Sports in Brief: La Salle women keep A-10 soccer title

The La Salle women's soccer team won its second consecutive Atlantic Ten championship Sunday in Richmond, Va., with a 2-1 upset of top-seeded Dayton (15-4-2) on penalty kicks.

Katie Getzinger (Haddon Township), who entered the game as goalkeeper in the first of two overtime periods, saved the Flyers' sixth and final penalty kick to give the Explorers the victory. Kelsey Haycook scored the equalizer in the 38th minute for the Explorers (15-4-3), who earned an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament, their third straight appearance.

Devin Brakel scored on an assist from freshman Annie Kopera (Neshaminy), and freshman Amber Steigerwalt (Central Bucks South) knocked in a rebound less than 1 minute, 15 seconds later as Ursinus (14-5) won its ninth Centennial Conference field hockey championship with a 2-0 win over top-seeded Franklin and Marshall (17-2) in Lancaster.

SOCCER Sydney Leroux scored two goals for the U.S. women's soccer team (13-0-3), which completed its sixth undefeated year with a 4-1 exhibition win over Brazil in Orlando. Delran's Carli Lloyd was sent off after receiving her second yellow card of the game in extra time.

Real Salt Lake got goals from Chris Schuler, Robbie Findley, Devon Sandoval, and Javier Morales for a 4-2 win over the Portland Timbers in the first leg of their MLS Western Conference championship series in Sandy, Utah.

Barcelona lost Lionel Messi to his third leg injury of the season but won, 4-1, at struggling Real Betis in Seville, Spain.

TENNIS Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia set up a final against Rafael Nadal of Spain with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Nadal ended Swiss star Roger Federer's hopes of finishing a disappointing season on a high note, defeating the six-time champion, 7-5, 6-3, in the other semifinal.

GOLF Chris Kirk won the McGladrey Classic on St. Simons Island, Ga., with a 1-shot victory over Tim Clark and Briny Baird, who is winless in 365 starts on the PGA Tour. Kirk closed with a 4-under-par 66 and 266 total at Sea Island for his second career win.

Victor Dubuisson of France held off some of golf's biggest names, including Tiger Woods, to win the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open at Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya, Turkey, by 2 shots for his first European Tour victory. He shot 69 for a 264 total. Woods and Justin Rose tied for third at 268.

Adam Scott shot a 4-under 67 to win the storm-delayed Australian PGA in Gold Coast by 4 strokes with a 14-under 270 at Royal Pines.

Taiwan's Teresa Lu shot a 64 and won the LPGA Tour's Mizuno Classic in Shima, Japan, by 2 strokes at 202.   - Staff and wire reports