Girls basketball: Eagles fall in tournament opener

IRVINE - The Estancia High girls basketball team lost the opening

game of the University Tournament to El Modena, 66-56, Saturday

afternoon.

Freshman Trisha Wase led the Eagles (1-1) with 13 points, while Xochitl Byfield and Lisa Hirata each chipped in with 11 points.

The Eagles will continue in the University Tournament tonight against

Torrance, beginning at 8 p.m.UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

First round

El Modena 56, Estancia 46

Estancia 11 10 16 9 - 46

El Modena 14 11 19 12 - 56

Estancia - Wase 13, Hirata 11, Byfield 11, Rodriguez 5, Gray 4,

Orellana 2, Matsufuji 0.

3 pt. goals - Hirata 2, Rodriguez 1.

Fouled out - Byfield.

El Modena - Biesiada 2, Palmer 4, Hook 2, Levinson 6, Jackson 6,

Galasso 16, Orand 8, Dickson 12.

3 pt. goals - Galasso 3.

Fouled out - None.