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Sunday's local roundup: Virginia men's, women's lacrosse teams ousted from NCAA tournament
Men's lacrosse:
In the first round of the Division I NCAA tournament, Johns Hopkins used a big early run to upend No. 7 seed Virginia 19-7 in Charlottesville.
With the score tied at 1, the Blue Jays scored the next 11 goals to put the game away.
Ryan Lukacovic's goal ended U.Va.'s 22-minute, 55-second scoring drought, but the Cavaliers trailed 13-2 at halftime.
Lukacovic and Greg Coholan each posted two goals and an assist for Virginia (10-5), which beat Johns Hopkins 16-15 in overtime earlier this season.
The Blue Jays improved to 10-6 and will face No. 2 seed Syracuse next Sunday in the quarterfinals. The Orange ousted Marist 20-8.
Women's lacrosse:
Kelly Boyd and Liza Blue scored three goals each for Virginia, but the No. 7-seeded Cavaliers lost 13-11 to Penn State in the NCAA round of 16.
Kristin Brent's goal with 11:34 left broke a 9-9 tie and gave the Nittany Lions (16-4) the lead for good. U.Va. ended with a 12-7 record.
Women's tennis:
Virginia advanced to the NCAA round of 16 for the fifth straight season with a 4-2 win over South Carolina.
Defending NCAA singles champion Danielle Collins clinched the match at the No. 2 singles line for the No. 9 seeded Cavaliers (23-5), who will play No. 8 seed Baylor Friday on the Bears' courts in Waco, Texas.
The Gamecocks are coached by former W&M coach Kevin Epley.
Zach Rutherford and Taylor Ostrich had three hits each to help Old Dominion edge Louisiana Tech 6-5.
P.J. Higgins scored twice and Mike Perez drove in two runs for the Monarchs (26-24, 12-15 Conference USA), who won their fourth straight game and swept the three-game series.
Nick Hartman worked his way out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the ninth inning to collect his fifth save this season. ...
Northeastern surged to an early lead and beat William and Mary 8-2.
Tim Hoehn and Luca Farina each had two hits and scored a run for the Tribe (20-27, 10-14 CAA), who lost two of the three games in the series.
Four players had multiple hits for the Huskies, who led 7-0 after three innings.
Softball:
Virginia Tech (34-21), one of whose top pitchers is junior Maggie Tyler of Poquoson, gained an at-large NCAA tournament bid.
The Hokies will go to Knoxville, Tenn., for the sixth time in eight NCAA appearances. They will face No. 22 Utah (34-17) at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The other game in Knoxville -- one of the 16 sites of double-elimination regional play -- will match Big South tournament champion Longwood (33-23) at No. 8 Tennessee (42-14).
Meanwhile, James Madison gained its first NCAA host role and seeding, claiming the No. 15 spot. The Dukes will be at home in Harrisonburg to face America East champion Binghamton at 4:30 Friday, following the 2 p.m. game between N.C. State and Atlantic 10 champ Fordham.
JMU (47-7) won 36 straight games before losing in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament to Hofstra. The Dukes then beat Elon and Hofstra to force a winner-take-all title game but lost it 2-1 to Hofstra.
The Pride (37-12-1) was sent to Gainesville, Fla., to face Florida Atlantic (37-17-1) at 3:30 Friday. Overall top seed Florida will meet Florida A&M at 6 Friday.
MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL:
Eastern League:
Wake Forest beats U.Va. for first time in last 10 meetings
Three Bowie pitchers held Richmond to four hit,s and the Baysox blanked the Flying Squirrels 2-0 at The Diamond.
Devin Harris went 2-for-2 with a double for Richmond (9-18), who had won six straight games. Before that, the Squirrels lost a franchise-record 15 straight games.
International League:
Three Norfolk pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout in the Tides' 1-0 win over Buffalo at Harbor Park.
Eddie Gamboa recorded six strikeouts in six innings and Julio Borbon scored in the sixth inning for Norfolk (17-13), which swept the three-game series.
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