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May 24, 2012
Brian Chafin, Centre College Athletics Director, Announces Retirement
DANVILLE, Ky. - After nearly a quarter century of service at Centre College, Brian Chafin has announced his retirement. Chafin began his coaching career at Centre in 1989 and has served as director of athletics and recreation since 2002.
May 1, 2012
Trinity brings the SCAC Presidents Trophy back to San Antonio
SUWANEE, Ga. - The symbol of conference supremacy is a 300-pound railroad bell that is awarded annually to the conference program with the best overall sports record for that particular academic year.
For a stretch of 12 years - from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s - that bell (with the exception of one year - 2000-01) resided on the campus of Trinity University.
January 27, 2012
SCAC Has 711 Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honor Roll Honors
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2011 fall term and 711 student-athletes made the list.
January 19, 2012
SCAC Student-Athlete Initiative a Huge Success
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by 18 student-athletes last week at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Made possible through the NCAA Division III Strategic Initiative Grant, the student-athletes participated in a wide range of activities – from education sessions to business sessions to the NCAA Honors Celebration.
December 22, 2011
Trinity 28th; Centre 35th in 2011-2012 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall standings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Currently in 28th place, Trinity University leads all SCAC institutions in the prestigious 2011-2012 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall standings. Centre College is just seven places back in 35th place.
December 6, 2011
SCAC Announces 2011 Field Hockey All-Sportsmanship Team
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fourth annual Field Hockey All-Sportsmanship team. Four women’s field hockey players were selected to the 2011 squad.
November 16, 2011
Trinity takes early lead in quest for 2011-12 SCAC President's Trophy
SUWANEE, Ga. - Seeking its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) President's Trophy since 2004-05, Trinity University took the early lead in that quest following the completion of the 2011 fall sports season.
November 16, 2011
SCAC Has 10 Named to the 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA DIII All-Region Team
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Led by First Team selections Jennifer Bohnert and Barbara Parks of Centre College, Erika Jasso of Hendrix College and Katie Faucher and Regan McLaughlin of Rhodes College, the SCAC had 10 selected to the 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA DIII Great Lakes All-Region Team.
November 16, 2011
Centre's Cowley added to roster for NFHCA Senior Game
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Centre's Patty Cowley was recently added to the roster for the 2011 Division III Senior Game by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
November 9, 2011
Rhodes Falls 3-2 in Double OT Thriller to Montclair State in NCAA Field Hockey First Round
MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Brittany Carroll scored 6:22 into the second overtime and gave Montclair State a 3-2 field hockey win over Rhodes in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
November 8, 2011
SCAC Announces 2011 All-SCAC Field Hockey Team
SUWANEE, Ga. – Rhodes College, on the heels of its third consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference field hockey tournament championship, was rewarded with recognition in all four major postseason awards categories. In exclusive voting by the league’s head field hockey coaches, Katie Faucher was tabbed as SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year, Regan McLaughlin was selected Defensive Co-Player-of-the-Year, Kat Simpson was named Co-Newcomer-of-the-Year and Lynx head coach Jane Wells was honored as Co-Coach-of-the-Year.
November 7, 2011
Rhodes Earns At-Large Bid To NCAA Field Hockey Championship
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Fresh off its third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, Rhodes College earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship.
November 6, 2011
Rhodes Wins Third Consecutive SCAC Field Hockey Championship
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - On the strength of two first half goals, top seed and host Rhodes College won its third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference field hockey championship with a 4-0 win over third seeded Centre College on Sunday afternoon.
November 5, 2011
Top Seeded Rhodes; Third Seeded Centre Advance To SCAC Field Hockey Championship Game
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Top seed and host Rhodes College will square off against third seeded Centre College tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT for the 2011 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference field hockey championship.
November 1, 2011
Centre's Bohnert selected to play in NFHCA Senior Game
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Centre's Jennifer Bohnert was selected by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association to participate in its 2011 Division III Senior Game, the organization announced in a release Tuesday.
November 1, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 9) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2011 SCAC Field Hockey Tournament is set to begin on the campus of Rhodes College this Saturday as the host Lynx have earned the top seed and will face the fourth seeded Purple Tigers of Sewanee at 11 am CST. The winner of that match will face the winner of the second seeded Hendrix Warriors and third seeded Centre Colonels for the SCAC Championship on Sunday.
October 30, 2011
SCAC Announces 2011 Field Hockey Tournament Bracket
SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today released the championship bracket for the conference field hockey tournament, which will be played Saturday-Sunday, November 5-6 in Memphis, Tenn., on the campus of Rhodes College.
