SOCCER
Harding women get road victory
Melita Sutherland had a goal and an assist to lead the Harding women (8-6, 5-4 Great American Conference) to a 3-1 victory over SW Oklahoma State (10-3-1, 7-2 GAC) on Thursday in Weatherford, Okla.
Sutherland's assist came on Harding's first goal in the 36th minute as she found her sister Bethany Sutherland on a crossing pass from the left side for her team-leading 10th goal of the season. SW Oklahoma State tied the game at 1-1 in the 53rd minute on a goal from Sandra Nabweteme.
Harding took the lead for good in the 71st minute on Carley Stevens' fourth goal of the season and Melita Sutherland scored her first goal of the season in the 89th minute when she took a deep shot that went over the goalkeeper's hands.
TENNIS
Razorbacks advance at ITA Regionals
One doubles team and three singles players for the Arkansas Razorbacks won their respective matches Thursday, joining three other singles players who received first-round byes at the ITA Central Regional Championship in Stillwater, Okla.
Johan den Toom and Juan Marino won their singles matches in straight sets, while Branch Terrell defeated Oklahoma's John Millstead in three sets. They join Mike Redlicki, Jose Salazar and Adam Sanjurjo, who received first-round byes to today's round of 64.
Arkansas went a combined 3-3 in doubles matches, led by Redlicki and Salazar, who won their round of 32 match after receiving a first-round bye. The doubles teams of Jacob Herndon and Austin Robles, as well as den Toom and Terrell, each lost their matches Thursday.
VOLLEYBALL
UCA swept by SFA
The Central Arkansas volleyball team struggled offensively Thursday, falling in straight sets (25-16, 25-21, 25-12) to Stephen F. Austin (13-8, 6-2 Southland) in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Samantha Anderson led UCA (10-12, 4-6) with nine kills, while Kellen Dunn and Megan Nash added seven each. Elizabeth Anderson had 25 assists. Haley Tippett had a match-high 19 digs, Amanda Dimon had 14 and Rayna Jefferis added 10. Nash also had five blocks.
WRESTLING
Williams Baptist adds discipline
Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge announced Wednesday the addition of Greco-Roman wrestling as an intercollegiate sport, starting next fall.
The Greco-Roman team at Williams Baptist will function separately from the school's varsity wrestling team because the style isn't currently sanctioned in the American Midwest Conference or the NAIA.
Williams Baptist added varsity wrestling in 2014 and has had three All-Americans while finishing the 2015-2016 season ranked in the NAIA polls.
"The benefits for our existing wrestling program will be great," wrestling Coach Kerry Regner said in a news release from the school. "There is a specific niche to Greco-Roman wrestling that lends itself to success in all styles of wrestling."
-- Democrat-Gazette Press Services
Sports on 10/21/2016