Vanguard women clinch piece of title

Vanguard University’s women’s basketball team clinched no worse than

a share of the Golden State Athletic Conference championship and,

unofficially, a berth in the NAIA National Tournament Saturday night

by virtue of a 68-50 victory over visiting Hope International.

It will be the fifth trip to the National Championships in the

last six years for Russ Davis and his Lions.

One more victory in the next two starts would give Vanguard the

outright crown.

The Lions’ Jennifer Wilcox and Courtney McKinney shared scoring

honors with 13 points apiece. Cecilia Josefsson added 10.

Laura Lee netted her 200th career three-pointer with two treys as

Vanguard ran a lead up to as many as 30 points before settling for

the final verdict.

The Lions improved to 21-8, 16-2 in the GSAC.

Golden State Athletic Conf.

Vanguard 68, Hope 50

Hope -- Singleton 8, Toorop 2, Dyche 11, Moreno 8, O’Hare 6,

Fowlkes 0, Ngo 4, Gilcrease 2, Dilworth 2, Patten 5, Doolittle 2.

3-pt. goals -- Singleton 2, Dyche 1, Ngo 1.

Fouled out -- Toorop, Dyche.

Technicals -- Dyche.

Vanguard -- J. Lenderman 9, Lee 9, Wilcox 13, McKinney 13, Dittenbir 8, Josefsson 10, Mills 0, C. Lenderman 3, Seaman 0,

Candelaria 3, Griffo 0.

3-pt. goals -- Candelaria 3, Lee 2, Wilcox 2, Josefsson 2, J.

Lenderman 1, C. Lenderman 1.

Fouled out -- Dittenbir.

Technicals -- none.

Halftime -- Vanguard, 38-23.