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PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka -- Kusal Mendis maiden test hundred pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble as they reached 282 for six when bad light brought an early close to the third day of the first test against Australia.Mendis was 169 not out at the close off 243 deliveries. He batted for five hours and hit 20 boundaries and a six against off spinner Nathan Lyon to bring up his century.Batting at No. 4, he shared 117 runs for the fifth wicket with Dinesh Chandimal (42) after Sri Lanka had slumped to 86 for four.Sri Lanka has a 196-run run lead with four wickets in hand with the possibility of setting Australia a challenging winning target.The second session was a productive one for the host team with 137 runs coming for just one wicket.Chandimal faced 100 balls and hit four boundaries before being trapped lbw by seam bowler Mitchell Marsh.Dhananjaya de Silva (36) and Mendis added 71 runs for the sixth wicket. De Silva was caught by Usman Khawaja to become Lyons 200th test wicket in his 55th test.Starc had best bowling figures of two for 44 while Lyon returned two for 98.Sri Lanka resumed Thursday at 6-1 and paceman Mitchell Starc and spinners Steve OKeefe and Lyon picked up a wicket each to contain the hosts in the morning session.Having trapped opener Kusal Perera lbw the previous evening, Starc dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne (0) lbw with the third delivery on Thursday and with Sri Lanka still on its overnight score.The batsmans review of the decision was unsuccessful.Mendis withstood the opening spell and dominated two promising partnerships, 39 runs for the third wicket with Kaushal Silva (7) and 45 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Angelo Mathews on his way to become the youngest Sri Lankan to score a test century against Australia.Silva was trapped lbw, again after an unsuccessful review, by OKeefe.And Mathews unconvincing innings ended when he was caught bat-pad by Joe Burns off Lyon for nine.Sri Lanka scored 117 in its first innings and Australia made 203. 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Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilts home opener against the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles was all about opportunity. It was a chance to learn and compete against one of the most consistent programs in the country, as well as a time to experiment.Most of all, Thursdays game was an opportunity for the squads 12 new comers to see and understand the direction second year head coach Darren Ambrose and his staff plan on taking the team.You have to have a very defined way of playing when youre going against a team like Florida State, said Ambrose. We all were confident in what we were doing going into the game. The sad part is that we had a 15-minute meltdown. We gave them one goal and we panicked. Its such a shame because the mistakes we made were things we talked about. Im disappointed to lose 3-0, but the good news is that some of the things that happened are things that we can clean up. I think the freshmen did well, and I think we showed a little bit of character in the second half.While the Dores were defeated by FSU 3-0, the team played with more patience and vision then its previous two outings. With the vocal support of goalkeeper Kaitlyn Farhner and the Vandy backline, the teams offence connected concrete passes and to hold possession and generate attacks.Vanderbilt only trailed 1-0 with 15 minutes left in the first half. The Commodores had chances of their own, as Jackie Welch enjoyed another fantastic outing for the Dores. The Winnetka, Ill. native got off a shot to put her squad on the board, but the Florida State line came through, blocking the shot.Jackie is a natural athlete, she understands competitive sport. She understands the tempo of tthe game, what it takes and how to use your body.dddddddddddd. Shes got spirit and fight. I give her credit; shes come a long way in such a short time. But at this level we have to find a way to get the ball in the back of the goal. I cant fault her for her effort or how shes playing right now.Spreading the offensive attack throughout the pitch, as well as the Nole roster, three separate student-athletes aided in what would be the squads 3-0 victory within the first half. The Commodores generated three corners and two shots in the second half, but could not produce the necessary final touch to finish.Kaitlyn Farhner had another stellar outing for the Commodores; generating save after save and forcing most of FSUs six corner kicks in the second half. In all, the transfer from Oklahoma had six saves in her third outing for the black and gold. The redshirt-junior heads into Sundays 1:00 pm CT matchup against Jackson State with 22 saves on the year; her most (10) coming against Miami of Ohio.Jackson State is a well-coached team. They lost to MTSU 6-0, but had chances to score goals. Were going to look to play possessive, which we did at times today. Hopefully we can generate a few more chances in the 18-yard box... Im looking for us to put a few more shots on frame and a few more in the back of the net.Commodore fans should come hungry to the 1:00 JSU game, as Vanderbrunch will be served! In addition, the first 100 kids under the age of 12 who register under the marketing tent get to play a 10-minute game with the team. ' ' '