Biggins lifts UCI

Senior center Ashley Biggins had a career-high 16 points and 21

rebounds to lead the UC Irvine women’s basketball team to a 75-74

victory over Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Conference game at the

Bren Center Saturday.

Biggins’ 21 rebounds is just two shy of the UCI record and is the

most for an Anteater player since Jinelle Williams recorded the

school’s top mark of 23 in 1994. It is also the most rebounds in one

game by a Big West player and second-most in the country.

Freshman Annie Mai had a career-high 16 points, while Lauren Yadon

and Angie Ned each added 13 points in the victory for UCI (2-12, 1-5

in the Big West).

UCI plays at Long Beach State Thursday.

Big West Conference

UC Irvine 75,

Cal State Fullerton 74

Cal State Fullerton -- Underwood 17, Mosley 6, Woloschuk 3, Taylor

2, McDaniel 9, Pruitt 4, Wrightster 4, Smith 0, An. Adams 17,

Keathley 0, Frias 5, Ar. Adams 0, Bennett 7.

3-pt. goals -- An. Adams 4, Underwood 3, Frias 1.

Fouled out -- Underwood.

Technicals -- None.

UC Irvine -- Tull 8, Biggins 16, Forry 0, Ned 13, Jacob 8, Mai 16,

Yadon 13, Usher 1.

3-pt. goals -- Jacob 2, Mai 2, Ned 1.

Fouled out -- Tull.

Technicals -- None.

Halftime -- UC Irvine, 38-26.

Sea Kings muscle up

* WATER POLO: Cari Levine scored twice and Brittany Fullen made 10

saves in goal to help the host Corona del Mar High girls water polo

team avenge two prior losses to Santa Margarita following a 5-3

nonleague victory over the visiting Eagles Saturday.

Katie Indvik, Ashley Chandler and Jordan Anae each added single

goals for CdM (9-5), which scored twice in the third quarter to build

a 5-2 lead. Camille Hewko drew three ejections while Katlin Kubas

drew one as the Sea Kings’ defense held the Eagles for a 0-for-10

showing on the man advantage.

Indvik also added an assist.

Nonleague

Corona del Mar 5, Santa Margarita 3

Score by Quarters

*--*

SM 1 1 0 1 -- 3

CdM 3 0 2 0 -- 5

*--*

SM -- Anderson 3.

CdM -- Levine 2, Indvik 1, Chandler 1, Anae 1. Saves - Fullen 10.

Sage in shutout mood

* SOCCER: Three players scored two goals each to help Sage Hill

School’s boys soccer secure its first shutout this season and its

third straight victory following a 7-0 Academy League triumph over

visiting Capistrano Valley Christian Saturday.

Tyler Ellis, Richard Gadbois and Braden Ross all found the back of

the net twice while Alex Edelstein added a single goal for Sage

(3-7-1, 3-1 in league), which scored four times in a seven-minute

span of the first half.

Zack Milder tallied two assists while Ross added an assist and

drew two fouls that resulted in two goals off penalty kicks.

Sage faces host Whitney at 3:15 p.m. Friday.

Dean, Feeley earn third

* WRESTLING: Jon Dean and Brian Feeley earned third-place finishes

for Corona del Mar High in their respective weight classes at the

Troy invitational Saturday.

Dean, a senior competing in the 152-pound class, finished the

20-team tournament 3-1 with his lone loss coming in a one-point

decision to the No. 1 seed from Laguna Hills. Dean earned third by

pinning his Santa Margarita opponent.

Feeley (130) lost his first match of the tournament to the

eventual 130-pound champion. He rebounded to win four in a row,

including an exciting 3-2 decision for third place. The senior

performed a reversal with 12 seconds in the third round worth two

points to earn a 3-2 decision over his Santa Margarita opponent.

Matt Loeb (135) earned fourth. The senior pinned his first

opponent and won by decision against two others.

The Sea Kings will participate in the San Clemente tournament

Saturday at 9 a.m.

