A&M women’s soccer in Sweet 16

GREENSBORO, N.C. — SEC Freshman of the Year Barbara Olivieri registered her second brace of the season and the Aggies’ backline recorded their fourth consecutive shutout as Texas A&M topped South Florida in the NCAA Division I Championship’s second round.

The victory sent Texas A&M to the Sweet Sixteen for the 16th time. The Aggies play No. 19 Oklahoma State or South Alabama on Wednesday in an effort to make their seventh Elite Eight.

Olivieri provided the icebreaker on a penalty kick in the 49th minute and insurance goal in the 66th minute.

Kenna Caldwell made five saves in the match to record her seventh shutout of the season. The backline of Kendall Bates Kate Colvin, Taylor Pounds, Karlina Sample and Katie Smith held South Florida to five shots-on-goal.

Texas Tech downs Texas

Braxton Fulford homered for the third time in five games and No. 13 Texas Tech went on to defeat No. 3 Texas 6-3 Friday afternoon in Austin.

Trey Faltine and Mike Antico hit home runs, but the Longhorns were limited to five hits in the loss. In other action:

• Houston could not solve Tulane starter Braden Olthoff and the Green Wave beat the Cougars 3-0 in the four-game series opener at New Orleans.

Olthoff (5-1) struck out 12 and worked around five hits in eight innings.

Duke’s Coleman lands at A&M

Texas A&M men’s basketball added talented second-year player Henry Coleman III, a former Duke Blue Devil and fourstar recruit by ESPN, head coach Buzz Williams announced.

“We are extremely excited to have Henry join our family,” Williams said. “From day one, his presence will impact the trajectory of our program, and his leadership will be felt across Bryan-College Station.”

Coleman III appeared in 19 games last season, including Duke’s last 11 games. The Richmond, Va., native had 26 rebounds and scored 21 points while shooting 50 percent from the floor.

Kansas hires Buffalo’s Leipold

Kansas hired Buffalo’s Lance Leipold, turning over one of college football’s worst programs to a longtime Division III coach with strong Midwestern roots.

Leipold signed a six-year contract and takes over for Les Miles, who parted with Kansas after two losing seasons amid sexual harassment allegations dating to his time at LSU.

From staff and wire reports