SUWANEE, Ga. - In the first weekend of cross division play, both DePauw University and Southwestern University swept SCAC games last week. The Tigers earned road victories at Hendrix (89-81) and Millsaps (67-65) while the Pirates picked up home wins against Sewanee (64-56) and Oglethorpe (60-57).

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin College picked up a pair of big wins over the weekend, knocking down 12 three pointers as a team in an 85-66 win over Rhodes and then holding off Birmingham-Southern in a 75-68 thriller. The ‘Roos are now 11-4 overall on the year and 5-2 in conference play. Scott Straley scored 16 points to lead Austin College against Rhodes and Chris Sturtevant, Kola Alade and Arron Mewbourn each scored 11. Sturtevant added six assists and five rebounds, and Alade and Mewbourn each handed out four assists. Against BSC, Kyle Lintelman came up huge down the stretch, scoring nine points in the final four minutes to finish with 19 points in the game. Lintelman was 6-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from three point range and added five assists.

Birmingham-Southern split two games this week to move to 13-2 overall and 5-2 in SCAC-play. The Panthers beat Colorado College 70-65 on Friday before losing to Austin College 75-68 on Sunday. The win over CC was hard-fought for the Panthers with five separate lead changes in the first half alone. BSC took the lead when senior point guard Aaron Parr scored two of his team-leading 14 points with a jumper to give 'Southern a 44-33 lead. That sparked a 15-1 run over the next seven minutes to put BSC up for good. The Tigers never got closer than five points again, including at the buzzer to secure the final margin of 70-65. Sunday’s game went back-and-forth as well, with ten lead changes in the game. The ‘Roos were able to outlast the final Panther attack, however, and outscored BSC 16-8 in the closing minutes to pull away and hand the Panthers their second loss of the season. The Panthers will return to action this Friday at home as they host Hendrix College. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

Centre split a pair of SCAC road contests falling 53-52 to Millsaps Friday and then rebounding for a 66-46 win over Hendrix Sunday. The Colonels shooting woes continued against Millsaps as Centre shot only 27.8% (5-18) in the first half to trail 30-15 at the intermission. Although holding the Majors to only 26.1% (6-23) in the second half, it wasn't enough as Centre's rally came up one point short. The Colonels shot considerably better Sunday hitting 51.0% (26-51) from the floor and out-rebounding the Warriors 40-27 for the 20-point victory. Centre, now 9-5 overall and 5-2 in the SCAC, will host Trinity and Southwestern on back-to-back nights this weekend.

Brady Ohlsen recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Colorado College re-gain a share of first place in the Western Division with a 73-63 victory over Rhodes. Nick Rose scored 20 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, making six of nine field-goal attempts and seven of nine free throws. Jarrell Sweet added 12 points and five assists, and tied his season high with seven steals. Sweet led all scorers with 17 points, but CC couldn’t overcome foul problems and dropped a 70-65 decision to Birmingham-Southern College in a battle of division leaders. The Tigers led for most of the opening 20 minutes and went ahead 36-28 when Jeremiah Waters drained one of his career-high five three pointers 23 seconds into the second half, but lost the momentum just over two minutes later when Rose was called for his fourth foul. Colorado College travels to Sewanee and Oglethorpe this weekend.

DePauw improved to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play and extended its win streak to four with wins at Hendrix (89-81) and Millsaps (67-65). In the win at Hendrix, Drew Wills was perfect from the field and the line and scored a career-best 16 points while Tony James and Sean Haseley each added 14. Steve Lemasters followed with 12 points with David Gray grabbing nine rebounds and James adding four assists. The win was the 300th for Bill Fenlon as DePauw's head coach. James led the Tigers with 12 points and nine assists while committing just one turnover. For the weekend, James led four DePauw double-figure scorers with 13.0 points and 6.5 assists per game and posted a 2.6:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Callen averaged 7.0 rebounds.

Hendrix suffered a pair of losses over the weekend and stretched its losing streak to six games. The Warriors suffered an 89-81 loss to DePauw on Friday night before falling to Centre, 66-46, on Sunday afternoon. Hendrix now stands at 4-9 overall and 1-6 in SCAC action and will travel to Birmingham-Southern and Rhodes this weekend. DePauw held one reasonable advantage over Hendrix in the box score, as the Tigers had twice as many chances from the charity stripe (21-of-26). Hendrix junior guard Ryan Rizos led all players with 22 points and senior guard Cal Rose knocked down five 3-pointers to finish with 21 points. Rose highlighted the Warriors’ loss to Centre when he drained a pair of 3-pointers in the first half to set a new school record with 217 career 3-pointers. Rose now ranks 9th on the SCAC’s all-time 3-point list.

