The SIUC men’s lacrosse club finished in first place Saturday at the Washington University Fall Invitational in St. Louis.

In its first match, the team defeated Washington University 13-11. The team followed that up by defeating St. Louis University 12-0 in the championship game.

The SIUC men’s lacrosse club will next face action in the Nov. 8 SIUC Fall Classic.

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Men’s Intramural Flag Football begins playoffs

The men’s intramural flag football playoffs started Sunday with its first round, quarterfinal and semi-final matches.

In first-round action, OE with Cleats defeated the Rabid Dingos 31-6, Party Tom and the Mud Kittens defeated USCOSU 15-0, ATO 1 defeated Sig Pi 3 25-0, Delta Sigma Phi defeated Lambda Ki Alpha 19-8, Beta 1 defeated Sig Eps 12-0, and Pikes 1 defeated Phi Sigs 25-6.

In the quarterfinal matches, OE with Cleats defeated Party Tom and the Mud Kittens 26-6, the Wolves defeated the Meat Packers 26-24, Delta Sigma Phi defeated ATO 1 20-18, and Beta 1 defeated Pikes 1 6-0.

In the semi-final matches, OE with Cleats defeated the Wolves 19-12, and Delta Sigma Phi defeated Beta 1 13-12.

The championship game was set for Monday evening between Delta Sigma Phi and OE with Cleats.

The International Soccer Club started its playoffs Saturday at Stehr Field with the quarterfinal round.

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U.S. Victory defeated U.S. Stars and Bars 5-2, Greek Originals defeated Thailand 7-1, Palestine/Africa defeated Athens 2004 5-1, and Latin America defeated Japan 5-2.

The semi-final round will take place Nov. 8 at Stehr Field. Action begins at 11 p.m. with Palestine/Africa challenging Greek Originals in the first match, which will be followed by U.S. Victory against Latin America at 1 p.m.

The championship match is scheduled for Nov. 15 at Stehr Field.

Villanova holds onto top spot in Division I-AA

The University of Villanova Wildcats defeated the William & Mary College Tribe 20-13 Saturday to hold on to the No. 1 position in the Sports Network Division I-AA poll this week.

Villanova, which moved into the top spot for the first time in school history last week, improved to 7-0 and picked up 89 of a possible 98 first-place votes for 2,411 points.

Western Illinois University moved up one spot to No. 2 in this week’s poll, selected by the TSN selection panel and Division I-AA sports information directors, after a 37-7 win over Southwest Missouri State University coupled with former No. 2 McNeese State University’s 13-7 loss to Stephen F. Austin University. The Leathernecks received three first-place votes and 2,255 points.

The University of Delaware moved up a spot to No. 3, while idle Youngstown State moved up from fifth to fourth this week and Western Kentucky University jumped two spots into the top five with a 52-31 win over SIUC.

Southern University heads up the second half of the top 10, Stephen F. Austin jumped up three spots from No. 10, Eastern Illinois University moved to No. 8, and McNeese State tumbled to No. 9. The University of Northern Arizona Lumberjacks picked up a first-place vote and the 10th spot in the poll after edging Montana, 27-24.

Eastern Washington University, East Tennessee State University, Hampton University, Georgia Southern University and the University of Montana round out the top 15. Jackson State University, Florida A&M University, Appalachian State University, the University of Cal Poly-SLO and William & Mary finish off the top 20.