Bryan College defeated Cincinnati Christian 2-0 and Covenant edged Campbellsville 1-0 in the NCCAA Mid-East Region Classic women’s soccer tournament Saturday at Covenant.
Freshman Hannah Farlett from Chattanooga Christian scored both Bryan goals in the first half, and Karen Nissley made four saves for the Lady Lions (3-1).
Campbellsville had edged Bryan 1-0 on Friday and outshot Covenant 12-9, but Elisabeth Oates scored an unassisted goal in the 69th women for the Lady Scots (3-0). They got seven saves from veteran goalkeeper Bethany Holman.
Oates was the fifth Covenant player to score one of the team’s five goals in the tournament, following Kasey Craft, Sheri Koenig, Amy Dykstra and Dana Streufert in the second half Friday night.
* Averett 4, Covenant 2: At Greensboro, N.C., the Scots gave up two late goals to the Virginia school after Julian Allgeier’s penalty kick and his goal from a Chris Pifer pass tied the score. Covenant (1-2) is playing with two captains and another starter missing from the backfield because of injuries.
* Bryan 6, Mid-Continent 1: At Dayton, the Lions got goals from six players and assists from a different set of five, beginning with Jonathan Houghton’s goal from a Bernie Bardales pass 3:12 into the game. Jorge Gonzalez frm Johannes Muller and Joseph Jones from Tom Hemmings made it 3-1 at halftime, and Harry Sherwood scored on a penalty kick and Daniel O’Kane and Richard Kirk added goals in the final half. Curt Hays had the last assist for Bryan (1-1-1).
* Lee (w) 4, SCAD 0: At Cleveland, the Lady Flames bounced back from ending a 21-game winning streak at midweek by blitzing the Savannah side. Ashley Aragona scored the first three goals, including the first two at 2:06 and 50:08 from Darcy Brannen assists. Clair Lanter assisted on Aragona’s hat-trick score at 70:30, and Samantha Hare added the final netter. Lee (2-1) outshot SCAD (2-2-1) 23-7.
* Tennessee Temple (w) 6, Wesleyan 2: At Macon, Ga., Diana Martinez had three goals and two assists, Shelby Harmon scored two goals and Jessica Holcomb also had two assists as the Lady Crusaders improved to 2-3. Jessie Solera scored the other Temple goal.
Barnes stars in loss
Senior middle blocker Courtney Barnes had 13 kills with a .591 attacking percentage for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in a volleyball match Saturday in Lawrence, Kan., but host Kansas won 29-27, 25-22, 25-19.
Barnes made the Jayhawk Classic all-tournament team with 34 kills, a .342 hitting percentage, nine digs and five blocks in the Lady Mocs’ three matches.
She added two solo blocks Saturday as the Lady Mocs (0-6) gave the Jayhawks a tough tussle, and UTC freshman Jennifer Kuroski had nine kills and 11 digs. Bailee Chastain had 38 assists and seven digs, Paula Passmore made 16 digs and Ellie Kuhn and Lawrence resident Jessica Scott added six and five kills for UTC, which plays Tuesday night at Belmont and this coming weekend in the North Florida tournament.
* At Clearwater, Fla., Bryan beat Ave Maria 25-11, 25-17, 25-12 but lost 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 to tournament host Clearwater Christian, the reigning NCCAA Division II national champion.
Lauren Pratt had 14 kills and Callie Singleton added nine with a .412 hitting percentage in the two matches for the Lady Lions (6-5). Bryan’s Alison Young made the all-tournament team with 39 kills, a .330 percentage, 21 digs and four aces.
Sewanee wins opener
STEVENSON, Md. – Caroline Carlin scored twice from Anne Brooks assists as the Sewanee field hockey team won its season opener Saturday, 3-2 over Elizabethtown College.
Molly Kennedy also scored for the Tigers, assisted by Carly Grimm, and senior goalie Emily Detmer made six saves. They were outshot 13-8.