Non-district

Cox 296, Grassfield 319, Granby 374

Christian Fletcher from Cox shot a 2-under-par 69 and was the medalist at Sewells Point Golf Course in Norfolk.

Southeastern District

Hickory 338, Lakeland 345

Hickory’s Paul Fulfer was the medalist, shooting a 76 at Suffolk Golf Course.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#11 Princess Anne 1, #12 Grassfield 0

Julia Philips scored with an assist from Sydney Raguini. Sophia Michelli made seven saves.

Eastern District

Granby 8, Manor 0

Brianna Carrasco, Lyric Jones, Kameron Creamer, Kalista Burrus, Zyonna Mack and Miya Bartlett all scored for the Comets.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 13, Portsmouth Christian 0

Brooks Carmody, Miles Clarke, and Kellan Shearin each scored two goals.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 Granby d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-16, 25-7, 25-20)

The Comets were led by Will Findlay with nine aces and Cameron Diaz-Cruz with five kills.

#7 Maury d. Manor, 3-0

(25-13, 25-5, 25-20)

Keegan Anuar, Jonas Stafford and Zach Mendoza combined for 21 aces. Stafford totaled 20 assists.

#9 Kecoughtan d. Warwick, 3-1

(25-23, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20)

Hunter Lively had 25 assists, four digs, one ace and two blocks. Gavin Holbrooks added 18 kills, 10 digs and two blocks.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#4 Norfolk Academy d. Beach Breakers, 3-0

Peyton McGee led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and Kinsley Flores added seven. Bela Cancado had 20 digs.

#14 Maury d. Manor, 3-0

Freshman Caroline Challoner led the Commodores with 10 assists and five aces. Kenzie Levensalor and Katie McNabb also made their debuts, adding eight kills for the Commodores.

Eastern District

Granby d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-20, 25-11, 25-21)

Sophomore Maddie Montez had 11 digs while juniors Sai Bhasin and Cheyenne Avery had eight digs and five kills each.

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy d. Atlantic Shores Christian, 3-0

(25-14, 25-11, 25-15)

Marin McGowan led the Saints with 16 kills, seven aces and two blocks.

Norfolk State announced a non-conference schedule that coach Robert Jones called “the toughest schedule I have ever had in my coaching career here at NSU.”

The Spartans will open at Echols Hall at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 against Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Some of their notable games are Nov. 9 at home against James Madison, Nov. 12 at William & Mary, Nov. 16 at Hampton and Nov. 20 at Stanford. They also will play at Baylor on Dec. 11 and Tennessee on New Year’s Eve.

Virginia announced that Oct. 5 will be the day for its annual, free Blue-White scrimmage at John Paul Jones Arena. The time is to be announced.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NSU to open season at home vs. W&M

Norfolk State, which has won the last two MEAC titles, revealed its non-conference schedule. It will start with home games at Echols Hall Nov. 4 against William & Mary and Nov. 7 at Longwood.

Among the Spartans’ highest-profile road opponents will be Missouri (Nov. 10) and Alabama (Nov. 13) before a Nov. 16 “Battle of the Bay” at Hampton.

At the Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan from Nov. 28-30, NSU will play, in order, Washington State, Wyoming and Green Bay.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ODU safety wins Sun Belt award

Old Dominion safety Jahron Manning was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week.

In his home debut, Manning intercepted two passes and made 10 tackles (one for a loss) in a 20-14 loss to East Carolina. He was the first Monarch since Christian Byrum in 2014 to pick off two passes in a game, tying a school record.

NSU QB shares MEAC award

Norfolk State quarterback Jalen Daniels was named a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week. He was 14 of 21 for 210 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 28-23 victory over Virginia State, as well as rushing for 31 yards and a TD on 11 carries.

Tribe stays at No. 13

William & Mary remained at No. 13 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 after a 40-21 loss at FBS Coastal Carolina.

Other ranked Coastal Athletic Association teams are No. 5 Villanova (2-0), No. 17 Albany (1-1) and No. 22 Elon (1-1). Richmond (0-2) dropped out of the top 25 after losing at home to Wofford.

W&M was also 13th in the coaches’ poll, while Villanova was fourth and Albany 15th.

Kickoff times set for Sept. 21

Kickoff times and networks were announced for some Sept. 21 games.

