Freshman left-hander Cori Jennings pitched a two-hitter Friday as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team opened its portion of USF’s Michele Smith Spring Break Tournament in Clearwater, Fla., with a five-inning 8-0 win over Massaschusetts. The Mocs then beat Hartford 10-1 as senior Taylor Deason (7-3) also pitched a five-inning two-hitter and Marina Wilkerson hit two three-run home runs. Against UMass, Jennings (6-2) struck out eight batters and J.J. Hamill was 3-for-3 with a double and scored three runs while Nicole Osterman was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and four RBIs. Alyssa Taylor was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, Sam Taylor homered, Sarah Beth Roberts was 2-for-3 with a double and Wilkerson was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Against Hartford (1-12), Wilkerson, Kailey Palazzolo and both Taylors each was 2-for-3, Alyssa with a two-run double capping a seven-run fourth inning. UTC (15-6) faces Army and Syracuse today and takes on Boston University on Sunday.
* The Tennessee Temple softball team lost 9-1 and 9-4 to Mississippi College in a doubleheader played Thursday at Warner Park. TTU is 1-7.
* Tennessee Wesleyan College has had the last two Appalachian Athletic Conference softball players of the week. Junior Mackenzie Hopkins was the most recent choice after batting .571 with six doubles, 11 RBIs and six runs in a 6-0 week for the Lady Bulldogs. Kayla Stevens preceded her with the honor after getting six hits and four RBIs in two games, including two homers and a double in one.
Basketball
* Tennessee Wesleyan lost 64-42 Friday to St. Francis of Indiana in the second round of the NAIA Division II women’s basketball tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. Akyah Taylor had 23 points and 10 rebounds for St. Francis (25-9), which led 35-21 at halftime and by 22 points with 2:06 to go. Jenna Adams had 11 points and 12 rebounds to lead TWC (29-4), which shot only 26.3 percent from the field.
Golf
* The UTC women’s golf team is fifth out of 13 teams after the first round Friday of the 3M Jaguar Intercollegiate tournament at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. The Mocs’ Emily McLennan is tied for seventh individually at 2-over-par 73, while Agathe Sauzon is tied for 13th at 75, Sarah Dolmovich is tied for 16th at 76 and Cris Perez is tied for 33rd at 78. UTC’s 302 total is six behind leader Kennesaw State and four behind GRU Augusta, Furman and Coastal Carolina.
* Ringgold senior Ryann McCuistion is in her final season of high school golf without recruiting pressure. She signed in November with Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga. She was second in a GHSA Class AAA sectional and tied for 11th at the state tournament, in a field of 72, and she made the top four in Chattanooga District Golf Association junior play last summer, qualifying for the championship event at The Honors Course. She had a 73 in a TGA junior tournament at Creeks Bend. Her 42 for nine holes at Barnsley Gardens on Tuesday gave her a seven-stroke win in the 2015 high school season opener against Adairsville.
Lacrosse
* The Sewanee women’s lacrosse team won 20-4 over Illinois Wesleyan and 17-8 over Transylvania on Friday and is 6-0 for the season. Relly King had four goals and two assists, Ellie Murphy and Kit Sommi each had three goals and an assist and Payton Fields and Molly Elkins had two goals and an assist against Illinois Wesleyan. King had three goals and an assist against Transylvania, while Mallory Grimm, Murphy, Elkins, Katie Riddle and Sally Anne Greenwood scored two goals each and Janie Hannon and Grimm had three and two assists.
* The Sewanee men’s lacrosse team is 3-1 as it opens Southern Athletic Association play today at home against Centre. The Tigers’ third win was 13-12 over Wittenberg in fog Wednesday night at Harris Stadium, with Matthew Stiefel contributing five goals and an assist and Robbie Berndt adding three goals and an assist. Each scored twice in the fourth period. Cotter Brown had a goal and three assists, and Selby Austin made 11 saves.