Region colleges: Campbell wins Big South soccer title

BUIES CREEK — Campbell scored four times in the first 30 minutes and completed a men’s soccer double Sunday when the top-seeded Camels defeated High Point 4-1 in the Big South Conference Championship at the Eakes Athletic Complex.

Ranked No.29 in the latest College Soccer News poll, the Camels (16-2-2) ran their unbeaten streak to 14 matches (13-0-1) and added the Big South tournament title — and automatic berth in the NCAA College Cup — to their 2019 regular season crown.

Campbell swept to its second-straight Big South tournament championship by outscoring its two opponents 7-1 and ran its home record to 10-0-1.

“It’s great to cap it off with a win, because now we are an automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament," Campbell caoch Dustin Fonder said. "We have an incredibly bought-in locker room. They are a total unit. We defend as a group. We attack as a group and do everything together.”

Senior Ian Rees, who scored once in Sunday's contest, was named tournament MVP.

"I’m pleased that Ian was chosen for the MVP award because he doesn’t get a lot of individual accolades," Fonder said. "Ian is in great form. He’s scored four goals in the last four games and is the glue for us defensively.”

Campbell claimed its sixth Big South tournament title by jumping in front in the 10th minute and adding goals in the 13th, 25th and 30th.

Matt Lock, Thibaut Jacquel and Jalen James also scored for the Camels.

Gideon Betz, Jacquel and James joined Rees on the all-tournament team.

Pairings for the NCAA tournament will be announced Monday afternoon.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

LYNCHBURG 93, METHODIST 69: In Lynchburg, Virginia, Luke Romeo and T.C. Thacker combined for 45 points as Lynchburg topped Methodist, handing the Monarchs their first loss. Dante Burden scored 17 for Methodist (3-1). Methodist was outrebounded 43-24.

QUEENS 80, UNC PEMBROKE 78: In Charlotte, Daniel Carr's jumper with 38 seconds remaining lifted nationally seventh-ranked Queen past the Braves. David Strother scored 20 for UNCP (4-1), which trailed by 16 in the first half.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

METHODIST 61, BREVARD 47: In Brevard, Kadie Snipes had 17 points and Tyzarea Alexander had 13 as Methodist led nearly the entire game in posting its first win of the season. Methodist took the lead for good at 8-6 on a jumper by Letrice Pearson with 5:13 left in the first quarter.

MEN

LYNCHBURG 93, METHODIST 69

METHODIST (3-1)

Burden 6-13 5-5 17, Dearman 3-12 3-4 9, Mitchell 3-4 1-2 7, Manley 2-5 0-0 4, Mingledoff 0-3 0-0 0, Deal 5-9 0-0 12, Edwards 4-6 2-4 11, McLaughlin 3-9 2-3 9, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Newberry 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, Steve 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 13-18 69.

LYNCHBURG (4-1)

Thacker 7-11 8-8 22, Suggs 4-8 5-6 14, Greene 4-6 4-5 13, Davis 2-8 1-2 5, Lang 2-5 0-0 4, Romeo 7-11 3-3 23, Dunton 3-5 2-3 8, Bullock 0-0 2-2 2, James 1-1 0-0 2, Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Lockamy 0-0 0-2 0, Hargrove 0-0 0-0 0, Pasha 0-1 0-0 0, Gulledge 0-0 0-0 0, Elkin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-56 25-31 93.

Halftime—Lynchburg 47-36. 3-Point Goals—Methodist 4-25 (Burden 0-3, Dearman 0-5, Manley 0-2, Mingledoff 0-2, Deal 2-4, Edwards 1-3, McLaughlin 1-3, Baker 0-2, Jackson 0-1, Lynchburg 8-16 (Suggs 1-2, Greene 1-2, Davis 0-2, Romeo 6-9, Pasha 0-1. Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Methodist 24 (Mitchell 4), Lynchburg 43 (Dunton 11). Assists—Methodist 20 (Dunton 6), Lynchburg 20 (Dunton 6). Total Fouls—Methodist 24, Lynchburg 16.

QUEENS 80, UNC PEMBROKE 78

UNC PEMBROKE (4-1)

Strother 7-12 2-2 20, Pruitt 5-10 2-4 13, T. Kirk 6-12 0-0 13, Ratliffe 4-10 0-0 9, Mounce 4-5 0-0 8, Levi 4-6 1-1 9, S. Kirk 3-6 0-0 6, Bullard 0-3 0-0 0, Lesesne 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-66 5-7 78.

