LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Guard Kalli Kemmling paced the Colorado College Tigers in two games over the weekend as the Tigers went 1-1 on the week. Kemmling earned SCAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 28.5 points per game and shooting 74.1 percent on the week.
AROUND THE SCAC
Austin College fell in their two games over the weekend against Trinity and Southwestern, as both the Tigers and the Pirates pulled away from the 'Roos down the stretch with Trinity winning 76-57 and the Pirates topping the 'Roos 73-56. Christina Kime led the way against Trinity with 21 points and seven assists, and averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game in the two losses. Erin Riley and Brittany Stepanski also had strong weekends for the 'Roos, with Stepanski averaging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game while Riley averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. Riley scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and six assists in the loss to Southwestern, and Shayna Clardy hit three treys and finished with 13 points in the loss.
Centenary dropped a pair of SCAC contests over the weekend to Southwestern University and Trinity University. Vashni Sharp-Moore led the Ladies on the week, but accomplished a first for the team with a triple-double against Trinity University on Saturday evening. Sharp-Moore recorded 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the six point setback to the Tigers. Dionecia Warr also posted a strong effort in the stumble against Trinity with a double-double of 19 points and 10 boards. Rebecca Thompson finished the evening a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Centenary returns to action on Monday, January 14 as they host Louisiana College at 5:30 p.m.
Colorado College split a pair of games at the
University of Dallas as the Tigers went 1-1 during the week. CC
(3-13, 3-3 SCAC) came back from a 24-point halftime deficit to earn
its third win of the season, beating the Crusaders, 62-59. Senior
Kalli Kemling led the Tigers to the win with a career-high 33
points, while scoring 21 points in the second half alone. CC was
unable to earn the sweep as Dallas beat the Tigers with an
identical score of 62-59 on Saturday. Kemling led the team with 24
points, while senior Marissa Gradoz and sophomore Courtney Tyus
added 14 and 12 points, respectively. During the week, Kemling led
the team averaging 28.5 points a game on 20-of-27 shooting for a
74.1 field-goal percentage. Gradoz led the team averaging 9.5
rebounds, while Tyus led the team averaging 4.0 assists a game.
Colorado College continues play on the road as it takes on
Centenary College on Friday and Austin College on Sunday.
Dallas (6-8, 1-5 SCAC) went 1-1 on the week at
home versus Colorado College. On Friday at the Maher Athletic
Center, the Crusaders led by as many as 26 points in the first
half, but fell 62-59 behind a 41-point second-half outburst by the
Tigers. Head coach Jina Johansen's squad snapped a seven-game
winless streak on Saturday, with a 62-59 triumph over Colorado.
Sophomore guard Marleyna Bustamante garnered 14 points in the
second-half to finish with a team-high 20 points. Junior post
Christy Allen achieved a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) in
victory. On tap this week for Dallas are a pair of conference road
affairs -- Austin College (Friday, 6 p.m.); Centenary (Saturday, 6
p.m.).
With two wins this week Southwestern remained undefeated in conference play and tied for first in the conference with a 6-0 SCAC record, 12-4 overall. Southwestern was on fire on Friday night as they hit the century mark with a 100-56 win over Centenary College. Big spurts to open each half allowed SU to build a big, comfortable lead and cruise to the win. Southwestern did the same thing on Saturday against Austin College, taking the lead from the opening tip all the way to the final horn for the 73-56 victory. Annie Bourne posted a double-double in the win with 19 points and 19 rebounds. The wins set up the first of three showdowns with Trinity for first place in the conference. Southwestern travels to San Antonio on Saturday as Coach Kerri Brinkoeter searches for her 150th career victory.
Trinity remained tied atop the SCAC standings with a pair of road wins in SCAC play over the weekend, defeating both Austin College and Centenary College for the second time this season. The Tigers averaged 81.5 points/game in the two wins, which pushed the team’s current winning streak to five games. Trinity’s 11 wins this season are already more than the team picked up all of last year. Trinity will play just twice this week, beginning Monday evening at Texas-Dallas. That game will mark the team’s final non-conference game of the regular season. On Saturday, Trinity and Southwestern will match up in a showdown between the top teams in the SCAC – both currently 6-0 in league play. Last year, the teams split their two meetings, as each team won at home.
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