They included: James Madison at North Carolina at noon on ACC Network, N.C. State at Clemson at noon on ABC (WVEC in Hampton Roads), Virginia at Coastal Carolina at 2 p.m. on ESPN+, and Rutgers at Virginia Tech at 3:30 on ACC Network.

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER

USA South honors Kempsville alum from Methodist

Methodist’s Cameron Lambert, a freshman from Virginia Beach’s Kempsville High, was named the USA South Athletic Rookie of the Week after scoring his first collegiate goal. It was a game-winner in the 67th minute of the Monarchs’ 2-1 victory over Hood.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Hickory graduate, W&M players take CAA awards

Elon senior Sydney Love, a senior from Hickory High, was named the CAA’s Offensive Player of the Week. She averaged 4.31 kills per set during the Phoenix’s 3-1 week, and she posted two double-doubles (24 kills and 11 digs against Gardner-Webb and 16 kills and 10 digs versus UNC Greensboro).

William & Mary junior middle blocker Olivia Esposito was named a CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week after the Tribe to a 2-1 record in a tournament at Kaplan Arena. She shared the award with the College of Charleston’s Tynley Smeltzer.

For the week, Esposito recorded 29 blocks and 24 kills while hitting .444 in four matches. She leads the CAA with 36 blocks, while W&M is second in the country with 74.

COLLEGE MEN’S GOLF

Tribe fifth with 18 holes to go in Greensboro

With one round left in the Bryan National Collegiate tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, William & Mary held fifth place among 10 teams.

The Tribe compiled a 293 in Sunday’s first round and a 290 Monday for a 583 total on Bryan Park’s Champion Course.

LOCAL TENNIS

Charity Tennis Classic at Kingsmill Tuesday

The annual women’s doubles Charity Tennis Classic, which has benefited organizations serving women and children around the Williamsburg area since 1994, is set for Tuesday at Kingsmill Tennis Club.

The higher-level 9.0 and lower-level 7.0 divisions will be contested.

When the Monarchs (0-2) are visited Saturday by Virginia Tech, they might have to dip into their depth chart.

Grant Wilson, a junior who has started ODU’s first two games, spent the seconds immediately following last week’s 20-14 loss to East Carolina doubled over in pain while appearing to hold his left wrist.

Wilson was hurt on the game’s final play, a scramble up the middle that cost ODU the final seconds.

Monarchs coach Ricky Rahne, who rarely discusses specific injuries, wouldn’t say Monday whether Wilson would be available.

“He’s going to continue to be evaluated,” Rahne said. “Whoever gives us the best chance to win the game is going to be the starter. That’s how it is at every single position we have.”

If Wilson can’t go, the job would likely fall to Colton Joseph, a redshirt freshman who is second on the depth chart but has never played a college snap.

Senior receiver Diante Vines, a transfer from Iowa who caught six passes for 64 yards against ECU, described Joseph as mobile and accurate.

“He likes to run around,” Vines said. “He’s a fast dude, a little Johnny Manziel-esque sometimes when he tries to run out of the pocket and throw a nice little ball. Colton’s a great quarterback. If he’s out there, I know he’ll handle business how it’s supposed to be.”

In 12 games last season, including 11 starts, Wilson passed for 2,149 yards and 17 touchdowns with eight interceptions. So far this season, he has completed 42 of 72 passes for 389 yards, two touchdowns and three picks.

Wilson could join All-American linebacker Jason Henderson, who did not play last week, on the shelf. Rahne said Henderson’s status had not changed.

Speaking generally, Rahne said it’s the responsibility of him and his staff to make sure players are ready before they return from an injury.

Rahne said he avoids discussing injuries because it can endanger players if opponents are aware of a sore spot.

“If you’ve ever been at the bottom of a football pile, you know why I was so guarded on injuries,” he said.

Vines said it doesn’t matter who starts behind center.

“I’m confident in all our quarterbacks,” he said. “Those guys put in the work all the time. We catch balls from them all the time, too, so I’m confident in how we’ll jell in the field. Whoever’s out there, I know he’ll be able to make some plays for us.”

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The 1-2 Spartans are feeling good after the win but have quickly shifted focus to another rivalry game this weekend, with Hampton making the trip across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel for the Battle of the Bay.

“You can’t wait till Saturday to be great,” Norfolk State coach Dawson Odums said Monday. “That’s our challenge this week. I always say to sustain winning, to duplicate winning, to repeat winning, is one of the hardest things in winning. And now can we take the next step in getting ready for Hampton this Saturday and doing those small things? I call it, do simple better. If we can do simple better, then we got a chance this week.”

