CARY, N.C. -- Nathan Thornton scored two second-half goals to give ninth-seeded Clemson a 2-0 first-round win over eighth-seeded Virginia Tech in the ACC men's soccer tournament Tuesday.

Clemson advanced to a quarterfinal game with Wake Forest today.

Tech finished 5-12-2.

MEN'S SOCCER

Cavaliers honored

Virginia players Neil Barlow, Ross LaBauex, Tony Tchani and Will Bates made the All-ACC second team.

Bates, who has a team-high seven goals, also made the all-freshman team.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

O'Connor to speak

Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor, who led his team to the College World Series last season, will be the guest speaker at the Roanoke Valley Sports Club meeting at 5:45 p.m. Monday at the Salem Civic Center.

Nonmembers interested in attending should call 397-2119 or 588-2969.

FIELD HOCKEY

Virginia to host NCAA regional

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Virginia earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA field hockey tournament and will host a regional for the second time in school history.

Virginia (18-3) will meet Richmond (14-8) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the first round at the University Hall Turf Field.

Big Ten champion Michigan State (17-3) and Colonial Athletic Association champion Delaware (14-5) will compete in the second game at approximately 2 p.m.

The winners will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday for a chance to advance to the national semifinals.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Southern Virginia 86, Va. Intermont 47

BUENA VISTA -- A stifling defense led Southern Virginia to a commanding lead in the first half, and the Knights went on to win their season opener.

SVU was able to keep the Cobras in check for large portions of the first half and only allowed them to score 22 points. Meanwhile, the hosts were sprinting to a lead they would never relinquish. At one point SVU was up 25-2, and the lead would only get bigger.

Ade Swann led all players with 21-points, while Terell Johnson pulled down eight rebounds.

The Knights forced 30 turnovers, and went to the foul line 34 times. One of the few concerns for SVU coaches was the poor performance at the foul line. SVU converted only 20 of 34 attempts.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Southern Virginia 62, Va. Intermont 52

BUENA VISTA -- Southern Virginia caught fire from 3-point range and from the free-throw line in the second half to secure its first win of the season.

The Knights (1-1), leading 31-28 at halftime, shot 56 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in the final 20 minutes and were 8-of-10 from the charity stripe.

Kesia Ford led SVU with 16 points. Kara Hiatt added 13, while Cara Joyner and Amanda Prestwich contributed 12 and 10 respectively.

Southern Virginia won despite 29 turnovers, 14 by Hiatt.

Virginia Intermont, which had 30 turnovers, fell to 0-3 on the season.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

7 Generals honored

Washington and Lee had seven players honored on the All-ODAC teams, including sophomore goalie Emily Leary, who was selected the ODAC women's soccer player of the year.

W&L's Neil Cunningham, whose team won the league tournament, was recognized as the coach of the year.

Leary (51 saves) was joined on the first team by W&L's Maggie Sutherland, Allie Espina and Kat Lawson. Roanoke College's Jessica Welfare, a Hidden Valley graduate who scored eight goals, and Alida Haslett were also named to the first team.

W&L's Caroline Lamberti, Corinne Smith and Ainsley Daigle were all tabbed to the second team. Hollins' Colleen Thamm also was selected to the second team.

-- Staff reports