Spartans edge UCI

ANTEATER STADIUM -- San Jose State’s Trevor Harris scored on a

breakaway in the 73rd minute to lead the visiting Spartans to a 1-0

nonconference men’s soccer victory over UC Irvine Sunday.

Neither team managed a shot on net in the first half and Anteater

goalie Cameron Rossi finished with just one save as UCI fell to

4-2-1.

San Jose State’s Eddie Dominguez made three saves for the

visitors, who were outshot by the Anteaters, 17-7.

Dardo Acuna paced the UCI attack with four shots, while Joel

Spencer fired three and David Yumane and Sean Iliff each added two

for the Anteaters.

San Jose State improved to 3-4.

UCI returns to action Wednesday might, when it hosts the Toreros

from the University of San Diego.

SOCCER: HUSKIES BLANK UCI

SEATTLE -- Host Washington scored two goals in the opening 14

minutes and cruised to a 3-0 triumph to capture the title of the

Husky/Nike Invitational women’s soccer tournament Sunday in front of

1,173 at Husky Soccer Field.

Jaime Carstensen opened the scoring for Washington, poking in a

15-foot shot after Tina Frimpong relayed a Melissa Bennett corner

kick to her 9:51 into the contest.

The second goal was a 25-yard blast by redshirt freshman Kim

Taylor in the 14th minute, after Taylor stole the ball from an

Anteater defender.

Sara Davis finalized the scoring in the 36th minute. A Bennett

corner kick to the far post was headed to Davis by teammate Clare

Rustad, allowing Davis to cash in about 10 yards in front.

Sarah Swancutt and Chelsea McCarthy each played a half in goal for

the visitors, with Swancutt collecting four of the Anteaters’ five

assists.

The Anteaters, who were outshot, 12-9, fell to 2-4, while

Washington improved to 5-2-1.

Hayley McNallan had four shots to spearhead the UCI attack, which

included three shots from Kim Lloyd.

Hope Solo made three saves for the Huskies, who had five corner

kicks to the Anteaters’ one.

MEN’S POLO: USC EDGES ‘EATERS

LOS ANGELES -- Gadi Hadar scored with 1:14 left to boost sixth-ranked USC past No. 2-ranked UC Irvine, 8-7, in nonconference

men’s water polo action Sunday at McDonald’s Swim Stadium.

Hadar’s goal completed a Trojan comeback from a 7-5 fourth-quarter

deficit.

UCI senior Jeff Powers, who scored a game-high four goals, gave

UCI the 7-5 cushion on an extra-man goal with 4:48 left.

USC, however, countered with goals by Jeff Larson, Jordan Hewko

and Hadar to drop the Anteaters to 5-2.

Dreason Barry had two goals and senior goalie Doug Finfrock

recorded 11 saves for UCI.

USC (8-2) received two goals from Stephen Lipinski and one goal

from six others. Bozidar Damjanovic made six saves for the Trojans.

UCI hosts seventh-ranked Pepperdine Thursday at 7 p.m. at the

Anteater Aquatics Complex.

NONCONFERENCE

USC 8, UC Irvine 7

UC Irvine 2 3 1

1 -- 7

USC 1 3 1 3

-- 8

UC Irvine -- Powers 4, Barry 2, Noon 1. Saves --

Finfrock 11.

USC -- Lipinski 2, Hewko 1, Zatovic 1, Hadar 1, Healy

1, Damjanov 1, Larson 1. Saves -- Damjanovic 6.

WOMEN’S POLO: OCC IS SECOND

PLEASANT HILL -- The short-handed Orange Coast College women’s

water polo team dropped a 10-4 decision to Merced in the title game

of the Diablo Valley College Tournament Sunday.

Erica Nicholson, who scored five goals in OCC victories over

Foothill, 15-1, and Modesto, 12-1, Saturday, was cut on the eyebrow

on the outside of her left eye early Sunday’s 7-5 semifinal win over

Cuesta and missed the title game, after receiving five stitches at a

local hospital.

OCC goalie Heather Deyden also missed the first quarter of the

title match, before finishing up and collecting nine saves.

Merced’s victory avenged an earlier 6-4 loss to OCC in the Cypress

Tournament, where the Pirates also finished second.

OCC (8-2) is expected to be without Nicholson Wednesday when it

returns to Orange Empire Conference action at Cypress.

DIABLO VALLEY TOURNAMENT

Final

Merced 10, Orange Coast 4

Merced 2 1 3 4

-- 10

Orange Coast 0 2 1

1 -- 4

Orange Coast -- Natalizio 2, Sonnenfeld 1, Braly 1.

Saves -- Deyden 9, Robertson 3.

TENNIS: HIPPENSTEEL NETS TITLE

COSTA MESA -- Former Stanford star K.J. Hippensteel earned a 6-3,

6-4 tennis victory over fellow American Marc Silva Sunday to claim

the singles title at the Diadora Pro Championships at the Costa Mesa

Tennis Center.

It was the third straight-set victory in four tournament matches

for the unseeded Hippensteel, who advanced to the final with a 4-6,

6-1, 7-6 semifinal win Saturday over Zack Fleishman.

In Sunday’s doubles final, Oskar Johansson of Sweden teamed with

New Zealand’s James Shorthall to earn a 7-6, 6-2 victory over

Americans Prakash Amritraj and Rajeev Ram.