Stanford sweeps UCI
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* MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Stanford’s men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 10
in the nation, defeated host UC Irvine Saturday night at Crawford
Hall, 30-27, 30-27, 32-30, in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
match.
UCI’s Jimmy Pelzel led all players with 16 kills, while Irvine’s
Monte Tucker had a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs. The
Anteaters fell to 19-10, 12-10 in MPSF play, while Stanford improved
to 17-11, 14-8.
Curt Toppel led Stanford with 14 kills, while Paul Bocage added 13
and William Strickland 10. Kevin Hansen, a former Corona del Mar High
standout, recorded 50 assists and chipped in with a team-high eight
digs.
In the first game, Stanford led, 28-27, and closed out the game on
kills by Strickland and Toppel.
In a riveting third game, Stanford led, 24-19, but the Anteaters
rallied to tie it at 25. The teams traded points to get to 30-30.
William Curtis pounded a ball for match point and Hansen’s solo block
gave the Cardinal the match.
Lions swept by Azusa
* BASEBALL: Vanguard University lost its 2-0 lead after six
innings and visiting Azusa Pacific rallied for a 3-2 baseball victory
to close out a sweep in a Golden State Athletic Conference
doubleheader Saturday.
Vanguard (21-22, 10-12 in the GSAC) lost in the opener, as APU
(20-15, 15-9) scored five runs in the second inning en route to an
8-3 win. Kaleo Lopez pitched a complete game for the Lions, striking
out nine while allowing five earned runs on 12 hits.
*--*
Golden State Athletic Conference
First game Azusa Pacific 8, Vanguard 3
Score by Innings
Azusa 051 002 000 -- 8 12 0
Vanguard 000 021 000 -- 3 7 0
Alstot, Bitonti (7), Dzama (9) and
Haaker; Lopez and Bower. W -- Alstot,
3-1. L -- Lopez, 6-2. 2B -- Mercado
(APU), Marcos (APU) 2, Dzama (APU),
Beutner (APU), Millward (V)
*--*
*--*
Second game Azusa Pacific 3, Vanguard 2
Score by Innings
Azusa 000 000 201 -- 3 10 1
Vanguard 020 000 000 -- 2 5 0
Clark, Dzama (7) and Haaker; Harris and
Westerfeld. W -- Clark, 3-1; L --
Harris, 3-6. 2B -- Dzama (APU), Radonich
(APU), Tisthammer (V)
*--*
Lions left with 3 losses
* SOFTBALL: The Vanguard softball team came within one run of
defeating Point Loma Nazarene, ranked No. 3 in the NAIA, but lost,
7-6, Saturday in a game that was continued from suspended action Feb.
18.
The Lions (22-21-1, 9-15 in the Golden State Athletic Conference)
also lost their doubleheader with host Point Loma Nazarene, the
first-place team of the GSAC. Point Loma won, 5-3, and then 5-2.
Vanguard came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game 4-4, but the
game was called after seven innings because of darkness Feb. 18. Then
on Saturday, Vanguard went three more innings with the Crusaders, who
scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning to win.
*--*
Golden West Athletic Conference
First game Pt. Loma 5, Vanguard 3
Score by Innings
Vanguard 002 100 0 -- 3 8 3
Pt. Loma 002 300 x -- 5 9 3
Ball and Rolle; Ludlow and Field. W --
Ludlow. L -- Ball. 2B -- Bolding (PLN),
Rapoza (PLN), Ludlow (PLN)
*--*
*--*
Second game Pt. Loma 5, Vanguard 2
Score by Innings
Vanguard 000 100 1 -- 2 6 3
Pt. Loma 000 140 x -- 5 5 1
Jessen, Camarillo (5), Ball (6) and Rolle;
Vandervoort and Field. W -- Vandervoort. L
-- Jessen. 2B -- Mauro (V), Camarillo (V),
Smidt (V)
*--*
*--*
Third game (continued from Feb. 18, at
Vanguard) Pt. Loma 7, Vanguard 6
Score by Innings
Pt. Loma 200 001 110 2 -- 7 13 1
V’guard 000 100 310 1 -- 6 11 3
Vandervoort, Ludlow (7) and Bolding;
Keltner and Rolle. W -- Ludlow. L --
Keltner
*--*
Thune and Meyer runners-up at APU
* TRACK & FIELD: Freshman Matt Meyer and sophomore Jenny Thune
finished second in their respective races, representing the Vanguard
University men’s and women’s track and field teams in the Meet of
Champions at Azusa Pacific Saturday.
Meyer took second in the 1500 meters (3:58.51), while Thune was
second in the 800 (2:20.60). Thune also finished third in the 1500 in
4:47.21, a personal best.
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