Bay FC grabbed its first road victory of the season by shutting out the North Carolina Courage 1-0 on Saturday night.

Midfielder Kiki Pickett scored the lone goal of the match in the 33rd minute, and it was a special one. Her long-distance, half-volley rattled off the woodwork and into the back of the net.

The goal was Stanford product Pickett’s second of the season.

Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz had a save on the Courage’s lone shot on goal. The club’s clean sheet marked its second shutout of the season, the last coming on Bay FC’s last victory — on March 22 vs. Racing Louisville FC at PayPal Park — as Saturday’s victory snapped a two-match losing skid.

Figure skating

Liu wins free skate, U.S. wins World Team Trophy >> World champion Alysa Liu of Richmond produced a flawless routine in the women’s free skate as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy in Tokyo.

Skating to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points. Teammate Amber Glenn was second with 148.93.

Liu last month returned following a nearly two-year retirement to become the first American women’s figure skating world champion in nearly two decades. Lui, who became the youngest-ever U.S. champ when she triumphed at the age of 13 in 2019 and finished sixth at the 2022 Beijing Games before stepping away from the sport a year later, dethroned three-time defending world champ Sakamoto that night with a program that also included a rendition of Summer’s 1978 disco hit.

The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs free skate as the host nation cut the Americans’ lead to 11 points, but the dominant performances by Glenn and Liu clinched gold for the U.S.

Two-time world champion Ilia Malinin won the men’s free skate to solidify the overall lead for the Americans.

Men’s rugby

Cal in national title game after beating Saint Mary’s >> Cal, the West Region’s top-ranked team, beat No. 2 Saint Mary’s at sold-out Witter Rugby Field in Berkeley in the D1A National Collegiate Championship semifinals.

The Golden Bears will head to Indianapolis on May 3 to take on East Region No. 1 Life University in the national championship.

Golf

Iwai, playing alongside twin sister, ties for lead >> Akie Iwai shot an 8-under 64 playing alongside her twin sister for a share of the third-round lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship with Lauren Coughlin and Ingrid Lindblad.

Coughlin made a 5-foot birdie putt on par-4 18th for a 66, and Lindblad — tied for the second-round lead with Ashleigh Buhai after a career-best 63 — shot 68 to match Iwai at 17-under 199 at El Caballero Country Club.

Iwai’s twin sister Chisato Iwai was tied for 12th at 11 under after a 70.

Kim leads by 1 at Hilton Head >> Si Woo Kim didn’t make a bogey until the final hole at Harbour Town. By then he had played well enough that he still posted a 5-under 66 and wound up with a one-shot lead at the RBC Heritage.

Kim was at 15-under 198, one shot ahead of Andrew Novak (66) and Justin Thomas (69).

Dahmen up by 3 in Dominican Republic >> Joel Dahmen shot a 1-under 71 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Corales Puntacana Championship as he tries to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the site of his only PGA Tour victory.

Michael Thorbjornsen, the Stanford alum who earned a card through the PGA Tour University ranking, was tied for second with Chan Kim and Garrick Higgo at 14 under.

Motorsports

Verstappen takes pole in Saudi Arabian qualifying >> Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen took pole position in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after standings leader Lando Norris crashed.

Red Bull’s Verstappen beat McLaren driver Oscar Piastri’s time by .01 of a second on his final run to take pole for today’s race. George Russell was third.

Tennis

Alcaraz, Rune in Barcelona Open final >> Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will play Holger Rune for the Barcelona Open title after straight-set semifinals wins.

No. 2-ranked Alcaraz beat No. 14 Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4, while Rune dispatched Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 on the outdoor clay.

Zverev and Shelton set up final in Munich >> Top-seeded Alexander Zverev will play for a record-equalling third ATP Munich title after reaching the final. The German riding home crowd support will face second-seeded Ben Shelton in today’s decider at the BMW Open.

Zverev beat Fabian Marozsan of Hungary 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the semifinals. Shelton overcame Francisco Cerundolo 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4.

Ostapenko beats Swiatek again >> Jelena Ostapenko continued her dominance over Iga Swiatek by beating the world No. 2 on her favorite surface.

Ostapenko won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the clay-court Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

In the semifinals, she will play Ekaterina Alexandrova, who ousted third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-0, 6-4.