Riley Engels' goal 34 seconds into overtime gave the Lee University women's soccer team a 1-0 victory in its season opener Thursday in Allendale, Michigan. The sixth-ranked Lady Flames played Cedarville from Ohio at the home of top-ranked and reigning NCAA Division II national champion Grand Valley State, which will be Lee's opponent at 2 p.m. Saturday. Lee outshot Cedarville 13-6 with a 4-2 edge in shots on goal, and senior goalkeeper Taylor Green made two saves in the shutout win. "It was important for us to get the win today," coach Chris Hennessey said in a Lee release. "I thought Cedarville had a good game plan and frustrated us for the majority of the game. They're very well-coached and will win a lot of games this year. The first game is always tough, but I was pleased with the reaction going into overtime. Now we have to recover and get ready for Saturday."
Volleyball
* Bryan College opened Appalachian Athletic Conference volleyball play Thursday with a 3-2 comeback home victory over Milligan, which received votes in the NAIA preseason poll. The set scores were 18-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-6. Anna Owens had 13 kills and Paige Randolph and Gigi Ford had 12 apiece in the win, and Ford added five aces and 13 digs. Rheagan Keen had 28 digs, and Jaleigh Rogan set 27 assists with Sidney Pierce adding 14. Anna Cain had eight kills. Milligan setter Kellee Geren from Cleveland had 44 assists and 10 digs, while Julia Codispoti had 17 kills and Layla Grant made 28 digs.
* Tennessee Wesleyan University dropped to 0-6 by losing its AAC opener 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-20) at Union College in Kentucky. Miyah Woodard had eight kills in defeat, and Tia Madden provided 14 assists. Emma-Rae Adams led TWU in digs with 11.
* Cleveland State lost 3-0 Thursday at Johnson University in Knoxville, but the first two sets were two-pointers. The scores were 25-23, 27-25, 25-18. The Lady Cougars host the Reinhardt junior varsity Friday night at 7.