UCI women rally for 68-61 victory

UC Irvine’s women’s basketball team rallied from a 53-43 deficit

with a 10-point run, then outscored host University of San Diego,

15-8, down the stretch on the way to a 68-61 nonconference victory

Tuesday night.

The Anteaters, who improved to 3-1, were ignited by Lauren Yadon’s

burst in the 10-point run when she scored four points rebounds and an

assist in that span.

Kristin Thawley led the way with a career-high 15 points, and the

‘Eaters had five others in double figures -- Wendy Gabbe, Christina

Callaway and Lisa Faulkner with 11 points each, and Yadon and Kristen

Green with 10 points each.

NONCONFERENCE

UC Irvine 68, University of San Diego 61

UCI -- Gabbe 11, Callaway 11, Thawley 15, Faulkner 11, Green 10, Biggins 0, Sturgeon 0, Yadon 10.

3-pt. goals -- Green 2, Gabbe 1.

Fouled out -- none.

USD -- Padgett 11, Mallich 14, Menuez 11, Nakamoto 9,

Plocher 7, Harris 0, Dong 4, Corwin 2, Wedo 3.

3-pt. goals -- Padgett 2, Nakamoto 1, Plocher 1, Dong 1, Wedo 1.

Fouled out -- Dong.

Halftime -- USD, 36-26.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lions stun Biola, 69-58

Vanguard University’s women’s basketball team was a 69-58 winner

over visiting Biola Tuesday night in Golden State Athletic Conference

play.

The Lions had five players in double figures -- Lacey Mills with

15, followed by Deborah Candelaria (13), Jennifer Wilcox (12) and

Paulette Seaman and Jesica Lenderman with 10 each.

Vanguard improves to 5-4, 2-0 in the GSAC. Biola, which entered

with a No. 12 ranking in the NAIA, fell to 4-1, 1-1.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONF.

Vanguard 69, Biola 58

Biola -- Luce 12, Baird 7, Klasey 7, Matthews 11, Box 6,

Hill 7, Richelli 8.

3-pt. goals -- Matthews 2, Box 1.

Fouled out -- Matthews.

Vanguard -- Josefsson 2, Lenderman 10, Wilcox 12,

Candelaria 13, Ditttenbir 5, Mills 15, Lee 0, Seaman 10, McKinney 2.

3-pt. goals -- Mills 3, Lenderman 2, Seaman 2, McKinney 2.

Fouled out -- none.

Halftime -- Vanguard, 31-22.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mesa rolls, 58-40

Costa Mesa High senior Rhondi Naff scored a game-high 18 points,

including seven in the first quarter, leading the Mustangs’ girls

basketball team to a 58-40 victory over St. Bernard in the

consolation quarterfinals of the Mayfair Tournament Tuesday in

Lakewood.

Mesa junior Susana Trujillo, who scored 14 points, also added

seven in the first quarter, when the Mustangs (1-1) built a 21-5

lead. Trujillo also finished with three three-pointers, while

sophomore Kally Kibin scored six and nailed two from beyond the arc.

MAYFAIR TOURNAMENT

Consolation Quarterfinals

Costa Mesa 58, St. Bernard 40

Score by Quarters

St. Bernard 5 11 15

9 - 40

Costa Mesa 21 9 19

9 -- 58

St. Bernard -- Sanchez 2, Prieto 5, Lee 2, Laguex 2,

Ortega 4, Young 13, Solomon 8, Johnson 4.

3-pt. goals -- none.

Technicals -- Ortega, bench.

Fouled out -- none.

Costa Mesa -- Brick 7, Kelly 0, Naff 18, Reeves 3,

Trujillo 14, Kibin 6, Montoya 5, Vergara 3, Navarrette 2, Cluff 0.

3-pt. goals -- Kibin 2, Montoya 1, Trujillo 3, Vergara 1.

Technicals -- Bench.

Fouled out -- Reeves.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

Sailors fall, 3-1

The Newport Harbor High girls soccer team was outscored 2-0 in the

second half and lost, 3-1, to nonleague visitor Edison Tuesday, in

the season opener for both teams.

Sailors’ senior Tricia Orth scored in the 23rd minute off a corner

kick, to tie the score, 1-1. But Edison found the back of the net,

later in the 48th minute and then again in the 79th to collect the

victory.

Newport junior goalie Kara DeMille recorded six saves.

The Sailors will return to action Thursday at 2:45 p.m. when they

face Capistrano Valley in the Mater Dei Tournament at Centennial Park

in Santa Ana.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

Mesa wins opener, 2-1

Costa Mesa High’s girls soccer team opened its season on the right

foot with a 2-1 nonleague win over visiting Rosary Tuesday at Costa

Mesa High.

Jasmin Day kicked the game-winning goal on a pass from Sharon Day

to give the Mustangs (1-0) the win.

“Sharon made a beautiful move on the right win to beat two players

on the dribble to draw the goalie out and passed to Jasmin who put in

the corner of the net,” said Costa Mesa Coach Dan Johnston. “That was

a sweet goal.”

Jasmin Day also added an assist on Mesa’s first goal by Kristen

Bagwell in the 10th minute.

Kaitlyn Gentling made five saves and Kindra Bailey added one save

for Mesa in goal. Gentling played the second half and Bailey started

the game.

SCHEDULE

TODAY

Basketball

College men -- Loyola at UC Irvine, 7:05 p.m.

College women -- UC Irvine at San Diego State, 7 p.m.

High school girls -- Buena Park at Sage Hill, 5 p.m.

Water polo

High school girls -- Arlington at Corona del Mar, 3:15 p.m.

Swimming

College men and women -- UC Irvine, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and

University of the Pacific at Belmont Plaza, 6 p.m.

Soccer

High school boys -- Santa Ana Valley at Corona del Mar, 3 p.m.;

Costa Mesa at Cypress, 3:15 p.m.; Estancia at Santa Margarita, 3:15

p.m.