WEEK 11

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

ERICA ADELSTEIN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior midfielder from Dallas, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, November 4th through Sunday, November 10th.

Adelstein scored the game-winning goal on Saturday, as No. 3 Trinity defeated Southwestern 4-0 to win the outright SCAC title. She scored the goal in the 32nd minute against the Pirates.  

Adelstein has nine goals and 20 assists - the new SCAC record - this season, including two game-winning goals. 

In her career, Adelstein has 38 goals and 58 assists - the SCAC career record. Adelstein is also tied for fourth in the SCAC in career points (134).  She has led the team to a record of 18-1 this year, including a 17-game win streak. 

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Michelle Aymond of DePauw scored a goal in the 2-0 season-ending victory over Rose-Hulman on Saturday. The goal was the 42nd of her career, placing her fourth all-time at DePauw and just three behind the leader. Sophomore defender Hayley Dale of Sewanee played a key defensive role for the Tigers in a 1-0 win against Centre at home on Saturday. The best defender on Sewanee's best team ever, Dale has beena  mainstay in the back all season as the Tigers set school records for wins (14) and shutouts (11) in a single-season. Centre, Hendrix, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 10

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

CORINNE SCOTT OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a junior forward from Gurnee, Ill., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 28th through Sunday, November 3rd.

Scott had a productive weekend for the nation's 12th-ranked team, scoring three goals and assisting on two others for eight points on the weekend.

Scott led the Tigers with two goals and an assist in Friday's 5-0 victory over Rhodes, and had a hand in both goals as she scored one goal and assisted on another in Sunday's 2-0 win against Hendrix.

For the season, Scott has 10 goals and three assists, which is good for tops on the team with 23 total points (ninth in the SCAC). Her 10 goals ranks seventh in the SCAC.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First-year forward Margot Tarrillion of Trinity finished the weekend with two goals, leading Trinity to two victories, and ensuring the Tigers to at least a share of the SCAC title. The win on Sunday also ensured Trinity of receiving the SCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. Tarrillion scored the game-winner in Sunday's game, converting on a fast break in the fourth minute of a 4-0 shutout of Sewanee. For the season, Tarrillion has 14 goals and five assists this season, and has scored two game-winners. Centre, Hendrix, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman, Sewanee and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 9

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

ALEXIA DONOHUE OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Austin, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 21st through Sunday, October 27th.

Donohue led the Tigers to two important SCAC victories over the weekend, defeating Oglethorpe and Millsaps on the road and moving into first place in the SCAC.  

Donohue had five goals and one assist in the two games, including a hat trick against Oglethorpe. She scored her hat trick just in the second half, scoring three of Trinity's five goals in the period. Against Millsaps, Donohue scored the eventual game-winner in the fourth minute, adding an assist on a 67th minute goal, and her fifth goal of the weekend less than 10 minutes later.  

For the season, Donohue has 11 goals and eight assists, which is good for third on the team with 30 total points.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First-year defender Katie Norfleet of Sewanee played a key defensive role for the Tigers in 1-0 wins against Oglethorpe (Tues.) & Maryville (Sat.). Sewanee, which have won seven in a row and six by shutout, set school records for wins in a season (12) against Oglethorpe and shutouts in a season (10) against Maryville. Even though a defender, Norfleet passed the ball well from the back against Maryville and on several occasions sent the ball into the forwards to kick-start the Sewanee offensive attack. Centre, DePauw, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award, and Hendrix did not play.

WEEK 8

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

LINDSAY ROWLAND OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Dallas, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 14th through Sunday, October 20th.

Rowland scored two goals to go with one assist, as second-ranked Trinity jumped to 4-0 in the SCAC with two victories over the weekend. Rowland scored the game-winner in Trinity's 3-0 victory over 10th-ranked DePauw (the second-consecutive year Rowland has had the game-winner against DePauw), then followed with another goal in Trinity's 2-0 win over regionally-ranked Rose-Hulman.

