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Stanford sweeps UCI

* 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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