Host Eagles

Top-ranked McDonogh lost its first game of the season as No. 7 Loyola held off the host Eagles, 12-10, yesterday in an MSA A Conference game.Chris Marshall had two triples to lead a 13-hit attack for the Dons (3-0, 2-0).McDonogh fell to 2-2, 1-1.

Morgan State and Coppin State are separated by about six miles in Baltimore City, and they are also neighbors in the bottom half of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings. In the 74th meeting between the two schools on Saturday, the Bears separated themselves a bit from the Eagles with a dominant 80-51 victory before an announced 2,516 at the Coppin State Physical Education Complex. Morgan State snapped a three-game losing streak, while Coppin State suffered its fifth consecutive loss.

Courtney Crangi, Michele Mohlman and Kristen Carey combined for 19 goals and seven assists as host Goucher routed Franklin Marshall, 22-8, in a nonconference women's lacrosse game yesterday.Goucher is 4-0; Franklin & Marshall is 0-1. Mohlman led all scorers with eight goals.North Carolina 14, UMBC 4: Erin McGinnis' five goals led the Tar Heels (5-1) to the lopsided win over the host Retrievers (1-3).MenBoston College 17, Fairfield 16: The host Eagles (2-2) fought off fourth-quarter goals by Fairfield to escape.

An even-tempered wrestler, McDonogh's Jack Clark has twice won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and private schools state tournaments, as well as a National Preps crown after having been a runner-up the past two years. But during the host Eagles' McDonogh Holiday Duals on Friday, the 145-pound junior showed how dominant he can be against the best Maryland has to offer when he's a little fired up. Clark began the day with a pin over John Carroll's Artie Milner before scoring a 21-5 technical fall over Wilde Lake's Malik Jackson.

Melvin Whitaker scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and help host Mount St. Mary's hold off a second-half rally by Monmouth for a 72-67 Northeast Conference victory last night.Gregory Harris scored 14, Tony Hayden 14 and Terrence Wilson 10 on 10-for-14 shooting from the free-throw line. The Mountaineers (8-10, 6-6) made 22 of 32 free-throw attempts. The Hawks (0-17, 0-11) went to the line seven times, making two.Alpha Bangura led Monmouth with 25 points.Mary Washington 97, Villa Julie 80: Bobby Frazitta scored 23 and George Bunch 21 to power the host Eagles (7-6)

When quarterback Keith Randall completed a 7-yard touchdown pass Friday to Jordan Bledsoe in the second quarter, Owings Mills was on its way to breaking a 53-game losing streak in football that dates five years. "We led 6-0 at the half, and our kids could really feel the win," Owings Mills coach Steve Lurz said. "We knew we had to keep our composure in the second half." Abe Tadros added a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and the host Eagles (1-3) went on to beat Loch Raven, 12-0.

No. 3 Dunbar rallied past Poly, 60-47, on the strength of a 26-10 fourth quarter in boys basketball last night. The host Poets (14-2) got a strong defensive effort from Craig Singletary, who had five steals, and scoring from Nathan Irby, who had a game-high 17 points and went 5-for-6 on free throws in the final period. Irby also had nine rebounds. Michael Turner led the Engineers with 14 points. No. 5 McDonogh 75, Loyola 56: Junior guard DaJuan Summers paced the host Eagles (21-5) with 29 points and 13 rebounds.

Top-ranked Loyola edged second-ranked McDonogh, 1-0, in boys soccer yesterday. Zach Sell scored the game-winner off an assist from Will Poletis with six minutes left in the game for the host Dons (14-2-5). "It was a very even game and either team could have won tonight," said Loyola coach Kyle Swords. "It just came down to a good opportunity that went off the post for us." Ben Bartlett made nine saves for the Eagles (13-5-1), one more than Loyola's Akira Fitzgerald. No. 3 Mount St. Joseph 2, North Harford 1 -- Tyrone Hall scored the game-winner four minutes into overtime for the visiting Gaels (17-3-3)

Three players scored in double figures for the Virginia Tech men as the Hokies defeated Mount St. Mary's, 62-57, last night. Malcolm Delaney led Virginia Tech (2-0), scoring 18 points with 13 coming from the free-throw line. Virginia Tech was solid from the foul line, shooting 84 percent (27-for-32). A.D. Vassallo added 15 for the Hokies, and Jeff Allen scored 13. Jean Cajou led Mount St. Mary's (1-1) with a game-high 19 points. BOSTON COLLEGE 73, LOYOLA 50:: Joe Trapani scored 20 points and Tyrese Rice returned from a suspension to score 16 to lead the host Eagles (2-0)

The eighth-ranked Loyola baseball team fell behind early but came back from a five-run deficit to defeat No. 6 Archbishop Spalding, 10-8. Harry Slade and Drew Hoppes drove in three runs each to spark the rally for the host Dons (13-4), who scored four runs in the fifth to tie the score and five runs in the sixth to take the lead. Ryan Cullen also had a big game for the Dons, going 3-for-3 with three steals and three runs scored. Austin Neary had three hits, including a home run, and drove in six runs for Spalding (18-4)

When quarterback Keith Randall completed a 7-yard touchdown pass Friday to Jordan Bledsoe in the second quarter, Owings Mills was on its way to breaking a 53-game losing streak in football that dates five years. "We led 6-0 at the half, and our kids could really feel the win," Owings Mills coach Steve Lurz said. "We knew we had to keep our composure in the second half." Abe Tadros added a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and the host Eagles (1-3) went on to beat Loch Raven, 12-0.

