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WILLIS Mackey Jr

#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#FRENCH Nationale Masculine 1 League club CTC LYONSO Basket Territoire will now have two Bahamians on their roster for the 2022 campaign.

#The club announced the signing of Willis Mackey Jr as a medical transfer for the next three months. He joins Aaron Levarity, who signed with LYONSO in August.

#“His arrival will compensate for the prolonged absence of our American interior Michael Craion,” the club said of Mackey’s signing. “It is therefore a high quality reinforcement that joins Team LYONSO for the next few months.”

#Mackey spent last season with another NM1 club, Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration.

#In 33 games, the fourth year 6’7” forward averaged 11.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game on 62 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. Mackey spent the previous season with JSA Bordeaux Métropole Basket as the team struggled to a 7-19 record, 13th place in Group A. In 16 games he averaged 13.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

#Levarity will enter the third season of his professional career. He spent his last two seasons with the Svendborg Rabbits of the Basketligaen, the highest level of basketball in Denmark.

#Last season he averaged 14.9 points and 11 rebounds per game in 36 contests. He also averaged 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In his first season with the Rabbits, Levarity averaged 12 points and 5.5 rebounds per game with the club. “LYONSO is happy to announce the arrival of Aaron Levarity within the club. This powerful and scoring 4-5 position comes from Svendborg Rabbits, a Danish first division club, and reinforces Maxence Broyer’s squad,” the organisation said in a press release.

#“The whole Team LYONSO welcomes Aaron and can’t wait to see him in action on the Canopée floor.”

#LYONSO will face Mackey’s former club, Mulhouse, tonight as they look to improve to 2-1.

Tahnaj Thomas

As of Friday, October 7, 2022

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#Fresh off helping Great Britain baseball make history at the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, Tahnaj Thomas was back on the mound continuing his season in the Arizona Fall League.

#The Pittsburgh Pirates prospect has made a pair of relief appearances for the Surprise Saguaros as the club opened the season 3-1.

#He pitched 1.2 innings in the Saguaros 11-6 opening day win over the Salt Water River Rafters where he recorded a strikeout, but struggled through a pair of walks and giving up a three run home run.

#In last night’s 8-6 win over the Rafters, Thomas pitched 1.1 inning but again allowed a solo home-run in his appearance.

#The Saguaros roster includes prospects from the Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Houston Astros. The Solar Sox includes Cubs, Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Yankees prospects.

#Thomas spent his regular season with the Altoona Curve at the AA level.

#In 37 games this year, he finished with a 5-4 record and three saves. He pitched 50.2 innings, with a 3.02 ERA and 52 strikeouts.

#The 22-year-old 6’5” right hand pitcher, is currently ranked no.29 in the Pirates organisation according to MLB Pipeline, has delivered a series of impressive performances.

#Thomas was named to the MLB Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week for July 4 to July 10.

#Chicago Cubs prospect BJ Murray is also an AFL participant with the Mesa Solar Sox.

#The 22-year-old infielder has made a successful transition to High-A baseball and his progression within the Chicago Cubs organisation. Murray and his South Bend Cubs claimed the Midwest League Championship series in High A baseball. He hit .545 for the series

#In 56 games with South Bend, Murray hit .273, slugging .406, with a .794 OPS, with 51 hits, 22 runs scored, eight doubles, five home runs, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases.

#The league attracts many of the top prospects in the minor leagues. Late in the minor league seasons, MLB clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will participate in the AFL.

#Most are Double-A and Triple-A players. The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game.

#Several Bahamians have advanced to the AFL in recent history, including Champ Stuart in 2016, Anfernee Seymour in 2017, Jazz Chisholm Jr and Lucius Fox in 2018 and Chavez Fernander in 2021.

#Approximately 60 percent of all AFL participants have reached the major leagues. The league has produced 278 All-Stars, 17 Most Valuable Players, six Cy Young Award winners and 29 Rookies of the Year.

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 Home|Sports|BPGT Hillshire Farm Golf Tournament set for SundaySports

The Nassau GuardianSend an emailOctober 7, 2022 129 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Bahamas Professional Golf Tour (BPGT) Signature Golf Classics Hillshire Farm Tournament is set for Sunday October 9 at the Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar. The tournament starts at 1 p.m.

It is just the second tournament of the year for the BPGT, as the event was on a break due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their first tournament was the Bahamas Waste Open August 28.

