afternoon.
Two first-half goals lifted DePauw to its
second shutout of the season as the squad captured a 3-0 victory
over Ohio Wesleyan at Boswell Field. With the win, the Tigers
improved to 2-3. Dana Sprague got DePauw on the board nine minutes
into the contest, scoring on an assist from Julia Drummond. Angela
Cotherman followed up with an unassisted score at the 28:34 mark,
and Drummond added a goal of her own in the second half to secure
the 3-0 victory. The Tigers held a 12-3 advantage in shots and
recorded eight corners, while Ohio Wesleyan had two. Lauren Palfrey
posted her second win of the season in goal for DePauw.
Hendrix took the week off from action. The Warriors will
return to the pitch to face Lyon College on the road Monday
afternoon.
Millsaps split the week 1-1 with a home win on Tuesday
over cross-town rival Belhaven University, 3-2, and a loss on the
road at Centenary 1-0 on Sunday. Freshman Whitney Murchison had the
game-winner over the Blazers with a deflected ball in front of the
Belhaven keeper to secure the Majors’ fifth win of the
season. Millsaps outshot Belhaven 10-7, and had an astonishing 12-1
ratio of corner kicks over Belhaven. The goalkeepers from both
sides showed a strong performance at four saves each in 90 minutes.
The Majors will return to the pitch this Friday as they travel to
Texas to take on the University of Dallas Crusaders at 4:00
p.m.
Oglethorpe set a school record for best start to a season
by winning two more contests this past week to push their record to
6-0 on the season. They topped Spelman 3-2. As they have all season
long, the Petrels struck first when freshman Katie Muller recorded
the first goal of her collegiate career in the game's 21st minute
off an expertly played corner that bent past the Spelman keeper.
After Spelman equalized in the 31st minute, freshman Clara St.
Urbain continued her scoring assault in the 37th minute on an
unassisted goal that is her fifth in five games. In the second
half, freshman Lexie Craig posted her first career goal on a nice
assist from St. Urbain in the 52nd minute to give Oglethorpe a 3-1
advantage. Spelman fought back, however, and made it a 3-2 game in
the 68th minute. Then, as time ticked below three seconds
remaining, senior goalkeeper Sarah Nania had to push a Spelman shot
over the bar to preserve the victory. On Friday, Oglethorpe blanked
Huntingdon in Montgomery, Ala., 5-0. Five different players scored
for the Petrels as Brittany Brotherton, Alexandria Vassell, Mary
Beth Horton, Eliza Newland and Cassie Della Fortuna each found the
back of the net twice.
Rhodes came up on the short end of two closely battled
games this past week. The Lynx traveled to cross-town
Division II rival, Christian Brothers University, on Wednesday
night. Despite controlling a majority of the game, the Lynx
could not find the back of the net. Christian Brothers was able to
capitalize on the only Rhodes mistake of the night halfway through
the first half, and held on for the 1-0 victory. Rhodes goalkeeper,
Stephanie Sermonet, made 7 saves on the night. The Lynx traveled to
#19 Emory University on Sunday afternoon. Emory would take the 1-0
lead in the 19th minute after converting a penalty kick. Rhodes was
able to create some opportunities themselves, as junior Cat
Rickenbacker headed a corner just wide 15 minutes into the second
half. After pushing numbers forward, Emory was able to gain a
late counter-attack goal, securing the 2-0 win over the Lynx.
Rhodes drops to 2-4 after the week.
Sewanee went 1-1 on the weekend after falling to Milligan
on Friday, 3-2 in overtime, and defeating Maryville College 2-0 on
Saturday. Sewanee’s Layne Ezzell put the Tigers on the board
first against Milligan but Milligan’s Hannah Kellogg tied it
at 1-1 before halftime. Faith Spencer put Sewanee up 2-1 one minute
into the second half, but Kellogg scored again for Milligan and
regulation ended in a 2-2- tie. Milligan needed only six minutes of
overtime before Lauren Lameier scored the game-winner, downing
Sewanee 3-2. Sewanee finished with 27 shots on goal and 11 saves.
On Saturday, the Tigers topped Maryville College 2-0 behind goals
from Faith Spencer and Fritsl Butler. Sewanee is now 4-2-0 on the
season and opens up SCAC play on Friday when they visit Centre
College.
Southwestern played host to regional-opponent UC Santa
Cruz on Sunday afternoon and despite having many great looks at the
goal the game ended tie 1-1. Southwestern's goal came when
midfielder Danielle Madison stole a pass from the Banana Slugs and
put a through ball to Ashley Gallegos who collected it and
two-touched before placing it perfectly past the keeper into the
back of the net. Santa Cruz responded with an unassuming goal of
their own that seemed to catch everyone off guard to tie the game
up. Both teams had numerous chances to take the victory but shots
were just off target including Maria Pollifrone's shot after a free
kick that hit the cross bar with minutes remaining in regulation.
SU now sits at 3-1-1 on the year and open up SCAC action at Rhodes
on Friday afternoon and Hendrix on Sunday.
#19 Trinity opened up its home schedule with a 5-0 win over UC-Santa Cruz on Friday night in San Antonio. The Tigers scored four times in the second half to break open a close game through the first 45 minutes of play. Kelly Watts was the first of five Tiger players to score goals in the game, in the 30th minute. Jordan Azar added an insurance goal early in the second period to seal the win. Trinity travels to Hendrix and Rhodes this weekend, opening up SCAC play on the road. The Tigers shut out both Hendrix and Rhodes to finish the regular season last year, but lost a 1-0 game at Rhodes in 2008. Since the 1991 season, Trinity is 19-0 overall against Hendrix, and 17-2 against Rhodes. Both Tiger losses to Rhodes have come on the road.
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