Cool second half dooms Vanguard

After hitting half of its 10 first-half three-point attempts and 14

of its 15 free throws to forge a 39-39 intermission tie, visiting

Vanguard University cooled off in the second half of a 78-73

nonconference men’s basketball loss at Pomona-Pitzer Friday night.

The Lions were just 3 of 17 from beyond the arc (17.6%) and 8 of

27 from the field (29.6%) after halftime, while the hosts netted 13

of 29 field-goal tries after the break, including 5 of 9 from

three-point range.

Brian Kim paced Vanguard with 15 points, while Horace Wormely

(13), and Kevin Dalafu (12) also scored in double figures for the

visitors, who fell to 3-2.

Mark Erler led four hosts in double figures with 14 points.

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Nonconference

Pomona-Pitzer 78, Vanguard 73

Vanguard - Kim 15, Wormely 13, Dalafu 12, McGee 9, Watson 9, Pierson 7, Rosborough 7, Burnette 1. 3-pt. goals - Kim 3, Wormely 2, Pierson 1, McGee 1, Watson 1. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None. Pomona-Pitzer - Erler 14, Norman-Terrance 13, Lloyd 10,

Wezler-Beron 11, Turner 8, Knowles 8, Hollo 7, Fahey 5, Friedman 2. 3-pt. goals - Turner 2, Knowles 2, Norman-Terrance 2, Erler 2, Lloyd 1. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

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