WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · February 01, 2012, 10:37:47 PM

Centre stepped out of conference & hosted Spaulding tonight. Lady Colonels struggled from the field but pulled together late in the 2nd half to gain a victory 66-54. Chelsea Benham led the attack with 16 points; Lauren Huter recorded a double-double of 10 boards / 10 points. Maggie Prewitt recorded 11 assists. Centre stands 18-1 heading into Saturday's home game against Sewanee.

pbrooks3 · February 03, 2012, 11:54:37 PM

Big shocker tonight as Birmingham Southern went into Millsaps and handed the Majors a 15-point loss ending Millsaps' 15 game winning streak. Millsaps now trails Centre 2 games in the loss column.

jekelish · February 06, 2012, 11:09:21 AM

Speaking of ending streaks, Austin College got a three pointer with 1.9 seconds left to snap a 15 games kid, picking up the 61-58 win over Hendrix.

pbrooks3 · February 09, 2012, 09:02:53 PM

Good story on the Centre Athletic website about the Womens team to date.

http://www.centreathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/20120209axyldi

One thing I learned from the article is that senior Maggie Prewitt leads D3 in assists per game at 7.3.

pbrooks3 · February 10, 2012, 07:49:54 PM

Centre struggling to get to the 20-win plateau against Birmingham Southern with the Colonels down 10 early in the 2nd half.

pbrooks3 · February 10, 2012, 09:15:14 PM

The Panthers of Birmingham Southern turned in a very solid effort in defeating top 25 Centre tonight 72-60. The score is not indicative of what a thrashing BSU put on the Lady Colonels. The Panthers nailed 12-22 from behind the arc, spread the floor effectively on the offensive side, and won the battle of the boards decisively. Centre has enjoyed a remarkable run to this point but offensively they sputtered much of the 2nd half in dropping their 1st conference game this season. Birmingham Southern now enjoys 2 solid wins against upper division opponents - Centre and Millsaps. The Colonels' loss in my opinion was not unexpected on a tough conference road to travel. Certainly not a bad loss, and maybe one to help propel them through the remaining 3 conference games without another hiccup. Birmingham Southern will be a tough opponent for all comers in the SCAC tournament in Birmingham.

pbrooks3 · February 12, 2012, 08:13:43 PM

Centre rebounded from their Friday night loss to Birmingham Southern with a difficult OT win over Oglethorpe this afternoon 74-71. Senior Maggie Prewitt led the Colonels with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Centre shot 50% from the 3-point line and Prewitt came up big late in the overtime to break a 71-71 logjam with a basket and free throw to propel Centre to its 20th victory. The final weekend of the regular season has the Lady Colonels hosting Sewanee and Rhodes beginning Friday the 17th.

pbrooks3 · February 13, 2012, 11:14:54 PM

A nice story recently on Centre senior guard Maggie Prewitt by Kentucky sportswriter Larry Vaught; the link is below.

http://vaughtsviews.com/?p=17667

Prewitt has definitely stirred the drink for Centre in her senior campaign as the 24th ranked Colonels move into the final week of regular season play with a 20-2 record. She currently leads all Division 3 with 7.1 assists per game and is 2nd in the country in free throws at better than 90%. She is 3rd in the SCAC in scoring and just came off a 25-point effort on Sunday in an overtime win over Oglethorpe. She is the consummate team player in spearheading a large group of senior players at Centre.

j_major32 · February 17, 2012, 03:53:16 PM

It should be a good one tonight in Danville between, in my opinion, the two best teams in the SCAC in Millsaps and Centre! Let's see if the Majors can rebound from an early season loss to Centre in Jackson.

I know for Millsaps, a win MAY put them into the South Regional rankings after they had a bad weekend a couple of weeks ago against BSC/Oglethorpe. Only time will tell.

Can't wait for tipoff!

SUfan · February 17, 2012, 05:09:20 PM

Just two weekends left in the current SCAC regime. Texas Lutheran accepted an invitation to join the SCAC this week which rounds out the new SCAC to 8 teams: Southwestern, Trinity, Colorado, Austin, Dallas, Centenary, Texas Lutheran and Schreiner. SCAC leadership successfully recruited the last 3 away from the Texas dominated ASC. I can't help but sense that Colorado will begin seeking another conference home as traveling to Texas becomes tiresome. They will be the only school to see little change in their travel budget after the transition.

