College Roundup: Moore leads UCI to win

MEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Irvine 65, Cal Poly SLO 53

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Senior Darren Moore had 25 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five steals to pace the visiting Anteaters in the Big West Conference game Saturday.

Eric Wise had 13 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

UCI, which made 27 of 37 free throws to offset 27.6% shooting from the field, is 8-10, 2-3 in the Big West.

Cal Poly is 7-9, 3-2.

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UC Irvine def. UC Santa Barbara

IRVINE — Junior Carson Clark had 14 kills and senior Cory Yoder had 13 and hit .722 to lead the host Anteaters in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Saturday.

No. 7-ranked UCI won, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23, to improve to 3-3, 1-1 in the MPSF.

No. 5-ranked UCSB is 2-2, 0-1.

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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — UC Irvine senior Alisha Misiaita won the women’s shot put in the indoor Lobo Open at the University of New Mexico on Saturday.

Misiaita put the shot 49 feet, 6 1/2 inches, more than eight feet better than the runner-up.

UCI’s Ericka Nowell was second in the 400 meters (58.12 seconds), while Golde Ibia (60 hurdles in 8.77 seconds) and Chelsea Schneider (800 in 2:25.52) had third-place finishes.