Odums praised the Spartans’ defense during his weekly press conference Monday, specifically how Norfolk State has yet to allow a 100-yard rusher this season.

Through three games, the most rushing yards a single running back has accounted for against Norfolk State is 67. That number belongs to East Carolina running back London Montgomery, who did so on 14 carries for 4.8 yards per rush.

“Guys are really fitting and doing better, but we want to be dominant,” Odums said.

For context, last season Norfolk State allowed a 100-yard rusher in each of its first three games. The Spartans even allowed a 200-yard rusher in Virginia State’s Bailey Upton.

Norfolk State’s run defense has shown vast improvement early in 2024. In the first three games of 2023, Norfolk State allowed 830 combined rushing yards and 7.1 yards per carry.

So far this season, Norfolk State has allowed less than half that number.

The Spartans’ opponents have combined for 382 rushing yards this season, bringing the average yards per game down to 127.5 from 276.6 in the same amount of time last year.

“I think we’ve shown what we can do,” defensive back Ricky Harleston said. “We’ve always talked about what we were capable of, but actually doing it, I think that was big for us. I think we can take that into Hampton and (bring) that momentum.”

Odums said the improvements can be credited to a combination of scheme, personnel, and growth in communication and discipline.

“When you get 11 guys that do simple better, they got a chance to be successful,” Odums said. “We’re playing with better eyes; our eyes got to get better. Teams are going to always try to, especially on offense, manipulate your eyes. So eye discipline is critical to that — we’ve been pretty good with that. When we haven’t been, teams have made us pay for that. So just getting older and just having a good understanding of what we’re doing, guys have been in the system (for) two and three years. That allows us to have some continuity and some consistency.”

Harleston echoed the sentiment, saying the defensive improvements boil down to the players.

“Everybody on the field, they have a certain kind of passion,” Harleston said. “It’s like fire and we all want to win. We’re all hungry, we’re all flying to the football, and I think that’s big. From being here three years ago to now, we got dogs on the field all over.”

Norfolk State’s defense will face another tough test Saturday in Hampton running back Elijah Burris. The senior ran for 137 yards on 12 carries in the Battle of the Bay last year and is fresh off a 145-yard, two-touchdown performance against Virginia Union last week.

“He is a focal point,” Odums said of Burris. “He’s a very good football player, very talented. He has the ability to go the distance at any point in time, and they’ve been giving him the ball through the first two weeks. Just a dynamic football player that you definitely got to know where he’s at all times.”

Norfolk State also will have to look out for Hampton’s quarterbacks’ ability to factor into the run game. Both Chris Zellous and Malcolm Mays can run the ball efficiently and have done so already this season.

“Both of them can throw the ball, both of them can run the ball, and we’ve seen them in the past,” Odums said. “So I really think both of those guys are kind of ideal players. That’s one reason they probably play both, because as a coordinator, you don’t want to have two game plans. So the game plan doesn’t really change no matter which one is in the game.”

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Peyton McGee and Sydney Petersen had eight kills each, with Charleston Hart adding seven, and Bela Cancado scooped 22 digs. A tough schedule is partly responsible for the Bulldogs’ early success, as Norfolk Academy (7-2) has lost only to Northern Virginia’s Langley High and St. Catherine’s of Richmond.

Kellam’s loss paved the way for Grafton to move into the top spot. The Clippers stayed undefeated, including a win over a tough Bruton squad. In the 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16) victory, the Clippers’ Kenzie Smith totaled 14 kills and six blocks, while Alana Washington had 10 kills, six aces and two blocks. Ally Burke contributed 27 digs and Kaylie Klemm had 25 assists.

Grafton also shut out Lafayette 3-0, as all four of the Clippers’ wins have come in Bay Rivers District matches.

Cox defeated First Colonial to move up to No. 3, while FC dropped to No. 12. In the Falcons’ 3-1 win, June Culicerto and Avery Osler finished with 16 and 13 kills, respectively.

Bruton joins the poll this week, checking in at No. 15.

