SUWANEE, Ga. - In a battle of the past two SCAC Championship match-ups and the final two remaining undefeated conference opponents Rhodes defeated DePauw on the road 3-2 in penalty strokes. Rhodes, who has now defeated DePauw three straight contests, got a great performance from goalie Sarah Dockery posting 17 saves including all three of the Tigers penalty strokes that were on frame.

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Centre moved to 7-2 on the season (2-2 SCAC) with an 11-0 win over neighbor Transylvania University on Saturday, Oct. 2.  The match was the only one for the Colonels this week.  Sophomore Barbara Parks led Centre contributing to five goals (1 goal, 4 assists).  Two Colonels recorded hat-tricks: Chelsea Klein (3 goals, 1 assist) and Erin Bacon (3 goals).  Also recording points were: Jessica McLean (1 goal, 2 assists), Sarah Humphries (1 goal), Courtney Kuiper (1 goal), Leah Oberst (1 goal), Jennifer Bohnert (1 assist), Sarah Jessee (1 assist), and Anna Fuller (1 assist). The Colonels' defense recorded its fifth shutout of the season with sophomore goal keeper Cece Lindsey earning her first collegiate shutout by turning away 13 shots.  Lindsey made a number of outstanding saves late in the match to preserve the clean sheet.  Senior Cynthia Morse did not make the score sheet but played her best match of the season creating a number of great chances in attack and maintaining possession for the Colonels in the midfield.  Said Head Coach Tom Hobbs: "It was certainly an offensive explosion today, which is what we needed going into to two tough road contests next weekend.  Hendrix makes you earn every minute of the match and Rhodes is undefeated so far in SCAC play.  We'll do our best to build on this momentum."

DePauw is 9-2 overall and 3-1 in SCAC play after splitting its two conference games last weekend. The Tigers lost to Rhodes by a 3-2 count on Friday in a game decided by penalty strokes before blanking Hendrix, 2-0, for the seventh shutout of the season. DePauw took a 2-0 lead over Rhodes with goals from Margaret Ellis and Katie Sowar, but the Lynx tied the contest with a pair of goals in a five-minute stretch in the second half. After two scoreless overtime periods, Rhodes claimed the win as Charlie Wagner was the lone player to score in the stroke-off. DePauw outshot the Lynx, 22-10, and held a 12-8 edge in corners. Liz Attewell recorded five saves for the Tigers. Ellis scored her 14th goal of the season in the first half against Hendrix before Kimberly Trainor added an insurance score just two minutes into the second half. Depauw held a 17-1 edge in shots and 15-5 margin in corners. Attewell recorded one save.

Hendrix suffered a pair of conference losses this week with a 4-2 setback at Sewanee-The University of the South on Friday evening and a 2-0 defeat at DePauw University on Sunday afternoon.  The Warriors drop to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in league play, stretching their skid to three games.  It was a tale of two halves on Friday night.  Sewanee jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first half and Hendrix won the final period 2-1.  The Tigers dominated the first half by outshooting the Warriors, 13-8, and Sewanee took an early 2-0 lead after just 15 minutes of play on back-to-back goals from senior midfielder Caroline Carline.  Senior forward Taylor Skeen sent the Tigers into halftime with a 3-0 advantage off an assist from first year midfielder Mary Kate McAlister in the 21st minute.  Sewanee struck first after the break to reach its final mark on an unassisted score from sophomore forward Molly Kennedy.  Hendrix outshot Sewanee in the second period, 14-10, and finally reached the scoreboard on an unassisted goal from sophomore forward Kelly Rappe in the 49th minute.  Junior midfielder Lauren Thorburg scored her second goal of the season to give Hendrix its final goal in the 63rd minute.  DePauw racked up 17 shots on the way to its seventh shutout of the year.  Hendrix was held to just one shot in the entire game.  DePauw earned a 15-5 advantage in penalty corners.  Tigers’ sophomore midfielder Margaret Ellis scored the opening goal, her 14th of the year, in the 21st minute off an assist from junior forward Kimberly Trainor.  Trainor went on to score the final goal in the 37th minute on an unassisted score.  Warriors’ senior goalkeeper Alyssa Havens was just one save shy of her season high with 12 saves.

Rhodes earned a pair of conference wins with a 3-2 victory in penalty strokes at DePauw and a 3-0 shut out at Sewanee.  With those wins Rhodes finished up their conference schedule on the road and improved to 9-1 and 4-0 in SCAC play heading into a month of home games in October.  After DePauw took an early lead the Lynx countered with two goals in the last 12 minutes of play to send the game into overtime.  Katie Faucher scored her third goal of the season and tallied an assist on Libby Feaster’s game tying goal which came on a right to left cross from Faucher with just under 7 minutes remaining.  Charlie Wagner and Sarah Ferguson had successful strokes to secure the Lynx win.  Chelsea McLeod scored the Lynx game winning goal at Sewanee which was supported by second half penalty corner scores by Libby Feaster and Charlie Wagner.  Sarah Dockery had a phenomenal weekend in goal for the Lynx earning both victories, a total of 26 saves, and stopping all 3 penalty strokes that DePauw put on frame.  The Lynx will play Transylvania and Centre at home on Saturday and Sunday, both matches begin at noon.

Sewanee split it’s two SCAC matches this weekend, topping Hendrix 4-2 on Friday, and falling 3-0 to Rhodes on Sunday. In the Hendrix game, senior Caroline Carlin led the Tiger effort, picking up two goals on six shots in the contest. Sewanee came out strong in the first half and dominated Hendrix throughout the match, taking thirteen shots in the first half alone. Carlin got the Tigers on the board first when she converted a Cameron Herndon pass into a score at the 31-minute mark. Just twelve minutes later, she scored again, this time on a penalty stroke, putting the Tigers up 2-0. Taylor Skeen added a third goal in the first half when she scored off a pass from Mary Kate McAlister to put Sewanee ahead 3-0. Molly Kennedy added an insurance goal at the 30 minute mark of the second half, to make it 4-0. Hendrix came up with two late goals to make the final 4-2. Sewanee held the advantage in shots, 24-22, while Hendrix led 14-7 in corners. On Sunday, the Tigers played an evenly matched contest with Rhodes, but the Lynx got three goals past Sewanee keeper Anna Morrow to take the victory, 3-0. Rhodes held the advantage in shots, 16-14, while Sewanee led in corners, 6-4. Sewanee will travel to Greencastle, Indiana to face DePauw University on Saturday in SCAC action.

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