Women’s basketball: Vanguard advances

Lacey Mills and Beth Weidler each scored 14 points to lead third-seeded Vanguard University to a 69-65 victory over visiting

sixth-seeded Westmont in the first round of the Golden State Athletic

Conference women’s basketball tournament Thursday.

Vanguard (17-10) takes on host Azusa Pacific, the second-seeded team,

today at 1 p.m. The last time the two teams met on Feb. 23, Azusa

defeated the Lions, 96-83, in double overtime.

“It’s one of our better rivalries,” Vanguard Coach Russ Davis said.

“We had a 17-point lead the last time we faced them and let it slip away.

We’re pretty fired up to play them.”

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

First round

Vanguard 69, Westmont 65

Westmont - Shanklin 14, Hardeman 14, Hughes 12, Wolski 10, Calhoon 4,

Travis 8, Morrow 3.

3-pt. goals - Shanklin 3, Hughes 2, Travis 2.

Fouled out - Hardeman.

Technicals - none.

Vanguard - Edminston 7, Dittenbir 10, Candelaria 5, Weidler 14, Boeke

6, Lee 3, N’Dri 1, Mills 14, McKinney 6, DeCou 3.

3-pt. goals - Edminston 1, Dittenbir 2, Weidler 3, Lee 1, Mills 4.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.