Team, record, last ranking

1. Grafton (4-0), 2

2. StoneBridge (7-1), 3

3. Cox (3-0), 7

4. Norfolk Academy (7-2), NR

5. Kellam (2-1), 1

6. Woodside (4-0), 5

7. Menchville (3-0), 6

8. Greenbrier Christian Academy (11-0), 8

9. Cape Henry Collegiate (3-0), 11

10. Hickory (2-1), 9

11. Tabb (4-1), 14

12. First Colonial (5-3), 4

13. Great Bridge (2-0), 10

14. Maury (1-1), 12

15. Bruton (3-1), NR

Teams to watch: Ocean Lakes (5-3), Western Branch (2-1), Summit Christian (2-1), Hampton Roads Academy (2-0).

The most significant mover in the 757Teamz Top 15 last week was Denbigh. The Patriots edged previous No. 5 Gloucester 3-2 (29-27, 14-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-8) and entered the rankings at No. 6 this week.

Four other teams make their season debuts this week. Indian River (2-1) settled in at No. 8 on the strength of a 3-1 win over then-No. 10 Hickory. Against the Hawks, Jaden Norman, Jashtan Brown and Francisco Lloret combined for 35 kills, and Dawkins Rombaoa tallied 39 assists for the Braves.

Ninth-ranked Kecoughtan (2-0) throttled Peninsula District rival Menchville 3-1. Gabe Rumburg and Gavin Holbrooks both contributed 10 kills for the Warriors, while Hunter Lively provided 32 assists. Rumburg also had six aces and seven digs. Tenth-ranked Landstown knocked out Salem with a 3-1 victory, led by James Gonzalez’s 39 assists and four kills.

No. 11 Western Branch (3-0) also entered the poll but has yet to play a ranked team.

Kempsville won twice last week, knocking off Princess Anne and Bayside, as the Chiefs retain the top spot. Against the Cavaliers, the Chiefs were led by Trent Beeson with 14 kills, Wyatt Strawbridge with 13 kills and seven aces, and Quinn Riley with 19 digs. In a 3-0 win over Bayside, Riley had 18 digs, with John Applegate and Rylan Patterson adding nine kills each.

Team, record, last ranking

1. Kempsville (3-0), 1

2. Granby (2-0), 2

3. First Colonial (3-0), 3

4. Kellam (1-1), 4

5. Grassfield (3-0), 6

6. Denbigh (5-0), NR

7. Maury (1-1), 7

8. Indian River (2-1), NR

9. Kecoughtan (2-0), NR

10. Landstown (2-1), NR

11. Western Branch (3-0), NR

12. King’s Fork (1-0), 12

13. Great Bridge (1-0), 14

14. Hickory (1-1),  10

15. Menchville (3-1), 13

Teams to watch: Cox (2-1), Churchland (1-0), Warwick (2-1), Heritage (2-2).

Mia Clarkson recorded a shutout as Norfolk Academy topped First Colonial 2-0 last week. Sydney Huddleston had a goal in that game and also scored in a 3-2 win over Assumption, a Louisville team that came into the matchup ranked seventh in Kentucky by MaxPreps.

Tabb is 3-0 and has outscored opponents 21-0.

Two Hampton Roads players fired in five goals apiece last week. Gloucester’s Reese Miller also had an assist in a 10-0 rout over Kecoughtan, while Elizabeth Trant’s performance powered Poquoson to a 7-1 victory over Maggie Walker.

Caitlin Outlaw totaled four goals and an assist to help Nansemond River knock off Cox 3-0 and topple Lakeland 7-1. The Warriors, however, fell to Trinity Episcopal of Richmond 3-2 Saturday.

Great Bridge’s Lexi Curtis scored the winner off a feed from Bella Steckline as the Wildcats edged crosstown rival Grassfield 1-0. Goalie Cam Johnson notched three saves in the shutout, and Olivia Young chipped in with three defensive saves.

York has jumped out to three straight wins to start the season, with Natalie Moss and Gracie White recording a hat trick in wins over Lakeland and Colonial Heights, respectively.

This week, Cox continues its tough schedule to open the season as the Falcons travel to Norfolk Academy on Tuesday and Collegiate School of Richmond on Friday.

Great Bridge and Kellam square off in a key non-district tilt at the Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Team, record, last ranking

1. Norfolk Academy, 2-0, 1

2. Tabb, 3-0, 2

3. Nansemond River, 3-1, 3

4. Gloucester, 5-0, 5

5. First Colonial, 0-1, 4

6. Great Bridge, 2-0, 7

7. Cox, 0-1, 6

8. Catholic, 1-1, 8

9. York, 3-0, 11

10. Poquoson, 2-1, 9

11. Princess Anne, 0-1, 10

12. Grassfield, 2-1, 12

13. Western Branch, 1-2, 14

14. Kellam, 1-2, 13

15. Menchville, 1-0, not ranked

Dropped out: Grafton.

