Friday, February 19, 2010

Super Sophomore Catie Baker Claims Women's 200 yard IM

Sophomore Catie Baker of DePauw took home her second career SCAC individual title winning the 200 yard IM in a time of 2:06.67. Her time was fast enough to qualify her for an NCAA "B" cut. Baker who won her first individual title as a freshman in the 200 yard breaststroke will have a chance to defend her crown Saturday from the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the campus of the University of Louisville.

After the race the SCAC had a chance to catch up with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native.

To hear the entire interview with Baker, click here.

Sophomore Kevin Martin of Trinity Captures the Men's 1-Meter

After finishing third his freshman year, sophomore Kevin Martin picked up his first ever individual diving title at the 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships winning the men's 1-meter diving competition. A Texas native, Martin scored a 448.35 good enough to finish 26 points ahead of last years champion Hunter Hayes of Centre.

Martin talked about his performance after the event. To listen to the entire interview with Kevin, click here.

Trinity's Emerick Makes it Three

For the first time in the history of the SCAC junior Hayley Emerick of Trinity University became the first ever three-time champion in the women's 3-meter diving competition. Emerick posted the third highest mark in SCAC history with a score of 479.95. The Portland, Texas native will have a chance next year to become just the second diver ever in the SCAC to win a diving event four years in a row. Nate Moch of DePauw won both the 1-meter and 3-meter men's competition from 2000-2003.

After the competition, the SCAC had a chance to catch up with Hayley.

To hear the entire interview with Emerick, click here.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships - Women's 3-Meter

Junior Hayley Emerick of Trinity captured her third straight SCAC 3-Meter title with an overall score of 479.45. Emerick becomes the first ever three time winner in the women's 3-meter while posting the third highest score in SCAC history. Emerick's teammate Lindsay Martin finished second posting a score of 459.30.

Here are a number of images from the women's 3-meter competition. For full coverage of the 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving competition, click here.

2010 Swimming and Diving Championships - Thursday Prelims

The first full day of competition is underway at the 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships from the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the campus of the University of Louisville. Here are a number of images from Thursday mornings prelims. Finals get started tonight at 6:30 EST.

For full coverage of the 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships, click here.

Men's 1-Meter Diving - 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships

Trinity University sophomore Kevin Martin won the men's 1-meter SCAC to lead the Tigers to an early lead after the inaugural session of the 2010 SCAC Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Here are a number of images from the action yesterday - for complete coverage of the 2010 SCAC Swimming and Diving Championships, click here.

Friday, February 12, 2010

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast - Week Nine

We are down to the final two weekends of SCAC regular season play and are two weeks away from the tip of the 2010 SCAC Basketball Tournament hosted by Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi. On this weeks podcast we will bring you up to date on all of the latest SCAC standings as well as take a look ahead to this weekends conference action. We will also announce this weeks POTW as well as troll the polls taking a look inside the top 25.

The conference office also had a chance to catch up with Birmingham-Southern freshman Alex Adams and Trinity head coach Amie Bradley.

To listen to this weeks SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast - Week Nine

We are down to the final two weekends of SCAC regular season play and are two weeks away from the tip of the 2010 SCAC Basketball Tournament hosted by Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi. On this weeks podcast we will bring you up to date on all of the latest SCAC standings as well as take a look ahead to this weekends conference action.

The conference office also had a chance to catch up with Rhodes senior Reid Hamilton and Centre head coach Greg Mason.

To listen to this weeks SCAC Men's Podcast, click here.

Friday, February 5, 2010

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast - Week Eight

Centre and DePauw both picked up a pair of road victories over the weekend defeating Austin and Colorado Colleges respectively. With the wins, both the Colonels and Tigers clinched their spots at the 2010 SCAC Basketball Tournament in Jackson, Mississippi. Centre is now riding a three game winning streak while DePauw pushed their streak to a league high 13.

Hendrix's Christina Byler was named this week's SCAC Co-POTW. Byler led the Warriors to a pair of SCAC wins this weekend averaging 20 points and 17 rebounds per contest. Byler went off in Hendrix’s 83-66 win over Sewanee on Sunday with a season high 28 points and 25 rebounds. She set a new Hendrix single-game record with 25 boards and was just three shy of tying the SCAC’s single-game mark set by Jennifer Warren of Trinity (vs. Austin on 12/7/94).

Earlier in the week the conference office had a chance to catch up with both Byler and Centre's head coach Wendie Austin-Robinson.

To listen to the entire interview with Byler, click here.

To listen to the entire interview with Robinson, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast - Week Eight

As the basketball season enters the final month of regular season play, the division races for spots in the 2010 SCAC Basketball Tournament are heating up. In the East, DePauw holds the top spot followed closely by Centre and Oglethorpe. In the West, only three games separates the No.1 seed Austin College(8-3 SCAC) through the No. 4 seed (Millsaps and Trinity 5-6 SCAC).

The final weekend of cross division play saw the West rebound after a losing 10 of 12 games last week. Western division teams posted a 10-2 record, highlighted by a West six game sweep of the East on Jan. 29.

Hendrix's Nick Heathscott was named this weeks SCAC POTW. Heathscott averaged 20.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two block per game while leading Hendrix to home wins over Oglethorpe and Sewanee. He shot 63 percent from the floor (17-27) and averaged 32 minutes a game in the two games. Earlier this week the conference office had a chance to catch up with Heathscott.

To listen to the full interview with the sophomore forward Heatscott, click here.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast - Week Seven


On this weeks podcast we will bring you up to date on the latest SCAC Standings take a look back at last weeks cross divisional match-ups as well as take a peak ahead to the final weekend of cross divisional play.

We will also announce this weeks POTW plus Troll the Polls as we go inside the Top 25.

To listen to this weeks SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast - Week Seven


SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE / MEN’S BASKETBALL REPORT / Page 1 / December 6, 2004On this weeks podcast we will bring you up to date on the latest SCAC Standings take a look back at last weeks cross divisional match-ups as well as take a peak ahead to the final weekend of cross divisional play.

We will also announce this weeks POTW and the conference office also had the chance to catch up with Southwestern coach Bill Raleigh.

To listen to this weeks SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast, click here.