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Tara Lonergan and Sydney Henderson each scored 10 points to lead host Mount St.Mary's to a 51-39 win over LIU Brooklyn on Monday night that clinches  a spot in the Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament. After a sluggish start to the first half, the Mount scored five points in the final minute to take a 19-17 lead at the break.  Jessie Kaufman drained a 3-pointer and Henderson scored a basket in the paint to give the Mountaineers (13-14, 9-7 Northeast Conference) their only lead in the opening half.

The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League today acquired former Johns Hopkins All-American Paul Rabil from the Rochester Knighthawks as part of a blockbuster six-player trade that sends Wings forward Dan Dawson and defenseman Paul Dawson to the Knighthawks. For Rabil, the trade is the third in less than a year. In August, the Edmonton Rush dealt Rabil to the Knighthawks after Rabil refused to play for Edmonton and declared his desire to be with an Eastern team.

Here's the latest from TBS on when and where the Baltimore Orioles playoff game will be shown Wednesday. Forget any misinformation about the O's being on MLB channel Wednesday. The Orioles are on TBS in prime time, though the exact time could change from the scheduled 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., depending on whether or not a series ends today. Here's the release from TBS: TBS' coverage of the 2012 MLB Postseason will continue tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 9 with an exclusive doubleheader - San Francisco vs. Cincinnati (Game 3)

  Mount St. Mary's lost to Bryant, 12-6, in the Northeast Conference men's lacrosse championship game Sunday afternoon at Robert Morris. Andrew Scalley had two goals and two assists to pace the Mount in the loss. The Mount (6-9), the defending NEC champion, was looking for its third consecutive conference title. Mount St. Mary's won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title in 2010 before winning the first NEC championship last season. But Bryant (14-4) took control of the game early, scoring six times in the opening 10:25 for a 6-0 lead.

Monmouth scored 10 unanswered goals to defeat Mount St. Mary's, 11-3, in the Northeast Conference women's lacrosse championship game on Sunday in Fairfield, Conn. Lindsay Diaz (Dulaney), Hannah Gutcher (Mount de Sales) and Gabe Little (North Carroll) scored for the Mountaineers (9-10). Brigid McTavish (South Carroll) made 10 saves in the loss. Little, McTavish, and Meaghan Conlon (Liberty) were named to the All-Tournament team. Sam Lillo scored four goals for the Hawks, who won their fourth NEC championship.

An uneven season became even rockier after Mount St. Mary's dropped its Northeast Conference (NEC) opener to Quinnipiac Saturday. While the 12-8 score was surprising, what was even more stunning was that the reigning league champion Mountaineers (3-5 overall and 0-1 in the NEC) fell to a Bobcats squad (2-6, 1-0) that had opened the season with six consecutive losses. “It's conference, man, and it's a whole new ballgame,” Mount St. Mary's coach Tom Gravante said Tuesday morning.

College baseball Terps sweep, are off to 3rd-best start since '24 Host Maryland swept a doubleheader from Manhattan on Saturday, winning 4-1 and 10-1, and is off to its third-best start since 1924 with an 8-1 record. David Carroll (2-0) pitched a two-hitter in Game 1, and Sander Beck (1-0), Charlie Haslup and Will Bouey held Manhattan (1-6) to one run in the second game. Only twice since 1924 have the Terps had a better start than this season: in 1967 they opened 12-1 and in 1968 they were 10-1.

The No. 19 Bowie State men's basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season to Virginia Union, rallying to defeat the Panthers, 101-82, on Monday and clinch the top spot in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Northern Division. This was the largest margin of victory against Virginia Union this season, the most points scored against the Panthers this season and the first 100-plus-point game this season for the Bulldogs (20-5, 12-5 CIAA). Darren Clark led all scorers with 23 points in the win for Bowie State.

Laurel Park Jockey Pino moves into tie for 13th in wins With a victory in Thursday's eighth race at Laurel Park, jockey Mario Pino moved into a tie for 13th on the all-time list with Hall of Famer Eddie Delahoussaye . Both riders have 6,384 career winners after Pino, an Ellicott City resident, guided Filare L'Oro ($7.80) to an allowance score in the final jumps. "To tie a legend like that is an amazing feeling," said Pino, who rode Hard Spun to on the board finishes in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic.

When she plays lacrosse, Mount St. Mary's midfielder Nicole Price still has that excited, little-kid look in her eyes. She just loves the game. Maybe that's because the North Harford graduate has switched through a number of sports during her high school and college careers, keeping each one new and fun. She even took her junior year off from varsity sports to pursue her passion for snowboarding with a winter semester in Utah. Price came back to lacrosse for her senior year this spring refreshed and ready for a breakout season.