ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, November 10, 1996 TAG: 9611120018
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-14 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Kevin Terne's unassisted goal in the 53rd minute gave Radford a 1-0 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Saturday and a berth in the Big South Conference tournament championship game in Greensboro, N.C.
Sacha Drouin made seven saves for the Highlanders (10-9-1), who will meet the winner of Saturday night's semifinal between host North Carolina-Greensboro and Liberty. UMBC finishes with a 9-9-1 record.
Radford's victory was its first in the tournament since 1991 and sends the Highlanders to their first title-game appearance since 1988, when they won the crown.
In other soccer news in the region:
* Seventh-seeded Eastern Mennonite won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference men's tournament championship, defeating fifth-seeded Washington and Lee 3-1 at Roanoke College.
The lone goal for the Generals (12-6) came from Jamie Parker early in the second half and tied the score at 1. The Royals (13-7) broke the tie 15 minutes later and sealed the victory in the 74th minute of the second half.
* Unranked George Mason ended top-ranked Virginia's bid for an unbeaten season with a 3-0 victory in a non-conference men's game in Fairfax.
The Patriots (12-4-3) were outshot 9-6, but got two goals from Eduardo Lima and one from Vincent Marcotrigiano.
BASKETBALL VMI dominates exhibition
Six VMI players scored in double figures in a 113-88 victory over Sports Reach in an exhibition game in Lexington.
Bryan Taeug led the Keydets with 19 points, including six 3-pointers. Teammates Maurice Spencer and Brent Conley added 14 points each.
Delvin Bell scored 20 points and former Keydet Bobby Prince (Lord Botetourt High School) had five for Sports Reach.
* The Virginia Tech women's team plays an exhibition game against the Horizonts-Byelorussian team at 2 p.m. today at Cassell Coliseum. This is the first of two preseason games for the Hokies, who will take on Athletes in Action at home on Thursday.
ETC. W&L, Roanoke run in NCAA regionals
Washington and Lee and Roanoke College competed at the NCAA Division III Southeast Regional cross-country meet in Fredricksburg.
In the men's competition, W&L finished fifth and Roanoke was eighth as Frostburg (Md.) State won the title. Jason McNicholl of Roanoke qualified for the national championships, finishing fifth in a time of 26 minutes, 21 seconds. Jason Callen placed eighth for W&L.
In the women's competition, W&L finished sixth overall and Roanoke was 11th.
* Third-seeded Bridgewater avenged both of its conference losses en route to the ODAC volleyball championship, defeating Eastern Mennonite and Washington and Lee.
The Eagles (28-4) defeated the Generals 15-10, 15-10, 15-12 in the championship game. Bridgewater won its semifinal match with Eastern Mennonite 15-11, 15-8, 14-16, 15-8.
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