Payton Wilson: In likely his final game at Carter-Finley Stadium, N.C. State linebacker had three tackles for loss against Boston College. For the day, Wilson finished with six tackles and one-half of a sack. The Eagles, who came into the game 2-7, stunned the #17 Wolfpack 21-20 with a touchdown with 14 seconds remaining. N.C. State will travel to face Louisville at Cardinals Stadium next Saturday in a matchup full of Hillsborough flavor. Louisville is coached by Hillsborough-native Scott Satterfield, who played quarterback and safety for Orange High. On November 5, N.C. State defeated Wake Forest 30-21. Wilson finished with seven tackles, including one for a loss. Wilson had one pass breakup. The Wolfpack is 7-3, 3-3 in the ACC.
Keshawn Thompson: The Campbell Fighting Camels football team lost its final home game of the season against Gardner-Webb 42-35 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek on Saturday. Thompson, a graduate student at Campbell, had two tackles for the Camels. On November 5, Bryant University defeated Campbell 43-37 in Smithfield, RI. Thompson finished with four tackles. Campbell has lost four in a row and is 4-6, 2-3 in the Big South Conference.
Darius Satterfield: Elizabeth City State’s season ended on November 5 with a 54-8 loss to Chowan in Murfressboro. The Vikings end the season 2-8, 2-6 in the CIAA. Satterfield ended the season with 13 punts for an average of 35.5 yards. His longest punt for the season was 49 yards. One punt was downed inside the 20-yard line.
Braxton Mergenthal: On Sunday, the Division III Hampden-Sydney football team ended its season with a loss to #16 Randolph-Macon 38-17 at Lewis Everett Stadium in Hampden-Sydney, VA. Mergenthal played on special teams for Hampden-Sydney. On November 5, Shenandoah defeated Hampden-Sydney 23-7 at Shentel Stadium in Winchester, VA. Mergenthal had one tackle for the Tigers. Hampden-Sydney ends the season 5-5, 4-3 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Ivy Garner: The Liberty women’s soccer season came to a disappointing end in the championship game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament. Florida Gulf Coast defeated the Flames 4-3 in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a 1-1 tie in regulation. Garner started at forward and played 55 minutes, firing two shots. On October 30, the Flames defeated Eastern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun semifinals 3-1. Garner started and played 39 minutes, firing one shot. Liberty, the regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun, finish the year 14-3-4 overall, 8-0-2 in the Atlantic Sun. Next year, Liberty will move to Conference USA. Garner, a freshman, ended the season with three goals and five assists in 18 games.
Emerson Talley: The Division II Lenoir-Rhyne women’s soccer team defeated Limestone 1-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament at Walden Soccer Complex in Columbus, GA. Talley, the all-time leading goal scorer in Cedar Ridge history, played eight minutes for the Bears. It was a measure of revenge for Lenoir-Rhyne. On November 4, Limestone defeated the Bears 2-1 in overtime of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals in Charlotte. It was the first time all year that Lenoir-Rhyne lost to an opponent from the South Atlantic Conference. The Bears finished the regular season 9-0-2 in SAC regular season play. Talley also played eight minutes against Limestone in the SAC Tournament. Lenoir-Rhyne faces #3 Columbus State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
Lottie Scully: The Binghamton volleyball team has clinched a share of the American East Conference regular season championship. On October 30, the Bearcats defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 3-2 in a five-set thriller at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore. Binghamton, who lost to the Terriers on October 7, captured the rematch 23-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 15-13. Scully had 64 assists, three kills and four digs. On November 4, Binghamton defeated the New Jersey Institute of Technology 3-0 at West Gymnasium in Binghamton (25-17, 25-14 and 25-14). Scully finished with 35 assists, four digs, one kill and one assisted block. On November 6, the Bearcats defeated the University of Albany 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-18) at West Gym. Scully had 26 assists, three kills, one ace, one block, and four assisted blocks. Binghamton wraps up the regular season against Bryant University on Sunday afternoon in Smithfield, RI. If Binghamton wins, they will capture the American East regular season championship outright.
Braden Homsey: The Ferrum College wrestling team started its season in the Mount Union Invitational in Alliance, OH on November 5. Homsey finished 2nd in the 197-pound tournament. Homsey scored a technical fall win in the quarterfinals over Kaleb Gelter of Mount St. Joseph 17-2. In the semifinals, Homsey defeated Ethan Fragoso, his teammate at Ferrum, 12-1. In the championship match, Michael Sullivan of Brockport held off Homsey 10-6. The Ferrum wrestling team is back in action at the Cougar Open at Averett University in Danville, VA on Sunday.