After winning 2-1 at top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan in a semifinal, fourth-seeded Union College won by the same score Saturday at No. 2 seed Bryan College in the Appalachian Athletic Conference men’s soccer tournament championship match. This one was in overtime, with Union’s Edson Bangali ending it at 92:15. Brad Spooner scored at 84:37 for Bryan (10-6-2).
* Late Friday night in Pensacola, Florida, the Lee University women matched the Lee men from the afternoon as a fourth seed defeating top-seeded Mississippi College by a goal in the Gulf South Conference tournament semifinals. The Lady Flames (16-4) edged NCAA Division II’s fifth-ranked Lady Choctaws (15-2) 1-0 on Kelsey Yoder’s 21st-minute goal from a Kate Dirkse assist, while Taylor Green had a five-save shutout. The Lee teams play the West Florida men and Montevallo women in the finals Sunday in Pensacola.
Volleyball
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga concluded its regular season Saturday with its second Southern Conference win in as many nights, 3-0 over Wofford. The set scores were 25-16, 25-22, 25-21. Gylian Finch had 14 kills for UTC (7-22, 2-14), while Maddie Halsey set 28 assists and Brianna Anderson had 12 digs.
* Lee ended a tough season Saturday with a 3-1 GSC home win (25-23, 25-20, 23-26, 27-25) over Christian Brothers (6-26, 3-13), which got 21 kills and 17 digs from East Hamilton graduate Emma Lenoir. For Lee (10-21, 3-13), Bailey Kress had 17 kills, Abby Stroh 14 kills and 12 digs, Hanna Matthews 41 assists and Micaela McMichen 18 digs. Quinne Daoust and Mary Katherine Givhan added nine and seven kills.
