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The PSAC football championship "State Game" between West Division winner California University and host Shippensburg, the east Division winner, will be televised live Saturday by PCNC. Kickoff is 1 p.m.
Women's soccer
Molly Macioce netted the game-winning goal in the double overtime to give Washington & Jefferson a 2-1 victory over host Thomas More in a Presidents' Athletic Conference tournament semifinal Tuesday evening.
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The Presidents wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Elizabeth Bendick took a pass from Hannah Shaner in the ninth minute and beat TMC goalie Stephanie Hufford for a 1-0 lead.
The squads played 70 minutes of scoreless soccer before the Saints connected on the game-tying goal in the 81st minute.
Thomas More outshot W&J 5-0 in the first overtime but Macioce sent the Presidents home a winner with her fifth goal of the season in the second OT.
• In the first postseason game in program history, No. 16 California University earned a 2-0 win over Gannon at Roadman Park in the quarterfinals of the PSAC tournament.
The Vulcans (16-4-1) advance to face Kutztown (14-4-2) in the semifinals Friday in West Chester. Cal entered the tournament as the top seed in the PSAC West.
After battling to a scoreless first half, Cal scored its goals - by Elizabeth Johnson and Sam Regney - in a seven-minute span early in the second half. Goalkeeper Paula Jackson had her ninth shutout.
Syracuse suspends three players
The Syracuse Orange have taken yet another hit with the suspension of three players.
A day after coach Doug Marrone announced that star receiver Mike Williams had quit the team, Marrone said Tuesday that he has suspended tailback Antwon Bailey, defensive end Torrey Ball and offensive guard Andrew Tiller for violating team rules.
The first-year coach also announced that junior defensive end Jared Kimmel will have season-ending knee surgery to repair his left knee, which was previously injured and surgically reconstructed in 2007.
The Orange (3-5) will have senior center Jim McKenzie back in the lineup for Saturday's game at No. 14 Pitt (7-1). McKenzie missed the last three games with a hand injury.
Le Moyne stuns Syracuse in exhibition
Christopher Johnson scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer with 8.3 seconds remaining, and Division II Le Moyne stunned Syracuse 82-79 in an exhibition basketball game Tuesday night.
Wes Johnson, who led Syracuse with 34 points, hit a 3 from the left corner to put Syracuse ahead 79-78 with 22 seconds left. Christopher Johnson responded with his sixth 3-pointer of the game, which came from the left side off a broken play.
After Wes Johnson missed a 3, Can Ozkaner added a free throw with 1.3 seconds left for Le Moyne.
In the NBA
Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Rasheed Wallace had 20 and the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten with a 105-74 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
The Celtics improved to 5-0 even without the usual standout performances from Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.
• LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out Washington's big men and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the visiting Wizards 102-90.
• Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93, lifting the Nuggets (4-0) to their best start in 24 years.
