SUWANEE, Ga. - In a battle of top 15 teams in the country Trinity knocked off Centre for the second year in a row by just a single goal. This year it took two overtimes and once again it was Abby Loar who notched the game winning goal for the TU Tigers.
- AROUND THE SCAC -
Austin College split its two matches over the weekend, getting goals from four different players in a 4-0 win over Oglethorpe to start the weekend before falling 2-1 in overtime at Birmingham-Southern. The 'Roos are now 5-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Against Oglethorpe, Ali Ryan got things started with a goal from an assist by Natalie Nelms, and Ali Fidel, Gabby Mavelian and KK Peters all netting second half goals with Maddy Millender and Ariel Marder each registering an assist. Against BSC, the 'Roos fell behind 1-0 early in the second half but Kelsey D'Amore found Ali Ryan for a diving header to square things up and send the game into overtime, but the Panthers were able to get the winner with 2:33 left in the period. Maya Warnock had four saves in the game for Austin College. This weekend the 'Roos host Centre and Sewanee for two more SCAC matches.
Friday night, #13 Centre fell 2-1 to #5 Trinity University in double-overtime. Sunday, Centre defeated Southwestern University, 2-0 in regulation play. Centre travels to Texas this weekend for matches against Austin and the University of Dallas. Friday night at Austin, kick-off is scheduled for 3:00 pm CST
Dallas (9-3 (1-1)) finished their two-game week with a 1-1 record. The Lady Crusaders traveled to Birmingham, Ala., to square off with Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) on Friday evening. Dallas fell in this game – the SCAC opener – by a score of 1-0. In their most recent game, the team was able to outlast Oglethorpe University (Ga.) in Atlanta, 2-1, thanks to unassisted second half scores by a pair of freshmen, defender Erin Jones and midfielder Michele Carpenter. This week, Dallas will host Sewanee: University of the South (Tenn.) and Centre College (Ky.).
The Warriors started the SCAC schedule with two tough road losses. Hendrix lost to Millsaps 2-0 on Friday night then 1-0 to Rhodes on Sunday. The Warriors gave up two second half goals to the Majors. Hendrix had a 6-4 shots on goal advantage in the game. On Sunday, the Lynx scored in the 66th minute to gain the 1-0 win. Hendrix senior Allison Mosley recorded seven saves in the game. Hendrix will host SCAC rivals Oglethorpe on Friday and Birmingham-Southern on Sunday.
Millsaps had a big weekend as they picked up their first SCAC win of the season and gained a non-conference victory over Huntingdon. After falling to rival Mississippi College during the week, the Majors took control from the opening whistle to the final horn as they knocked off the Hendrix Warriors 2-0 at Harper Davis Field on Friday evening. The win ended a 15-conference losing streak and brought the Majors to 1-0 in SCAC play. Sophomore Kaleigh Redhead picked up a goal and a assist and junior Margaret Eggers added a goal. On Sunday, the Majors traveld to Montgomery, Alabama and knocked off the Huntingdon Hawks 2-0. Eggers and junior Dora Lambert added goals while Redhead picked up another assist along with Grace Gremillion. Senior goalkeeper Molly Beth Jourdan earned a clean sheet on the weekend.
Rhodes defeated visiting Hendrix College 1-0 in SCAC play this past weekend. Both teams would battle through the 1st half in a scoreless tie. The Lynx found the game winner in the 66th minute when freshmen Kelsey Keown found sophomore Maddy Esther for the score. The Lynx defense buckled down and held the Warriors to only 1 shot on goal. Senior goalkeeper Stephanie Sermonet posted her first shutout in SCAC play. The Lynx are back in action when they travel this weekend to Trinity University on Friday and Southwestern University on Sunday.
In its opening weekend of SCAC play the Sewanee women's soccer team split a pair of league matches. First on Friday night the Tigers closed out Southwestern 2-0, after scoring a pair of goals in the second half. Sewanee then followed that contest up by losing to unbeaten Trinity 3-0. Overall, Sewanee got goals from Allie White and Bess Goodman.
#5 Trinity went 3-0 for the week, including two road wins in SCAC play against Centre College and Sewanee: University of the South. The Tigers opened the week with a 7-0 win over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Tuesday, then earned a gritty 2-1 win in double-overtime at Centre on Friday. Trinity finished the weekend with a 3-0 shutout win at Sewanee on Sunday afternoon. Friday marked the first goal scored against Trinity in seven full games, and the Tigers scored with just over five minutes remaining to tie the game against Centre. Abby Loar scored the game-winner in double-overtime for the second time this season, having done the same earlier this year against Hardin-Simmons. Katie Garrett recorded her 100th career save on Sunday at Sewanee, while Loar moved into the top five in career goals, assists, and points for the Tigers. The Tigers return home this weekend to face both Rhodes and Millsaps for more SCAC action. Trinity defeated both teams last year, edging Rhodes 2-1 and blanking Millsaps 7-0.
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