July 9, 2009 Sewanee Named to WBCA Academic Top 25
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2008-09 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll and Sewanee-The University of the South was ranked 17th among all of Division III programs.
July 8, 2009 SCAC announces Spring 2009 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 1,029 student-athletes to the 2009 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 948 student-athletes.
June 10, 2009 SCAC Nominates Two For NCAA Woman Of The Year Award
SUWANEE, Ga. – Melanie Auguste of Colorado College and Amanda Stier of DePauw University, have been nominated by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 19th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
April 30, 2009 Colorado College's Auguste Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Melanie Auguste, already one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of Colorado College, earned a fitting conclusion to her four-year career by being named a recipient of a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
April 6, 2009 Trinity Ranked 15th in Division III Directors' Cup Standings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Trinity University Tigers are ranked No. 15 – among 430 institutions – in the prestigious 2008-2009 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings.
March 22, 2009 Colorado College's Auguste; Oglethorpe's Findley Named to D3hoops All-America Team
STERLING, Va. - Colorado College senior guard Melanie Auguste added to her post-season awards stash as she was named 2009 D3hoops.com Women's Basketball Second Team All-America. Senior guard Anna Findley of Oglethorpe University was a Third Team selection.
March 19, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Covering the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
March 17, 2009 SCAC Announces Inaugural Basketball All-Sportsmanship Teams
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its inaugural Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twenty four men’s and women’s basketball players were selected to the 2008-2009 squad.
March 14, 2009 Oglethorpe loses to George Fox in NCAA Sectionals
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - Fifth-ranked Oglethorpe University and its attempt for back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances was thwarted in the Round of 16 at the hands of undefeated and third-ranked George Fox, 71-56, Friday evening at Thomas More College.
March 13, 2009 Oglethorpe Women Prepare for Undefeated George Fox; Follow along live with the SCAC
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - Oglethorpe University will square off against undefeated George Fox, one of only two remaining unbeatens in college basketball, in the first of Friday's two NCAA Division III sectional games at Thomas More College.
March 11, 2009 Colorado College's Auguste Wins Jostens Trophy
SALEM, Va. - Melanie Auguste of Colorado College has been named the winner of the 2009 Jostens Trophy, which recognizes the most outstanding women's Division III basketball player of the year.
March 10, 2009 Oglethorpe's Sattele selected 2009 Russell Athletic/WBCA Regional Coach of the Year
ATLANTA, Ga. - Oglethorpe University head women's basketball coach Ron Sattele, after leading his Petrels to the program's first-ever SCAC title and a fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, has been named the 2009 Russell Athletic/WBCA Division III Region 5 Coach of the Year.
March 7, 2009 Oglethorpe Storms to Sweet Sixteen With 67-40 Win Over Greensboro
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels defeated the Greensboro College Pride on Pinholster Court in Atlanta in NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Second Round action on Saturday night, 67-40. The Pride were done in by an Oglethorpe defense that forced 28 turnovers and held them to a dismal 16 of 78 (20.5%) shooting performance.
March 6, 2009 Oglethorpe Advances to NCAA Second Round after 68-65 Win Over Maryville
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels defeated the Maryville (Tenn.) College Scots on Pinholster Court Friday night in NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Round One action, 68-65. Senior Anna Findley buried a 3-pointer for Oglethorpe with less than a minute remaining to provide the final margin and lift the Petrels to the win.
March 5, 2009 Hitchcock Resigns as Hendrix Women’s Coach; McCracken to Take over Position
CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix College head women’s basketball coach Chris Hitchcock has resigned for personal reasons. Hendrix assistant men’s basketball coach Thad McCracken (pictured) has been named the new head women’s basketball coach. Amber Gean will remain as the women's assistant coach.
March 4, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 9
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
March 1, 2009 'Grace' Under Fire; Petrels win first-ever SCAC Championship
CONWAY, Ark. - Behind senior and Tournament MVP Tina Grace's 18-point, 10-rebound double-double, the Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels shot an SCAC Tournament record 58.9 percent in defeating Trinity University 82-65 in the SCAC Championship game.
February 25, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 8
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
February 24, 2009 SCAC to hold silent auction; canned food drive at 2009 SCAC Basketball Tournament
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), in conjunction with Hendrix College, will conduct a silent auction to raise money for a local Conway charity, the First United Methodist Church's food pantry, at its annual men's and women's basketball tournament.
