IN BRIEF
MARANA, Ariz. — Paul Casey has yet to play the final four holes at Dove Mountain after three days of the Match Play Championship.
That's because the Englishman has won all three of his matches 5 and 4, the latest over Brian Gay in the third round on Friday. Casey was runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy last year and won the European World Match Play Championship in 2006.
The highest-seeded player remaining at No. 6, Casey faced Stewart Cink in the quarterfinals on Saturday morning. Cink beat South African Charl Schwartzel in 19 holes.
Spain's Sergio Garcia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in nine appearances in the tournament, beating Tim Clark of South Africa 2 and 1.
LOCK HAVEN — The Slippery Rock University women's softball team was picked to finished second in the PSAC West in a preseason poll of conference coaches.California (Pa.) was selected to finish first.Seventh-year coach Vashion Johnson guides The Rock, which was 21-23 last year, 7-9 in PSAC West play, and returns six starters.Among the returnees are three-time all-PSAC West catcher Jessica Kortz (.398, 7 HR, 29 RBI), first baseman Sheree Horvath (.380, 7 HR) and outfielder Shardea Croes (.321).SRU opens the season March 5 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) University, then plays in Kissimmee, Fla., through March 12.
