LCSC drops opener at nationals

Claudia Alarcon finished with 26 kills and 10 digs Wednesday as 12th-seeded Texas-Brownsville (34-7) defeated Lewis-Clark State College 28-30, 30-28, 30-22, 30-25 to open the NAIA national volleyball tournament at Columbia (Mo.) College.

Anile Clemente had 20 kills, and Cintia Alessi added 18 kills and 23 digs for ninth-seeded LCSC (25-7), which is making its first appearance at nationals since 1999.

The Warriors will play two pool-play matches today in an attempt to advance to Friday’s bracket play. LCSC begins with Virginia-Wise (25-14) the faces second-ranked Cal Baptist (28-4).

Football

Former Texas Christian University wide receiver Michael DePriest has been added to the 2008 roster of the Spokane Shock, the arenafootball2 team announced.

Men’s soccer

Washington’s run in the NCAA tournament came to a close in the second round, as the Huskies fell to defending NCAA champion UC Santa Barbara, 1-0, in front of 9,641 raucous fans at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, Calif.