The Lee University women’s soccer team and host North Alabama were even through 90 minutes of regulation play and 20 minutes of overtime Sunday, but the Lions were just a bit better when the Gulf South Conference tournament championship match in Florence, Ala., went to penalty kicks. North Alabama won the shootout 4-3 to improve to 15-2-2 and drop Lee to 11-4-4. The Lady Flames outshot North Alabama 17-13 for the match and took six corner kicks to the Lions’ seven. Haley Gribler finished with four saves for Lee, and Laura Thacker, Meagan Newman and Suzanne Arant converted penalties for the Lady Flames in the shootout. Newman, Thacker and McKenzie Bricker made the GSC all-tournament team.
‘ The eighth-seeded Sewanee men’s soccer team lost 2-1 in the Southern Athletic Association tournament final against No. 2 seed Millsaps on the Majors’ field Sunday in Jackson, Miss. Sewanee, which made an impressive run through the bracket with wins over top-seeded Oglethorpe (on penalty kicks) and rival Rhodes (1-0) – the Tigers had back-to-back wins just once previously this year – dropped to 6-12-2 with the loss. Tigers freshman Kyle Johnston headed in a goal in the 82nd minute after being set up by a corner kick from senior Chris Haberstroh, but they could close the gap no further on Millsaps (14-4), which had scored in the 16th and 60th minutes. Will Merriman made five saves for Sewanee, which trailed Millsaps in overall shots 15-14 but was even in shots on goal at seven.
‘ St. Andrews defeated Tennessee Wesleyan 3-0 in an Appalachian Athletic Conference men’s soccer tournament quarterfinal Sunday in Athens, Tenn., and will play top-seeded Bryan College in the semifinals Wednesday in Dayton, Tenn. Rafael Mentzingen, Dino Jones and Charlie Clarke scored the goals for Bryan (12-4-2) in its 3-1 win Saturday over Montreat, with assists from Kevin Roenpage, Joe Goreham and Jones.
Basketball
‘ The Cleveland State women’s basketball team improved to 4-0 for the season and 2-0 in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association with a 95-59 win Saturday at Dyersburg State, and the Cleveland State men completed a sweep for the day with an 88-85 victory. Darrion Leslie had 27 points, nine rebounds and five steals and Dontrell Whitaker had 24 points, 19 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Cougars (2-2, 1-1). For the Lady Cougars, Von Harrison scored 22 points, Leisa Butler scored 13 and JLynn Majors and Jaclyn Griffith added 10 apiece. They outscored Dyersburg 29-4 in the fourth quarter.