UCI powers to 9-6 win

Dreason Barry and Jeff Powers score three goals a piece to lead

No. 6 UC Irvine to a 9-6 victory over No. 11 UC Santa Barbara

Saturday at UCSB’s Rec Cen Pool in a non-conference game.

UCI dominated the first half, outscoring the Gauchos 5-1 as senior

Jeff Powers found the back of the net three times.

UC Santa Barbara, who had closed the gap to 8-4 to start the

fourth quarter, scored two quick goals to begin the final period to

make it 8-6, but UCI scored with two minutes remaining to seal the

victory.

Doug Finfrock notched seven saves in goal for the Anteaters, while

Corona del Mar High product Sherwin Kim stopped eight for the

Gauchos. The Anteaters improve to 15-9 overall.

Next, UCI will participate in the Mountain Pacific Sports

Federation championship Tournament at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces

Training Base Nov. 29-Dec. 1. UCI, the sixth seed, will face

third-seeded California at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 29.

MTN. PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION

UC Irvine 9 UC Santa Barbara 6

Score by Quarters

UC Irvine 1 5 2 1

9

UC Santa Barbara 0 1 3

2 6

UC Irvine -- Barry 3, Powers 3, Gentry 2, Noon 1. Saves

-- Finfrock 7.

UCSB -- Borasi 2, Arthur 1, Alexander 1, Traverso 1,

Schoneberger 1.

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VOLLEYBALL: ‘Eaters Utah St. in Big West finale

The UC Irvine Anteaters closed out the Big West schedule with a

30-22, 30-20, 30-22 win over Utah State tonight in Crawford Hall to

improve to 17-11 overall and 10-8 in the Big West. The 10-8

conference finish marks the first time in school history that a UCI

women’s volleyball team has posted a winning record in 19 years of

competing in the Big West Conference.

With two matches remaining in the season, UCI’s 17 wins is the

fourth-highest win total in the school records.

After an emotional ceremony for seniors Chanda McLeod and Rebecca

Larsen, the Anteaters were all business, taking the early 4-1 lead in

game one. The Aggies closed the gap at 8-7 and stayed within a point

for much of the set.

UCI took early control in the second game as Dana Kurzbard and

Kelly Wing paired up for consecutive block assists to cap a

four-point rally.

Utah State (14-16, 7-11) kept the third game close in the early

stages, but the Anteaters held off the Aggies behind Wing’s 16 kills.

McLeod and Kurzbard rounded out the double-figure scoring with 13

kills apiece. McLeod also led UCI with 10 digs. Kurzbard led all

players with five block assists as UCI held the 12-0 block assist

advantage. Setter Ashlie Hain had 45 set assists for the Anteaters.

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HOOPS: Vanguard women fall at Cal State LA, 87-62

Vanguard University’s women’s basketball team dropped an 87-62

nonconference decision at Cal State Los Angeles Saturday to fall to

3-2 overall.

The Lions were within range at halftime, trailing, 41-34, but

faded down the stretch despite the double-figure scoring of Jennifer

Wilcox (17) and Robbin Dittenbir (13).

Laura Lee, with two three-point shots, became the Lions all-time

three-point shot-maker.

NONCONFERENCE

Cal St. LA 87, Vanguard 62

Vanguard -- Wilcox 17, Dittenbir 13, Candelaria 0, Lenderman 4,

Mills 6, Josefsson 3, Lee 8, Lenderman 4, Seaman 2, McKinney 5,

Griffo 0.

3-pt. goals -- Lee 2, Mills 1, Wilcox 1, Josefsson 1.

Fouled out -- none.

Technicals - none.

Cal St. LA -- Matsui 6, Utz 2, Lauderdale 5, Kobayashi 10, Tokoro

29, Herbert 8, Coleman 17, Kawaguchi 3, Toledo 2, Nunez 3, Paige 2.

3-pt. goals -- Kobayashi 3, Coleman 3, Herbert 2, Tokoro 2. Fouled

out -- none.

Technicals -- none.

Halftime -- Cal St. LA, 41-34.