SCAC Weekend Wrap Up

Another great weekend for the Tigers, with two must-win games at home. Friday night's game against Hendrix College was a perfect example of "always be ready if you're number is called." In this case, it was junior forward Sam Dworkin's number. Sam hasn't had a lot of minutes this season, but that didn't keep him from being a key reason why the Tigers were able to handle the visiting Warriors. Shooting 7-8 from the field, his game-high 17 points and great energy off the bench spurred the Tigers to a 78-56 victory. His back-to-back three-pointers early in the second half began a great run that broke open a two-point game, with the Tigers never looking back.

Before Sunday's game against Millsaps College, we honored our senior class during our annual "Senior-Day". We came out pretty sloppy, lacking energy in the first half, which turned into a 14 point halftime deficit. Maybe it was the sense of urgency that this was our last home game of the season (and last home game for the seniors' careers!), but our guys turned it up a notch or two during the second half. The guys fought hard and battled all the way to the finish. Plenty of key plays (key defensive possessions, Bryant Wilson three-pointer) built up to the final Trinity offensive possession resulting in an assist by sophomore guard Ryan Beall to senior forward Peter Garatoni's game winning layup with two seconds remaining. (Above is the clip of Garatoni's game winner - special thanks to alums Mitch Walker, '06, and Charles Houston, '09, for the broadcast play-by-play). Luckily, we held on for a one point victory!

With these two wins, the Tigers moved up to third place in the SCAC West Division by 1/2 a game above Colorado College (top 4 teams of each division make SCAC tournament). This weekend the Tigers will travel to Sherman, TX to play Austin College on Friday night and then Colorado Springs, CO to play Colorado College on Saturday night. With only three SCAC games remaining (all on the road), each game becomes more and more important.