Hillshire Farm, which is distributed by Asa H. Pritchard, has stepped up to sponsor this weekend’s tournament. Brand Manager of Hillshire Farm Anieka Hanna spoke about their support of the tour.

“After a short hiatus due to COVID-19, Asa H. Pritchard Ltd. and Hillshire are excited to be back as sponsors of the Bahamas Professional Golf Tour. As sponsors, we look forward to supporting this initiative and wish it continued success,” Hanna said.

David Harris won the tournament in August and will be competing again. The Houston, Texas resident won the event with an even par 72. He hit three birdies in the round but also came away with three bogies.

Stephano Stuart finished two strokes behind for second with a two-over par 74. Tournament Director Riccardo Davis was three-over par 75, placing third.

Golfers who are interested in playing in this round can contact Davis at email address bahamasprofessionalgolftour@gmail.com or visit the event’s Facebook or Instagram pages.

Since 2018, the BPGT has given golfers locally and internationally an opportunity to showcase their skills competitively. The local golfers have taken full advantage of the opportunity and have been getting better, said Davis. SuperClubs Breezes is also a sponsor of the event.

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 Home|Sports|SAC association gives back to junior golfSports

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The St. Augustine’s College (SAC) Alumni Association made a financial donation to the Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) Junior Division at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Golf Course on Thursday.

A donation of $2,500 came from the funds raised from the association’s Unca Lou Charity Golf Tournament that was held at the Royal Blue Golf Course in June. President of the association Cherrelle Cartwright said that the donation was part of their goal of encouraging the youth. Overall, they raised over $100,000.

“We decided to allocate a portion of the proceeds from the Uncle Lou Charity Tournament that we had in June. One of the things that the association and charity tournament wanted to do was to give back not only to our alma mater but to the community. We felt it would be fitting to give back to golf’s junior program to encourage the youth. We wanted it to be clear to people that we not only give to our own,” Cartwright said.

Chairperson of the BGF Junior Division Gina Gonzalez-Rolle was off the island but sent in her remarks to the association, thanking them for the donation. She ensured them that the funds will be used to grow the sport among the juniors.

“The Unca Lou Charity and SAC Alumni Association realized the demanding work and time that the BGF Junior Division was putting into growing the game of golf. They decided since this is something that they all hold dear to their hearts, it is something they wanted to invest in to ensure that the game continues to grow,” Gonzalez-Rolle said.

She added that the sport will only continue to grow once they have individuals and Corporate Bahamas’ help with growth and development.

Cartwright said that they have given back to other organizations such as the Bahamas diabetic society, Bishop Lawrence Rolle’s feeding program, the Great Commission program and others.

Chairman of the Unca Lou Charity Committee said that the golf tournament was good.

“We did quite well as we exceeded what we had budgeted. When we started, we thought that we would give some support to the junior golfers. Today was the day that we made the presentation to give them some assistance,” Rolle said.

Cartwright gave an update on the progress of SAC’s sporting complex softball fields.

“We are looking to start work and totally transform the softball field over the course of the next few months. At present, we are procuring the equipment and supplies needed to take it to the next level,” Cartwright stated.

The association is looking to stage the second edition of the tournament next year, in the first quarter of 2023. There were 48 two-man teams which played in the tournament in June.

Richard Gibson Jr. and Kerrington Rolle emerged as the winners.

 Home|Sports|All three Bahamians in actionSports

Ayton, Hield and Jones tuning up for the NBA season

Simba FrenchSend an emailOctober 7, 2022 142 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

All three Bahamians in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield, DeAndre Ayton and Kai Jones – were on the court for their respective teams in preseason play on Wednesday night.

Hield’s Indiana Pacers and Jones’ Charlotte Hornets met in an early game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Pacers got the best of the Hornets, winning 122-97.

Ayton and his Phoenix Suns took on the Los Angeles Lakers on neutral ground, playing at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Suns came away with a 119-115 victory.

The Suns center finished with seven points and a game-high eight rebounds in 25 minutes on the floor. He made three of his 12 shot attempts and missed his only three-point attempt of the night. He was also able to come away with two steals and a block.

As expected, Ayton played sparingly, sitting out the fourth quarter.

The Lakers got the ball rolling in the first quarter, taking a 35-28 lead. It was an even second quarter as both teams dropped in 34 points. The Lakers led 69-62 at the half. As expected, both teams cleared their benches in the second half.

The Suns opened the preseason with a 134-124 loss to the Adelaide 36ers on Sunday, and improved to a 2-0 win/loss record with that win over the Lakers on Wednesday.

