SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southwestern University Pirates opened up the season in impressive fashion. The Pirates' Nick Caputo was 7-of-11 from beyond the arc and scored 24 points in Southwestern's 75-68 upset of #10 Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Elsewhere around the SCAC, the Trinity Tigers nearly pulled a top-10 upset of their own. However, #6 Wisconsin-Stevens Point hung on to defeat the Tigers 71-70 in overtime.

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin had its home opener for the 2008-2009 season when the ‘Roos hosted the annual Bob Mason Classic in Sherman, taking on East Texas Baptist and Hardin-Simmons over the weekend. Against ETBU, the ‘Roos got off to a rough start offensively shooting 24% in the first half before trying to stage a second half comeback, ultimately coming up short in a 79-65 loss.  Kola Alade scored all 16 of his points in the second half, hitting 7-of-17 shots from the field. Kyle Lintelman added 11 points in the loss, while Chris Sturtevant had nine points, eight boards and four assists. The 'Roos got out to an 11-0 lead against Hardin-Simmons on Saturday and never looked back, cruising past the Cowboys 79-56. Alade had another big game, scoring 19 points and handing out a career-high 11 assists while adding seven rebounds. 
 
Birmingham-Southern posted a 1-1 week moving them to 3-1 on the season. BSC traveled to LaGrange on Wednesday, falling to the Panthers 65-59 before returning home on Friday night and defeating Emory University 70-64 at Bill Battle Coliseum. BSC played Wednesday night's game with LaGrange without Aaron Parr. Parr, BSC's leading scorer and last week's SCAC Player of the Week, sprained his ankle against Huntingdon College and was unable to play until Friday's game.  The Panthers were able to get back on the winning track on Friday at home against Emory. The Panthers were led by Dominic Whicher with 15 points, including one from beyond the arc. Aaron Parr added 14 points and six assists while Roger Williams came off the bench with 12 points in 19 minutes. The Panthers will host the Rhodes College Lynx on Tuesday night at Bill Battle.  Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
   
No. 13 Centre split a pair of two-point games on the week, defeating Maryville 73-71 before falling 65-63 to Transylvania. After Maryville tied the game at 71 apiece, the Colonels raced down the court and hit the game-winning shot as time expired to post their second straight two-point road victory. Centre then had its 25-game regular season winning streak snapped in its home opener against Transylvania over the weekend, missing a last second shot to tie the game. The Colonels are now 2-1 on the season, having played three-straight two-point games to open the season.

Lance Jacobs scored a career-high 25 points, but Adams State College used its size and depth to post an 85-72 victory over Colorado College on Friday night in the Bankers Classic in Alamosa, Colo. Jarrell Sweet had 19 points and a career-high nine assists for CC, Nick Rose had 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds and Brady Ohlsen reached double-figure points for the third consecutive game with 10. On Saturday against Division II Chadron State College, The Tigers had four players finish with double-figure points, but CC still came out on the short end of an 82-61 decision. Ohlsen had a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds. Nick Rose reached double figures for the fourth consecutive game with 13 points, while Jacobs and Sweet added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Colorado College will play the third of five consecutive games against Division II opponents when the Tigers travel to Regis University on Tuesday night.

DePauw opened the season with a pair of losses at the Wabash College Little Giant Tipoff Tournament as they fell to Franklin by a 75-61 score in the opening game and dropped a 57-52 decision to Wabash in the third-place contest. Against Franklin, Tom Callen and Gray each scored 13 for the Tigers, while Sean Haseley grabbed eight rebounds. In the Wabash contest, Callen and Mike Moore each scored 14 to lead the Tigers, while Callen added 12 rebounds for the double-double and a spot on the all-tournament team. With his basket with 15:40 left, Moore became the 23rd player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

Hendrix went 2-0 over the weekend at the Rhema College Tip-Off Classic. The Warriors defeated Westminster College, 86-53, on Friday before taking down host Rhema College, 79-67, on Saturday. Hendrix improved to 2-1 with the successful weekend.  Hendrix junior guard Cal Rose was 4-of-7 from behind the arc and tallied a game-high 22 points, while junior forward Michael Bertrand posted a double-double in the Warriors' win over Westminster (Mo.). Rose was 8-of-14 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Bertrand posted 14 points and pulled down 13 rebounds on the night, while senior forward David Foley added another 14 points to the mix. Junior guard Janson Hightower and senior forward Andrew King dished out four assists apiece. King picked up his second double-double of the year with his performance Saturday night. Foley tallied a game-high 21 points and seven rebounds against the Eagles. 

