College Roundup: UCI wins matchup featuring two 7-6 centers

MEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Irvine 61, Central Florida 60 (OT)

ORLANDO — Mamadou Ndiaye was the center of attention, but Luke Nelson came away with a game-high 22 points to lead the Anteaters to the nonconference win featuring a matchup of two 7-foot-6 centers.

Ndiaye finished with five points, two rebounds and no blocks against Central Florida’s 7-6 center Tacko Fall, who had six points and four blocked shots. In addition, AJ Davis, who led Central Florida (0-2) with 19 points, dunked on Ndiaye in a highlight-reel-type play.

Ndiaye did score all three of the team’s three points in overtime.

Mike Best and Alex Young scored 10 points each for the Anteaters (3-0).

UCI has opened the season 3-0 for the first time since the 1982-83 squad won its first five games.

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Cal State Northridge 72, Vanguard 52

NORTHRIDGE — The Lions suffered their first loss of the season in the nonconeference road game on Wednesday.

Senior guard Jaamon Echols had 16 points, including three three-pointers, for Vanguard (4-1). Junior forward Zach Allmon added 10 points and nine rebounds.

Vanguard shot just 18 of 61 from the field (29.5%). Northridge (2-2) was 30 of 59 from the field (50.8%).

Olalekan Ajayi and Micheal Warren each had 17 points for the winners.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Irvine Valley def. Orange Coast

Danyelle Brown had nine kills and 19 digs for the Pirates against the Orange Empire Conference champions who won 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 in the regular-season finale on Wednesday night inside the Peterson Gym.

Kaitlynn Biard added seven kills and 14 digs and etter Measha Lindstrand dished out 29 assists for the Pirates (13-10, 5-9 in conference).

The Lasers are 15-5, 12-2.