In ice hockey, when a player scores three consecutive goals the achievement is called a natural hat trick. On Wednesday, Garrison Forest freshman Brooke Adler scored three straight to lead the host No. 1 Grizzlies to a 4-1 field hockey victory over No. 10 Archbishop Spalding, and her coach called it something else. "It's called amazing!" said Garrison Forest coach Traci Davis, whose team improved to 8-1-1. "All the credit to her and her teammates. Brooke is in position to score - on the inside, forward line - and it's terrific to have a freshman put it in the net like that."

Stephanie Speierman threw a no-hitter, broke a state record and helped the No. 7 Hammond girls softball team advance to the Class 2A South regional semifinals by beating visiting Patuxent, 3-1, on Monday. Speierman (15-2) gave up one run and two walks, and struck out 15, which pushed her career total to 1,351 to best previous record-holder Megan Elliott of Calvert with 1,345. No. 3 Chesapeake-AA 7, Leonardtown 0: : Lauren Gibson (11-2) pitched seven innings, gave up five hits and struck out 10 to lift the Cougars (16-2)

The eighth-ranked Loyola baseball team fell behind early but came back from a five-run deficit to defeat No. 6 Archbishop Spalding, 10-8. Harry Slade and Drew Hoppes drove in three runs each to spark the rally for the host Dons (13-4), who scored four runs in the fifth to tie the score and five runs in the sixth to take the lead. Ryan Cullen also had a big game for the Dons, going 3-for-3 with three steals and three runs scored. Austin Neary had three hits, including a home run, and drove in six runs for Spalding (18-4)

A slow start wasn't enough to doom No. 2 Calvert Hall in its lacrosse game against No. 9 McDonogh on Tuesday. Down by a goal at the half, the Cardinals (7-1) reeled off five goals in a row while shutting out the host Eagles (8-3) to earn a 6-2 win. Patrick Fanshaw started the comeback with a goal late in the third period off an assist by Jason McFadden to tie the score at 2. Patrick Coyle followed with a goal with less than six minutes left to give Calvert Hall the lead. Fanshaw scored again to make it 4-2, and goalie Greg Dutton made the lead stand up with 11 saves.

Reggie Jackson broke the game's final tie with a jump shot with 47.2 seconds left, and Boston College scored the final six points in an 80-74 victory over No. 6 Duke yesterday, the Eagles' first win over the Blue Devils in 24 years. Tyrese Rice had 21 points, including a key three-pointer, and Joe Trapani added 20 for the host Eagles (19-8, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jackson finished with 15 points. Kyle Singler had 25 points for the Blue Devils (20-5, 7-4), who have lost three of four, and Gerald Henderson added 20. When the final horn sounded, BC's students rushed the court from both ends to celebrate.

Top-ranked McDonogh ran its winning streak to nine games as it cruised to a 63-31 win yesterday over Catholic in an Association of Independent Schools A Division game.Vicki Brick had a team-high 12 points for the host Eagles (15-1), who led by as many as 33 points. In all, 11 McDonogh players scored.Alison Healy paced Catholic with 15 points.No. 10 Western 103, Southwestern 30: The 10th-ranked Doves got points from 14 different players as they overpowered the Sabers. Crystal Falline's 12 points and four rebounds led the Doves (10-2)

Senior Bri Gauthier scored 22 points as the visiting St. Mary's girls basketball team upset No. 15 Seton Keough, 47-39, yesterday. Junior Haliena Snowden put in a 27-point effort for the losing Gators (2-3). No. 2 Institute of Notre Dame 67, Bryn Mawr 33: Chandrea Jones (17 points) recorded her second triple double of the season for the host Indians (6-1), and IND's Brooks Webster posted her sixth consecutive double double, including 16 points. No. 4 McDonogh 59, Mount de Sales 40: Anastasia Wynn had 23 points, three assists and five steals to power the host Eagles (6-0)

Three players scored in double figures for the Virginia Tech men as the Hokies defeated Mount St. Mary's, 62-57, last night. Malcolm Delaney led Virginia Tech (2-0), scoring 18 points with 13 coming from the free-throw line. Virginia Tech was solid from the foul line, shooting 84 percent (27-for-32). A.D. Vassallo added 15 for the Hokies, and Jeff Allen scored 13. Jean Cajou led Mount St. Mary's (1-1) with a game-high 19 points. BOSTON COLLEGE 73, LOYOLA 50:: Joe Trapani scored 20 points and Tyrese Rice returned from a suspension to score 16 to lead the host Eagles (2-0)

After surrendering a first-half goal to Anne Arundel County rival South River, the Arundel girls soccer team constantly pressed for the equalizer throughout the second half last night in Edgewater. Shots went wide and high or, if not, Seahawks junior goalie Lyndse Hokanson always seemed to be in the way. With less than a minute left in regulation, senior forward Lexa Stevenson finally broke through for the Wildcats, neatly placing a 6-yard shot from the right side to the far post. After 20 minutes of scoreless overtime, the No. 10 Wildcats and No. 7 Seahawks settled on a 1-1 draw.