Gauchos rally against Bucs

Saddleback College’s Michelle Manzo scored two goals, including the

game-winner, to propel the visiting Gauchos to a 3-2 victory over

Orange Coast in an Orange Empire Conference women’s soccer contest

Tuesday.

The Gauchos (12-3-2, 8-2-2 in the OEC) scored the game’s final

three goals after Coast (5-7-2, 4-6-2) jumped to a 2-0 lead in the

game’s first 14 minutes.

Coast freshman Jenny Chavis got behind the Gaucho defense thanks

to an Emily Prather feed and slotted the ball into an empty net to

begin the scoring in the seventh minute. Chavis and Prather switched

roles for the second goal with Sarah Sanchez beginning the attack

that led to the score.

Manzo scored the deciding goal with eight minutes remaining on a

23-yard shot over Coast goalkeeper Heather Metcalf, who made three

saves.

The Pirates, who reached the Southern California Regional final

last fall, will most likely not make the playoffs this season.

Eagles take fourth

* CROSS COUNTRY: The Estancia High girls cross country team

finished fourth in Division III in the Mt. San Antonio College

Invitational Friday.

Freshman Sydney Barloon finished ninth (13:50), while freshman

teammate Jeannette Abrego followed in 12th (14:38). Junior Okairy

Lomeli also finished with the pack at 14th (14:38).

Junior Lucy Leon (30th in 14:40), senior Fatima Carrasco (52nd in

15:35), junior Brittanie Starn (53rd in 15:37) and senior Crystal

Rincon (70th in 16:24) also competed for the Eagles.

Lions in the hunt

* CROSS COUNTRY: The Vanguard University women finished fifth in

the Golden State Athletic Conference championships Saturday at

Woodward Park in Fresno as Elizabeth Huipe led the Lions in 19:08.

Jenny Thune (19:36), Christol McDonald (21:19) and Bridget

Lonsdale (21:22) followed Huipe, while Jennifer Saxton (23:22) and

Carrie McIntyre (25:11) also contributed.

The VU men placed fourth behind Mikael Larsso (26:28), while

Robbie Jones (26:53), Matt Meyer (26:58),Tony Magana (27:07) and

Erick Garcia (27:24) also scored. John Nelson and Alex Castro

contributed for the Lions.