SUWANEE, Ga. - Centre (4-0) and DePauw (4-0) with road wins over Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps along with Trinity (3-0) who defeated Southwestern on the road remained the lone undefeated SCAC teams. While Bess Goodman of Sewanee became the first player since Alexandria Vassell of Oglethorpe in 2008 to score four goals in a single game in a 7-0 shutout win over Dallas on Sunday.

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Austin College improved to 8-1 overall with a pair of solid road victories over Sewanee and Oglethorpe over the weekend. The road trip started with a 1-0 victory over the Tigers thanks to a goal from Mackenzie Lund, her third of the season and first game winner of the year. The shutout was the sixth of the year for Austin College. On Sunday, the team needed the late heroics of Chelsea Parker to break a 1-1 tie in the final minutes to come away with a 2-1 victory over Oglethorpe. Parker tallied on a rebound in the box in the 86th minute, while Emma Treu scored her fourth goal in only five games on an assist from Natalie Nelms earlier in the match. This weekend the team heads back on the road to take on Southwestern and Trinity.

Birmingham-Southern went 0-2 at home this week, losing to DePauw Friday evening, 3-0, and No. 24 Centre on Sunday, 2-1. Linda Amaya scored BSC's lone goal this week. BSC is now 5-4 overall and 1-2 in the SCAC. The Panthers return to action as they host University of Auburn-Montgomery Saturday afternoon.

#24 Centre solidified two wins on the road this weekend. Friday evening, in Jackson Miss. Centre defeated Millsaps 3-1 in regulation play.  Sunday afternoon the Colonels then defeated Birmingham Southern 2-1, also in regulation play. The road wins helped Centre improve to 10-regular season wins, which is the fastest any Centre team has achieved this mark in the school's history. Centre continues conference play on Friday, October 8th at home when they face Hendrix. Sunday afternoon, they will face the Rhodes.

DePauw extended its win streak to five straight, remained unbeaten in SCAC play at 4-0 and recorded its fourth shutout in the last five games after blanking Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps by identical 3-0 scores. In the win over Birmingham-Southern, three different players scored as Julia Drummond, Emily White and Christy Fillenwarth each found the back of the net. The Tigers outshot Birmingham-Southern, 19-11, and held an 8-3 edge in corners. Lauren Palfrey totaled five saves for DePauw.  Alexandra Ehr put the Tigers on the board first at Millsaps before Laura Kissinger and Emelie Johansson rounded out the scoring. DePauw outshot Millsaps 20-6 and held a 16-6 edge in corners. Palfrey and Caroline Kerr split time in goal for the Tigers' fifth shutout of the season.

Hendrix dropped its only game of the week to Rhodes College, 1-0, in a double-overtime thriller on Saturday afternoon.  Rhodes junior midfielder Zoe Clark netted the game winning goal after 100 minutes of action.  The Warriors fifth straight loss was their first overtime affair of the year.  Hendrix falls to 1-7 on the season and 0-3 in SCAC action.  The Lynx found their way around the Warriors’ defense and built a counter attack to give Clark a chance on-goal with 100:34 on the scoreboard.  Clark sent a low shot past a diving goalkeeper from about six yards out on an assist from first year midfielder Heidi Press.  The Hendrix defense held strong despite allowing 33 shots, including 12 on-goal.  Warrior junior goalkeeper Allison Mosley denied 11 shots in the contest.

Millsaps’ offensive woes continued this weekend as the Majors fell to #24 Centre 1-3 on Friday night before being shut out by DePauw, 0-3, on Sunday. The Majors only offense came on Friday. Jessica Harris received the ball just beat two Centre defenders with a one-on-one breakaway with the keeper. Unfortunately, that would not be enough to hold on for the victory. The Majors will try to get back on the smiling side of the scoreboard this Wednesday as they host Huntingdon College for a 5:00 p.m. match at Harper Davis Field.