She also had a goal in the TU Tigers' 8-1 victory over Roanoke (Va.) College last Monday, giving her 7 points (3 goals, 1 assist) for the week.

For the season, Rowland has scored 15 goals in 14 games, including a team-best three game-winners. Against SCAC opponents this season, she has four goals and two assists in four games - all victories for the Tigers.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore goalkeeper Amanda Brindley of Rose-Hulman recorded 18 saves and faced 42 shots as regionally-ranked Rose-Hulman defeated Southwestern 3-0 before falling 2-0 to No. 2 ranked Trinity. Brindley set a single-season school record with her sixth shutout and the team established records of 11 wins, seven shutouts and four conference wins in the Southwestern victory. For the week, Amanda recorded a goals-against-average of 1.00 and finished 1-1. Senior forward Amanda Seifert of Sewanee scored two goals this week, including the winning goal in a 1-0 triumph at Greensboro College on Monday. Seifert's second goal of the week came in a 2-1 homecoming win against Savannah College of Art & Design on Saturday. Sophomore midfielder Meredith Rinaker of DePauw played solid in the midfield for the Tigers in Friday's 3-0 loss to Trinity and Sunday's 1-0 victory over Southwestern. Centre, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rhodes and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award, and Hendrix did not play.

WEEK 7

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

MICHELLE AYMOND OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a senior forward from Columbus, Ind., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 7th through Sunday, October 13th.

Aymond scored two goals in DePauw's 4-1 victory over 15th-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College. The win help catapult the DU Tigers from 11th to 10th in this week's NSCAA Division III rankings.

For the season, Aymond has four goals and five assists for 13 points - good for 14th in the SCAC. Aymond's 1.44 points per game ranks her 10th in the league, and her 0.56 assists per game places her second among all SCAC players.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Hendrix, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Sewanee and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award, and Centre, Millsaps, Rose-Hulman and Trinity did not play.

WEEK 6

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

KRISTA MONDELLI OF UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH-SEWANEE, a sophomore forward from Nashville, Tenn., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 30th through Sunday, October 6th.

Mondelli had three goals on the weekend, including the game-winner in both matches, as Sewanee defeated Rhodes (3-0) and Hendrix (2-0) to improve to 8-2-0 (4-1-0 SCAC) and jump into the South Region NSCAA rankings for the first time this season.

Mondelli scored twice against Rhodes - previously the No. 7 team in the South - in less than a minute (11:24 and 12:15) to give Sewanee a 2-0 halftime lead. In Sunday's win against Hendrix, Mondelli scored the game-winner in the 26th minute.

Mondelli now has 11 goals and 24 points on the season - both good for second in the SCAC.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior stopper back Jennifer Riggs of Centre, during conference play this weekend, tallied one assist against Hendrix (3-1 win) and the game-winning goal against Rhodes (1-0) . She now has two goals and five assists on the season as a defender. Riggs also played a key role in Centre’s defense, which allowed only one goal on the weekend. Junior forward Jocelyn Keller of DePauw had two goals in the 3-0 win against Oglethorpe and followed with one goal and one assist in Sunday's 6-0 shutout of Millsaps. First-year forward Margot Tarrillion of Trinity scored three goals and had one assist in two Trinity wins over the weekend, needing just nine shots for her three goals. She assisted on the game-winner in the first game - a 5-1 win over Greensboro College - and scored the final goal in both games. Tarrillion finished the Greensboro game with two goals and one assist, and her first goal gave the Tigers a much-needed two-goal cushion. For the season, Tarrillion is second on the team with nine goals - all with her coming off the bench. Junior forward Jessica Farmer of Rose-Hulman, for the second consecutive Sunday, recorded a hat trick to lift the regionally ranked Engineers  to victory. Farmer scored the last three goals against Oglethorpe to break a 1-1 and secure a 4-1 victory. She leads the 10-3 Engineers with 10 goals, five game-winning goals and 24 points. In her career, Farmer holds school records with 38 goals, 11 assists and 87 points. First-year forward Robin Thompson of Southwestern was an assist machine this week for the Pirates as she assisted on all three goals scored by her team on the week. Thompson had both assists - both goals were scored by Suzy Prucka - in Friday's 2-0 shutout of Keuka (N.Y.). And in Sunday's 1-0 victory over St. John Fisher, Thompson assisted on the game-winner at 79:12 of the contest. Hendrix, Millsaps, Oglethorpe and Rhodes did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 5