Field hockey

Great Bridge’s Lexi Curtis scored and goalie Cam Johnson registered a shutout in the Wildcats’ 1-0 victory over Chesapeake rival Grassfield.

Norfolk Academy’s Sydney Huddleston and Mia Jones each scored goals and Mia Clarkson recorded the shutout in goal as the top-ranked Bulldogs beat then-No. 4 First Colonial.

York’s Natalie Moss scored three goals to lift the Falcons to a 4-2 victory over Lakeland.

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Boys volleyball

First Colonial’s Bo Sawyer had 40 kills and 15 digs, Zia Peterson added 36 kills and 12 digs and Nate Duff had 56 assists in the Patriots’ marathon 3-2 victory over Ocean Lakes.

Granby’s Gabe Sol recorded 13 kills to help the Comets rally from a 16-9 fourth-set deficit during a 3-1 victory over Maury.

Kempsville’s Trent Beeson (14 kills) and Wyatt Strawbridge (13 kills, seven aces) paced the top-ranked Chiefs’ offense in a 3-1 win over Princess Anne.

Tallwood’s Eric Jak recorded 16 kills and 24 digs to pace the Lions in a five-set victory — 15-12 in the final set — against Ocean Lakes.

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Girls volleyball

Grafton’s Kenzie Smith totaled 14 kills and six blocks, while Alana Washington had 10 kills and six aces in a victory against Bruton.

First Colonial’s Teagan Emdadi registered 13 kills and Kaiyah Hiles contributed 40 assists as the Patriots topped Ocean Lakes 3-1.

Menchville’s Emma Wade, a junior, had 21 assists in a victory over Warwick to give her 1,000 during her high school career.

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Golf

First Colonial’s Jake Chavis shot a 1-under-par 69 in a win against Tallwood and Bayside at Kempsville Greens Golf Club.

Landstown’s Tyler Holloway was the medalist with a 67 in a loss to Kellam at Red Wing Lake Golf Course.

Deep Creek freshman Demi Mahiai shot 70 at Bide-A-Wee to win the medal in a loss to Nansemond River.

Daniels was more effective running the ball than passing, scoring a pair of rushing TDs for Washington. The Commanders are aiming for a fresh start with the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback, Dan Quinn as the coach and Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr. running the offense and defense, respectively.

The former LSU star was one of three rookie starting quarterbacks in Week 1, along with No. 1 pick Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears and 12th pick Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos. Daniels joined Robert Griffin III (2012) as the only rookies to start a season opener for Washington since 1967.

Mayfield jump-started a fizzling career last season, signing a one-year contract with the Buccaneers and winning Tom Brady’s old job before leading Tampa Bay to a third consecutive NFC South title and a playoff victory.

The 2017 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick from the following year’s draft was rewarded in the offseason with a three-year, $100 million contract that answered any lingering questions about whether the Bucs considered him the QB to lead them forward.

Mayfield completed 24 of 30 passes without an interception Sunday, including TD throws of 1 and 17 yards to Mike Evans. Chris Goodwin scored on a 4-yard reception, and rookie Jalen McMillan had a 32-yard TD catch in the second half.

Daniels scored on a pair of 1-yard runs after halftime, the last one coming with just less than two minutes left. He finished with 88 yards on 16 rushes and completed 17 of 24 passes for 184 yards and no interceptions. The Bucs sacked him twice.

Injuries

The Buccaneers played without starting defensive linemen Calijah Kancey (calf) and Logan Hall (foot), who were inactive. Cornerback McCullum (concussion) left the game in the first quarter and did not return. … Former Virginia cornerback Bryce Hall (right ankle) was carted off the field early in the third quarter. Reserve cornerback Josh Hayes (ankle) also was ruled out in the second half.

Next

Commanders: Host the NFC East rival New York Giants next Sunday.

Buccaneers: At Detroit next Sunday. The Lions eliminated Tampa Bay in the divisional round of the playoffs last season.

Hampton University achieved its first victory of the season, defeating Delaware State 3-1 Sunday with a late flurry in Dover.

