University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore golfer Esme Hamilton shot a program-record 65 for a two-stroke first-round lead Friday in the Princess Anne Invitational tournament in Virginia Beach, and the Mocs were third as a team at par 280. Virginia Tech led the 15-team field with a 276, and LSU shot 279. Hamilton’s 5-under score included an eagle, four birdies and one bogey. Also for UTC, Maddy McDanel was tied for 12th at 70 and Rheagan Hall and Kirsty Beckwith shot 72 and 73.
* Dalton residents Vance Embry and David Noll Jr. each won twice Friday and will play Saturday morning in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek, Georgia. Both face Johns Creek players. Embry, the qualifying medalist and No. 2 seed, is matched with 10th seed Harrison Mink; four-time champion Noll, the No. 13 seed, takes on No. 12 Connor McKinnon. Noll won 4 and 2 over the No. 20 seed and 4 and 3 over No. 4. Embry won 5 and 4 and then needed 21 holes to get past 18th seed Brandon Price of Canton. The top-seeded 2018 champion lost in the round of 16.
Soccer
* UTC scored two second-half goals and won 2-0 in Southern Conference women’s soccer Friday night at Western Carolina. Chloe Arnold broke the deadlock at 48:20 from a Bailey Gale pass and Samantha Shaw converted a Faith Gober assist into insurance at 82:02 for the Mocs (7-3-2, 2-1). Ashton Shields made five saves in the shutout.
* No. 24-ranked Mississippi College upset fifth-ranked host Lee University 3-1 in Gulf South Conference women’s soccer Friday, and the men’s teams played to a 1-1 draw. Cameron Moser scored at 63:27 for the MC men (3-1-3, 2-0-1), and Tristan Lyle netted a penalty kick at 77:03 for the Flames (5-1-2, 1-0-1), who had an 8-6 edge in shots on goal. The Lady Choctaws (5-1, 3-0) scored in the 16th minute and answered Riley Henry’s equalizer at 66:11 with goals at 72:12 and 85:40. The visitors led 10-8 in shots and 6-3 in on-goal attempts over Lee (5-2, 1-1).