Ayton and the Suns return to preseason action on Monday October 11, taking on the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Hield scored seven points and added five rebounds and two assists. He finished the night shooting 3-for-8 from the field and 1-for-4 from deep in 20 minutes on the floor. He added three steals.

Jones played eight minutes and came away with one point. He missed all three of his attempts from the field including two shots from deep. He split his two free throws and added two rebounds and an assist.

The Pacers went into the second quarter with a 27-17 lead. Hield got on the scoreboard at the 8:33 mark of the second period when he connected on a shot from deep. His team went up 41-20 at that point. They went into the intermission with a 59-43 lead. In the third quarter, the Pacers outscored the Hornets 36-25, taking a 95-68 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Jones entered the game at the 8:20 mark of the fourth quarter. He took his first shot at the 7:19 mark.

The Hornets’ loss was their second of the preseason. They will play the Boston Celtics at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 7:30 p.m. tonight. It is the second time that the teams will meet this week. The Celtics won the first game 134-93.

Hield and the Pacers will play their second preseason game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York, at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

The NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday October 18.

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Radshad Davis

As of Thursday, October 6, 2022

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#Radshad Davis made his French debut and is off to a noteworthy start with Vendee Challans Basket of the Nationale Masculine 1 League.

#The second year pro has averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and two assists per game as the club split their first two games on opening weekend.

#In the season opener, he finished with 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in an 89-67 win over C’Chartes.

#He followed with a team high 16 points on 7-10 shooting from the field, and five rebounds in a 74-71 loss to Loon-Plage.

#“I’m super excited to join the team and bring my experience to win the championship,” Davis said at the time of his signing this summer. “It’s great to join the club and I expect it to be a great experience.”

#The NM1 is the professional level third-tier division in France. The two top teams from each season of the competition are promoted to the LNB Pro B, which is the French second division

#Challans head coach, Sebastien Lambert, said the versatile Davis should help bolster the lineup at several positions.

#He is a powerful wing player who is coming off a very interesting season in Europe.

#“He will be a very good complement between our guards and our forward positions,” Lambert said. “He likes to attack the rim and has a reliable outside shot. He is a complete player who also takes a lot of rebounds and who still needs to develop his creative side. He will have to adapt to a new culture and a different league but I know that the people of Challans will know how to welcome him as they should so that he feels happy to defend the colours of the VCB.”

#The club finished 13-19 last season in Group C.

#At the national team level, Davis recently participated in the latest window of the FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers.

#The Bahamas clinched qualification with a 97-80 win over the US Virgin Islands on July 1. Davis finished with 12 points off the bench.

#Davis played in four games of the qualifying windows and averaged 6.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He spent his first pro season last year with Decolor Fundacion Globalcaja La Roda in the LEB Silver League. The LEB Silver is the third tier in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB and LEB Gold.

#In 26 games, he averaged 13 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. La Roda finished sixth in the East Division at 14-12.

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Buddy Hield and Kai Jones in action on Wednesday. (AP Photos/Jacob Kupferman)

As of Thursday, October 6, 2022

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#CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield and Kai Jones went head-to-head as the NBA preseason continued last night.

#Hield and his Indiana Pacers made their preseason debut with a 122-97 win over Jones and the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

#Hield finished with seven points on 3-8 shooting, 1-4 from three-point range. He also added five rebounds, three steals and two assists in 20 minutes. He played 17 of his 20 minutes in the first half and finished with five points on 2-6 shooting as the Pacers took an early 59-43 lead at the half.

#Each of the Pacers’ starters played between 18-22 minutes and 16 players on the roster received playing time in the rout.

#For the second consecutive game, Jones played sparingly late in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach and tallied just eight minutes.

#In last Sunday’s preseason debut against the Boston Celtics, Jones finished with five points, five rebounds and a blocked shot in just nine minutes of the Hornets’ 134-93 loss at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

#The Hornets will close out the preseason with a rematch against the Celtics at the Spectrum Center on October 7. The Pacers will play their second preseason game on October 7 on the road against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and will conclude their preseason schedule with a rematch when they host the Knicks at Gainbridge Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana.

#Hield continues to be the focus of trade rumours but has a role on this current Pacers roster as a veteran leader, one of just two players returning to the roster at least 29-years-old.

#His game high three steals in last night’s game was indicative of the improved effort on the defensive end.

