College Roundup: Vanguard falls to Missouri Baptist

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Missouri Baptist def. Vanguard

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The No. 21-ranked Lions were eliminated in the round of 16 of the NAIA Tournament on Friday, falling to the No. 6-ranked winners, 25-22, 26-28, 25-23, 19-25, 13-13, at the Tyson Events Center.

Vanguard (25-12) dominated on the stat sheet, compiling an advantage in kills, blocks, hitting percentage, digs and assists.

But MBU (38-3) erased a 17-10 deficit in the third set and bounced back after the Lions turned a 9-5 deficit into a 10-10 deadlock in the decisive fifth set.

Senior libero Kelly Heenan, a Newport Harbor High product, had a season-high 32 digs, while senior Jessica Neves had 18 kills for the Lions.

Rachel Barker had 14 kills, while Charlotte Heerlyn added 13 to go with three block assists.

Stephanie Flores had nine kills, two solo blocks and three block assists, while setter Lauren Hayes compiled 34 assists, nine digs and four kills.

Kiano Nicio and Kelly Dalrymple had 12 digs apiece for the Lions.

Vanguard advanced to the single-elimination championship bracket by topping Southern Oregon, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, in pool play on Thursday.

Heerlyn had 17 kills and hit .351 Thursday to help the Lions finish second in their four-team pool.

The win, which included 19 Heenan digs, avenged a three-set loss to Southern Oregon (24-7) in August.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Fresno 61, Orange Coast 55

WALNUT — The Pirates fell to 0-7 by dropping their opener in the Mt. San Antonio College Tournament on Friday.

No statistics were available.

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Vanguard 65, Cal State San Marcos 41

SAN MARCOS — Junior Riley Holsinger had 24 points, 12 rebounds and five steals to lead the No. 3-ranked Lions in the nonconference road game on Thursday.

Samantha Doucette added 16 points, while Nicole Zugasti had six points and eight rebounds for the Lions (3-0).

Cal State San Marcos is 1-6.