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

JESSICA FARMER OF ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, a junior forward from Brownsburg, Ind., and LINDSAY ROWLAND OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Dallas, Texas, have been selected SCAC Women's Soccer Co-Players-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 23rd through Sunday, September 29th.

FARMER tallied her fourth career hat trick to lift Rose-Hulman to a 4-2 win at Centre and propel the Engineers to their first-ever regional ranking by the NSCAA (10th in the Great Lakes).

Farmer scored three goals on the weekend and added an assist in a loss at Sewanee, as Rose-Hulman tied a school record for victories and stands at 8-3-0. Farmer is tied for the team lead with seven goals and holds the school's career record with 35 goals.


ROWLAND helped Trinity to two shutout victories over the past week, as Trinity won 5-0 over Millikin and 7-0 over the University of Dallas. In the two wins, Rowland scored five goals on 12 shots.  

For the season, Rowland leads the team with 11 goals in 2002, including two game-winners. She has converted on 34% of her shots this year, taking just 32 shots to get 11 goals in nine games.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior back Brigid Roche of DePauw anchored a defensive effort that resulted in weekend shutouts over Centre (2-0) and Sewanee (1-0 OT). Junior defender Claire Panter of Millsaps charted two goals in the Majors' convincing 4-1 win over LaGrange College on Saturday. The talented junior scored the team's second and third goals of the contest as she found the back of the net in the 65th and 67th minutes. Panter's efforts led to the Majors' second win of the season as they improved to 2-6. Sophomore forward Amanda Seifert of Sewanee was the steady player on the team in both weekend SCAC matches - including the two overtime match with #14 DePauw - as she continuously was able to put the ball in the mid field area to generate a good offense. In Sewanee's first match of the weekend, Seifert's assist on the Tigers' first goal on Saturday against Rose-Hulman gave her 26 for her career, making her the school's all-time assist leader. Sophomore midfielder Kathy Whitaker of Southwestern had one goal on one shot in the Pirates' 2-0 victory over Millikin (Ill.) on Sunday. Centre and Oglethorpe did not nominate anyone for the award, and Hendrix and Rhodes did not play.

WEEK 4

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

CHERYL FINSTER OF RHODES COLLEGE, a junior defender from La Canada, Calif., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 16th through Sunday, September 22nd.

Finster had perhaps the biggest if not most pressure-packed goal of the first conference weekend, nailing the game-winner and only goal of the contest at 102:36 in double overtime as the Lynx defeated Southwestern 1-0 on Sunday.

After playing defender throughout the entire match (regulation and first 10 minute OT period), Finster, who was a midfielder the entire 2001 season, requested a move to her old position to jumpstart the offense. Just two minutes after convincing the coaching staff to make the move, she made the move pay off with the game-winner.

Despite Rhodes' 4-0 loss to #6 nationally-ranked Trinity on Saturday, Finster, from her defender's position, did a great job marking the Tigers' most explosive player, sophomore Lindsay Rowland. Rowland was held scoreless until Finster came out of the game for a five minute span.

