Duke, UCLA, Michigan and Southern Illinois will serve as the regional hosts for the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The winners of the four four-team tournaments advance to the semifinals and finals at New York's Madison Square Garden on Nov. 20-21. The pairings for the regional rounds, which will be held Nov. 10-13, were announced Thursday. At the Durham regional Nov. 10, Georgia Southern will play Houston and Presbyterian faces Duke. The winners will meet the next day.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
NORTH CAROLINA 3, DUKE 0: Freshman forward Courtney Jones scored her fourth game-winning goal of the season and Casey Nogueira scored twice in the late stages of the contest as second-ranked North Carolina blanked ninth-ranked Duke.
VIRGINIA 6, N.C. STATE 0: No. 11 Virginia defeated N.C. State at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers (9-1-1, 3-0 ACC) scored two goals late in the first half and added three in the first nine minutes of the second half to pull away.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
UNCG: UNCG's Alejandra Guerra split a pair of matches at the ITA All-American, but the loss knocked her out in the consolation bracket's semifinal round of the Riviera ITA All-American.
HONORS
GREENSBORO COLLEGE: Ben Nihart of Greensboro College is the USA South Conference rookie golfer of the week.
MISCELLANY
N.C. A&T: N.C. A&T women's basketball coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs has been named "Legend" by the Black Women In Sports Foundation and will be honored today in Philadelphia. Joining her is Dr., Diane Shropshire, a former Stanford basketball standout and current medical doctor. The BWSF was founded in 1992 and dedicated to facilitating the involvement of Black women in sport.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE: Andrew Graham has been named Greensboro College's head athletic trainer. He joins the program from Southeastern Orthopedic Specialists, where he served as the Industrial Rehabilitation Coordinator. Before Southeastern, Graham was the assistant director of community relations at Hughston Sports Medical Hospital in Columbus, Ga.
FUNDRAISER: Greensboro College is sponsoring a "Dig Pink" fundraiser Tuesday when the Pride hosts Methodist in volleyball. The team hopes to raise $750. Breast cancer survivors are invited.
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