Vandals Split Final Two Matches In Tournament

Beth Craig had 20 kills as Idaho (4-2) finished 3-1 at the Varsity Clubs of America Classic at Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday.

The Vandals defeated Massachusetts (2-5) 15-2, 15-12, 13-15, 15-3 before falling to Arizona (8-0) 7-15, 4-15, 15-10, 15-10, 15-12.

All-tournament selection Jessica Moore added 14 kills, Jennifer Neville 37 assists and Mindy Marques 12 digs for the Vandals in the victory. Anna Reznicek was the Vandals’ other all-tournament pick.

Melissa Risher had 22 assists and seven digs as visiting Utah Valley State (18-3, 2-0) defeated North Idaho College 15-3, 15-8, 15-5 in a Region 18 match.

Jessica Janke had 10 digs and Kimmi Towery 15 assists for the Cardinals (7-5, 0-2).

Tournament most valuable player Kim Exner’s 39 kills and 12 blocks led Eastern Washington (6-0) to a pair of wins during the final day of the University of Washington’s tournament in Seattle.

EWU opened with a 15-13, 15-5, 16-18, 15-3 win over Georgia, then swept the University of British Columbia 15-8, 15-13, 15-10.

Lacey Coover added 26 digs and 24 kills for the Eagles, who upset the host and 23rd-ranked Huskies on Friday night. EWU’s Kim Maxwell had 87 assists and nine blocks. Maxwell and Whitney Lewis joined Exner on the all-tournament team.

Rebecca Dady of Georgia (1-4) had 13 kills and 21 digs in the first match. Barb Bellini of the Thunderbirds had 19 kills in the second match.

Benishe Dillard of Kent, Wash., had 20 kills and five blocks as Long Beach State (6-0) defeated 24th-ranked Washington State 15-13, 15-1, 15-9 at the Brigham Young University tournament in Provo, Utah.

The 49ers are ranked No. 1 in one national poll, No. 2 in another. Brandy Barratt of Gonzaga Prep added six kills and four blocks for Long Beach.

Wendy Rouse had 15 kills and nine digs for the Cougars (2-3), who will open Pacific-10 Conference play with a losing record for the first time since 1990.

Stacie Greenwalt had 10 kills and four blocks as the University of Utah (6-2) defeated Gonzaga 15-4, 15-0, 15-4 in the Weber State tournament at Ogden, Utah.

The Utes had a hitting percentage of .533 in their middle-game shutout. Diane Pascua of the Bulldogs (1-6) had seven kills and nine digs.

Sharon Barnett had eight kills and 10 digs as visiting George Fox (7-1, 3-0) defeated Whitworth 15-10, 15-5, 15-12 in the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges.

Whitworth (2-6, 1-1) led the second game 5-4 before the Bruins scored the final 11 points. Whitworth’s 12-9 lead in the final game faded with six consecutive Bruins points.

Abby Jo Hornstein had eight kills and Mary Hubele 11 digs for the Pirates.

Women’s soccer

Keri Nichols scored two second-half goals as visiting Community Colleges of Spokane (2-1-0) defeated Lower Columbia 6-0 in a Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges match at Longview, Wash.

The Sasquatch are tied for second place with Columbia Basin in the league’s Eastern Division. The Red Devils are 0-2-0.

Tasha Ockfen scored two first-half goals as Pacific Lutheran University (3-0, 2-0) defeated visiting Whitworth 2-0 in an NCIC match at Tacoma.

Lutes goalkeeper Gloria Cefali had the shutout. The Pirates are 1-3, 0-1.

Men’s soccer

Sau’l Mendoza scored twice as visiting CCS (3-0-0) defeated Bellevue 5-0 in the NWAACC to retain the lead in the Eastern Division.

CCS has outscored conference rivals 17-3. Tony Pass began the CCS scoring with a one-touch volley at 20 minutes, and team scoring leader Herbert Barbosa scored 11 minutes later from 15 yards.