February 24, 2009 SCAC Basketball Tournament goes Live; All 14 games to be Webcast
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, in conjunction with WGRE, the radio home for DePauw University Athletics, and Free Teamline, has announced plans to broadcast all 14 games of the upcoming SCAC Basketball Tournament on the Internet. Live video will also be available via College TV Ticket.
February 24, 2009 Colorado College's Auguste named Jostens Trophy Finalist
Salem, VA – The top 10 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy were announced today by members of the Rotary Club of Salem, Va. Senior guard Melanie Auguste of Colorado College was one of the 10 women finalists.
February 22, 2009 SCAC Announces 2009 Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket
SEWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2009 women's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 27 in Conway, Arkansas.
February 22, 2009 Kulavic becomes SCAC all-time scoring leader
DANVILLE, Ky. - Oglethorpe University senior guard Katie Kulavic became the SCAC's all-time scoring leader in Sunday's 79-75 victory over Centre.
February 22, 2009 Oglethorpe's Sattele wins #100
DANVILLE, Ky. - The Oglethorpe women's basketball team secured the No. 1 overall seed in the SCAC Tournament for the first time in program history with a 79-75 victory over Centre on Sunday. The victory also marked coach Ron Sattele's 100th career victory.
February 20, 2009 Findley becomes SCAC all-time 3-point FG leader
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - In Friday night's loss at DePauw, Anna Findley of Oglethorpe University became the league's all-time leader - man or woman - for three-point field goals made in a career.
February 18, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 7
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
February 17, 2009 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 13) - One Final Spot Remains for the 2009 SCAC Tournament
SUWANEE, Ga. - It has come to the final weekend of regular season play and one final spot is still up for grabs for the SCAC Tournament. Austin and Millsaps Colleges are the final two schools fighting for one spot and after this weekend the field will be set.
February 13, 2009 Petrels Win as Kulavic Sets School Scoring Mark
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oglethorpe University women's basketball team topped Rhodes College on Pinholster Court on Friday night, 77-63. In the process, senior Katie Kulavic surpassed alum Heather Francoeur Karvis to move to the top of the school's career points scored list with 1,796.
February 11, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 6
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
February 9, 2009 Huffman of DePauw; Cunningham of Trinity notch 350th career win
SUWANEE, Ga. - A pair of SCAC basketball coaches notched their 350th career wins over the weekend. Kris Huffman of DePauw won her 350th on Friday against Birmingham-Southern and Pat Cunningham won his 350th on Saturday against Southwestern.
February 6, 2009 SCAC Has Two Named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team
ITHACA, N.Y. - Led by first team selections Melanie Auguste of Colorado College and Krista Prato Matthews of Trinity University, the SCAC had two student-athletes selected to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team.
February 4, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 5
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
February 3, 2009 Rhodes' Dean records 100th career win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rhodes Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Dean recorded his 100th career victory at Rhodes, on Sunday February 1st, when the Lynx defeated Millsaps 73-65.
February 3, 2009 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 11) - Eastern Division Takes Advantage of Being at Home
SUWANEE, Ga. - It was the final weekend of cross divisional play in the SCAC and the Eastern Division took full advantage of being at home this weekend. The home teams won every game this past weekend finishing with a perfect 12-0 record. By picking up two wins a piece over the weekend Centre, DePauw and Oglethorpe all clinched a spot in Conway, Ark. for the 2009 SCAC Tournament at the end of February.
January 28, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 4
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
January 27, 2009 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 10) - #5 Oglethorpe upset on the road against Trinity
SUWANEE, Ga. - #5 Oglethorpe University hit the road for the second SCAC cross divisional weekend as the Eastern Division headed west for SCAC action. The Petrels won Friday evening against Southwestern, however Sunday it was the Tigers of Trinity that handed Oglethorpe it's first loss in conference play with an 85-72 win in San Antonio.
January 21, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 3
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
January 21, 2009 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 9) - After the first cross divisional weekend, Oglethorpe lone team perfect in conference play.
SUWANEE, Ga. - After the first weekend of three cross divisional weekends of SCAC basketball action, Oglethorpe remains the only unbeaten team in conference play. It was the Eastern division who turned up roses after the first cross divisional weekend with a record of 8-4 against the Western division. The Eastern division did benefit as they all stayed at home, shaping up for an exciting second weekend of cross divisional play this coming weekend as it will be the Eastern division who hits the road.
January 16, 2009 Austin College's Deb Hunter To Receive Banner in Williams Arena
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Austin College women’s basketball coach Deb Hunter’s name still appears throughout the University of Minnesota’s basketball record book, and this season the Golden Gophers will bestow the ultimate honor on Hunter when she will become just the fifth player in program history to have her jersey honored with a banner to be hanged from the rafters of Williams Arena.
