2015 Basketball Championship News

  • Texas Lutheran Defeats Centenary for SCAC Men's Basketball Title
    March 01, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - With the score knotted at 67 inside of three minutes, Texas Lutheran University surged ahead and held on late to defeat Centenary College, 80-75. in the championship game of the SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Sunday afternoon on the campus of the University of Dallas.
  • Southwestern Earns SCAC Women's Basketball Title; Punches Ticket to NCAA Big Dance
    March 01, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Southwestern University jumped out to a 39-22 halftime lead and never looked back as the Pirates won their first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament title with a 71-58 victory over Trinity University Sunday on the campus of the University of Dallas.
  • Pirates Survive Late Mountaineer Push; Will Play for SCAC Women's Title on Sunday
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Leading by nine with 1:30 remaining, top-seeded Southwestern University saw its lead shrink to two, but the Pirates held off a surging Schreiner University squad in the waning seconds to earn the 76-69 victory in Saturday's first semifinal of the 2015 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament.
  • Trinity Women Survive Overtime Thriller Against Texas Lutheran
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Unlike the rare Texas snowfall still covering the ground, some things have become common place across the conference. For the second consecutive year, the Texas Lutheran University and Trinity University women put on a show, and in a classic SCAC Tournament showdown between the past two conference champions, the Trinity Tigers were able to pull off a 91-78 overtime victory over the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs in the second of Saturday’s two conference semifinals.
  • Southwestern, Trinity Advance to Set Up Showdown in SCAC Women's Championship Game
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - The top four women's basketball teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference battled it out Saturday in the semifinals of the 2015 SCAC tournament as Southwestern University and Trinity University earned their way into the championship game scheduled for Sunday.
  • Texas Lutheran, Centenary Set to Collide in SCAC Men's Championship Game
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - In front of capacity crowds, No. 1 Texas Lutheran University and No. 2 Centenary College earned victories in their respective semifinals during the second day of action at the 2015 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship.
  • Texas Lutheran Blows By Dallas and into SCAC Title Game
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - A year removed from a last-place finish in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs will play for an SCAC Men's Basketball Championship and an NCAA Division III tournament berth.
  • Centenary Men Advance to SCAC Title Game with 87-80 Victory Over Southwestern
    February 28, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Trailing 51-43 at the half, Centenary College went on a 10-0 run to open the second period and finally took control late to defeat Southwestern University, 87-80 in Saturday's second semifinal of the 2015 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament.
  • Late Rally Lifts Mountaineers over Crusaders and into Semifinals
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas – The fourth-seeded Schreiner University Mountaineers came out with a win in a close battle against the University of Dallas to open the 2015 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament.
  • Trinity Edges Out Austin College in Final Minutes
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas – After celebrating their share of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season trophy, third-seeded Trinity University faced a tough No. 5 Austin College squad. It took every second of the allotted 40 minutes to earn the win, but the Tigers will advance to the semifinals tomorrow after defeating the ‘Roos 63-56.
  • Crusaders Power Past Tigers into Saturday's Semifinals
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Sophomore guard Michael Sarrat had a game-high 21 points and fourth-seeded University of Dallas survived two three-point field goal attempts in the final 14 seconds to hold on for a 50-47 victory over fifth-seeded Colorado College in Friday's first quarterfinal game of the 2015 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament.
  • Pirates Advance to Semifinals in Double OT Thriller
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Sophomore guard Chris Molina scored seven of his 12 points in double overtime to lead third-seeded Southwestern University to an 81-76 victory over sixth-seeded Schriener University in SCAC men's quarterfinal action Friday evening on the campus of the University of Dallas.
  • Dallas and Southwestern Earn Thrilling Wins to Move into Semifinals of SCAC Men's Tournament
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - The No. 3 seed Southwestern University Pirates and No. 4 seed University of Dallas Crusaders will both move on to semifinal action Saturday.
  • Schreiner and Trinity Advance to Saturday's Semifinal Round of SCAC Women's Tournament
    February 27, 2015
    IRVING, Texas - Two teams earned wins in the quarterfinals of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the semifinals on Saturday.
  • 2015 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament - Preview
    February 24, 2015
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The 13th annual Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament tips off Friday in Irving, and, with three-time defending champion Trinity University not among the six-team field, the league is guaranteed to have its 11th different NCAA tournament representative come Sunday afternoon.
  • 2015 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament - Preview
    February 24, 2015
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – After winning a SCAC championship in its first year in the league followed by the school's first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, Texas Lutheran University will attempt to defend its conference crown as the league's top six teams descend upon Irving, Texas and the campus of the University of Dallas for the 13th annual Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament.