Halftime Lead

Loyola's attack was clicking far more efficiently than in the regular season. Sophomore goalie Acie Newton was steady throughout and often sensational in the net. And in Friday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference lacrosse quarterfinal game, the No. 7 Dons were having the better of the play against No. 3 Gilman in all the other important areas of the field. When it was all added up, the Dons had an impressive 17-13 upset win over the Greyhounds to advance to Tuesday's semifinals at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

In past years, last night would have marked the end of the soccer season for Towson High. After all, the Generals had advanced to the regional final the past two seasons only to watch the post-game celebration from the bench.Kathy Hanson's goal gave Severna Park a 1-0 halftime lead.

Host Loyola (5-2, 1-0) increased a 13-point halftime lead to 23 points by the fourth quarter and the Dons -- paced by senior forward Wes Unseld's 19 points and eight rebounds -- rolled to a 57-36 win over St. Maria Goretti of Hagerstown (5-3, 0-1) in a Catholic League game. Junior forward Tim O'Hara added 12.

Mike Jarvis led all scorers with 31 points as visiting Montgomery-Rockville Junior College posted a 94-87 win over Anne Arundel Community College (1-3, 1-2) in a Maryland JuCo League game yesterday.Montgomery-Rockville built a 14-point halftime lead before the Pioneers rallied. Antonie Noble added 15 for the Knights. Freshman forward Vernon Osborne led Anne Arundel with 19.

Ellie Keener, Erin LaMotte and Katie Falatach each scored three goals to push the Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse team past visiting Wagner, 16-5, in the Northeast Conference semifinals yesterday. The Mount (12-5) built a 10-1 halftime lead to move to its third straight NEC final. Tomorrow at noon it will host Monmouth, which beat Quinnipiac, 11-5.

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Nicole Mamula (Laurel) scored 25 and Ashanta Sellers (Largo) added 18 to help Frederick Community College defeat Camden County CC, 97-52, yesterday in women's college basketball.Frederick (5-1) built a 50-27 halftime lead en route to the win.Krista Przybylski led Camden (5-3) with 12. Frederick's Carmen George had 13. Frederick plays host to Union today.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Adam Keefe scored a game-high 29 points, 23 in the first half, to lead Stanford University (1-0) to a 98-56 victory over Loyola College (0-1) last night in the first round of the Apple Invitational at the Maples Pavilion.Keefe, an All-American during the 1990-91 season, was the driving force behind Stanford's 48-26 halftime lead. Among his 23 first-half points was a perfect seven-for-seven shooting performance from the free throw line.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Forward Terquin Mott scored 22 points to help Coppin State (7-7) to a 71-55 victory over Bethune-Cookman (4-8) last night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.Reggie Welch added 19 points for the Eagles, who shot 54 percent (14 of 26) in the first half to jump out to a 36-22 halftime lead. Bethune-Cookman shot 38 percent for the game.

Keri Sarver assisted on the first goal and scored the last, as No. 13 Maryland upset No. 12 George Mason 3-0 in women's college soccer yesterday in Fairfax, Va.Michelle Deville opened the scoring at 2: 23 on Sarver's assist. Vita McKenna gave the Terps (3-1) a 2-0 halftime lead at 4: 04 before Sarver added her second-half goal at the 82: 30 mark.Jaime Pagliaru made two saves for the Patriots (2-1-1).Maryland's Alli Wolff recorded six.Pub Date: 9/11/97

Meg Tilley's goal 20 seconds into the first overtime lifted Hammond past ninth-ranked River Hill, 2-1, handing the host Hawks their only Howard County loss of the season yesterday.River Hill (10-2 overall, 8-1 league) had clinched the county title Monday.Amanda Almon gave Hammond (7-7, 6-3) a 1-0 halftime lead. In the half, Hammond goalie Lindsey Mitchell (12 saves) stopped a penalty kick by Kathy Gaertner.Natalie Cox's goal tied the game for the Hawks.Pub Date: 10/23/97