Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SUNDAY, November 21, 1993 TAG: 9311210170 SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D-2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: From staff reports DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
The Greyhounds (19-2-1) advanced to the second round with a 1-0 victory over James Madison, while Virginia (18-3) beat William and Mary 2-1. Loyola has history on its side, with a 4-2 record against UVa, including a 1-0 victory over the Cavaliers in the second round of the 1987 tournament.
Greyhounds goalie Zach Thornton leads the country with a 0.34 goals-against average, including six shutouts in his past seven games. Loyola has held opponents to seven goals in 22 games.
In other area sports news:
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Brian Bergeron scored on a header with eight minutes left as Air Force upset North Carolina 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament.
Washington and Lee's Josephine Schaeffer finished eighth at the NCAA Division III women's cross country championships in Grinnell, Iowa, to earn All-America honors for the second consecutive year.
Schaeffer, a sophomore who finished 12th at last year's NCAA championships, ran a time of 18 minutes, 4 seconds. That was 15 seconds off the winning time in the five-kilometer race.
The Virginia Tech men's and women's basketball teams play their last exhibition games of the year today in Blacksburg.
The men play Court Authority at 7:30 p.m., while the women face the Slovenia national team at 4 p.m. Both games are at Cassell Coliseum.
by CNB