SUWANEE, Ga. - Hendrix goalkeeper Allison Mosley recorded her league best fifth shutout over the weekend on the road in a 1-0 win over Millsaps. The Warriors are off to their best start in SCAC play in school history and stand alone atop the league with a perfect 2-0 record.
- AROUND THE SCAC -
Austin College
cruised to a 3-1 win over the University of Dallas in the
team’s only match of the week, improving to 5-3-1 overall
this season in the process. The ‘Roos got three goals in the
first 39 minutes and never looked back, dominating the Crusaders
with a 25-7 shot advantage. Ali Ryan got things started for the
‘Roos with a diving header off a feed from Mackenzie Lund in
the 10th minute, and just over four minutes later Shelley Casey
blasted a shot into the upper right corner to make it a 2-0 game.
The third goal came at the 39:09 mark when Gabby Mavelian found
Kelsey D’Amore for the score to make it 3-0. The Crusaders
would score less than a minute later but would not be able to get
any closer. Kaitlin Elledge made four stops in goal for the
‘Roos.
Birmingham-Southern did not surrender a goal all
weekend in their two victories over Rhodes and Hendrix at BSC
Soccer Park. Friday’s match with Rhodes finished 4-0 and
Sunday’s matchup with Hendrix ended 2-0. Both Alicia Plotky
and Serena Murphy netted scores in each game, with Plotky tallying
7 points in the two games. The wins were sorely needed to push the
Panthers back above the water line after falling in overtime to
Emory on Tuesday night, getting BSC back to .500 at 4-4. They will
take the show on the road this week at Sewanee and Oglethorpe. They
play at 5:00 p.m. on Friday in Sewanee and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday in
Atlanta.
Centre split on the road this weekend winning 2-0
at Oglethorpe and losing 1-0 at Sewanee. Centre's next matches will
be at home for their Family Weekend Friday and Saturday, October
2nd and 3rd. Friday night Centre hosts Austin College with kickoff
slated for 8pm. Saturday evening Centre faces the University of
Dallas at 7pm.
DePauw picked up their second win of the season
over the weekend and picked up a tie for a total of four points
good enough for a tie for second in the conference. On Friday the
DU Tigers tied in a tough scoreless match against Sewanee on the
Mountain. DePauw was able to find the back of the net on Sunday led
by two goals from Alex Her defeating Oglethorpe 4-0. DePauw will be
back in action this weekend as the Tigers host University of Dallas
and Austin College in Greencastle.
Hendrix College split this weekend’s matches
with a 1-0 win over Millsaps on Friday night before dropping a 0-2
affair to Birmingham-Southern on Sunday afternoon. The Warriors now
stand alone atop the SCAC with a 6-2 overall mark and 2-0 SCAC
record (best start to SCAC season in program history). One goal
from Hendrix first year forward Ashley Gallegos is all the Warriors
would need to earn their third consecutive victory and post a 1-0
route of Millsaps. Gallegos scored her team-high fifth goal of the
year by putting the ball over the keeper’s head off a through
ball from sophomore midfielder Hannah McGrew in the 33rd minute.
Hendrix sophomore keeper Allison Mosley recorded four saves for her
sixth shutout of the year. All six of Hendrix’s wins have
come off shutouts from Mosley. Birminham-Southern used a pair of
second half goals to seal the deal on Sunday. Sophomore forward
Alicia Plotky scored in the 50th minute off an assist from
sophomore midfielder Jillian Theibert. Senior forward Serena Murphy
put the final ball past the keeper off an assist from Plotky in the
68th minute. McGrew paced the squad with four shots, all on-goal,
and junior midfielder Amelia Wildenborg had two chances on-goal for
the Warriors.
Millsaps (5-2-2, 0-1-1 SCAC) ended a tough weekend
at home 0-1-1 to begin SCAC play. Friday night at Harper Davis
Field, the Majors saw their three-game home unbeaten streak fall as
visiting Hendrix College took away a 1-0 win with a goal in the
36th minute. Millsaps looked to rebound against the defending
conference champions from Rhodes College Sunday afternoon, but
played to a scoreless 0-0 draw in double overtime. The Majors will
hit the road this weekend for conference matches with Oglethorpe
University Friday afternoon and Sewanee on Sunday afternoon.
