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COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Virginia played its first of three preseason exhibitions Sunday in a setting that coach Ryan Odom called “unique,” losing 82-73 to Vanderbilt.
As part of the LinkU Invitational, the preseason top-20 candidates clashed on an outdoor court at Credit One Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina, a venue usually used for tennis. On a sunny afternoon, about half of the court remained in the shade for most of the game.
Elijah Gertrude scored 10 points, while Thijs De Ridder, Johann Grünloh and guard Jan Vide, a transfer from Loyola Marymount, added eight each. Vandy, which got nine points and eight assists from Ant Brown Jr. and 13 points from Tyler Tanner, went on a 17-3 run after trailing 55-54.
UVA will play two more exhibitions, hosting Richmond on Oct. 9 at John Paul Jones Arena and meeting Villanova in Philadelphia on Oct. 22.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
William & Mary earned its first Coastal Athletic Association victory in dominant fashion, beating Drexel 4-0 at Martin Family Stadium as junior goalkeeper Mia Tegeris posted her first college shutout.
Ava Magnuson, Mia Abbey and Sophia Dallara scored in a 15:08 span for the Tribe (2-5-3, 1-1-1), putting W&M ahead 3-0 in the 37th minute against the Dragons (5-5-1, 1-2). Kerys Palmer netted her first college goal in the 74th minute.
Towson (5-4-2, 2-1 CAA) posted a 3-1 victory over Hampton (1-8-1, 0-3) at Powhatan Field in Norfolk as all of the goals came in the second half.
Meron Koro’s shot in the 56th minute and Emma Levin’s goal in the 58th gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
The Pirates bounced back as Anneli Donath knocked in a pass from Nylah Jennings in the 72nd minute. Towson all but clinched the victory on Sophie Thibeault’s goal in the 80th.
Old Dominion (3-5-2, 1-0-2 Sun Belt) and Appalachian State (7-1-3, 2-0-1) fought to a 0-0 tie in Boone, North Carolina.
ODU’s Allie Goodrich posted her fourth shutout of the year and her second in a row, making one save. The Monarchs outshot the Mountaineers 6-4.
Batten (5-0-2, 1-0 ODAC) topped Shenandoah 2-1 in Winchester. Alaina Alston, with assists from Lyla Wells and Courtney Mills, broke a 1-1 tie in the 69th minute.
Alexis Manfredi scored the Marlins’ first goal in the 14th minute. Winning goalkeeper Allie Greco made six saves, four in the last 13 minutes, against the Hornets (6-3, 0-2).
COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Deviana Walker had 15 kills as Coppin State (10-5, 2-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) rolled to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-11) win at Norfolk State (3-11, 0-2).
Kyleigh Moore had eight kills and Jasmine Mataira had 18 assists for the Spartans.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
After yielding a goal just 2:01 into the game, No. 20 Old Dominion (6-2) breezed to a 5-1 victory over Saint Louis (2-7) in Norfolk.
Serena Langendoen netted penalty strokes in the eighth and 49th minutes. Also scoring for the Monarchs were Sofia Marciano, who provided the go-ahead goal in the 21st minute, Josie Painter and Avery Jackson. ODU outshot the Billikens 21-4.
Middlebury (6-1), ranked sixth in Division III, upended No. 1 Christopher Newport 1-0 in overtime in nor’eastern rain and wind on Harvard’s field in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Panthers won on Addie Chandler’s penalty stroke after she was fouled on a breakaway in the 70th minute, dropping the Captains to 7-1. CNU goalie Ella Fallen made a career-high 12 saves, equaling her total from the first seven games.
Middlebury outshot CNU 23-10 and held an 8-0 lead in penalty corners.
PRO GOLF
A day after becoming the first LPGA player ever to birdie her first nine holes in a round, Chesapeake native Lauren Coughlin fired a final-round 66 Sunday to tie for 12th in the Walmart NW Arkansas Classic in Rogers.
Saturday, starting on the 10th tee, Coughlin didn’t see her birdie streak end until a par on hole No. 1 and finished at 61. The Hickory High graduate, ranked 17th in the world, finished at 13-under 200, eight strokes behind winner Yuna Nishimura of Japan.
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