SUWANEE, Ga. - Now two weeks into the 2009-2010 women's basketball season the SCAC saw a light schedule over the Thanksgiving Holiday with two teams, Hendrix and Trinity, reaming undefeated. December has arrived and the conference looks forward to its first full slate of SCAC games ahead this weekend.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College went 1-1 over the weekend with a 64-51 loss to Otterbein before toppling LaGrange 68-63 at the Southwestern University Thanksgiving Tournament. The 'Roos are now 4-2 on the year. Against Otterbein, the 'Roos went cold offensively in the second half, managing just 19 points and hitting 1-of-9 from the free throw line and going 0-for-6 from beyond the arc. Katy Williams scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to pace Austin College as the 'Roos turned the ball over 26 times. The 'Roos rebounded with a win over LaGrange and were once again led by Williams, who scored 19 points and grabbed 17 boards. Kersti Marusich added 14 points and Amber Stafford hit 3-of-4 from deep to finish with 11 points. The 'Roos shot 55.2% from the field in the second half on their way to the win.

Birmingham-Southern split this week, suffering a tough home loss to Berry College, 86-84, Tuesday, but then winning their first road game of the season, defeating Huntingdon College, 70-38, Sunday. BSC is now 4-1 on the season. Freshman Alex Adams leads the team with 11.2 points and 7.0 rebounds a game, while sophomore Sam Davidson and freshman Caroline King lead with 2.6 assists a game. The Panthers are at home this weekend opening conference action, taking on Centre College, Friday, and No. 7 DePauw University, Sunday.

Centre dropped a pair of games to HCAC schools this week, falling to Transylvania 58-57 at home and then losing 67-57 to Hanover on the road. The Colonels game against the Pioneers was tight throughout and a three-pointer at the end of the game wouldn't fall as Centre fell at home. The Colonels shot only 32.8% in the loss to Hanover, including only six of 21 (28.6%) from beyond the three-point arc. Centre will go on the road to open SCAC play with games against Birmingham Southern and Rhodes this week.

Alyssa Aldaz recorded 13 points, five steals and three assists as Colorado College held on for a 70-66 victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Sunday. Despite missing more than 15 minutes of the first half after picking up two early fouls, Eliese Hansberry finished with 16 points, a team-high six rebounds and two blocked shots. Becky Luetjen added 16 points, four steals and three rebounds. CC scored 24 points off 25 Raider turnovers and finished the game with 16 steals and six blocked shots. Hansberry climbed to 12th place with 533 career rebounds, passing Arlene Green (523) and Eleanor Kelley (524) on CC’s career list. Collier Clegg recorded a game-high 25 points for the Tigers against Whitworth, but Colorado College dropped a 79-76 decision to the Pirates in overtime. The Tigers trailed by 15 points early in the second half against, but stormed back to take a three-point lead with just over eight minutes remaining in regulation. Seven different players scored during CC’s 19-3 run. The Tigers scored six straight points and tied the game with 58 seconds to go on a layup by Luetjen and had a chance to win the game, but Clegg’s jumper from the right side of the lane rolled off the rim with five seconds to go. Luetjen recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Colorado College takes a 3-1 record into its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Friday night against Millsaps College.

#12 DePauw finished 2-1 on the week and improved to 3-2 on the season. The Tigers opened the week with a 66-46 win at Anderson on Tuesday before falling by a 70-67 score in one overtime at Thomas More and topping Manchester, 57-43. The latter two games were part of the Julie Costello Memorial Classic at Thomas More. In the win at Anderson, Katie Aldrich led the Tigers with 16 points, while Katie Mathews added 12. Aldrich, Emily Marshall and Ellie Pearson each grabbed seven rebounds as DePauw held a 40-32 edge on the boards. Mathews and Marshall each matched career highs with 22 and 20 points, respectively, while Marshall posted a double-double with a game-high 17 rebounds. Kate Walker paced DePauw with 12 points in the win over Manchester followed by Emily Marshall with her second straight double-double of 11 points and 11 boards and Jenna Fernandez with 10 points. Marshall and Katie Mathews were named to the all-tournament team. For the week, Mathews led the Tigers with 13.3 points per game, while Marshall averaged a double-double of 12.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per outing.

Hendrix used a balanced scoring attack with four players in double digits to outlast University of the Ozarks, 75-73, and stretch its win streak to 13 games against the Eagles on Tuesday night. The Warriors improve to 3-0 on the year for the fifth consecutive season. The first half of action saw nine lead changes and seven ties, with the Warriors coming out on top 43-39 at the break. Hendrix shot 50 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes and knocked down six three-pointers. The second half remained close with four lead changes and three ties. The Warriors held the largest lead of the second half at eight points with 6:39 left in regulation, however, the Eagles answered with an 8-0 run to knot the game at 68 with 3:58 remaining on the clock. Sophomore guard Anna Roane knocked down her only three-pointer of the game on Hendrix’s next possession and the Warriors finished off a 7-0 run with two consecutive fast break layups. Ozarks made it a two-point affair after a shot from behind the arc and a pair of free throws. The Eagles pulled down a defensive rebound with nine seconds left and rushed down the court for a last second three-point attempt, however, Warriors’ senior forward Chelsey White was there for the rejection and the ball rolled out of bounds as time expired. Junior forward Christina Byler led the Warriors with 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including three three-pointers. Sophomore guard Jordan Henderson added 12 points and two three-pointers, while White and sophomore forward Sam Deragowski collected 10 points apiece. Deragowski’s points total was a career high in just 13 minutes of action. White led the squad with six rebounds.

Millsaps lost a 67-64 decision at the University of Dallas in its only competition of the week, falling in the waning seconds off freshman Kylie Yoshimura’s clutch basket with 9 seconds left. The loss dropped the Majors to 0-3 on the early season, with their next game Monday night against Rust. Four Majors were in double figures, including freshman Shante Morton with her second double-double in three games with 17 points and 13 boards. Junior Ronda Webb added 12 points and Jasmine Harbor and Lovie Love chipped in 11 apiece.

Oglethorpe went 1-2 in three games against Maryville, Manchester and Thomas More last week. Against Maryville, cold shooting (38%) felled the Petrels and, despite holding a two point advantage at halftime, Oglethorpe could not slow down the Scots in the second half. Typically deadly from the outside, Oglethorpe only connected on 9 of 36 (25%) three-point attempts on a night when Maryville fed their post players the basketball and managed to shoot 46% from the field and 43% from behind the three point line. The Petrels managed to do a great job on the offensive boards (11 in the game) but their cold shooting kept the team from rallying for the win. On Saturday against Manchester, the Petrels were down by nine points at the half before rallying to claim the victory on the campus of Thomas More College. Oglethorpe was lifted by the ball-hawking second half defense of two freshmen, Katie Lynn and Megan Miles, who each also combined to score 12 points in the decisive twenty minutes. Freshman Mareva Bone posted a team-high 16 points in the afternoon win and Chelsea MacDonald and Sarah Jones each chipped in nine points for the Petrels. Kaci Palmore continued to do yeoman's work in the paint, posting 9 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and rejecting 5 shots. Against nationally revered Thomas More on Sunday, the Stormy Petrels could not shake off 30 turnovers and a tough day shooting the ball from the field (33%) in the loss to the undefeated Saints. Freshman Katie Weeks led the Petrels in scoring with 13 on the afternoon and fellow freshman Sarah Giles scored 9 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Mareva Bone continued her steady play with 10 points and 4 rebounds in the loss to the highly regarded Thomas More squad. Oglethorpe is now 2-2 on the season and will return home to face Agnes Scott College this Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. on Pinholster Court.

Rhodes split a pair of games at the McWilliams Classic hosted by Washington University. In the opener the Lynx used a 24-4 run to down LaVerne (CA) University 69-56. Jenille Pate led the way with a career high 25 points, on 11 of 14 shooting from the field. In the championship game against pre-season #1 ranked Washington University, the Lynx lost 82-62. Becky Atnip led the Lynx with 23 points and Sharwil Bell added 15 points and 9 rebounds. Rhodes is 3-2 overall and will host DePauw University on December 4th in the SCAC opener for both teams.

Sewanee played Agnes Scott in DIII women's basketball action last Tuesday night and after leading 35-33 at the half, took the eventual 67-60 loss to the host Scotties. Dani Kabbes (Chesterfield, Mo., Villa Duchesne) led the Sewanee effort with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double. Kabbes is averaging 13 points and nine rebounds for Sewanee so far in 2009. Lauren Gulley (Winchester, Tenn., Franklin County) was also in double digits for Sewanee with 12 points. Sewanee shot nearly 33% from the field and Agnes Scott was 36% accurate from the field. The Scotties also had a 56-43 edge in total rebounds. Sewanee was 30%

Southwestern returned home for the first time this season and took advantage by winning both games at the Southwestern/Austin College Classic on Friday and Saturday. The PIrates handled LaGrange College 76-68 on Friday night in a game that was a scrappy contest. Saturday, free throws proved to be the difference as SU scored 29 points from the free throw line en route to a 76-69 win over Otterbein College. Juniors Shae Seagraves and Staley Mullins were named to the all-tournament team for their outstanding play in both contests.

#17 Trinity played just once over the last week, improving to 3-0 with a 77-67 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor in Sams Gymnasium on Tuesday. Trinity got 18 points and 11 rebounds from Danielle Hubenak, the SCAC Player of the Week last week. Abby Dietert scored 19 points to lead all players, also adding six rebounds and four assists. Trinity faces Otterbein at home on Monday night, then takes on Southwestern in the SCAC opener on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers have swept the home-and-home series with Southwestern each of the past two seasons, though all but one of those games have been decided by less than 10 points.

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