Digest: Mystics lose sixth in past seven

July 07, 2012|Sports Digest

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Sophia Young scored 18 points, all in the second half, as the visiting San Antonio Silver Stars handed the Washington Mystics their sixth loss in their past seven games, 78-73. Washington (3-11) got 15 points from Monique Currie and 13 from Crystal Langhorne (Maryland). The Silver Stars (10-5) have won six straight.

Capitals: Washington re-signed forward Jay Beagle to a three-year contract extension Thursday. Beagle has spent his entire four-year career with the Capitals, recording career highs of four goals and five points in 41 games last season. The 26-year-old has seven goals and three assists over 82 career games.

Table tennis: Derek Nie of North Potomac won the under-11 division at the U.S. Open on July 4 in Grand Rapids, Mich. In the finals, he defeated Gal Alguetti of New Jersey, 18-16, 12-10, 13-11. Charlene Liu of Germantown won the over-50 and over-60 women's divisions and made the over-40 finals. Crystal Wang, 10, of Boyds won the under-15 doubles bracket with Isabel Chu of California.

Women's soccer: D.C. United Women added U.S. U-17 national team midfielder-forward Andi Sullivan to their roster as the team prepares for its first W-League playoff appearance. She is ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit for the class of 2014 by topdrawersoccer.com and No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic region. The 16-year-old will be the youngest player on United's roster.

College field hockey: A game at Maryland against the defending NCAA champions on Oct. 16 highlights Towson's 19-game schedule. The Tigers are coming off a 10-win season in 2011, reaching the Colonial Athletic Association tournament for the first time since 2008.

College wrestling: Johns Hopkins announced that seven incoming freshmen will join the program for the 2012-13 season, joining a team that won the program's first Centennial Conference title last season. The new recruits are Justin Gilston, Evan Krumheuer, Ely Manstein, Christian Ostrowski, Jake Sacchetti, Kyle Spangler and Joey Tilson.

Men's college tennis: Brendan Kincaid, who has served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs at Salisbury the past four years, was hired as Goucher head coach.

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