Oglethorpe went 0-1-1 on the weekend, tying Dallas on Friday, 1-1 and falling to Austin on Sunday, 2-1. Against Dallas, the Crusaders struck first after a lapse in the Petrels defense gave Claire Sexton a breakaway goal for Dallas in the early stages of the contest. Oglethorpe equalized in the game's 20th minute on a strike from Lexi Vassell. Vassell took a feed from Cassie Della Fortuna and beat several Crusader defenders before lofting a perfect shot past the keeper for the goal. The two sides played a scoreless second half and two overtime periods and the game ended in a tie. Against Austin, the Petrels fell behind the 'Roos 1-0 in the first half after a long ball played into the box found the back of the net. Oglethorpe equalized the game in the 67th minute on a perfectly executed cross from Alexandria Vassell that found the foot of Haley Lister for the strike. The 'Roos got the game winner, however, in the 86th minute when a rebounded shot inside the box eluded Sarah Nania and was put away by Austin for the victory. With the results Oglethorpe is 6-3-1 on the season and will get set to host Atlanta Christian this Tuesday on Salamone Field at 4:00 p.m.

Rhodes won their only game of the weekend, defeating SCAC opponent, Hendrix College, at home 1-0 in double overtime.  Despite the tight score line, it was Rhodes in possession of the game, outshooting Rhodes 33-6 and dominating in corners 9-1.  Rhodes missed several opportunities inside the box, including one that hit off the crossbar.  As the game slipped into the 2nd overtime period, freshman Heidi Press played a diagonal ball to junior, Zoe Clark, who tucked away the game winner, beating the Hendrix goalie near post.

Sewanee went 1-1 on the weekend after falling to Austin College on Friday, 1-0, and defeating the University of Dallas 7-0 on Sunday. Austin needed just one goal, a shot by Mackenzie Lund with nine minutes left in the first, to get past the Tigers, 1-0. But Sunday was a different story, and the day belonged to Sewanee sophomore Bess Goodman. Goodman scored four goals in the contest, including three in the last eight minutes, to help the Tigers put away Dallas. Goodman opened up the scoring with her first goal of the day just seven minutes into the game. Her unassisted shot found its way past Dallas keeper Brigid Hasson to make it 1-0 Sewanee. Both defenses held on for the rest of the half though and both teams headed into the half with Sewanee up 1-0. The Tiger offense picked up the pace in the second half, as they poured on 21 shots and scored six goals. Lizzie Butler started the barrage just seven minutes in with an assist from Ellie Quinn. Fristl Butler got in on the action at the 66th minute when she took a pass from Kabler Calhoun and scored. Three minute’s after Fritsl Butler’s goal, Layne Ezzell found the net with an assist from Caroline Beitel. Then Goodman struck again. She scored three goals in the last eight minutes and one second, her second goal of the day came at the 81:59 mark, her third at the 88:16 mark, and the fourth with just 50 seconds left to play. Goodman’s goals made it 7-0 Sewanee. Sewanee out shot Dallas, 37-2 in the contest. The Tigers return to action on Saturday when they host Oglethorpe in SCAC play.

Southwestern hosted conference rival Trinity on Saturday afternoon and fell 3-0 to the #15 ranked Tigers. Trinity scored mid-way through the first half after counter offensive attacks by both teams. The Tigers pulled further ahead on a header that snuck inside the far post to go up 2-0. The Pirates had many well-executed attacks and opportunities but were unable to capitalize. SU ended up falling 3-0 to drop to 4-3-1 overall and 1-2 in the SCAC. They travel to Hardin Simmons University on Tuesday for a match against the nationally-ranked Cowgirls beginning at 4:00 before hosting Austin College and the University of Dallas on Friday and Sunday.

#15 Trinity continued SCAC play with a game at Southwestern University on Saturday afternoon, earning a 3-0 shutout victory to stay unbeaten in conference play. The Tigers have won six straight games heading into this week, which will begin with a rescheduled game from earlier in the year.  Trinity hosts Mary Hardin-Baylor Monday night, then will remain at home to face Dallas and Austin College. Trinity last faced UMHB in 2008, earning a 4-0 win.  Last season against Dallas, the Tigers also won 4-0, but needed double overtime to earn a 2-1 victory over Austin College.

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