Millsaps (0-3) continues to inch closer and closer to their first win of the year, just being inches away in their losses to Louisiana College 57-65 and Loyola New Orleans 54-57. Sophomore forward Chris Ingle had a solid showing in his hometown of Louisiana by leading all scorers for the Majors with his 27 points and 14 boards. Fellow bayou natives Blake Martinez with 21 points and Chad Songy with his 21 points both had solid offensive outings. The team will host its first home game of the year on Thursday as they take on Wesley College at 7 p.m. That game can be seen live on the internet at www.atwsportscast.com.

Oglethorpe won the Equinox Classic this past weekend in Philadelphia by earning victories over Haverford College and Swarthmore College. Friday night's victory over Haverford was particularly thrilling as sophomore Alex Richey beat the buzzer with a stick-back lay-up for a 69-67 win. The following night, the Petrels had a much easier time dispatching Swarthmore en route to a 93-70 victory on The Garnet's home floor to claim the Equinox Classic. The game on Friday versus Haverford proved to be a back-and-forth affair that the Petrels were able to persevere for the win. All five starters hit for double figures, led by 18 apiece for sophomores Todd Ward and Alex Richey. David Allison posted 16 points and Wade Weldon and Joe Kennedy each hit for 10 points to claim the Equinox Classic. At 3-0, the Petrels will travel cross town to face Emory on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.
  
Rhodes opened the season in the Rhema College Tipoff Classic in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma over the weekend. The Lynx opened the season with a 79-74 victory over host Rhema. On the second day, the Lynx couldn't overcome cold shooting, losing to Westminster (Mo.) 68-57. The Lynx were led by three seniors in the victory. Rob Bledsoe recorded his first collegiate double-double scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Cory Smith scored a team high 27 points and Dean Shroyer added 18 points including going 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. Freshman Kory Kilpatrick grabbed 10 rebounds in his first collegiate start. Rhodes won the rebounding advantage grabbing 44 total rebounds. Rhodes gets back into action on Tuesday night versus as they travel to Birmingham, Alabama to face Birmingham Southern College in a 5 pm tipoff.
 
Sewanee hosted the 14th annual Lon Varnell Invitational this weekend and fell to Rust College and Mississippi College on Friday and Sunday, with Miss. College topping Rust in the neutral game on Saturday. The Tigers are 0-4 and will play at LaGrange on Tuesday night. Bradley Pierson leads the Tigers with 72 points in four games - good for an 18 ppg average. Kenton Coleman scored a season and career high 19 points on Sunday in a close struggle with the Choctaws.
 
Southwestern opened the season on Tuesday night against nationally ranked Mary Hardin Baylor. The Pirates notched an upset victory over the #10 Crusaders. The Pirates outlasted the Crusaders and were lifted by the bench player of Sophomore Nick Caputo. Caputo shot 64% (7-11) from beyond the arc and scored 24 points in 26 minutes. Friday marked the opening games of the Trinity/Southwestern Classic in San Antonio, Texas where the Pirates took on another nationally ranked team in #6 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Pirates lost the game by fifteen, 74-59. Senior Andrew McDonald led Southwestern scorers with 11 points. Southwestern rebounded on Saturday with a 58-41 win over Schreiner University. Southwestern was lead by Juniors Travis Barber and Zach Bergstrom who scored 15 and 10 points respectively.
  
Trinity opened its season with the Trinity/Southwestern Tip-Off Classic last weekend, finishing 1-1 overall in the tournament. Trinity defeated Schreiner 77-66 behind a solid double-double performance from Charles Houston, who led the team with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Luke Caldarera came off the bench with 13 points, while B.J. Moon chipped in with 10 points and four assists. Houston hit 6-11 from the field and also had five steals in the win. In Saturday's game against sixth-ranked UW-Stevens Point, Trinity may have garnered some national attention by taking the Pointers to the limit. The Tigers lost 71-70 in overtime, narrowly missing out on the upset. Caldarera scored 15 points off the bench - including a buzzer-beater in regulation that sent the game into overtime. Houston finished with another double-doubles, scoring 13 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to go with five more steals. Caldarera and Houston were both selected to the All-Tournament Team for their performances. Houston's 15 rebounds on Saturday were a career-high.

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