October 27, 2011
SCAC Week 8 - Podcasts
SUWANEE, Ga. - In this week's edition of the SCAC podcast, Russell Kramer, SCAC Director of Communications and New Media, catches up with several of the league's Player-of-the-Week award winners for the week ending Oct. 23.
October 25, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 8) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Rhodes and Centre will clash this Friday afternoon to break a tie atop the standings leaving the winner sitting in the drivers seat for the top seed at the SCAC Tournament in two weeks hosted by the Lynx in Memphis. Centre defeated Rhodes 2-1 earlier in the season handing the Lynx its first loss in SCAC regular season play since 2009.
October 20, 2011
SCAC Week 7 - Podcasts
SUWANEE, Ga. - In this week's edition of the SCAC podcast, Russell Kramer, SCAC Director of Communications and New Media, catches up with several of the league's Player-of-the-Week award winners for the week ending Oct. 16.
October 18, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 7) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - It was a quite week for SCAC Field Hockey with just a handful of non conference games scheduled. Centre and Sewanee picked up wins over Trine and Sweet Briar respectively while Hendrix and Rhodes fell to Lindenwood and Christopher Newport.
October 13, 2011
SCAC Week 6 - Podcasts
SUWANEE, Ga. - In this week's edition of the SCAC podcast, Russell Kramer, SCAC Director of Communications and New Media, catches up with several of the league's Player-of-the-Week award winners for the week ending Oct. 9.
October 11, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 6) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - In the lone SCAC match of the week, Sewanee handed Centre its first conference loss of the season and snapped the Colonels five game winning streak behind goals from Elise Landau and Karen Dawson of the Purple Tigers. In non conference action Hendrix picked up two wins and set a program record for wins in a season now sitting at 8-2.
October 6, 2011
SCAC Week 5 - Podcasts
SUWANEE, Ga. - In this week's edition of the SCAC podcast, Russell Kramer, SCAC Director of Communications and New Media, catches up with several of the league's Player-of-the-Week award winners for the week ending Oct. 2.
October 4, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 5) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Rhodes had their 13 game regular season conference winning streak snapped this weekend when Centre picked up a 2-1 win over the Lynx in Danville, Kentucky. Centre has now won five straight contests after opening up the season with a 2-3 record through its first five games.
September 30, 2011
SCAC Week 4 - Podcasts
SUWANEE, Ga. - In this week's edition of the SCAC podcast, Russell Kramer, SCAC Director of Communications and New Media, catches up with several of the league's Player-of-the-Week award winners for the week ending Sept. 25.
September 27, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 4) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Centre defeated Sewanee 5-0 in the lone SCAC match over the weekend behind two goals from Chelsea Klein and nine saves from Patty Cowley. Hendrix continued its hot start with a shutout win over Transylvania, the Warriors are now just one win shy of tying the school record for wins in a season.
September 20, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 3) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Rhodes knocked off Hendrix in the first SCAC contest of the 2011 season 5-1. After trailing 1-0 at the half, Katie Faucher led the Lynx with a second half hat trick on the way to victory. The win marks the 13th straight regular season conference win for Rhodes with their last loss coming to DePauw back on October 4th, 2009.
September 13, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 2) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - Picking up three wins this past week, Hendrix has gotten off to its best start in school history at 4-0. Kelly Rappe' led the Warriors with three goals and had two assists in wins over Eastern Mennonite, Bridgewater and Sweet Briar.
September 8, 2011
Field Hockey Recap (Week 1) - Around the SCAC
SUWANEE, Ga. - In the opening week of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference field hockey action, the conference posted an impressive 5-1 record. The two time defending SCAC champions, the Rhodes Lynx, posted a pair of shutout wins while Hendrix opened up with a 4-1 win over Lindenwood. The Warriors have now posted a victory in three of its past four season openers.
September 7, 2011
Sign up for the SCAC Newsletter
SUWANEE, Ga. - With the launch of the new SCAC website, we are offering fans of the conference the opportunity to receive updates via e-mail newsletters delivered directly to your inbox. When Players-of-the-Week are chosen or our Weekly Sports Updates are posted, you'll be the first to know!
August 26, 2011
SCAC Media Days to Get Underway on Monday, August 29th
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference office will conduct its third annual "media days" event beginning Monday, August 29. Interviews from head coaches throughout the conference will be posted on the SCACNation page throughout the week.