Millsaps concluded a seven-game homestand winning two of three games this past week. The Majors, now 7-8 overall and 3-4 in the SCAC, stretched their season-long win streak to five with wins over the University of Dallas and Centre College before falling to DePauw University. Senior Blake Martinez scored all of his game-high 18 points in the second half and Millsaps took advantage of a 49-26 rebound advantage to defeat the University of Dallas Monday night, 65-51. Martinez proceeded to make the decisive free throw with 2.1 seconds remaining in regulation as Millsaps hung on to take down visiting Centre Friday night for its fifth straight win, 53-52. Sunday afternoon, the Majors let a five-point halftime lead slip away to conference-leading DePauw who came away with the 67-65 victory. Senior Cameron Varnado’s last second shot attempt off a Martinez intentionally missed free throw would have tied the score had it fallen, but bounced off the front iron as time expired. Millsaps will hit the road for a pair of conference games as they face Rhodes College and Birmingham-Southern College, January 22 and 24.

Oglethorpe lost a pair of road SCAC contests this past week to Centre and DePauw. Against the Colonels on Friday the Petrels let a 14 point second half lead slip away against the Colonels and their six game winning streak along with it by losing in overtime, 59-58. Oglethorpe looked poised to claim a huge road conference win after jumping on the Colonels early on for a 30-26 halftime lead that swelled to 47-33 following an Erik Strong basket with 12:07 remaining in the contest. The Petrels went cold, however, and the Colonels put together a 22-8 run as the clocked tick down to send the game to overtime. In overtime, the Colonels took their first lead of the entire game with 4:02 left on a basket by Danny Noll. Against DePauw, The Petrels only trailed by one point at halftime but the Tigers opened the second half on a 30-9 run to seal the win, 80-60. Todd Ward led the Petrels on the afternoon with 16 points and nine rebounds. The Petrels are now 8-5 on the season and 3-2 in SCAC play. Oglethorpe is back in action this Friday night when they square off with the Trinity Tigers in San Antonio, Texas.

Rhodes dropped a pair of SCAC games to Austin College (85-66) and Colorado College (73-63) last week. Against Austin College Rhodes was led by Andrew Galow’s 17 points. He connected on 11-12 free throws and was 3-5 from the floor. He also added four rebounds. The Lynx also received solid production from Andyshea Saberioon as he chipped in with 15 points and three rebounds. Kory Kilpatrick rounded out the double-digit scorers as he netted 11 points. Against Colorado College, the Lynx placed three players in double digits as Reid Hamilton (20), Kilpatrick (17), and Nathan Ollie (15) did most of the scoring. The game was tied at halftime but a 13-3 CC run midway through the second half was all the Tigers needed as they raced to a 10 point win. Rhodes will be back in action this weekend as they host SCAC rivals Millsaps College and Hendrix College.

Sewanee dropped a pair of SCAC games in Texas this weekend with a loss to Southwestern on Friday and Trinity on Sunday. Andrew Little led the Tigers on Friday with 20 points and Garrett Hollingsworth was the high man on Sunday with 11 points. Hollingsworth is leading Sewanee so far with 10.1 points per game and six rebounds per game. Sewanee is now 3-12 and 0-7 in the SCAC. The Tigers will host Austin College and Colorado Colleges this weekend.

Southwestern won two close games this week to remain at the top of the west with a 12-4 overall record and 5-2 in the SCAC. After a scrappy start on Friday that saw Southwestern with 11 first half turnovers, the Pirates regrouped and pulled off the 64-56 victory over Sewanee. Saturday's contest was just what was expected with the two 4-2 teams facing off. Southwestern led by 10 points late in the second half but Oglethorpe took a brief lead with one minute to play. Senior A.C. Cox's three pointer gave Southwestern a two point lead that proved to be enough as SU won 60-57. The Pirates head out on a tough road trip in the coming week, playing DePauw on Friday night and Centre on Saturday.

Trinity split a home weekend SCAC series against East Division opponents Oglethorpe and Sewanee. Trinity’s comeback bid fell short in a narrow 66-62 loss on Friday, but the team rallied for a 65-46 win over Sewanee on Sunday afternoon. Luke Caldarera averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game to lead the Tigers over the weekend. Ryan Beall came off the bench and averaged 11.0 points/game for Trinity. Beall also hit 8-10 from the field (2-2 from three-point range) and 4-5 from the foul line. Trinity heads back on the road for a tough test this weekend, continuing its SCAC schedule at Centre and DePauw – two of the three teams currently tied atop the East Division standings. Last season, Trinity lost a 61-54 game at DePauw, but defeated Centre 58-56 despite trailing by 15 with under five minutes to play.

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