GOLF
Mason McCoy shot 5-under-par 135 for 36 holes to win the overall championship of the Norfolk City Amateur (Decker Cup) at Ocean View Golf Course.
McCoy, who starred for Salem High in Virginia Beach and has competed for Old Dominion, finished with a second-round 70 to beat runner-up Jacob Swiggart, a Virginia Wesleyan standout from Nashville, Tennessee, by five strokes.
Paul-Arthur Roth (145) of Virginia Beach won the junior championship, Jim Hopkins (160) won the B flight, John Bogstad (146) took the Senior A flight, Jeff Williams (160) won the Senior B flight, George Owens (142) prevailed in the Super Senior (age 65-and-over) A flight, Dan Steber (157) won the Super Senior B flight, and Debra Gwynn (192) won the women’s title.
More than 150 players competed.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
ODU continues shutout streak, goes to 4-0
Old Dominion continued its defensive perfection to start the season, improving to 4-0 Sunday night with a 1-0 shutout of Richmond in Norfolk.
Ashlynn Kulha scored 9 minutes and 31 seconds into the game off an assist from Andrea Balcazar Algarin. The Monarchs’ defense preserved that margin for the last 80 1/2 minutes.
ODU goalkeeper Emily Bredek made one save in 66 minutes, and teammate Erin Jones wasn’t tested in the other 24 minutes.
Taylor Montague made four saves for the Spiders (1-2-1) as ODU outshot UR 11-5.
Crain’s goal keeps W&M unbeaten
Ivey Crain scored with 3:43 remaining, giving William & Mary (2-0-2) a 1-1 tie against VCU (1-2-1) before 402 at Martin Family Stadium. The Tribe is unbeaten through four games for the first time in six years.
The Rams, coached by Hickory High alumna and W&M Hall of Fame player Lindsey (Vanderspiegel) Martin, went ahead when Kendyl Sarver headed in Anna Bagley’s corner kick in the ninth minute.
Crain half-volleyed Ginny Delacruz’s pass into the net for her third goal of the year to erase VCU’s lead. Both teams got off eight shots — all of W&M”s were in the second half. Tribe goalkeeper Zoe Doughty had one save. VCU’s Allison Karpovich, a junior from First Colonial High, made three.
No. 5 UVA blanks George Mason
Maggie Cagle scored twice as No. 5 Virginia (3-0-1) claimed a 4-0 victory at George Mason (0-4-0). Talia Staude had a goal and an assist, and Yuna McCormack added two assists. The Cavaliers have shut out all four of their foes.
No. 20 Hoyas stop Hokies
No. 20 Georgetown (3-0-1) defeated Virginia Tech 1-0 despite a season-high five saves by Hokies goalkeeper Alia Skinner.
Virginia Tech (2-1-1) yielded a goal to Maja Lardner in the 49th minute.
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
No. 15 UVA falls to Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount upended No. 15 Virginia 3-1 in Charlottesville, dropping the Cavaliers to 1-1.
Ryan Kingsford scored twice and Jovan Prado assisted all three goals for the Lions (1-0-1) of Los Angeles.Goals by Kingsford and Lewis Clutton put LMU ahead 2-0 in the first 15 minutes.
Leo Afonso netted a penalty kick after an LMU foul against UVA’s Mouhameth Thiam in the 28th minute, but the Cavaliers never scored again. Kingsford capitalized on a UVA defensive mistake for a goal in the 88th minute.
Duquesne beats Hokies, JMU blanks UCLA in tournament
Duquesne (1-1) pulled away for a 5-1 victory over Virginia Tech (0-2) Sunday afternoon at the JMU Invitational in Harrisonburg.
Ethan Ballek’s goal in the 21st minute put the Hokies ahead, but the Dukes pulled even in the 35th minute and moved ahead 3-1 in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
In the tournament’s night game at Sentara Park, James Madison (2-0) overcame UCLA 1-0 on Balint Kocso’s long header goal in the 73rd minute. Luca Nikolai and Chay Strine got assists on the play.
The Dukes held a 12-11 shots advantage on the Bruins (1-1).
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
No. 18 ODU drops season opener
Delaware upended No. 18 Old Dominion 4-2 at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex, though the Monarchs (0-1) outshot the Blue Hens 18-9.
After ODU received a card to take a player off the field, Genevieve Johnson scored with 30.8 seconds left in the first half to put Delaware (1-1) ahead 1-0.
Goals by Morgan Bradford and Kioki Oudshoorn gave the Blue Hens a 3-0 lead with 12:56 remaining. ODU rallied on goals by Marlon de Bruijne and Sanci Molkenboer, cutting the margin to 3-2 with 8:07 to go, and nearly tied the game on another Molkenboer shot. But Oodshoorn scored the final goal with 6:38 remaining.
