College women’s basketball: VU loses in triple overtime

AZUSA - The host Azusa Pacific University women’s basketball team

defeated Vanguard, 87-83, in triple overtime Saturday afternoon in the

championship semifinals of the Golden State Athletic Conference

Tournament at the Felix Event Center.

It was the second time in a week the Cougars (24-7) and Lions (17-11)

needed more than 40 minutes to decide a GSAC outcome.

In the third overtime, neither team made a field goal, but APU outshot

the Lions at the foul line, 5-1. It was tied at regulation, 66-66. Beth

Weidler scored 20 points for VU, while Robin Dittenbir had 17, Kelly

Boeke 13, Erin Edminston 10 and Sonia N’Dri 10.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Semifinals

Azusa Pacific 87, Vanguard 83

Vanguard - Candelaria 4, Edminston 10, Boeke 13, Dittenbir 17, Weidler

20, Linderman 3, Lee 0, N’Dri 10, Seaman 1, Mills 5.

3-pt. goals - Dittenbir 3, Mills 1, Edminston 1, Weidler 1, Linderman

1.

Fouled out - Candelaria, Edminston.

Technicals - none.

Azusa Pacific - Patten 22, Taylor 5, Solorio 26, Godoy 20, Centlivre

2, Lindhe 7, Guerrero 2, Hudson 3.

3-pt. goals - Solorio 5, Godoy 2, Lindhe 1.

Fouled out - Taylor, Godoy, Guerrero.

Technicals - Taylor, Godoy.

Regulation: 66-66.

First overtime: 73-73.

Second overtime: 82-82.