COLLEGE ROUNDUP

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Vanguard 74, Lee 66

COSTA MESA — The No. 2-ranked Lions outscored the No. 7-ranked visitors from Tennessee, 19-11, in the final 6:24 to pull away in the nonconference game Friday.

Senior Lauren Gregory and juniors Rachel Copeland and Diana Neves had 15 points apiece for the Lions (5-0), who received 14 points from junior Bridgette Reyes. Sophomore Sarah Boyd contributed seven assists.

Vanguard forced 30 turnovers to help overcome a sub-par shooting performance (38.2% from the field and just 24% from three-point range). VU was outrebounded, 38-28.

The Lions play host to No. 1-ranked Union of Tennessee, tonight at 7:30.

Nonconference

Vanguard 74, Lee 66

VU – Copeland 15, Gregory 15, Neves 15, Boyd 5, Blied 3, Reyes 14, Pfohl 4, Sterling 2, Carlson 1.

3-pt. goals – Copeland 3, Gregory 1, Neves 1, Blied 1.

Fouled out – Neves.

Halftime – VU, 39-31.

Orange Coast 52,

MiraCosta 36

COSTA MESA — Sophomore Simone Ibbotson scored 17 points to pace the Pirates in the nonconference home game Friday.

Sophomore Casey Gomez added 15 points for the winners (5-1), who received seven points and 10 rebonds from Jenna Lujan.

MiraCosta (1-4) had 31 turnovers.

Nonconference

Orange Coast 52, MiraCosta 36

OCC – Ibbotson 17, Gomez 15, Lujan 7, Harrel 4, Cargill 3, Lewis 3, Anderson 2, Alfafara 1.

3-pt. goals – Gomez 3, Ibbotson 2, Lewis 1.

Halftime – OCC, 28-12.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Idaho 101, UC Irvine 47

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Vandals handed the Anteaters their most lopsided loss in 12 years in the nonconference game Friday at the Cowan Spectrum.

Idaho (3-3) shot 62.9% from the field for the game (74.2% in the second half), while UCI (0-4) shot 26.3% from the field (15 of 57) and was outrebounded, 50-26.

Senior Brett Lauer led the visitors with 12 points. He was three for three from three-point range.

Nonconference

Idaho 101, UC Irvine 47

UCI – Wise 3, Atkinson 0, Hunter 8, Strings 6, Moore 2, Lauer 12, Bland 6, Rembert 5, Eberhard 3, DeCasas 2.

3-pt. goals – Lauer 3, Hunter 2, Eberhard 1.

Technicals – Team 1.

Halftime – Idaho, 42-16.

San Diego City 74,

Orange Coast 70

GLENDORA — The Pirates shot 25% from the field in the first half and could not recover in the first round of the Neil Edwards Classic Friday.

Martin Whitmore led four Pirates in double figures with 19 points. Cory Ford added 17 and matched Whitmore’s four steals.

OCC (1-4) forced 30 turnovers, but the Knights (6-2) shot 55.6% from the field and outrebounded the Bucs, 48-30.

Neil Edwards Classic First round

San Diego City 74, Orange Coast 70

OCC – Whitmore 19, Ford 17, Curtis 11, Williams 10, Helmuth 5, Chavez 4, Floyd 2, Thomassen 2.

3-pt. goals – Whitmore 3, Ford 3, Helmuth 1.

Fouled out – Curtis.

Halftime – SDC, 40-24.

MEN’S WATER POLO

USC 8, UC Irvine 6

MALIBU — Down, 7-1, after three periods, the No. 8-seeded Anteaters mounted a furious, though futile, rally against the top-seeded Trojans in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament quarterfinal Saturday at Pepperdine.

UCI finishes 10-14, while USC is now 25-0.