Around the Region: Sewanee earns SAA soccer sweep on the road

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Sewanee's soccer teams swept Millsaps in a Southern Athletic Association doubleheader Sunday afternoon in Jackson, Miss., with the men winning 3-2 and the women winning 1-0. In the men's match, the Tigers (6-6, 2-2) got goals from Ben Vaeth, Andile Tshuma and Rhodes Hall to drop the Majors (5-5-2, 1-2-1). Vaeth's unassisted score tied it at 1-all in the 20th minute, while Tshuma gave Sewanee its first lead when he took advantage of Vaeth's pass in the 41st minute. Millsaps answered less than a minute later with a tying goal, but Hall's score in the 47th minute provided the final margin as Sewanee's defense held in the second half. James Murray made six saves for the Tigers - who were outshot 19-10 overall and 11-5 on goal - and Will Merriman stopped three shots. In the women's match, Doris Ellis scored in the 32nd minute for the Tigers (5-6-1, 3-1), whose Savannah Williams made three saves to earn the shutout in goal. Millsaps (1-10-1, 0-4) took just five shots to the Tigers' 11, with Sewanee finishing with an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal.

* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's team played UNC Greensboro to a scoreless tie Sunday in a Southern Conference match at Finley Stadium, with the Spartans (5-7-3, 2-2-2) finishing with a 14-10 advantage on shots overall, but the Mocs (3-8-3, 1-3-1) took six on goal to UNCG's four. Melia Correa made four saves for the Mocs, who play at The Citadel on Friday and at Mercer next Sunday before their next home match, Oct. 20 against Furman.

Volleyball

* Sewanee lost 3-2 at Millsaps in SAA competition Sunday. The Tigers (8-0, 2-7) lost the first two sets, 25-12 and 30-28, before rallying to win the next two, both 25-22. Millsaps (10-9, 5-4) won the final set 15-6 to sweep the home-and-home season series. Destiny Stewart paced Sewanee with 22 kills and 17 digs, while Claire Crow had 23 assists and four digs, Constance Connolly had 22 assists and 16 digs and Peyton Parent had a team-best 29 digs. Mason Gardella finished with 10 kills and five blocks, Elizabeth Gill added nine kills and Olivia Nichols had 10 digs and five kills.

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