Oglethorpe opened up
SCAC play at home over the weekend against tough competition in
Centre and DePauw respectively. Oglethorpe fell on Friday afternoon
2-0 to the Colonels before falling 4-0 on Sunday to DePauw.
Oglethorpe will be back in action this weekend as the Petrels host
SCAC rivals Millsaps and Birmingham-Southern.
Rhodes was defeated by Birmingham Southern in rain
soaked Birmingham, AL 4-0. The Panthers scored early on a goal by
Sara Menton. Both teams would battle through the rest of the half,
each struggling to find good scoring opportunities. The second half
would be all BSC, scoring 3 more goals by the end of the game.
Alicia Plotky, Serena Murphy, and Linda Amaya would score for the
Panthers. Lynx goalkeepers Becca Clarin and Stephanie Sermonet,
both conceding two goals. After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer,
the Lynx and the Majors ended in a tie. Both teams struggled to
find quality chances throughout the game. Millsaps had their best
opportunity midway through the 2nd half. A quick interchange of
passes in the Rhodes penalty box, ended with the Major's shot
coming off the near post. The Lynx would have a good opportunity in
the 2nd half as well. Freshmen Betsy Peterson's (Knoxville, TN)
header was saved off the line by Sarah Nelin. The overtime periods
would prove to more of the same, with both teams only registering 1
shot each. Senior Becca Clarin (Clarendon Hills, IL) made 8 saves
for the Lynx, while Nelin made 4 saves for the Majors. The Lynx
will return to SCAC play in two weeks when they host Centre College
on Oct. 9th.
Sewanee remained unbeaten this weekend as the
Tigers played to a 0-0 draw with DePaue Friday and then topped
Centre 1-0 on Sunday. Freshman goalie Britt Williams earned both
shutouts in goal and has earned five shutouts in six games this
year. She has only allowed one goal all year and has logged 24
saves as well. La'Toyi Slay scored the game-winning goal for
Sewanee on Sunday and has scored the game-winner in two of
Sewanee's last three games. The Tigers are 5-0-1 and 1-0-1 in the
SCAC. They will host Birmingham-Southern and Millsaps next
weekend.
Southwestern split non-conference action this
weekend in California, falling 5-0 to #7 regionally-ranked UC-Santa
Cruz and then defeating the University of LaVerne 2-1. In game one,
Southwestern held with the Slugs in the first half, taking three
shots to UCSC’s six, but were unable to find the back of the
net while the Banana Slugs made the most of their few shots in the
first half to go into half time 3-0. The Pirates rebounded from the
loss to take on the University of LaVerne on Saturday. They
returned to their recipe for success by scoring six minutes into
the contest off a corner kick by senior Laura Kromann that found
senior A.J. Andreola to give SU the 1-0 lead. LaVerne responded
with a goal of their own eight minutes later to bring the game back
even at 1-1, but it didn’t last long as sophomore Maria
Pollifrone scored unassisted just thirty seconds later to put
Southwestern back on top for the 2-1 win. The Pirates move to 7-2
on the season and will use the momentum and new level of
competition to their advantage as they return to SCAC conference
action on October 9th as they face Millsaps in Jackson, MS.
No. 6 Trinity shut out NAIA’s Our Lady of
the Lake University 3-0 on Friday night – the team’s
only action from the past week. Brianna Young scored the eventual
game-winner in the 18th minute, tying for the team lead with her
third GW goal of the year. Also scoring were defender Danika Wright
and Kelly Watts. Abigail Loar and Allyson Thrall both contributed
assists in the game. The Tiger defense gave up just five total
shots to OLLU, recording the team’s sixth shutout of the
season. Trinity will not play again this week, but will return to
action the following weekend, travelling to Birmingham-Southern and
Millsaps for a weekend of SCAC play.
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