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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Richie Sutherland scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds in leading No. 8 seed Shepherd to a 90-85 win Thursday over top-seed Salem-Teikyo in the quarterfinals of the West Virginia Conference men's basketball tournament. The loss snapped a 24-game winning streak for Salem-Teikyo, ranked No. 2 nationally in Division II. Salem-Teikyo (25-2) played like the top seed early, building a 17-point lead in the first half and holding a 47-37 edge at halftime.

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Millersville got game-highs of 15 points and seven rebounds from sophomore Sara Burcin in a 73-54 win over Shepherd at Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders also got 13 points from Nicole Schneider and eight points and nine assists from Safiyyah Bashir. The Rams were led by Emily Friend and freshman forward Jennifer Westervelt with nine points each. Leslie Wolfe added eight, while Barb Oller chipped in with seven. Shepherd falls to 1-3 for the year, while Millersville improves to 3-0. ADULT LEAGUES Mason-Dixon Soccer Clear Spring defeated Mercersburg 6-1 to conclude the regular season.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - The Shepherd University women's basketball team had a definite battle plan on Thursday. The Rams called in the guards and claimed total victory over Fairmont State. The reward? Not one, but three celebrations. Shepherd's backcourt totally outclassed Fairmont - forcing the Falcons into 21 turnovers, including 14 off steals - to knock off Division II's No. 25 team and claim the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's regular season title with a 79-66 victory at the Butcher Center.

Shepherd to play Concord By BOB PARASILITI / Staff Writer SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Monte Cater lives in a world of doubt. Like every other guy who chooses a career as a football coach, Cater is a picture of confidence publicly and a worrywart behind the closed doors of his office and in the film room. He never feels totally prepared until he hits the field for the game. The Shepherd College coach spent another queasy, uneasy week preparing for the known quantities of the unknown.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Scoring 35 points in collegiate football is becoming the rule rather than the exception. Which means pitching a shutout is something rare indeed. So mark Shepherd's 35-0 drubbing of Concord on Saturday with an asterisk. Head coach Monte Cater did. "You play for a whole game, and there's so many things that can happen," Cater said. "A shutout in college is so hard to come by. Our defense just played great. " That was an unheard statement from the Rams' leader over the past two games, when the team's usually reliable defense had been rescued by a high-scoring offense.

Roundup: Shepherd men lose MEN'S BASKETBALL SALEM, W.Va. (AP) - Derrick Paul scored 20 points to lead Salem International to a 78-65 victory over Shepherd on Thursday night. Salem (10-1, 4-0 West Virginia Conference) won its eighth straight game. Demond Tapscott scored 21 to lead Shepherd (5-3, 2-2). Antar Parkman added 15. SHEPHERD (65) Parkman 5-12 5-8 15, Tapscott 8-15 0-0 21, Stewart 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Davis 2-5 0-0 2, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, 3-9 0-0 6, Robinson 1-4 4-4 6, Newsome 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-60 9-12 65. SALEM (78)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Shepherd 84, W.Va. State 71 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Senior forward Katie Warehime scored a team-high 25 points to lead Shepherd to a WVIAC win over West Virginia State (8-9, 6-5). Warehime also added five rebounds and three blocked shots for Rams (8-10, 5-6), while Carrie Saunders had 16 points and Jerica Hewett had 13 points to go along with game highs of five assists and three steals.

- MEN'S TENNIS Shepherd 9, Slippery Rock 0 At Hilton Head, S.C. Singles: 1. Mike Farrell d. MIke Uchno, 6-1, 6-0; 2. Brian Clarke d. Vince Perri, 6-0, 6-1; 3. Scott Eyler d. Ben Eimers, 6-4, 6-0; 4. Tim Halter d. Alex Slezak, 6-2, 6-1; 5. Greg Selby d. Brandon Forsburg, 6-2, 6-1; 6. Thomas Bohrnstedt d. Will Shaffer, 6-1, 6-3. Doubles: 1. Farrell-Bohrnstedt d. Forsburg-Shaffer, 8-4; 2. Halter-Selby d. Perri-Slezak, 8-3; 3. Eyler-Sherman d....

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- She Shepherd University Create the Future fundraising campaign opened its public phase Thursday with the announcement that $16 million of a $20 million goal had been reached, said Robert A. McMillan, chairman of the campaign, at a reception for major donors. The campaign had been in the silent phase since 2006. Funds were raised among the campaign leadership, loyal alumni and volunteers. The public phase will call on donors and friends of the university to raise the remaining $4 million to reach the $20 million goal.