Covenant College won two basketball road games against USA South teams Friday evening, 92-88 at Methodist for the men and 86-78 at Brevard for the Lady Scots. Caleb Haynes had 26 points and eight rebounds in the Scots’ second consecutive win over a USAS division leader, while Bailey Spragg had 18 points and six assists and Berto Dryden added 16 points. James Mitchell scored 12 with four 3-point baskets. Haynes was 12-of-15 from the field, Spragg 8-of-9. Bekah Walter scored 20 points for the Covenant women, who got 15 and 14 points and seven and eight rebounds from Taylor Robinson and Joanna Smith and 12 and 11 points from Emma Grimes and Kaley Hallmark.
-Hannah McCormack and Bella Taylor had 25 and 21 points and eight rebounds apiece and Allison Hitchcock scored 19 points as Sewanee won 77-72 in Southern Athletic Association women’s basketball at Millsaps. Sue Kim had five assists for the Tigers, and Taylor had four. Millsaps upset Sewanee in the men’s game, 63-50. Luke Smith had 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists in defeat, and Adrian Thomas collected 10 rebounds.
-Abby Hubert scored 31 points with five 3-pointers in eight tries, including one that forced overtime, as the Cleveland State women topped visiting Motlow State 92-86. Ebony Kelley scored 26, Keya Jenkins added 14 and Julia Gaither contributed 12 assists and seven rebounds in the third consecutive win for the Lady Cougars (12-7, 7-5). Janna Lewis and Jewel Leadbetter scored 22 and 20 points and Jasmine Williams had 10 rebounds with 10 points for Motlow. The first-place Bucks (15-2, 9-0) won the men’s game 77-68 behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from Reshawn Fredericks and 20 points, six assists and five steals from Isaiah Hart. Victor Curry had 16 points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Cougars (10-9, 6-6), while Delaino Walker and Cam Copeland scored 13 points each, Walker with 11 rebounds and four steals and Copeland with five assists.
Softball
-Lee University’s softball team opened with two eight-inning games at Gulf Shores, Ala., edging Nova Southeastern 4-3 and falling 3-2 to Lenoir-Rhyne. Taylor Moran and Bailey Church had RBIs and Abby McKinney and Leigh Beatenbough combined to pitch a two-hitter in the Lady Flames’ win. Stevie Baird was 2-for-2 with two walks and both RBIs in the loss, when Brandi Parks threw a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts for Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears trailed 2-0 before scoring in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Lee pitchers gave up only seven hits but 15 walks in the two games.