SUWANEE, Ga. -- SCAC weekly releases for the week spanning from Monday, September 16th to Tuesday, September 24th.
Click the headings below to review each sports recap from the week ending in September 24th.
Cross Country - Week 4
In a light week for SCAC cross country squads with just three programs in action, Colorado College stole the headlines. The Tigers raced at the highly competitive John McNichols Invitational with the women capturing the team title making a statement against five teams in the top 10 of the national rankings, while the men finished 13th. SCAC cross country action continues this week as Centenary and Dallas are headed to the Nicholls State XC Invitational and Concordia, Ozarks and St. Thomas will race at the Chile Pepper Cross Countr Festival. MEN'S SCHEDULE - WOMEN'S SCHEDULE
Men's Runner of the Week - Vincent Mangat, Colorado College
Vincent Mangat of Colorado College, a first-year runner from Boulder, Colo., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets ran Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21. Full Release
Women's Runner of the Week - Isabel Olson, Colorado College
Isabel Olson of Colorado College, a senior from Middlebury, Vt., has been selected the SCAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for meets ran Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21. Full Release
Football - Week 3
McMurry (2-1, 2-0) jumped out to a perfect 2-0 start in SCAC play after knocking off Texas Lutheran (2-1, 1-1), while Centenary (1-2, 1-1) secured its first NCAA win since the 1940s after defeating Austin College (0-3, 0-1) last Saturday. SCAC Football continues this week as Lyon (1-2, 0-1) hosts Texas Lutheran and McMurry travels to Austin College. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Jess Hoel, McMurry University
Jess Hoel of McMurry University, a sophomore quarterback from Abernathy, Texas, has been named the SCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, September 21. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - D'Qavion Lemons, Centenary College
D'Qavion Lemons of Centenary College, a sophomore defensive lineman from Shreveport, La., has been named the SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for games played Saturday, September 21. Full Release
Special Teams Player of the Week - Jax Rodriguez, McMurry University
Jax Rodriguez of McMurry University, a first-year placekicker from Lago Vista, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Football Special Teams Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday, September 21. Full Release
Golf - Week 2
The fall portion of the SCAC golf schedule continued last week with five men’s programs in action and two women’s team hitting the links. On the men’s side, Southwestern tied for first at the Rhodes College Fall Invite and McMurry finished second at the UMHB Fall Intercollegiate. In women’s action, Trinity took home fourth at the competitive UW-Whitewater TPC Invite. This week, the Schreiner and Trinity men head west to compete in the Redlands/Bulldogs Fall invite, while Concordia, McMurry, Schreiner and tee it up at the UMHB/Legends Cup in women’s competition. MEN'S SCHEDULE - WOMEN'S SCHEDULE
Men's Golfer of the Week - Iain Griggs, University of Dallas
Iain Griggs of University of Dallas, a junior from Madison, Ala., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Sunday, September 22 through Tuesday, September 24. Full Release
Women's Golfer of the Week - Alejandra Sanchez De la Fuente Molino, Trinity University
Alejandra Sanchez De la Fuente Molino of Trinity University, a senior from Marbella, Spain, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Golfer-of-the-Week for competition played from Sunday, September 22 through Tuesday, September 24. Full Release
Men's Soccer - Week 4
The opening weekend of SCAC Men’s Soccer action is on deck with six different fixtures scheduled over Friday and Saturday. Highlights include Texas Lutheran (4-0-1) at Southwestern (5-0-1) and St. Thomas (3-2-0) traveling to take on Colorado College (5-1-2). Going into the SCAC action eight squads are playing .500 or better clip. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATSISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Giovanni Casias, University of the Ozarks
Giovanni Casias of University of the Ozarks, a first year midfielder from Keller, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Luke Chandler, Trinity University
Luke Chandler of Trinity University, a junior defender from Glasnow, Scotland, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Women's Soccer - Week 4
The fourth week of the 2024 SCA Women’s Soccer season saw conference teams post a 5-11-1 mark, with Austin College (6-0-2), Trinity (4-1-2), St. Thomas (4-1-2), Southwestern (2-3-1) and Centenary (1-4-1) all collected a victory. The ‘Roos are off to their best start in program history and their current unbeaten streak of eight games is the longest such streak since AC joined the SCAC prior to the 2006 season. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Laren Gradt, Southwestern University
Laren Gradt of Southwestern University, a senior forward from Austin, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Bailey McCreary, Austin College
Bailey McCreary of Austin College, a first year defender from Little Elm, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Volleyball - Week 4
The first conference matches of the season were played this past weekend as Austin College (9-6, 2-0), Southwestern (10-1, 1-0) and Colorado College (5-6, 1-0) got out to perfect starts in league play, highlighted by the Pirates defeating Trinity (6-5, 1-1) for the first time since the 2018 season. Conference competition continues this week with 10 SCAC matches scheduled through Sunday. STANDINGS - SCHEDULE - STATISTICS
Offensive Player of the Week - Emily Marks, Southwestern University
Emily Marks of Southwestern University, a junior right side hitter from Cypress, Texas, has been named the SCAC Volleyball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Defensive Player of the Week - Meghan Gannon, Colorado College
Meghan Gannon of Colorado College, a sophomore defensive specialist/libero from Cleveland, Ohio, has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release
Setter of the Week - Annika Flora, Southwestern University
Annika Flora of Southwestern University, a junior setter from Georgetown, Texas, has been named SCAC Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd. Full Release