Cameron Lloyd: Playing for Bucknell, Lloyd played in all three games of the Liberty Invitational at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, VA. In her first college game, Stony Brook swept the Bison 3-0 on scores of 25-20, 25-18 and 25-19. Lloyd had three kills and seven digs. On Friday night, Liberty swept Bucknell 3-0 on scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-18. Lloyd had three kills, one ace and six digs. Bucknell won its first game on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Gardner-Webb (27-25, 24-26, 25-15 and 25-19). Lloyd had three aces and five digs. Bucknell will host the Bucknell Invitational starting Friday against William & Mary at Davis Gym in Lewisburg, PA.
Grace Young: It was the first of many matchups where former members of the 2020-2022 Cedar Ridge volleyball team face each other at the college level, UNC Asheville took on North Carolina Central on Saturday afternoon at the Justice Center in Asheville. Young is a freshman with the Bulldogs. Her head coach at Cedar Ridge, Fiona Cunningham, is now an assistant with Central. The Bulldogs was a five-set affair on scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13. Young played four sets and finished with two aces and three digs. On Friday, Maryland Eastern Shore defeated UNC Asheville 3-2 on scores of 25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 25-19 and 15-9. Young played three sets and finished with two digs.
Cameron Lanier: The Elon volleyball team opened its season in the Charlotte Invitational at Halton Arena. Lanier had eight kills in her first college game, a 3-0 loss to Coastal Carolina. Lanier also had three digs. On Friday night, the Charlotte 49ers swept Elon 3-1. Lanier had six kills and three digs. On Saturday, Charleston Southern defeated the Phoenix 3-1 on scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-11 and 25-18. Lanier finished with ten kills and five digs. Elon will continue its season against Georgia State in the Wofford Invitational in Spartanburg, SC on Friday.
Bryse Wilson: Last week, Wilson earned two victories pitching in relief for the Milwaukee Brewers. On Sunday, Wilson struck out four in four innings in a 10-6 win over the San Diego Padres at Miller Park. Facing 14 batters, Wilson allowed just one hit and tossed 39 strikes in 53 pitches. Last Tuesday, Wilson earned another win as the Brewers defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-6. Wilson threw two shutout innings with three strikeouts. On August 20, Wilson threw two-thirds of an inning in at 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Wilson allowed one unearned run and one hit. Going into Tuesday, the Brewers lead the National League Central by five games over the Chicago Cubs.
Mia Davidson: Davidson’s second professional season with Athletes Unlimited wound to a close on Sunday. Davidson played the final weekend of the year for Team Flippen. On Friday, Team Gibson defeated Team Flippen 8-0. Davidson finished 0-for-2 and was hit by a pitch. On Saturday, Team Alexander defeated Team Flippen 4-0. Davidson went 0-for-2 with a walk. In her final game of the summer, Davidson went 0-for-3 and was hit by a pitch as Team Denham defeated Team Davidson 6-1. This year, Davidson was a team captain for the third and four weeks after she finished in the top four among point-getters. She ended the year 20th with 1,298 points.
Trenton Gill: The Chicago Bears wrapped up its exhibition slate with a 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday at Solider Field. Gill, who has the punting position locked up for the Bears, had five punts for an average of 52.4 yards. He had one punt downed inside the 20-yard line. His longest punt was 60 yards. In Chicago’s second preseason game last week, the Indianapolis Colts edged the Bears 24-17. Once again, Gill was the only player who punted. Gill had four punts for an average of 51 yards. His average was 45.5 yards. Gill and the Bears will start the regular season against the Green Bay Packers on September 10 at Solider Field.