Seahawks edge Eagles

* SOCCER: Estancia High freshman Taylor West scored in the 23rd

minute to forge a 1-1 tie, but host Ocean View scored the only goal

of the second half to earn a 2-1 Golden West League girls soccer

victory Saturday.

Senior goalie Marci Kirchberg had six saves for the Eagles (5-5-3,

1-2-2 in league), while Estancia Coach Natalie Rainey singled out

Taylor Carpenter for her strong play at several positions.

West’s goal was unassisted.

The Eagles return to league play Tuesday against crosstown rival

Costa Mesa at 3 p.m. at Orange Coast College.

Sage stomps CVC

* BASKETBALL: Junior Haywood Wright scored a game-high 18 points

-- three more than host Capistrano Valley Christian’s total points --

and the Sage Hill School girls basketball team rolled to a 58-15

Academy League victory Saturday.

Wright also added eight rebounds and four blocks for the Lightning

(7-7, 3-1 in league), while junior sophomore Kaitlin Tyre added 10

points.

Sage had a season-low five turnovers and upped the pressure in the

second quarter, outscoring CVC, 17-3, while also holding the Eagle to

no points in the fourth quarter.

Sage visits Whitney Friday at 6 p.m.

Academy League

Sage Hill 58,

Capo Valley Christian 15

Score by Quarters

*--*

CVC 6 3 6 0 -- 15

Sage Hill 14 17 18 9 -- 58

*--*

CVC -- Macrae 2, Haney 6, McCrea 5, Doelz 2.

3-pt. goals -- McCrea 1.

Sage -- Schaeffer 6, McKeon 4, Tyre 10, Hembarsky 5, Gutierrez 4,

Wright 18, Puishys 11, Raschti 0.

3-pt. goals -- Schaefer 2.

UC Irvine gets swept

* VOLLEYBALL: The UC Irvine men’s volleyball team lost to host

UCLA, 30-22, 36-34, 30-23, Saturday at Pauley Pavilion.

Jon Steller had a match-high 19 kills for the Anteaters (1-4), but

three UCLA players had double figures in the kill category as the

Bruins improved to 5-0.

Jason Jablonsky added 12 kills for UCI and Brian Thornton had two

service aces. Kris Kraushaar had three aces for the Bruins.

Second half stops Sage

* BASKETBALL: The Sage Hill School boys basketball team lost its

third straight Academy League game Saturday, a 55-43 decision to

visiting Capo Valley Christian.

Matt Loper had a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds for the

Lightning (14-6, 1-3 in league). Freshman Jamie McGee added 15 points

for Sage, who play Friday at Whitney at 7:30 p.m.

Sage Hill held a 20-19 lead at the half, but Capo Valley Christian

scored 38 points in the second half, the most allowed in one half by

the Lightning all season.

Academy League

Capo Valley Christian 55,

Sage Hill 43

Score by Quarters

CVC 11 8 19 16 - 55

Sage Hill 7 13 13 10 - 43

CVC - Ross 15, Brogdon 3, Dean 2, McRae 22, Cooper 5, Devon 6,

Knutson 2.

3-pt. goals - Ross 3, Mcrae 3, Brogdon 1.

Sage Hill - Wee 2, Witte 6, Loper 17, McGee 15, Voge 3, Lefler 0,

Hancock 0, Samel 0, Rose 0.

3-pt. goals - McGee 3, Witte 2.

Opener postponed

* RUGBY: Saturday’s sunny skies contributed to warmer

temperatures, but the Back Bay Rugby Football Club’s adult team still

felt the effects of the recent rains.

The Sharks were supposed to open the season against Belmont Shore

at 1 p.m. at Peninsula Park near the Balboa Pier, but that game will

have to wait another week after city of Newport Beach officials

deemed the field off limits.

City officials were concerned about us tearing up the field and

wanted to let it dry out a bit more, said club president Dave Fleck.

The game is tentatively rescheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday.