The North Carolina men’s basketball team has plenty of other weapons, but Virginia isn’t likely to face senior Marcus Ginyard tomorrow night at John Paul Jones Arena. Ginyard, a 6-5 swingman from Alexandria, has struggled to recover from an early October operation to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. He’s played in only three games this season and may not play again for awhile.

St. Mary’s (Md.) senior field hockey midfielder Emily Smithson (James River) was named Monday to the NFHCA’s Division III all-South Region first team after scoring a team-leading 10 goals and 23 points. The all-South selection was the fourth 2008 postseason distinction earned by Smithson. She was earlier chosen as the Capital Athletic Conference co-player of the year and named to the all-CAC first team.

Randolph-Macon quarterback Austin Faulkner completed 14 of 22 pass attempts for 208 yards including two for touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets past visiting Guilford (1-3 ODAC, 4-4). Faulkner also led Macon’s running game, tallying 111 yards on 12 carries and two TDs. Zak Thornton broke the 100-yard rushing mark, too, ending the day with 104 yards and one TD, helping Macon improve to 2-2 in the conference and 4-4 overall.

Brown University men’s soccer goalkeeper Jarrett Leech, a senior from Collegiate, made three saves in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Columbia. He remained unbeaten in 2008 (5-0-1) and preserved his status as one of the league’s most efficient keepers. Through six matches, Leech led the league in saves percentage (.952) and goals-against average (0.16).

NORFOLK, Va.- DeAngelo Branche ran for 160 yards and Norfolk State held off North Carolina A&T for a 27-21 victory yesterday. The Spartans (1-0 MEAC, 2-1) took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter on a 6-yard touchdown run by Takeem Hedgeman. Norfolk State never trailed afterward, scoring again on Justin Castellat's 43-yard field goal and a 22-yard touchdown pass from Dennis Brown to Dario Walker.