Wappingers Falls, N.Y. - The Connecticut Tigers pulled into a tie for the wild-card spot in the New York-Penn League, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades 2-1 on Saturday night.

The Tigers and Brooklyn Cyclones are both 40-34 with two games left.

Connecticut hosts Lowell today (4:05 p.m.) and Monday (7:05 p.m.). Brooklyn hosts Staten Island today and ends the season at Staten Island on Monday.

Austin Pritcher (7-3) got the win, allowing three hits and no runs over seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks. Gage Smith earned his second save, pitching the final two innings. Smith struck out Grant Kay with the tying run at second base to end the game.

Connecticut scored two runs in the top of the sixth. Steven Fuentes singled home Derek Hill and later game around to score on an error.

Men's soccer

• Alex Lane scored in the 60th minute as it held up as Coast Guard beat Bridgewater State 1-0 at the Southern Maine Invitational.

The Bears (2-0) went undefeated at the two-day tournament and Coast Guard midfielder Trey Chamberlain was named the most valuable player.

Brad McNell assisted on the goal and Richie Burns made three saves for the win.

Matthew Bogdan, Lukas Benedetto and Lane also made the all-tournament team for Coast Guard.

• Mitchell College scored twice in the second half and held on to beat Anna Maria 2-0 in the season opener for both teams.

Jordan Derosier scored at 54:53 and Frank Williams scored off a free kick at 76:59. Sinani Ramazan made nine saves and Taylor Surette had an assists for the Mariners.

Volleyball

• Coast Guard won a pair of matches, finishing its Bear Invitational at 3-0. Coast Guard beat Colby-Sawyer 25-14, 25-16, 25-20 and beat Montclair State 26-24, 25-16, 25-18. Ashley Dumont had 10 kills in each match, Maggie Hine had 19 assists in each match and freshman Michelle McGill had 36 digs on the day for Coast Guard.

UConn football

• UConn will have 16 players on opening day rosters in the NFL, although three ex-Huskies didn't survive the final cut when teams reduced their rosters from 75 to 53 on Saturday. Rookie linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Atlanta), linebacker Lawrence Wilson (St. Louis) and wide receiver Nick Williams (Washington) were cut, although there is a chance any (or all) of three could be picked up by other teams or added to their respective team's practice squad. Another rookie, defensive lineman Shamar Stephen, made the Minnesota Vikings. He was a seventh-round mark and considered a longshot when training camp began to make the team.

The other 15 players (all veterans) to make teams were offensive tackle Will Beatty (N.Y. Giants), safety Tyvon Branch and linebacker Sio Moore (Oakland), cornerback Dwayne Gratz and running back Jordan Todman (Jacksonville), running back Donald Brown and defensive tackle Kendall Reyes (San Diego), cornerback Darius Butler (Indianapolis), wide receiver Marcus Easley (Buffalo), tight end Ryan Griffin (Houston), linebacker Danny Lansanah (Tampa Bay), cornerback Robert McClain (Atlanta), quarterback Dan Orlovsky (Detroit), fullback Anthony Sherman (Kansas City) and cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson (Tennessee).