HU, under first-year coach Scot Vorwold, broke a 23-game winless streak Sunday, about three weeks after a scoreless draw against Howard ended the Pirates’ 20-match losing streak. Both of those streaks stretched to 2022.

Menchville High graduate Madisyn Strange gave HU a 1-0 lead 13 minutes into the game. Trinity Surowiec of DSU (0-7) tied the score in the 77th minute, with 13:06 remaining, but the Pirates had an answer.

Ellen Van Caenegem netted the tiebreaking goal with 8:46 to go, and Zaria Ascue all but ensure the victory by scoring with 4:28 remaining. The Pirates outshot the Hornets 29-7.

No. 5 CNU extends unbeaten streak to 71

Christopher Newport (3-0-1), ranked fifth in Division III, netted a trio of second-half goals in a 3-1 home victory over Ohio Northern (2-1). The victory extended the Captains’ unbeaten streak to 71 matches.

Goals by Hanna Heaton and Alex Dalakis put CNU ahead 2-0. The Polar Bears’ Jess Gast ended CNU’s season-opening shutout streak of more than 338 minutes, cutting the lead to 2-1 in the 69th minute, but the Captains’ Ellie Cox registered her first goal of the season just 54 seconds later.

Host Old Dominion (5-2) dominated Longwood 2-0. Rhea Kijowski scored in the 18th minute, and Katie Lutz knocked in a pass from Brooke Edwards in the 82nd. Erin Jones made three saves for a shutout.

Princeton (3-1) won 2-0 at William & Mary (4-3) despite being outshot 11-9, ending the Tribe’s four-match winning streak. Brooke Dawahare netted a shot from just outside the box in the 28th minute, and Pia Beaulieu made it 2-0 off a restart in the 84th.

No. 4 Virginia (7-0) blanked Howard 4-0 before 1,302 in Charlottesville, outshooting the Bison 33-0. Samar Guidry, Ella Carter, Kiki Maki and Allie Ross scored.

Northwestern (5-2) blanked Virginia Tech 1-0 in Evanston, Illinois, with a goal by Caterina Regazzoni in the 66th minute. The Hokies went to 5-2-1.

Texas-Dallas (1-1) won 2-1 at Virginia Wesleyan (0-2-1), frustrating a Marlins team that began the year ranked 12th in D-III. After goals by the Comets’ Chelsea Vilca in the third minute and VWU’s Emma Shuey in the sixth, UTD’s Kaley Robison broke the tie more than 82 minutes later by scoring with 1:35 remaining.

COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER

Hokies stay unbeaten with road victory

Virginia Tech (4-0-1) handled Furman 3-0 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Ethan Hackenberg scored in the 19th minute, Carter Hensley in the 76th and Olafur Floki Stephensen in the 78th. The Paladins fell to 2-2-1.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

ODU wins twice at Villanova tourney

Old Dominion (5-2) won its last two matches at Villanova’s tournament.

Saturday, the Monarchs edged Loyola Maryland 3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 18-25, 25-15, 15-10). Myah Conway and Elissa Maggi led ODU in kills with 14 apiece, while Ashlynn Belcher led the way in assists with 30.

Sunday, ODU beat Villanova 3-1 (16-25, 25-11, 26-24, 25-18) behind Conway’s 17 kills and six blocks, Maggi’s 13 kills and Belcher’s 39 assists and 11 digs.

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

ODU downs W&M, stays unbeaten

Old Dominion (4-0) won 4-1 at William & Mary (0-4) as Tess Jedeloo scored twice and Sanci Molkenboer had a goal and an assist.
Pyper Friedman scored for the Tribe in the 50th minute, but ODU’s Sian Emslie provided a rebound goal in the 58th.

No. 3 Virginia (3-0) defeated No. 11 Liberty 2-1 in Lynchburg. After goals by UVA’s Suze Leemans in the 18th minute, and LU’s Josefina Tomasi in the 49th minute, Jans Croon scored the decisive goal off a defender’s stick on a penalty corner with 4:19 remaining, dropping the Flames to 2-1.

Christopher Newport (3-0), ranked seventh in D-III, won 4-1 at Haverford (2-1) in Pennsylvania on goals by Avery Mast, Maddison Steele, Emily Evans and Sierra Pratzner. Delaney Norr, Steele and sisters Courtney and Caroline Hughlett had assists.