Lions fall

Cal State Los Angeles built a 36-27 lead by halftime and made it

stand up as host Vanguard University’s men’s basketball team came up

short, 70-65, in a nonconference game at The Pit Thursday night.

Vanguard took a 46-44 lead on Damion Morbley’s two free throws, but

that was the Lions’ last roar as CSLA improved to 2-1.

Morbley led the Lions, 2-4, with 19 points, and Shane McKim and Josh

Pierson had 13 and 12 points, respectively.

NONCONFERENCE

CSLA - Ragauskas 0, Levy 13, Hongo 9, Kingombe 0, Johnson 25, Smith

10, Vavakin 7, Youman 6.

3-pt. goals - Johnson 2, Levy 1, Hongo 1.

Fouled out - Levy.

Technicals - none.

Vanguard - Beeler 4, Pierson 12, Boys 0, Stankan 7, Morbley 19, McKim

13, Cocca 6, Williamson 4.

3-pt. goals - Pierson 2, Stankan 1.

Fouled out - Morbley.

Technicals - none.

Halftime - CSLA, 36-27.