USD Wins Fourth Soccer Match in Row

The University of San Diego scored three first-half goals to defeat Texas Christian, 3-0, in a nonconference men’s soccer match Sunday at Nevada Las Vegas.

Winners of four consecutive matches, USD (8-2) received two goals from Leo Ronces, his seventh and eighth, and one from Brendan Griffin. Vince Bianchi, Trong Nguyen and Tom Crane had the assists.

Wallace Whittier of UC San Diego scored with seven minutes remaining to tie UC Irvine, 1-1, at Irvine. Irvine got its goal on a direct free kick in the first half.

The Tritons (5-1-2) and Anteaters played two 15-minute overtime periods without scoring. UCSD, the defending NCAA Division III champion, had its 31-match unbeaten streak snapped Friday in a 1-0 loss to the Master’s College.

With seven minutes left in the match, Steve George scored the winning goal for Cal State Fullerton (6-1) to defeat U.S. International, 2-1, at USIU. Jon Sveinsson scored on a penalty kick for USIU (0-8).

YACHTING

Flambouyant, skippered by Chris Calkins, is the overall points leader after three races in the San Diego Yacht Club’s Fall Series for Arbitrary Yachts. Craig Wright’s Griffin and Frank Radford’s Pilgrim are tied for second.

Flambouyant, which finished second in the Division I third race to Sandy Purdon’s Renegade, has 9.75 points to 14 for Griffin and Pilgrim. Griffin finished second to Ed O’Sullivan’s Anthem Sprinter in the Division II race. Pilgrim was third.

SURFING

Mike Lambresi of Oceanside won his third title on the 1989 Bud Pro Surfing Tour in the $35,000 Op East II championship at Sebastian Inlet, Fla. Shane Beschen of San Clemente finished third.

Lambresi, who won $6,450, moved into third place overall behind a pair of San Clemente surfers, Dino Andino and Jim Hogan.