January 13, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 2
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
January 7, 2009 SCAC has three named to D3hoops.com National Team of the Week
STERLING, Va. - Trinity University's Luke Caldarera and Krista Prato Matthews as well as DePauw University's Mike Moore were named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for thier performaces during games played from December 29 through January 4.
January 7, 2009 SCAC Interactive - Inside the SCAC Vol. 1
SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
January 6, 2009 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 7) - Trinity and Oglethorpe University Remain Perfect in SCAC Play
SUWANEE, Ga. - The first full weekend of conference play in the new year has wrapped up with Trinity and Oglethorpe University undefeated and a top the Western and Eastern division respectively. Trinity defeated Millsaps and Hendrix as Oglethorpe picked up road wins against Rhodes and Birmingham-Southern.
December 22, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 6) - Conference Play Ready to Heat up After Holiday Break
SUWANEE, Ga. - The majority of non-conference play has wrapped up and following a few Holiday Tournaments the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference is ready to dive into full time conference play starting January 2nd. The student athletes will have a few days rest for the holiday break before spearheading what promises to be a brutal conference schedule starting in the new year with sights on the end of the year SCAC Tournament in Conway, Arkansas.
December 16, 2008 Follow SCAC Action on your Mobile Phone
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December 16, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 5) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Led by SCAC Player of the Week Lakeya McGill, Rhodes College won its sixth straight game of the season including a 2-0 record last week. The Lynx who have yet to play a conference match up are now 6-1 heading into the Holiday Break.
December 9, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 4) - Oglethorpe and Trinity off to Fast Start in SCAC Play
SUWANEE, Ga. - With the first full weekend of conference play in the books, Oglethorpe and Trinity University have jumped out to an early 2-0 record in conference play. Oglethorpe defeated #23 DePauw Friday night 84-81 and then turned around Sunday afternoon to defeat Centre 83-67. Trinity took down the Tigers of Colorado College on the road Friday 70-65 then traveled to Austin College and picked up a 77-71 victory.
December 2, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 3) - Coach Liz Campbell of Colorado College Picks up First Win of Career
SUWANEE Ga. - First year head coach Liz Campbell of Colorado College led her Tigers to a 2-0 record over the weekend and the Colorado College Thanksgiving Tournament Championship. The two wins are the first of Coach Campbell's young career. The Tigers will host Trinity and Southwestern University this weekend in the first full slate of SCAC conference games of the year.
November 27, 2008 Oglethorpe's Richmann named to D3hoops Team of the Week
STERLING, Va. - Oglethorpe's Biz Richmann was named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for her performance during the first week of the 2008-09 season.
November 25, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 2) - Four SCAC Teams Remain Perfect
SUWANEE, Ga. - #2 Oglethorpe University, Centre College, Southwestern University and Hendrix College remained perfect at the start of this young season and look to continue their winning ways headed into the Thanksgiving Holiday.
November 24, 2008 2008-2009 SCAC Women's Basketball Media Guide
SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2008-2009 SCAC Women's Basketball Media Guide has been released. The media guide is filled with all kinds of information dealing with Women's Baskeball in the SCAC - Stats, Previews, Recaps, History, Predicted Order of Finish and much more!
November 17, 2008 Women's Basketball Recap (Week 1) - Loaded SCAC Season Underway
SUWANEE, Ga. - With two of the top three teams in the nation and three returning NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference looks to stand alone as one of the top DIII Women's Basketball Conferences in the country. Opening up play for the regualr season this past weekend the conference posted a 5-2 record including an 83-65 win for #2 Oglethorpe University over Ferrum on Saturday afternoon.
November 13, 2008 Senior Laden Oglethorpe Favorite To Win 2008-09 SCAC Women's Basketball Title
SUWANEE, Ga. – Oglethorpe University returns to the hardwood this season after soaring all the way to the Final Four for the first time in school history a year ago. That success coupled with a senior laden team finds the Petrels the pre-season favorite to win the 2008-09 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference League Championship based on exclusive voting by the coaches of the conference.
November 8, 2008 SCAC has four named D3hoops Preseason All-America
STERLING, Va. - The SCAC had four players named to the 2008-09 D3hoops Preseason All-America team, led by last year's conference Player-of-the-Year Katie Kulavic of Oglethorpe University, who was a preseason second team selection.
