UCI pushed to limit

Senior Amanda Vazquez recorded a match-high 22 kills and led the UC

Irvine women’s volleyball team to its second victory Saturday, a

30-27, 27-30, 30-27, 27-30, 15-9 triumph over visiting Long Island at

Crawford Court.

UCI had posted a five-game victory earlier in the day over

Hofstra, as sophomore transfer Kristin Kelley slammed a match-leading

and collegiate career-high 21 kills.

Against Long Island, Trisha White followed Vazquez with 18 kills,

while Whitney Pavlik posted 16 and Kelley notched 15.

Both Lizelle Jackson and Martina Wagner posted 21 kills apiece for

Long Island, while Adela Igniska and Jade Gold had 10 each.

UCI improves to 2-1 while Long Island falls to 0-3.

Menzel races to victory

* SWIMMING: Newport Beach resident Todd Menzel successfully

defended last year’s victory and finished first in the 12th annual

Don Burns one-mile ocean swim Saturday at Big Corona Beach.

Menzel clocked 21 minutes, 18 seconds in the race, held in honor

of the late Don Burns, a 37-year Newport resident. Burns was a former

USC lineman who went on to have a 31-year teaching career in

Newport-Mesa, where he also coached football at Newport Harbor High,

Costa Mesa and Estancia. He died in 1993.

UC Irvine student Wes Wuchner finished 63rd in Saturday’s event in

27:48.

On the women’s side, UCI student Monica Fox finished 21st in

24:50, ahead of other UCI students Mara Matl (68th in 28:25) and

Charissa So (84th in 29:23). Newport Beach’s Carol Jewell placed 91st

in 30:27.

Lions trounce Bethany

* SOCCER: Senior Heather Tape notched a career-high four goals and

the Vanguard University women’s soccer team defeated visiting

Bethany, 13-0, in a nonconference game Saturday.

The Lions (1-1) won in convincing fashion, as Megan Swann and

Heather Hutton scored two goals apiece, while Emilia Miller, Madison

Perry, Bethany Monka, Erika Barlow and Katie Guernsey added one score

each.

The Lions scored four times in five minutes following their first

goal in the 12th minute.

Vanguard opens strong

* VOLLEYBALL: Vanguard University’s women’s volleyball team opened

the season with two straight victories Friday in the Otter Classic

hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay.

The Lions defeated Charleston (W.Va.), 30-21, 30-15, 30-22, and

then downed Chico State, 31-33, 30-28, 31-29, 30-28.