Anteaters rumble to 70-67 victory

UC Irvine’s women’s basketball team was a 70-67 winner over

William & Mary Saturday at the University of New Mexico Tournament in

Albuquerque.

Christina Callaway, with a career-high 24 points, and Lisa

Faulkner, with a career-high nine assists, paved the way for the

Anteaters, who improved to 2-1.

The Anteaters trailed, 61-54, with 6:50 left when they went on a

7-0 run to tie it at 61 with 4:28 left.

Two William & Mary free throws interrupted the run, then UCI

jumped to a 68-63 lead with 1:55 left and did not relinguish the

lead.

NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT

UCI 70, William & Mary 67

William & Mary -- Brizendine 8, McCaffrey 8, Lange 11, Baier 9,

Sobota 21, Ercole 0, Lewis 2, Butts 2, Gethers 6.

3-pt. goals -- Sobota 3, Lange 1.

Fouled out -- none.

UCI -- Thawley 6, Callaway 24, Faulkner 9, Gabbe 7, Green 11,

Biggins 4, Yadon 9.

3-pt. goals -- Faulkner 1, Gabbe 1, Yadon 1. Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- UCI, 35-34.

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Vanguard rolls, 91-62

Vanguard University’s men’s basketball team was a 91-62 winner

over Hope International at the Point Loma Classic, improving to 4-2.

Brendon Cotter scored 19 points to pave the way for the Lions, who

jumped to a 48-31 halftime lead and were never threatened.

Hope International lost the battale of turnevers, 25-12, and fell

to 0-4.

POINT LOMA CLASSIC

Vanguard 91, Hope International 62

Hope -- Rickard 11, Goble 14, Voland 2, Muronovic 0, Stoa 10,

Ellis 2, Hernandez 6, Evans 12, Walls 5.

3-pt. goals -- Rickard 3, Goble 2, Stoa 2, Evans 1. Fouled out -- Voland.

Vanguard -- Moreau 2, Hartman 12, Peirson 7, Adamczak 0,

Williamson 11, Barney 5, Seekins 12, Cotter 19, Rosborough 4,

Burnette 6, Enns 6, Egkan 7.

3-pt. goals -- Cotter 3, Peirson 1, Williamson 1. Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- Vanguard, 48-31.

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OCC shoots for title

Orange Coast College’s women’s basketball team (5-2) meets Contra

Costa for the Ventura Tournament championship today at 4 p.m.

following Saturday’s 63-48 victory over host Ventura, ranked No. 1 in

the state.

The Pirates broke away from a 27-26 halftime lead behind the

scoring of Liz Mendoza (16), Alisa Carrillo (12) and Nancy Hatsushi

(11).

The Pirates got a late start (after 9 p.m.) Friday, but finished

San Jose CC off quickly with a 60-40 victory to move into Saturday’s

semifinal.

Liz Mendoza (14), Nancy Hatsushi (13), Alisa Carrillo (11) and

Kirsten Vontungeln (10) paced a balanced attack.

VENTURA TOURNAMENT

OCC 60, San Jose CC 40

OCC -- Hatsushi 13, Galasso 4, Murray 1, Mendoza 14, Carrillo 11, Quiroz 2, Shaw 6, Vontungeln 10, Haueter 0, Garnica 0, Estrada 0.

3-pt. goals -- Hatsushi 3, Mendoza 2, Shaw 2, Galasso 1. Fouled

out -- none.

San Jose -- Uong 9, Balubar 0, Lisica 4, Villegas 3, McPherson 4,

Coleman 4, Magee 4, Lephertz 4, Manzano 2.

3-pt. goals -- Uong 2, Villegas 1.

Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- OCC, 31-14.

OCC 63, Ventura 48

OCC -- Hatsushi 11, Galasso 6, Murray 8, Mendoza 16, Carrillo 12, Haueter 0, Shaw 0, Vontungeln 0.

3-pt. goals -- Hatsuhsi 3, Mendoza 2, Galasso 1. Fouled out -- Galasso.

Ventura -- Young 11, Fay 5, Ayala 3, Queen 7, Gleisberg 8, Kolbeck

3, K. Kawasaki 4, T. Kawasaki 3, Farrington 2.

3-pt. goals -- Young 1, Fay 1.

Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- OCC, 27-26.

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OCC men win, 74-70

Orange Coast College’s men’s basketball team held off Rio Hondo,

74-70, to gain a fifth-place final berth against LA Trade Tech today

at 2 p.m. at the Citrus Tournament.

Saturday’s victory was keyed by the scoring of Jason Garey (17),

Alfonso James (12) and Stephon Seales (12).

The Pirates, who lost to East Los Angeles in the first round on

Friday, 71-61, improved to 3-3 with Saturday’s victory.

CITRUS TOURNAMENT

Second Round

OCC 74, Rio Hondo 70

OCC -- Bailey 4, Seales 12, Bobik 6, Garey 17, Williams 2, James

12, Brown 6, Peppers 2, Alexander 6, Vakili 3, Hatch 0, Evans 0,

Putnam 5, Shahiem 0.

3-pt. goals -- Garey 5, James 2, Seales 1, Brown 1, Vakili 1.

Fouled out -- Hatch.

Rio Hondo -- Herrera 12, Alvarez 0, Hatcher 13, Christoper 16,

Gavin 6, Berryman 7, Soleini 7, Peters 2, Roy 5.

3-pt. goals -- Christopher 1, Berryman 1, Roy 1. Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- OCC, 47-30.

First Round

East Los Angeles 71, OCC 61

OCC -- Bailey 0, Seales 18, James 5, Brown 0, Peppers 5, Alexander

6, Vakili 0, Bobik 5, Hatch 0, Evans 0, Putnam 6, Garey 8, Shahiem 0,

Williams 8.

3-pt. goals -- Garey 2, Peppers 1, James 1. Fouled out -- Putnam.

East LA -- Stockwell 4, R. Berry 5, Benton 3, Brainard 8, Tea 4,

Williams 13, Odou 11, Herron 6, Rayne 17.

3-pt. goals -- Rayne 2, Willaims 2, Benton 1, R. Berry 1.

Fouled out -- Herron.

Halftime -- OCC, 39-35.

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Lions women fall

Vanguard University’s women’s basketball team dropped a 76-71

decision to Cal State Statislaus Saturday at the Fresno Pacific

Classic.

Jessica Lenderman was the Lions’ leader with 18 points. Vanguard

falls to 4-4.

FRESNO PACIFIC CLASSIC

Stanislaus 76, Vanguard 71

Vanguard -- J. Lenderman 18, Mills 11, Wilcox 9, McKinney 10,

Dittenbir 7, Josefsson 2, Lee 0, Seaman 8, Candelaria 6, Griffo 0.

3-pt. goals -- Mills 3, Lenderman 2, Dittenbir 1,Seaman 1. Fouled

out -- none.

Stanislaus -- Ortiz 4, Roberts 9, Sturdivant 4, Donnelly 27,

Powell 13, Pakcard 8, Melville 4, Webb 5, Coppola 2.

3-pt. goals -- Powell 1, Packard 1, Webb 1. Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- Stanislaus, 42-36.