The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s women’s soccer team played a strong second half but came up short in overtime Sunday, losing 3-2 to the UNC Asheville in a nonconference match at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. Emily Moseley’s goal – she was assisted by Rachel Giampapa – with less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation turned UNCA’s 2-1 lead into a 2-all tie, but the Bulldogs’ Paige Trent scored the overtime goal to drop the Mocs to 1-6. UTC took the game’s first lead when Peyton McCollum scored in the 16th minute, but UNCA answered less than eight minutes later and went ahead 2-1 in the 69th minute. Outshot 11-3 in the first half, the Mocs took 10 shots to the Bulldogs’ five in the second half. Both teams had three shots in overtime.
* Mia Hollingsworth scored twice as the Lee women’s soccer team beat fellow NCAA Division II program Lincoln Memorial 3-0 on Sunday in Cleveland, the Lady Flames’ first win under new coach Chris Hennessey. Kaela Leskovar had the other goal, with Kinsey Cichowitz and McKenzie Bricker each contributing an assist. Kathryn Lundy played the first 70 minutes in goal for Lee (1-2-1), with Kayla Stephens finishing the shutout and each recording a save. Lee outshot LMU 17-6.
* With an assist from Savannah Williams, Shelby Mecksroth gave the Sewanee women’s soccer team its first goal of the season Sunday, as well as its first win. The Tigers made the 1-0 lead they took in the 30th minute stand up for a victory over Transylvania in Lexington, Ky. Olivia Glascoe made three saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Tigers (1-2-1).
* Kyle Johnston had two goals to lead Sewanee’s men to a 3-2 home soccer win over LaGrange on Sunday, with his scores staking the Tigers to a 2-0 lead the Panthers erased with goals in the 37th and 78th minutes. Max Hawes delivered the winner unassisted in the 88th minute. Sewanee (2-2-1) outshot LaGrange 23-10.
Boxing
* Chattanooga’s Slade Corvin from the YCAP Boxing Club lost a 3-0 decision to Leroy Davila of New Jersey in the 108-pound semifinals Friday evening in the 2015 Olympic Trials Qualifier II in Philadelphia. The 18-year-old Corvin had byes into the semifinals of the elite men’s competition (ages 18-40). He and YCAP teammate Roger Hilley, 21, who won and lost 2-1 split decisions at 132 pounds last Monday and Tuesday, will have another chance to get into the 2016 Olympic Trials tournament at the Last Chance Qualifier set for Oct. 24-31 in Memphis.
Tennis
* UTC senior Alison Storie and freshman Sydney Patton won one of the doubles flights in the Elon Invitational fall tennis tournament Sunday, and one of their teammates, freshman McKenzie Barco, was one of the losing finalists. Storie and Patton won the Powell doubles flight with an 8-6 victory over Barco and Furman’s Blair Martin. Storie also won her final back-draw match in the Phoenix singles bracket, 6-0, 2-6, 1-0 (8) over Emory’s Bridget Harding. UTC’s Katie Polk and Rachele Gazzola lost in the consolation final of the Acorn doubles flight, 9-8 (3) to Western Carolina’s Shannon Bettiol and Elizabeth Ansari.
Field Hockey
* Sewanee remained undefeated through four field hockey matches with Sunday’s 3-0 win over Earlham in Richmond, Ind. Virginia Barry, Emma Horgan and Luna Goodale scored, with Kat Mulligan contributing an assist and Katya Waters in goal for the shutout.
Running
* Joseph Watson was the overall winner in 20 minutes, 9 seconds in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5k held Sunday in Chattanooga, beginning on the UTC campus. Jan Gautier was the women’s winner and third overall in 21:06, following Doug Turner in 20:37. Jamie Basham and Kaylon Fleming completed the top five in 21:35 and 22:17, and Caitlyn Killen was the female runner-up and sixth overall in 22:22.