Women's Soccer Recap (Week 1) - Around the SCAC

Women's Soccer Recap (Week 1) - Around the SCAC

SUWANEE, Ga. - Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams posted a 15-5 record during the opening week of the 2010 season. Highlighting the wins was Oglethorpe's third straight 2-0 start of a season.

- AROUND THE SCAC -

Austin College got off to a strong start to open the year, blanking LeTourneau 4-0 on Friday before adding a 3-1 win over North Park University on Sunday. The ‘Roos out-shot their two opponents 48-19 and got goals from six different players. Against the Lady Jackets, the ‘Roos went into the half in a scoreless tie but a 19-1 second half shot advantage helped them explode for four second half goals. Shelley Casey got things started just 32 seconds into the half on a feed from Gabby Mavelian, and Ali Ryan and Ashleigh Johnson followed up with goals in the 64th and 82nd minutes, respectively. Emily Brzuzy capped off the scoring on a pass from Mackenzie Lund at the 84:40 mark as Kaitlin Elledge recorded the shutout. Against North Park the team once again broke a scoreless tie early in the second half when Kelsey D’Amore’s corner kick found its way into the net in the 48th minute, and Ali Ryan punched home a rebound off of Andrea Schneider’s shot 10 minutes later to put AC up 2-0. North Park countered with a goal of their own but Maddy Millender scored her first career goal off an assist from Ali Fidel to put the game away at 3-1. This weekend the ’Roos host the SCAC vs. ASC tournament and will take on East Texas Baptist on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Birmingham-Southern got the season off to a 2-1 start this week, all on the road, shutting out Huntingdon and Greensboro College before dropping a tough match in overtime to Maryville College. Freshman goalkeeper Richelle Byrd played every minute of all three matches in the net, making 15 saves with an .882 save percentage and two shutouts. Junior Sara Menton led with two goals over the three games, while junior Devon Weldon led with 10 shots.  

Centre recorded two wins in their opening showcase event. Wednesday night, Centre defeated Asbury University 8-1. Sunday afternoon the Colonels earned their second win defeating the College of Wooster 2-1 in OT. Centre will face Spalding University and Berry College in the Glenn Hyundai showcase in Lexington, Ky. September 11-12.

DePauw is 1-1 on the season after blanking Rose-Hulman 4-0 and losing at 22nd-ranked Chicago by a 6-0 score. Sophia Da Silveira scored two of the Tigers' four goals in the Rose-Hulman win, while Dana Sprague and Alexandra Ehr added single scores.

Hendrix was pinned with a 4-1 setback against Lyon College on Sunday afternoon at Warrior Field.  The Scotts immediately controlled the tempo and out-shot the Warriors 23-4 to hand Hendrix its season-opening loss.  Lyon lit up the scoreboard in the 22nd minute on a score by senior forward Katie Marshall.  The Scotts then jumped out to a 3-0 advantage on back-to-back goals from junior forward Anja Klotzle in the 48th and 62nd minute.  Marshall added two points to her day with assists on each of Klotzle's scores.  Lyon made it a 4-0 contest in the 80th minute when sophomore forward Linda Miloud put it past the keeper off an assist from junior midfielder Koryn Najera.  Hendrix finally reached the scoreboard on a rebound when junior forward Tristan Stolz sent the ball over the keeper's reach for her second career goal, off a pass from senior forward Hope Burks.
Millsaps is off to a 3-0 start after winning their home opener and two games in Texas over the weekend. First up the women hosted Louisiana College and cruised to a 6-0 win over the Lady Wildcats. They then headed over to East Texas Baptist on Friday, winning 2-1, and LeTourneau, taking Sunday’s match 2-1. Junior midfielder Jessica Harris led the way for the Majors, scoring three goals with one assist in the three games. She had both game winners in Texas, including both of Millsaps’ goals against LeTourneau.  The Majors will return to the pitch this Friday as they host the Division I Alcorn State Braves for a 6:00 p.m. start.
Oglethorpe got their season started in style by notching two wins over Agnes Scott and Trececca Nazarene. The Petrels blew past the Scotties by the score of 3-0 on Wednesday before edging Trevecca Nazarene 1-0 on Friday. Freshman forward Clara St. Urbain led the Petrel attack by scoring the game winner in each contest.  
Rhodes went 1-1 over the weekend, hosting the Rhodes Classic.  On Saturday, Rhodes opened up with an impressive 7-0 win over University of the Ozarks.  Junior, Ashley Ladd, and freshman, Maddy Esther, each had 2 goals for the Lynx, while Allison Price, Sarah DiLella, and Caroline Colpoys tallied the remaining 3 goals.  Rhodes fell to #19 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 2-0 on Sunday.
Senior Fritsl Butler turned in an impressive all-around performance on Friday, as the  
Sewanee women’s soccer team opened the season with a 1-0 victory over Berry College. Butler, and fellow senior Kate Willingham, anchored a Sewanee attack that refused to budge in a physical battle with the Vikings. Butler finally broke through in the 57th minute, scoring Sewanee’s lone goal, which proved to be all they needed on the night. Layne Ezzell provided the assist on Butler’s goal and the Tigers move on to face Lee University (Tenn.) on Wednesday in Sewanee.  
Southwestern is hard at work and starting off with an offensive mind frame. In their first two games the Pirates have scored eight goals and held teams to three. They opened the season at Mary Hardin-Baylor and started slowly in the first half, recording one goal, but then turned up the pressure and put two more in the back of the net to win 3-2. The same tone was set on Monday night’s home opener against Texas Lutheran as SU scored one goal in the first half and four in the second half, winning 5-1. The Pirates return to the road this coming weekend to face some of the top teams in the American Southwest Conference. They take on UT Tyler on Friday at 2:00 and UT Dallas on Sunday at 1:00. 
 
No. 5 Trinity opened up the 2010 season with a win over Texas Lutheran on Wednesday, then faltered in a 4-0 defeat at Hardin-Simmons on Saturday afternoon. Trinity beat Hardin-Simmons twice last season – once during the NCAA Playoffs – but could not manage any scoring in Saturday’s loss.  Wednesday’s win over Texas Lutheran saw three different players score goals, with Kelly Watts scoring a goal and an assist to lead the team. Tuesday’s game win Mary Hardin-Baylor, scheduled to be the home opener for the Tigers, was postponed until next month.  Trinity will next play this weekend at UT-Dallas and UT-Tyler.  Last season, the Tigers defeated both teams by the score of 4-0 in San Antonio.
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