COLLEGE ROUNDUP

JACKSON, Tenn. — Rachel Besse scored the game-winner with one second left, lifting the top-ranked Vanguard University women’s basketball team to a 68-66 opening-round victory over No. 25 Lambuth Thursday night at the Jackson Rotary Classic in Jackson, Tenn.

Besse, who finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks, received the ball on an out-of-bounds lob from Kelly Schmidt with four seconds remaining. Besse, a center, used her 6-foot-3 frame well before laying the ball in with her left hand to help the Lions improve to 2-0.

“We were really tired, and (Lambuth) is a real physical team,” Vanguard Coach Russ Davis said during a phone interview. “We have another tough one (today) against Freed-Hardeman, which is ranked seventh in the country.”

Freed-Hardeman defeated Oklahoma Baptist, 73-62.

Six teams ranked in the NAIA top 25 are featured in the three-day tournament, including the host Union, which shares the top ranking in the NAIA with the Lions.

Vanguard’s Jessica Richter led all scorers with 23 points, and Lacey Burns made three 3-pointers to finish with 13 points. Schmidt finished with five points.

The Lions, who led 32-23 at halftime, helped their cause by outrebounding Lambuth, 47-35.

Rotary Classic

Vanguard 68,

Lambuth 66

Vanguard -- Richter 23, Besse 14, Burns 13, Schmidt 5, Cook 4, Rinke 4, Goold 3, Blied 2.

3-pt. goals -- Burns 3, Richter 2, Goold 1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- None.

Lambuth -- Brison 17, Maddox 12, Fuqua 11, Gunter 11, Gooding 6, Mosher 4, Forrest 3, Preyer 2.

3-pt. goals -- Maddox 2, Fuqua 1, Brison 1, Forrest 1.

Fouled out -- Gooding.

Technicals -- None.

Halftime -- 32-23, Vanguard.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

UC Irvine def. Pacific

STOCKTON — Lauren Kellerman recorded 23 kills to lead the Anteaters to a 30-22, 32-30, 27-30, 19-30, 15-9 victory over Pacific in a Big West Conference match Thursday night.

Kristin Kelley had 16 kills and McCall Miller added 10 kills and 17 digs for the Anteaters (12-15 overall, 7-6 conference).

UC Irvine won its sixth five-game match of the season.

Pacific dropped to 7-19, 3-10.

SWIMMING

Speedo Cup

LONG BEACH — After the first day at Belmont Plaza Thursday, the UC Irvine women are in third place and the men are in fourth.

UCI has 182.5 points and trails second-place UC San Diego (257) and first-place Brigham Young (378). The men, with 205 points, are 370.5 points behind No. 1 Stanford.

UC Irvine freshman Lyndsay DePaul broke the school record in the 200 individual medley with her winning time of 2 minutes, 2.32 seconds.

DePaul’s mark is the seventh fastest time in the country this season.