On another note, Southwestern will sew up the #1 seed in the west with 2 wins this weekend! Outstanding play from such a young team bodes well for the future. They are sure to be a dominant force in the all new SCAC for years to come. Quite a turn around from the previous 5 years...kuddos to Coach Brinkoeter and the work she has done in such a short time. She has brought in some quality players.

pbrooks3 · February 17, 2012, 07:52:22 PM

Quote from: SUfan on February 17, 2012, 05:09:20 PM
Just two weekends left in the current SCAC regime. Texas Lutheran accepted an invitation to join the SCAC this week which rounds out the new SCAC to 8 teams: Southwestern, Trinity, Colorado, Austin, Dallas, Centenary, Texas Lutheran and Schreiner. SCAC leadership successfully recruited the last 3 away from the Texas dominated ASC. I can't help but sense that Colorado will begin seeking another conference home as traveling to Texas becomes tiresome. They will be the only school to see little change in their travel budget after the transition.

On another note, Southwestern will sew up the #1 seed in the west with 2 wins this weekend! Outstanding play from such a young team bodes well for the future. They are sure to be a dominant force in the all new SCAC for years to come. Quite a turn around from the previous 5 years...kuddos to Coach Brinkoeter and the work she has done in such a short time. She has brought in some quality players.

Unfortunately Colorado College doesn't have a lot of options in Division III; not many schools nearer than Texas for them. Probably still a good fit for them if they want to play in a conference.

pbrooks3 · February 17, 2012, 07:59:45 PM

Lady Colonels got it done tonight against Millsaps 66-51. Senior guard Maggie Prewitt knocked down 10-15 from the field in leading the girls with 32 points; she also had 10 rebounds. Senior Lauren Huter had a nice game with 12 boards and 9 points. Velvet Johnson led the Majors with 16. Centre shot 49% and outrebounded Millsaps 38-22. The final regular season game is this Sunday afternoon against Rhodes as the Colonels will attempt to notch their 22nd win against just 2 losses.

Ralph Turner · February 18, 2012, 12:59:23 PM

Quote from: SUfan on February 17, 2012, 05:09:20 PM
Just two weekends left in the current SCAC regime. Texas Lutheran accepted an invitation to join the SCAC this week which rounds out the new SCAC to 8 teams: Southwestern, Trinity, Colorado, Austin, Dallas, Centenary, Texas Lutheran and Schreiner. SCAC leadership successfully recruited the last 3 away from the Texas dominated ASC. I can't help but sense that Colorado will begin seeking another conference home as traveling to Texas becomes tiresome. They will be the only school to see little change in their travel budget after the transition.

On another note, Southwestern will sew up the #1 seed in the west with 2 wins this weekend! Outstanding play from such a young team bodes well for the future. They are sure to be a dominant force in the all new SCAC for years to come. Quite a turn around from the previous 5 years...kuddos to Coach Brinkoeter and the work she has done in such a short time. She has brought in some quality players.

I think that Colorado College will go to the D-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference as a non-football member in the next year or 2. That really helps the student-athletes with CC's block system where students study only one class at a time. One long road trip pulls you out of class for a huge part of the course.

They are already a scholarship-hybrid program with a strong legendary men's ice hockey program and women's soccer (for Title IX balance.)

If/when Colorado College moves to D-2, I suspect that LeTourneau would be at the top of list* for invitation membership (and the travel partner for Centenary). That makes for a very tight conference. You could almost go with Friday/Saturday playing dates, fewer nights on the road, fewer missed class days, etc.

(*One caveat for a more impressive credential might be a football-playing school.)

SUfan · February 18, 2012, 09:38:57 PM

I was actually surprised by the TLU announcement, expecting it to be LeTu. I think they are a much better fit than TLU. They may get a shot if Colorado makes a move.

jekelish · February 18, 2012, 09:52:19 PM

Austin College finishes the season winning 3 of their final 4 games. Granted, tonight was against a Trinity team without its leading scorer, but it's an extremely positive way for the team to end the year when they desperately needed some wins for morale, considering how snake bitten they were by injuries this year.

Christina Kime notched a triple double tonight for the 'Roos with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. AC was only 4-21, but I really, really hope the coaches take a good long look at her for conference Newcomer of the Year. She's in the top 10 in scoring, assists and free throw percentage and is just a heck of a ballplayer. Next year, with all of the injured players back and healthy to go along with Kime (three of five starters were lost for the year), AC could and probably will really surprise people.