LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The new SCAC women's basketball season opened up with six of the eight teams in action this past weekend. Check out how all the teams did over the weekend and who they will take on next.
Austin College
The 'Roos opened up their season at home against the
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor on Saturday afternoon in
Sherman. Erin Riley, Christina Kime,
and Brianna Harvey combined for 70 points
and the Austin College women's basketball
team poured in 54 second half points but the 'Roos were unable to
overcome a big halftime deficit in a 97-85 loss to the
visitors. Austin College shot 56.8% from the field and
71.4% from three point range after halftime after falling behind
55-31 at the break. Kime finished with 25 points, eight assists,
and six rebounds and Riley hit 6-of-10 threes on her way to 25
points and seven boards. Riley also added five assists. Harvey went
7-of-12 from the field and scored a career-high 20 in the loss.
Austin College will hit the road on Tuesday, taking on East Texas
Baptist and will return again on Friday to take on
Texas-Dallas.
Centenary College
The Centenary women’s basketball team opened
the 2014-15 season with a 107-50 loss to the No. 13 team in thr the
nation, the University of Texas at Tyler on Saturday afternoon in
the Gold Dome. Briana Edwards and Rebecca Thompson led the
Ladies in scoring with 11 points. Edwards picked up where she left
off last season as the Shreveport, La., native grabbed a team-high
11 rebounds for her first double-double of the
season. The Maroon and White shot 27.1 percent from the
field in the contest while UTT connected on half its shots
including 41.4 percent from behind the arc. The Patriots turned 29
Centenary turnovers into 35 points in the
outing. Centenary returns to action on Monday as they
host Louisiana College and will be back in action in Irving on the
weekend, taking on the Ozarks and Elmira.
Colorado College
The Tigers opened their season this past weekend with a
pair of tough losses to Hardin-Simmons and St. Lawrence at the
Colorado College Classic. In the loss to Hardin-Simmons, Danielle
Davis poured in a career high 31 points, but it wasn't
enough to get Colorado College a victory over the Cowgirls on
Saturday night at Reid Arena. The Cowgirls broke open a
tight game with 25-10 spurt midway through the second half and held
on for a 75-67. Korbyn Ukasick added 14 points and seven
rebounds for the Tigers. Against St. Lawrence, Courtney
Tyus led the Tigers with 24 points and four steals while
Malia Shappell had 11 points, four assists and five
steals for the Tigers and Ukasick added 10
points. Colorado College will head to the East Coast this upcoming
weekend, heading to Massachusetts to take on Wheaton and
Bridgewater State.
University of
Dallas
The Crusaders did not play this weekend, but will open up
things up at home against Elmira and Ozarks this weekend.
Schreiner
University
The Mountaineers headed to the Great Northwest this past
weekend, visiting Portland, Ore. to take on Lewis & Clark and
Willamette to open up the new season. In the
opener, cold shooting led to a tough loss to Lewis &
Clark, 51-44, on Saturday. Junior Kelsie Jackson led the way
with 13 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Chris Jones scored 11
points with four boards. Sophomore Olivia Lott and junior Kaitlyn
Goertz tallied six and five rebounds respectively. Sophomore
Sabriyyah Fennell scored six points. The Mountaineers also won the
turnover battle, 15-13. Willamette took advantage of a free throw
shooting to take a 57-53 victory over the
Mountaineers. Jackson again led SU with 17 points and
seven rebounds. Simmons tallied 11 points and four rebounds while
sophomore Sabriyyah Fennell went for eight points and seven
boards. The Mountaineers will remain in the West
Coast, taking on Pacific on Tuesday and will then remain on the
road and take on Howard Payne on Saturday.
Southwestern
University
The Pirates did not play this weekend, but will open up
things up at home this Tuesday against Texas-Dallas and will then
travel to St. Louis, Mo. to take on Denison.
Texas Lutheran
University
The Bulldogs battled back from a 12-point
second-half deficit against Texas-Dallas in its season opener,
taking a one-point lead with a minute to play. But the Bulldogs
couldn't hold on, falling 58-55 on the road. Kristen Lye
played a huge role in Texas Lutheran's second-half comeback,
scoring 12 of her game-high 19 points in the final 20 minutes. She
finished the game with those 19 points to go along with four
rebounds and two blocks. She shot 7-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6
from the charity stripe. Three different Bulldogs
finished with double-digit scoring. Taylor
Dydalewicz tallied 14 points and five rebounds, and Karisa
Cantu scored 10 to go along with five assists and
four rebounds. The offense was clicking in the second
half for TLU. The Bulldogs shot 39 percent from the field and
assisted on seven of their 11 made baskets in that final 20 minutes
of action. Texas Lutheran will play its home opener
against Concordia (Texas) and will follow that up with a road
matchup against Mary-Hardin Baylor on the
weekend.
Trinity
University
The Tigers went to the Great Northwest over the weekend,
taking on George Fox and Linfield. Against the
Bruins, All-American Anecia Richardson was the only
Tiger player to score in double figures, putting 12 points on the
board, on 5-9 shooting from the field. Elizabeth Balido
returned to the lineup after an injury, and scored nine points, all
in 3-point range. She shot 3-9 beyond the arc. Taylor Hollins led
the team with a total of eight rebounds. Against the
Wildcats, Monica Holguin led Trinity with
16 points off the bench, hitting 4-11 from the field and 6-10 from
the free throw line. She also knocked in a pair of three-point
baskets, collected three rebounds, and dished out a team-best four
assists. Caitlin Barrett was the only Tiger starter in double
figures, picking up 12 points on 5-12 shooting. She was also named
to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts this weekend. She added
a pair of assists and three rebounds. Trinity will return to action
on Saturday as they will take on Hardin-Simmons on the road.