ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, October 28, 1996 TAG: 9610290022
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Brian MacFarlane scored in the 77th minute to lift Virginia Tech to a 2-1 victory over Temple in Blacksburg, its sixth consecutive men's soccer triumph in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Owls got on the board first with a score from Gregg Beideman in the 21st minute, but the Hokies' Stanislav Licul scored in the 40th minute to pull Tech (11-6 overall, 7-3 Atlantic 10) even. The Owls are 3-11-1, 1-7-1.
* Ferrum outshot Methodist, but dropped a 4-0 decision in a Dixie Conference men's soccer game in Ferrum.
Jim Pierce led the Monarchs (18-1-0, 4-0-0) with one goal and one assist. The Panthers (5-8-0, 3-2-0) held an 11-10 advantage in shots.
* Amanda Gruber, Stacey Kuhl and Colleen Savage scored as Xavier beat Radford 3-0 in a women's soccer game at Dedmon Center. The Musketeers improved to 10-4-1, while the Highlanders fell to 5-10-1.
* Kathleene Greene scored the game's only goal as Methodist (8-3-2, 3-0-0) edged Ferrum (5-6-3, 1-2-0) in a Dixie Conference women's soccer game in Ferrum.
* K.J. Hippensteel won three singles matches to advance to today's final of the boys' 16 Mid-Atlantic Championship at Sedgewood Tennis Club in Bluefield.
Hippensteel beat Jeff An 6-0, 6-0, Jete O'Keeffe 6-0, 6-4 and Ashok Raju 6-2, 6-3. Hippensteel, the top seed, will play the No.2 seed, Yorke Allen, today for the title.
* Virginia Tech junior Katherine Chen defeated William and Mary's Michelle O 6-2, 6-3 to win her singles draw at the Old Dominion Invitational in Norfolk.
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