For the season, Finster has one goal and three assists for five points from her defensive position. Rhodes is off to its best start in four years with a 6-2-0 record (1-1-0 SCAC) and ranked ninth in the South Region.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First-year forward Margot Tarrillion of Trinity scored two goals in her first-ever SCAC weekend series, leading the Tigers to two shutout victories. Tarrillion nailed a left-footed goal in each of the games this weekend, needing just four shots to tally two goals off the bench. She scored the second goal of the game against Rhodes (a game that was 0-0 at the half), coming just 42 seconds after the game's opening goal. Against Hendrix, she scored the third and final goal of the first half. For the season, Tarrillion has five goals and one assist (11 points, third on the team) in 17 total shots (.294 shot %). First-year midfielder Amber Hoffman of Rose-Hulman scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Engineers to a 3-0 week against in-state rivals. She scored twice with one assist in Rose-Hulman's 4-3 win over Manchester, and added a goal and an assist in a win over Hanover. For the week, Hoffman fired nine shots (eight on goal) and scored one game-winner. She has 15 points with five goals and five assists on the season and has helped the Engineers achieve a 7-2 record. Senior defender Jennifer Riggs of Centre tallied one goal and two assists on the weekend to lead Centre to wins over Oglethorpe (1-0) and Millsaps (4-2). In addition to her scoring, Riggs was a vital part of the Centre's defensive as a stopper. Junior defender Jessica Brady of Southwestern had four shots, including two shots on goal, in the Pirates' tough 1-0 2OT loss to Rhodes. In Friday's 1-0 victory over Hendrix, Brady had the game's only goal, scoring at 7:35 of the first half. DePauw and Oglethorpe did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 3

SCAC Women's Soccer Tri-Players-of-the-Week

Three student-athlete's stepped up this past week with huge contributions to lead their respective teams to unbeaten weeks. All three are recognized for their efforts.

STEPHANIE BENNING OF HENDRIX COLLEGE, a senior forward from Little Rock, Ark., scored four goals and added two assists helping the Warriors to sweep their weekend action against Le Tourneau University (7-0) and the University of Dallas (2-1). On Friday against Le Tourneau, Benning scored two goals and added two assists while playing only half the game in the shutout. On Sunday, she scored the Warriors only two goals including the game winner on a penalty kick against a talented University of Dallas team as Hendrix improved to 5-0-0 on the season. The four goals scored by Benning this weekend moved her into third place on the SCAC career goals scored list with 60. Next on the list is Jenny Gunter (1993-1996) from Rhodes with 71 goals.

LINDSAY ROWLAND OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Dallas, Texas, scored the game-winning goal in No. 7 Trinity's only game of the past week, a 2-1 win over eighth-ranked Wheaton College (Mass.). Rowland nailed a 15-yard shot off of a loose ball in the 51st minute to put the Tigers ahead for good. For the season, Rowland has four goals and two assists this season, scoring 10 points on 10 total shots.  She also has two game-winning goals in 2002.

MEGHAN DAVIS OF RHODES COLLEGE, a first-year midfielder from Collierville, Tenn., scored three goals over the weekend - one against Louisiana College in the Lynx's 8-0 win, and more importantly, two goals in the 2-1 OT win over Austin College. Davis scored the goal that tied the game and sent the match to overtime, and then scored the golden goal that won the game at the 95:25 mark. Currently, Davis leads the Lynx in scoring with six goals and points with 13 - all coming on just 13 total shots. She leads the team in shot percentage at .462 and is also leading the team (tied with senior Lilli Bewley) in game-winning goals with two.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior defender Jennifer Riggs of Centre had two assists in the Colonels' 2-1 victory over Thomas More. The first assist tied the game at 1-1 and 10 minutes later her second assist created the game winning goal. In addition to here stats, Jennifer was key in the stopper position in Centre ’s victory. She was crucial both in the defense and stepping up into the attack for the Colonels. First-year forward Laura Krueger of Millsaps led all scorers with two goals as the Majors cruised to a 5-1 win over Louisiana College on Friday. The victory was the first for the Millsaps women this year. First-year forward/midfielder Eliza Greenman of Sewanee, in two starts this weekend, scored the second goal in Saturday's 6-0 victory over Principia. Senior defender Jodi Reisig of Southwestern was part of a defensive unit that held #8-ranked Wheaton (Mass.) to just one goal in a 1-0 loss on Sunday. Reisig also had a shot in the game. DePauw, Oglethorpe, Rose-Hulman did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 2

SCAC Women's Soccer Co-Players-of-the-Week

ERICA ADELSTEIN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior midfielder from Dallas, Texas, and JESSICA FARMER OF ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY have been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Co-Players-of-the-Week for matches played from Tuesday, September 3rd through Sunday, September 8th.

