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Centre College put five players in double figures, shot 48.2 percent from the field and withstood a late rally by host Oglethorpe University to record an 86-81 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory Sunday. "We jumped on top early and led by 18 points in the second half," said Centre coach Greg Mason. "We played excellent basketball for the first 35 minutes. The last five minutes, we struggled to defend and take care of the ball and let the game get closer than we should have.

The Centre College men are getting the job done on defense again this season, and Friday was another good day at the office. On a night when a high turnover total put them in jeopardy, the Colonels relied on their defense to keep an offensive-minded opponent in check and keep pace with the leaders in their league. They hounded Oglethorpe's shooters in the second half to break open a close game and went on to a 67-57 victory at Alumni Gymnasium. It marked the fourth time in five Southern Athletic Association games that Centre (11-3, 4-1 SAA)

Senior center Reggie Magnusson went over the 1,000-point mark and sophomore guard Matt Nestheide scored a career-high 27 points Sunday to lead the Centre College men to an 89-76 win over visiting Oglethorpe University. Magnusson grabbed his own missed shot and scored on a follow basket early in the second half to score his 1,000th point. That basket started a 20-5 run by Centre (14-6, 6-4, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) that opened a 59-40 lead with 13 minutes, 30 seconds to play.

The Centre College women's soccer team overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat host Oglethorpe University 3-2 in double overtime here Sunday. "What a difference a half makes," said Centre coach Jay Hoffman. "Oglethorpe outshot us 6-5 the first half and got two unassisted goals in the first 23 minutes. We were playing a bit slow and doing a lot wrong. "The second half we outshot them 11-4 and for the game had 13 corner kicks to their one and most were in the second half. I was really pleased with our effort and how we bounced back from a 2-0 deficit.

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SCAC tournament Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament At Rhodes College Memphis, Tenn. Today First Round Southwestern (18-7, 10-4) vs. Oglethorpe (12-13, 5-9), 2 p.m. Centre (17-7, 9-5) vs. Millsaps (14-11, 7-7), 4 p.m. Trinity (20-5, 12-2) vs. Rhodes (13-12, 5-9), 7 p.m. DePauw (12-12, 8-6) vs. Rose-Hulman (11-14, 7-7), 9 p.m. Saturday Semifinals Southwestern-Oglethorpe winner vs. Centre-Millsaps winner, 2 p.m. Trinity-Rhodes winner vs. DePauw-Rose-Hulman winner, 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 Championship Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.|2/24/06|.

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Chris Morris finished fourth in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Spring Sports Festival Sunday in Danville, Ind., to earn first team all-conference golf honors for Centre. Morris added a final round 78 to earlier rounds of 79-75 to finish at 232. Oglethorpe's Taylor Urbanski was first with a 226 total while Trinity's Jonathan Alden and Oglethorpe's Scott Pugh tied for second at 229. Centre's Rus Whalen had a 81-78-79-238 to tie for 10th and make the all-SCAC second team.

Junior Brandon Gish scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick from Matt Kowaleski with less than six minutes to play here Sunday to give the Centre College men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Oglethorpe University. The win was the sixth straight for Centre (9-1) and improved the Colonels' record in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play to 4-0. Oglethorpe (7-3) dropped to 2-1 in SCAC play. "This was a crucial conference game for us," said Centre coach Jeb Burch.

The bank may not have been open, but the shot counted just the same. Senior guard Kyle Roby banked in a 20-foot jump shot with 1.5 seconds to play in overtime as Centre College rallied to defeat Oglethorpe 74-72 Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium. Roby said the winning play was originally designed for freshmen Thomas Britt or Matt Nestheide, but both were guarded closely and couldn't get a shot off. Roby then used a Coy Zerhusen screen to get off the shot that gave the Colonels a win. "I tried to draw contact and I lost the ball partially as I went up for the shot," Roby said.