The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team slipped to a collective 304 Saturday and 11th place in the Mason Rudolph Championships at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee. The Mocs take a 36-hole 596 into the final round, led by Maddy McDanel and Esme Hamilton in ties for 27th and 29th individually at 147 (3 over par) and 148. Rheagan Hall was at 152 and Dorota Zalewska and Kirsty Beckwith were at 154. McDanel shot a team-best 73 in round two. Vanderbilt and Charlotte shared the team lead at 575, and Clemson was third at 578 in the field of 15. Mercer was one stroke ahead of UTC.
Soccer
* The Lee University men’s team lost for the first time this season, 2-1 Saturday night at nationally third-ranked Young Harris, and gets to host the 2018 NCAA Division II national champion – Barry University of Florida – at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Young Harris (4-0) scored in the 17th and 47th minutes but had just an 11-9 edge in shots, 5-4 on goal. Tanner Carter followed his own shot for the 3-1-1 Flames’ goal in the 42nd minute.
* The Covenant College men defeated visiting Pfeiffer 4-0 on Saturday for the Scots’ third USA South shutout win in four days. Mercer Stout’s league-high seventh goal of the season put them ahead in the 13th minute, and Jesse Riggs made it 2-0 less than a minute later with a penalty kick after Josh Brower was fouled inside the box. Brower netted his fifth goal of 2019 in the 54th minute, and Paul Lemay needed only two saves for the shutout. Covenant (6-0-1, 3-0) is off to its best season start since 2004.
* The Sewanee men are 5-1-1 after their third consecutive 3-0 win, this one against visiting Guilford on Saturday. Evan Poole scored all three goals in the second half, the first two with assists from Tashinga Vhumisai and Austin Young, and James Murray’s clean sheet included four saves.