#“Buddy is one of the very best at what he does – shoot the ball,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “And Buddy showed us in the second half of the season that he is a very capable defender and very capable of being that good defender within a defensive system.”

#In addition to his improved scoring numbers, Hield also reached his career high of nine assists on three separate occasions during his time in Indiana. He credited Carlisle’s free flowing offence.

#Hield’s 4.8 assists per game with the Pacers was an increase from 1.9 per game with the Kings.

#“Rick does a good job just letting me be myself and just letting me play freely and do random things but in accordance with his offence and control in the system. As a player, you want to be free and be myself but in the structure of his offence,” he said.

#“Rick’s offence allowed me to expand a little bit more. I was able to do more with the ball, be creative and play freely.”

#Both Hield and Jones competed alongside each other at the national team level for the first time this past summer when The Bahamas competed in the lastest window of the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifiers.

#Jones averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game in contests against Venezuela and Argentina while Hield averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists against the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Argentina.

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 Home|Sports|Bain finishes second in doublesSports

He and his partner lost to the second-seeded team at the regionals

Simba FrenchSend an emailOctober 5, 2022 303 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) Gold Rush sophomore Jacobi Bain and his doubles partner Nereo Suarez had to settle for a runner-up position in men’s doubles at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Gulf ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Regional Championships at the XULA Tennis Center over the weekend.

The top-seeded duo lost to second-seeded Texas A&M-Texarkana’s team of Alejandro Oviedo and Mauricio Trevino Velasco.

The first set was won 6-1 by the Texas A&M’s duo, but the Bahamian collegiate tennis player and his partner made a push in the second set, winning 6-4 to even the match at a set apiece.

In the end, they suffered the loss, 6-1, 4-6 and 10-7. Bain and Suarez will have to wait to be considered for an at-large bid for the ITA Cup, set for October 13-16 in Rome, Georgia. Bain and former doubles partner Juan Ramirez earned an at-large bid a year ago after placing second at the regionals.

Oviedo and Velasco earned an automatic bid for winning the tournament on Sunday.

To get to the final, the Gold Rush duo took down the Blue Mountain College (BMC) Toppers’ duo of Justin Van Amerongen and Rick Sakamoto, 8-1.

Bain was set to play in the singles championship as the fourth seed on Sunday against his teammate, third-seeded Mathieu Strauss. Bain was sick so Strauss picked up a walkover victory.

To get to the championship, Bain took down eighth-seeded Van Amerongen on Saturday, winning in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-2.

Bain had a 20-7 win/loss record last season in singles and was 26-9 in doubles. He was awarded the NAIA South Region Rookie Award for his efforts.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Sydney Clarke, a junior, was set to be in action at the Mercer Fall Classic in Macon, Georgia, last weekend. That tournament was postponed because of the passing of Hurricane Ian. She gets another chance to play this weekend, taking part in the Samford round robin tournament in Homewood, Alabama.

Elana Mackey and the Mars Hill Lions team were set to be in action against North Greenville University yesterday. That meeting was postponed. Mackey got her season underway last week Wednesday. Her Lions took down Johnson C. Smith College, 7-0.

In singles, Mackey took down Taylor Proffett, 6-1 and 6-0. In doubles, she and doubles partner Amanda Kadiri edged Proffett and Maykayla Ramos, 7-6.

The Lions return to action against Lees-McRae College at the Hart Tennis Complex in Mars Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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 Home|Sports|Officials threatening ‘no show’ for high school sportsSports

Sheldon LongleySend an emailOctober 6, 2022 185 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

High school sports is back in The Bahamas, but the question is being asked by coaches and officials of all sports, is it really back?

They are voicing their displeasure about not being paid what is owed to them for years, and are threatening a no showing at the various events. Sports in the private school sector in New Providence starts with softball. The government schools usually start with volleyball and end with softball or soccer.

This year, there was expected to be a resurgence in local high school sports with the commodity making a grand return after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. It was shut down nationwide following the arrival of COVID-19 in the country in March 2020.

Athletes, physical education teachers, and coaches have been yearning for a return of high school sports, and this fall was selected as the time for it. However, there is another issue that has surfaced.