QUEENS (4-0)

Carr 7-15 3-4 19, Smith 6-7 2-3 14, V. Turner 4-7 0-0 11, Dye 2-6 1-2 6, Taylor 2-2 0-0 4, Patterson 3-8 5-7 11, J. Turner 4-7 0-0 10, Brodowicz 1-2 0-0 3, Rains 1-1 0-0 2, Fowler 0-1 0-0 0, Horodyski 0-0 0-0 0, McKee 0-0 0-0 0, Fiffer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 11-16 80.

Halftime—Queens 45-34. 3-Point Goals—UNCP 7-25 (Strother 4-7, Pruitt 1-2, T. Kirk 1-7, Ratliffe 1-5, Bullard 0-3, Lesesne 0-1), Queens 9-23 (Carr 2-8, Turner 3-5, Dye 1-3, Patterson 0-1, J. Turner 2-3, Brodowicz 1-1, Fowler 0-1, Fiffer 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UNCP 31 (Strother 7), Queens 33 (Smith 9). Assists—UNCP 14 (Strother 3, Pruitt 3, T. Kirk 3), Queens 15 (Dye 5). Total Fouls—UNCP 13, Queens 9.

SATURDAY

UNC PEMBROKE 81, TUSCULUM 79

UNC PEMBROKE (4-0)

Ratliffe 6-10 3-3 21, Strother 7-10 1-1 18, T. Kirk 4-7 6-7 18, Pruitt 4-9 5-7 13, Mounce 0-1 0-0 0, Bullard 2-4 0-0 6, Levi 1-3 1-5 3, S. Kirk 1-2 0-0 2, Lesesne 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-47 16-23 81.

TUSCULUM (3-1)

Jenkins 7-16 5-7 20, Gibson 3-8 5-7 11, Hodnett 4-6 1-2 10, B. Mitchell 3-4 3-4 9, Smith 3-10 0-0 7, J. Mitchell 5-7 0-0 12, Dixon 1-1 0-2 3, Wilkins 1-1 1-1 3, Scott 1-1 0-0 2, King 1-1 0-0 2, Cohen 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-56 15-23 79.

Halftime—UNC Pembroke 45-44. 3-Point Goals—UNCP 15-25 (Ratliffe 6-9, Strother 3-5, T. Kirk 4-7, Bullard 2-3, Lesesne 0-1), Tusculum 6-17 (Jenkins 1-3, Gibson 0-3, Hodnett 1-3, Smith 1-5, J. Mitchell 2-2, Dixon 1-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UNCP 19 (Pruitt 7), Tusculum 32 (B. Mitchell 8). Assists—UNCP 13 (Strother 6), Queens 7 (Jenkins 3, Gibson 3). Total Fouls—UNCP 18, Tusculum 21.

WOMEN

METHODIST 61, BREVARD 47

METHODIST (1-2)

Snipes 5-11 2-2 17, Alexander 5-10 2-3 13, Kendrick 2-5 0-0 4, Billings 0-3 3-6 3, Hardin 0-4 3-4 3, Joines 2-5 1-2 7, Andrews 1-1 4-10 6, Pearson 2-2 0-0 4, Patterson 1-3 0-0 2, Hamilton 0-1 2-2 2, Hardee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-45 17-29 61.

BREVARD (1-2)

Davis 6-8 7-7 19, Martin 3-15 1-2 9, Thompson 2-10 1-1 6, Riddick 2-17 0-2 4, Ledford 0-6 0-0 0, Ware 2-5 1-1 5, Lockwood 2-4 0-0 4, Green 0-2 0-0 0, Seymore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-68 10-13 47.

Methodist;2016;15;10;—;61

Brevard;14;11;6;16;—;47

3-Point Goals—Methodist 8-17 (Snipes 5-10, Alexander 1-2, Kendrick 0-2, Billings 0-1, Joines 2-2), Brevard 3-24 (Martin 2-7, Thompson 1-8, Riddick 0-2, Ledford 0-5, Green 0-2). Assists—Methodist 12 (Kendrick 3, Billings 3), Brevard 9 (Riddick 2, Green 2). Fouled Out—Brevard, Martin. Rebounds—Methodist 43 (Billings 7), Brevard 43 (Riddick 16). Total Fouls—Methodist 14, Brevard 29.

Sonny Jones can be reached at sjones@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3530.