MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: The men's cross country team placed five runners in the top 10 en route to a narrow 25-30 victory over Southern Virginia University Saturday at Hood's campus. Sophomore William Andrews completed the 5K race with a time of 17:33 to take third overall while senior Faraz Shoai finished fourth in 17:41 and junior Nick Manning (left) came in fifth in 18:07. On the women's side, junior Danielle Sgro bested the field of 22 runners in a time of 20:26 in the 5K race. Hood won the invitational with 38 points, three better than second-place Villa Julie College and six better than third-place Southern Virginia University. Freshman Lauren Smith took runner-up honors with a time of 20:43 and senior Sara Stiles was eighth in 22:56.

FIELD HOCKEY (3-12, 0-6 CAC): The seventh-seeded field hockey team fell to the second-seeded St. Mary's College (Md.) Seahawks 5-0 Sunday in the quarterfinal round of the Capital Athletic Conference tournament. Junior goalie Ashley Saylor made 14 stops in defeat, as the Blazers were outshot 38-5 in the contest. Sophomore Jen Graham collected three shots while senior Christa Lundskow notched a pair. Sophomore Sarah Balukoff (left) was credited with three defensive saves and freshman Patsy Davis tallied one in the losing cause.

MEN'S (0-2, 0-2 CAC) AND WOMEN'S (0-2, 0-2 CAC) SWIMMING: Junior Matt Haynes (left) lowered his school record in the 50 free (22.31) against Marymount University. Senior Jason Kinder won the 500 free (5:24.43) and freshman Robert Ennis (1:06.75) won the 100 breast in his Hood debut. Kinder won the 1000 free (11:06.23), Ennis won the 200 breast (2:33.85) and freshman Kyle Atras won the 500 free (7:35.48) against York. Senior Katie Hitchens won the 50 free in both meets and captured the 100 free (58.31) against Marymount. Against the Spartans, senior Amy Kaufman won the 500 (5:44.11) and 1000 (11:39.67) freestyles and freshman Kim Wolfgang bested the field in the 200 individual medley (2:26.90).

MEN'S SOCCER (5-13, 1-7 CAC): The men's soccer team was eliminated from the Capital Athletic Conference tournament Saturday by top-seeded Salisbury University by a final of 9-0. Despite holding Salisbury's leading scorer, Kyle Sterling, scoreless on the afternoon, the Sea Gulls amassed a total of 35 shots on the day, including 17 on goal. Sophomore Shawn Fernholz made seven saves in the loss as the Blazers managed just one shot, that by freshman Adam Peterson (left) in the first half.

WOMEN'S SOCCER (7-11, 3-5 CAC): Senior Courtney DeSisto (left) had a memorable Senior Day as she scored the lone goal of the contest to lift the Blazers to a 1-0 Capital Athletic Conference victory Tuesday at Thomas Athletic Field. DeSisto netted the 10th goal of her career in the blue and gray in the 23rd minute off a rebound. After Hood's game with Goucher College was postponed Thursday, the sixth-seeded Blazers traveled to Fredericksburg, Va., to take on the sixth-seeded Mary Washington Eagles in their first-ever CAC tournament. Hood fell 3-0 to the Eagles despite 11 saves by freshman keeper Rachelle Buhrman.

VOLLEYBALL (4-23, 0-8 CAC): Junior Jamie Gardner (left) and freshman Kristina Straub each recorded double-doubles but the Blazers came up short Wednesday, falling 3-1 on Senior Day to the visiting Wesley College Wolverines in a Capital Athletic Conference match at Gambrill Gymnasium. Gardner finished with a team-high 13 kills and 10 digs while Straub tallied 18 assists and 29 digs. Senior Caroline Woodhams made her return to the court for the first time since Sept. 19 and set up 14 Blazer kills to go along with three of her own. Senior Jamie Bussey registered 31 digs to lead the defense.

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