A 2001 All-American, ADELSTEIN led the Tigers to two shutout victories over the past week, scoring three goals and assisting on two others. Trinity beat Austin College 10-0 on Friday, and then defeated UT-Dallas 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. 

Adelstein had two goals and one assist on three shots on Friday night, and then had one goal and one assist on three shots on Sunday. She also hit the game-winner for the Tigers on Sunday.  

For the season, Adelstein has three goals and four assists on 11 total shots, and the Tigers are 3-1 this season, losing only to (at the time) eighth-ranked Stevens Point.


FARMER helped lead the Rose-Hulman women's soccer team to the first 3-0 start in the history of female athletics at the college with three goals and two assists last week. She scored two game-winning goals and led two second-half four-goal rallies with scores.  

Farmer holds 23 of Rose-Hulman's 24 offensive school records, who stand 3-1 following a loss to Wittenberg on Sunday. She has 31 career goals and is in the top 10 in SCAC history in goals scored per game.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior midfielder Lilli Bewley of Rhodes led her team to two wins on the weekend and the program's best start to a season (3-1-0) since 1998. Bewley scored both game-winning goals this weekend in Rhodes’ two wins over Westminster (MO) and Huntingdon (AL). She
leads the team in game-winning goals (2) and is tied for second on the team in total points for the season (4). Sophomore midfielder Kate Kickols of DePauw had one goal and one assist in the 9-0 blanking of Earlham. Kickols also set up the Tigers' lone goal in the 1-0 win over Wittenberg when she was taken down in the box. DePauw made the subsequent penalty kick for the game's only score. Sophomore forward Krista Mondelli of Sewanee had two goals, including the game-winner in the Tigers' 3-0 victory over Piedmont on Saturday. Senior defender Suzy Prucka of Southwestern had two goals on the week, one in each of the Pirates victories over the weekend (1-0 over UT-Dallas and 3-1 over Austin). Centre, Hendrix, Millsaps and Oglethorpe did not nominate anyone for the award.

WEEK 1

SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week

STEPHANIE BENNING OF HENDRIX COLLEGE, a senior forward from Little Rock, Ark., has been selected the SCAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd.

She started her final season with three goals and one assist to lead the Warriors to a weekend sweep over East Texas Baptist and University of Texas-Tyler. Benning, the reigning SCAC Player-of-the-Year, scored a goal Hendrix's 3-0 victory over ETBU and had two goals and an assist in the 4-1 victory over University of Texas-Tyler.

Benning now has 56 career goals and is tied for fourth all-time on the SCAC career goals scored list with Rachel Day of Rhodes (1993-96). She needs just two more to reach 58 and a third place tie with Kirsten Rosaaen, Rhodes (1997-00).

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Amanda Seifert of Sewanee had one goal in Friday's 7-2 victory over Edgewood (Wisc.) and followed with two goals and one assist in the 5-0 blanking of Agnes Scott. With her assist against Agnes Scott, Seifert ties Linda Millikan for the school record for career assists with 21. Junior forward Corinne Scott of DePauw scored three of the Tigers' four goals in a 4-2 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the season opener. Sophomore forward Lindsay Rowland of Trinity had two goals and one assist last week, all coming in the team's season-opening 5-3 victory over SCAD. Rowland assisted on the first goal, then scored the second herself. In the second half, she broke a 2-2 tie with her second goal of the game - coming in the 49th minute. First-year midfielder Meghan Davis of Rhodes scored two goals in Friday's 3-1 win over Agnes Scott, including the game-winner. Centre, Millsaps, Oglethorpe, Rose-Hulman and Southwestern did not nominate anyone for the award.