Sports briefs: San Anselmo’s Shott wins NCAA D-III soccer title

Former Archie Williams standout Elisa Shott played 71 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Washington University to help lift the Cal Lutheran women’s soccer team to its first NCAA Division III national title.

The Regals (19-1-6) made history becoming the first unranked team to win the tournament.

Shott had an assist in the round of 16 win against Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 18 but her most significant contribution during the title run may have come in the semifinals against Tufts on Thursday.

Shott took a corner kick in the 18th minute that led to Cal Lutheran’s only goal in regulation. The Regals took out Tufts 4-3 on penalty kicks to move on to the final.

Shott, a junior, saw more time on the field as the Regals advanced in the competition, playing less than a half in the first two games before playing a tournament-high 71 minutes in the title game.

For the season, Shott started 18 of 26 games and played 1,002 minutes, netting four goals and four assists. Shott graduated from Archie Williams in 2021, earning an all-league honorable mention nod for that season.

College volleyball

Former San Marin High and Marin Catholic standout Bella Bergmark helped the University of Texas advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with wins against Texas A&M and Southern Methodist University.

Bergmark, who helped the Longhorns win the national title last season, had seven kills against Texas A&M and two kills against SMU.

Bergmark is set for a homecoming of sorts as Texas is playing in the Stanford Regional on Thursday and Saturday. Texas faces No. 11 Tennessee in the round of 16 then would face the Arizona/Stanford winner in the Elite Eight.

Bergmark has started all 28 matches for Texas (24-4) this year and ranks fifth on the team with 124 kills and second on the team in block assists with 96.

Boys soccer

Marin Academy (1-1) sustained its first loss of the young season, a 1-0 home defeat against Cardinal Newman on Monday.

Boys basketball

Jase Butler and Semetri Carr led the way as Branson held off Vanden for a 54-51 victory on Saturday night.

Butler had team-highs of 17 points, eight rebounds, and five steals for the Bulls (2-0). Carr added 11 points, eight rebounds and a pair of assists. Joaquin Aguillon had five assists, four steals and two blocks while D.J. Armstrong had eight points and four rebounds.

Women’s basketball

Former Redwood High standout Kylie Horstmeyer had a pair of big scoring games last week for the University of San Diego, netting 13 points against Nevada and pouring in 18 against USC. Horstmeyer, a junior, raised her scoring average to 9.8 points per games for the Toreros (3-5).

• Former Branson standout Hannah Golan had eight points, eight rebounds, and four assists as Point Loma Nazarene picked up a 71-61 win against Hope International on Saturday. Golan, a freshman from Novato, is second on the team in scoring with 10.6 a game through seven games. The Sea Lions play in the PacWest and are set to bookend February with games against Dominican University. Point Loma hosts the Penguins on Feb. 1 and travels to Marin for the rematch on Feb. 29.

Men’s basketball

Former Marin Catholic standout Noah Deitch posted a 17-point, three-rebound, three-assist state line for Lake Forest College against Monmouth College on Tuesday. Deitch has started three games for the Foresters (3-5) and is scoring 7.7 points per game in his sophomore season.

• Former MC standout Jack Greenwood averaged 10.5 points over two games for Linfield University last week.
• Another former MC standout, Nick Greenwood, poured in 15 points as George Fox University defeated Puget Sound, 98-77 on Saturday. Greenwood is averaging nine points per game for the Bruins (6-2).
• Former Branson standout Peyton Mullarkey scored 21 points as Ponoma-Pitzer posted a 97-71 win against Whittier last Tuesday. Mullarkey is averaging 9.4 points per game for the undefeated Sagehens (8-0). Charlie Treene (Redwood) had one of his best scoring games of the season with 11 points against Whittier. Treene had a season-high 12 points in the previous game against George Fox and is averaging 6.5 points per game this season.