COLLEGE ROUNDUP

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Vanguard 66,SAN DIEGO — Senior Kelly Schmidt had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Lions clinched their fifth straight Golden State Athletic Conference title Tuesday at Pt. Loma.

Pt. Loma Nazarene 49

Jessica Richter added 15 points, seven rebounds and three three-pointers for Vanguard (23-0, 18-0 in conference), which won its 56th straight regular-season game and 43rd consecutive regular-season GSAC contest.

Lacey Burns added 11 points for the Lions, who play host to Biola on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Golden State Athletic ConferenceVanguard -- Schmidt 19, Richter 15, Burns 11, Goold 6, Besse 6, Cook 5, Rinke 4.

Vanguard 66,

Pt. Loma Nazarene 49

3-pt. goals -- Richter 3, Burns 3, Rinke 1, Cook 1.

Pt. Loma -- Sutton 13, Dove 11, Planeta 11, McGuire 7, Manjarr 5, Arriola 2.

3-pt. goals -- McGuire 1, Planeta 1.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Orange Coast 5, Saddleback 4COSTA MESA — Mahthab Davatolhagh won her singles match in straight sets for the Pirates then teamed with Diane Phame for Orange Coast’s lone doubles victory in the Orange Empire Conference opener Tuesday.

The Pirates, the defending state champions, improved to 4-0, 1-0 in conference.

MEN’S TENNIS

Orange Coast 7, Saddleback 2MISSION VIEJO — The Pirates (4-0, 1-0 in the Orange Empire Conference) won five of six singles matches, and Pat Lam also won at No. 1 doubles with Jon Kroopf in the OEC opener Tuesday at Saddleback College.

BASEBALL

UC Irvine 6, USC 3LOS ANGELES — Anteaters third baseman Tyler Vaughn scored twice as UCI reeled off its fourth straight nonleague victory Tuesday.

Second baseman Cody Cipriano was two-for-three for the ‘Eaters (7-2-1) and designated hitter Nick Baligod had a home run. Reid Suitor got the win, improving to 2-0 with two innings of shutout relief work.

UCI begins a three-game home series with Utah on Friday at 6 p.m.

Nonconference

UC Irvine 6, USC 3

Score by Innings

UCI 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 - 6 11 1

USC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1

Bibona, Hathcock (2), Suitor (4), Axelrod (6), Calahan (7), Pettis (8), Erickson (9) and Lowenstein; Vasquez, Couture (7), Stock (8) and Bowden, Koss. W -- Suitor, 2-0. L -- Vasquez, 0-3. Sv -- Erickson (4). 2B -- Holiday (UCI), Asaro (UCI), Vaughn (UCI), Duda (USC). 3B -- Aaron (UCI) 2, Mays (UCI). HR -- Baligod (UCI).

SOFTBALL

Cal State Bakersfield 2,CS Bakersfield 5, Vanguard 1BAKERSFIELD — Rachel Bomgren was two-for-three with a triple and scored the Lions run in the second game of the nonconference doubleheader Tuesday.

Vanguard 0

Jennifer Olvera had the lone hit for Vanguard (9-4) hit in the first game.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Pt. Loma Nazarene 93,SAN DIEGO — Greg Gusiff had a team-high 14 points for the Lions in their Golden State Athletic Conference loss Tuesday at Point Loma.

Vanguard 61

Greg Scott added 11 points, five assists and two steals for Vanguard (6-21, 3-15).

Golden State Athletic ConferenceVanguard -- Gusiff 14, Scott 11, Heenan 9, Davis 6, Dalafu 4, Rosales 4, McGovert 4, Gentry 2, Roberts 2, Bergerson 2, Watson 2, Parker 1.

Pt. Loma Nazarene 93,

Vanguard 61

3-pt. goals -- Gusiff 4, Scott 1, Dalafu 1.

Pt. Loma -- Benson 20, Graham 19, Lopez 17, Wilcox 10, Kruge 6, Ortiz 5, McGuire 4, Sanderson 3, Smith 3, Clarke 2, Kuhn 2, Corso 2.

3-pt. goals -- Graham 5, Benson 3, Lopez 2, Sanderson 1, Ortiz 1, Smith 1.

Fouled out -- Graham.

Technicals -- None.

Halftime -- 45-35, PLNU.