Loyola to host Patriot League soccer tourney
The Loyola Maryland men’s soccer team claimed its second straight Patriot League regular-season title and will host the conference tournament for a second consecutive season. The Greyhounds (11-3-1, 6-1-1 Patriot League) will play in a 4 p.m. semifinal Nov. 9, while the second semifinal will be at 7 p.m. Semifinal winners will meet Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. for the Patriot League title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. MORE MEN’S SOCCER: Jack Hallahan scored 33 seconds into overtime to lift host Michigan (10-4-2, 4-2-2 Big Ten) to a 2-1 win over Maryland (7-6-3, 4-4) in the regular-season finale for both teams. Maryland earned the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten tournament, drawing a matchup at Michigan State next weekend. ... Jacob Williams scored off a penalty kick in the 17th minute to lead host Navy (4-11-1, 3-5-0 Patriot League) to a 1-0 win over Colgate (84-5, 4-2-2) for the Midshipmen’s third straight victory. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Freshman Shakira Austin posted a double double and junior Stephanie Jones (Aberdeen) had 18 points as Maryland defeated Kutztown, 90-63, in its first exhibition of the season. Austin finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds in her first college game. Jones shot 8for-12 from the field. Junior Kaila Charles and freshman Taylor Mikesell added 14 and 16 points, respectively. FIELD HOCKEY: Top- seeded Maryland (16-2) cruised to a 6-0 win over ninth-seeded Michigan State (5-15) in College Park to advance to the Big Ten semifinals in Evanston, Ill., on Friday at 1 p.m. against fourth-seeded Ohio State (12-7). WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Led by 20 kills from sophomore outside hitter Erika Pritchard and a strong defensive performance that featured 52 digs and a season-best 12 blocks, Maryland (14-10, 5-7 Big Ten) took down Iowa (12-11, 4-8) in straight sets, 25-19, 25-22, 25-21. 7-year- old season this spring at Laurel Park, emerged from his latest work in good order and will ship this week for his Breeders’ Cup debut. Glorious Empire breezed 7 furlongs in 1:27.60 over the all-weather surface Saturday at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton and galloped out 1 mile in 1:41, trainer James ‘Chuck’ Lawrence II said between Laurel’s races Sunday. It was the sixth work for the Irish-bred gelding since earning an automatic berth in the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) with his front-running 1 ¾-length triumph in the 1 ½-mile Sword Dancer (G1) Aug. 25 at Saratoga. Lawrence opted to train Glorious Empire up to the Turf, also contested at 1 ½ miles, rather than bring him back in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) Sept. 29 at Belmont Park, won by Sword Dancer runnerup Channel Maker, who is also bound for the Turf. “He’s checked all the markers off. Every time he’s worked, he’s worked impressively,” Lawrence said. Julien Leparoux, aboard for each of the past two wins and three of his last four, has the return call on Glorious Empire in the Turf. Lawrence said they will leave Fair Hill on Tuesday and arrive at Churchill Downs before training hours Wednesday morning.