Schmidt leads Vanguard to win

The Vanguard University women’s basketball team improved to 23-2,

15-4 in Golden State Athletic Conference play with a 73-53 victory at

Point Loma Nazarene Tuesday.

Kelly Schmidt led the Lions with 17 points and eight rebounds.

Lisa Faulkner added 14 points, nine assists and five rebounds, Lacey

Burns had 12 points and Rachel Besse came off the bench to score 10

points as the Lions shot 50% from the field.

Point Loma Nazarene (18-10, 12-4),which shot just 35.4%, was led

by Kristen Jenkins’ 16 points and nine rebounds.

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Golden State Athletic Conference

Vanguard 73, Point Loma Nazarene 53

Vanguard -- Josefsson 3, Mills 9, Burns 12, Faulkner 14, Schmidt 17, McClellan 5, Dittenbir 3, Besse 10. 3-pt. goals -- Josefsson 1, Mills 3, Faulkner 4, McClellan 1, Dittenbir 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- Mills. Point Loma Nazarene -- Carl 13,

Greenway 9, Jenkins 16, Alderson 3, Dotson 1, Honer 3, Ulmer 2, Hanifan 6. 3-pt. goals -- Carl 1, Greenway 2, Honer 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None.

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Loma shoots down VU

* BASKETBALL: Point Loma Nazarene shot better than 55% in the

first half, including five of six on three-pointers, to open a

20-point halftime lead and cruise to an 89-66 home victory over

Vanguard University in a Golden State Athletic Conference men’s

basketball game Tuesday.

Point Loma (11-14, 6-8) finished the game 10 of 20 from beyond the

arc, led by a 7 of 12 performance from Nick Nicholson, who scored 21

points.

Vanguard didn’t even make 10 field goals in the first half, when

it scored just 21 points. Horace Wormely had 13 points and Brian Kim

added 12 to lead the Lions (11-15, 4-11). Leon Rosborough added 13

points and 11 rebounds.

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Golden State Athletic Conference

Point Loma Nazarene 89, Vanguard 66

Vanguard -- Wormely 13, Burnette 6, Dalafu 5, Rosborough 13, Kim 12, Carlson 4, Pierson 4, McGee 5, Cotter 2, Watson 2. 3-pt. goals -- Wormely 1, Dalafu 1, Rosborough 1, Kim 2, McGee 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- Kim.

Point Loma Nazarene -- Nicholson 21, Lasker 28, Baranowski 6, Anderson 8, Kruge 10, Thomas 2, Berglund 9, Button 3, Sluyter 2. 3-pt. goals -- Nicholson 7, Lasker 2, Button 1. Fouled out -- None. Technicals -- None.

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UCI beats Fresno State

* BASEBALL: Erik Johnson delivered a three-run home run in the

fourth inning Tuesday night to spark the UC Irvine baseball team to a

5-3 win over host Fresno State (3-5).

Steve Schroer picked up the win in relief for the Anteaters (3-2),

while Blair Erickson recorded his second save before 2,215 fans. Kyle

Ryckebosch hit a solo home run for UCI.

Choi, Won lead ‘Eaters

* GOLF: UC Irvine finished seventh in the 14-team field at the Bay

Area Classic at The Golf Club at Boulder Ridge Tuesday.

The Anteaters shot a 341 Tuesday to finish in seventh place with a

two day total 672. Ninth-ranked Washington won the event with a

36-hole total of 629 (312-317). San Jose State’s Ashley Gomes was the

individual medalist shooting a tournament-low 72 Tuesday to end the

event with a score of 152.

UCI sophomore Angela Won and freshman Minnie Choi tied for third

place at 155. Choi shared the individual lead going into the final

round with a career-low 75 on the first day. Won shot 77 Monday and

78 on Tuesday. It is the best career finish for Choi and ties Won’s

career best, which was set last season.

Sophomore Reanna Yun jumped to 63rd after shooting an 86 Tuesday

for a score of 180. Junior Shelly Raworth was 66th with an 185

(88-97), while senior Karlie Ward is 69th with a 191 (91.-101).

UCI returns to action traveling to the Spartan Invitational Mar.

2-3 at Corral de Tierra Country Club.