“Why is the small man always getting taken advantage of? GSSSA basketball was completed February 2020, and why is it that officials have not been paid to date?”, asked an official who wishes to remain nameless. “National high school basketball that is played in Freeport, Grand Bahama, is the worst of the worst. Referees and table officials worked the March 2018 event, went back and worked the March 2019 event and was about to go back in March 2020 when the country was shut down. Most of these officials would have left their families to travel to Freeport to complete this job to ensure the event runs smoothly. Each day begins around 10 a.m. and finishes after 11 p.m. with some table officials unable to move, not able to eat at all most days and many times rushing to use the restrooms or not using them at all because organizers are only concerned about hurrying the games along.

“Some coaches, for various sports, are finding it tiring, waiting and asking when will they be paid. Officials, referees and table officials, have been trampled on for years but the worst it has ever been is within the last five years.”

Softball is underway in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) here in New Providence. However, volleyball, the first sporting discipline on the calendar in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA), has yet to commence. Basketball follows, set for October/November, and there has been no schedule released as yet.

“Imagine studying late hours, many hours, taking tests after tests to ensure you are very knowledgeable on rules and the process of a sport, you are now certified and you officiate a game, only to be disrespected by not being compensated, and for years,” said the disgruntled official. “This is what has been happening to coaches and officials who have worked, not only high school sports, but for other private entities who seem not able to get it together.

“What is really concerning is the fact that not only are documents asked for to prove each official’s number of games worked, and are submitted, but as in previous years, officials’ total number of games are always cut by someone who feels that these officials should not be paid what is owed to them. All you are trying to do is get remuneration that is owed to you. Persons have died and were not paid nor were the monies given to their families. People’s lives could have been made a little easier during the COVID-19 pandemic and it was needed with the cost of living being inflated so high.”

The official said non-payment has occurred under both the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free National Movement (FNM) governments and that they are unwilling to continue in their capacities until the debt owned to them is taken care of.

“How would these government agents feel if it were them? Trust has gone out of the window,” the official stated. “If high school sports are going to be played, certified officials will not be used. Some government agents are trying to avoid them anyway. There has to be a better way forward for paying officials for sporting events, if The Bahamas is serious about sports.”

Up to press time, no official from the Ministry of Education & Technical & Vocational Training, could be reached for comment.

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 Home|Sports|Bahamian trio hit the pool in water poloSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailOctober 6, 2022 221 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian collegiate water polo players Saequon Miller, Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield and Aidan Johnson continued their seasons this past weekend, playing in some tough matches.

Miller and Johnson were at the same event – the Penn State Behrend Invite at the Junker Center Pool in Erie, Pennsylvania. Wallace-Whitfield and the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers were at the Gary Troyer Tournament on the west coast in Claremont, California.

In the east, Miller and the Salem University Tigers, and Johnson and the Washington & Jefferson Presidents played each other on Saturday. Miller got bragging rights over Johnson as the Tigers won that game, 18-14. Neither player scored in this game. The Tigers used a 7-2 second quarter advantage to take a slim 9-8 lead, before putting four more goals at the back of the net to take a 13-9 lead after three quarters.

The Tigers finished the event with a perfect 3-0 win/loss record to improve their overall record to 7-6 on the season and 2-2 in their conference. They took down the host school Penn State Behrend, 22-18. Miller scored two goals in the first quarter and two more in the fourth quarter to finish with four goals in that contest. In the lone game on Sunday, Miller and his squad took down Cornell University, 25-18. He scored one goal in the first and another in the second for the double. He scored six goals in total over the weekend.

The Tigers return to the pool this weekend, playing at the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Crossover at the Aquatic Center at Myland Park in Morgantown, West Virginia.

The loss to Miller and the Tigers was the only loss the Presidents suffered as they finished the weekend event 2-1. The Presidents got started with a 14-6 victory over the host school. They ended the weekend with a 13-11 victory over Mercyhurst University. Johnson netted his lone goal in the first quarter in that game.

The Presidents sport a 7-5 overall record and a 2-3 conference record. The regular season is over for them and they will now prepare to play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Championships that gets underway on October 22.

At the Gary Troyer Tournament, Wallace-Whitfield and the Mountaineers split their weekend with a 2-2 record. They opened the tournament with a close 19-17 loss to Chapman University. The Mountaineers then went on to win their next two games, against Biola University and the University of La Verne. In the Biola match, they won 11-9 and took advantage with a 24-13 victory over La Verne.

Wallace-Whitfield performed at his best in the last game as he scored his only goal of the weekend in a 25-12 loss for his team to the NCAA Division II number 16 nationally ranked California Baptist University.

The Mountaineers played against Johns Hopkins University last night in Baltimore, Maryland, but no score was available up to press time.

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