WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Vanguard 86, Cal Baptist 50
COSTA MESA — Senior Rachel Copeland scored 20 to pace the host Lions, who wrapped up a share of the Golden State Athletic Conference regular-season title Monday.
Bridgette Reyes (17 points), Diana Neves (13) and Paige Halberg (10) also chipped in for the No. 3-ranked Lions, who take a 13-game winning streak into the eight-team conference tournament that opens Wednesday.
Vanguard (22-2, 18-2 in conference) forced 27 turnovers and held the Lancers (12-18, 5-15) to 31.3% field-goal shooting.
Vanguard, which has won or shared the conference regular-season crown seven of the last eight seasons, finished tied with Azuza Pacific atop the standings.
The Lions are expected to earn the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament (which means home games throughout), a designation determined by a vote of the coaches.
The conference tournament semifinals are scheduled Friday, with the title game set for Monday at 7:30 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Cal Baptist 74, Vanguard 71
COSTA MESA — Senior Greg Scott scored 25 points in his final Golden State Athletic Conference game as the Lions completed their season Monday.
Scott was eight for 21 from the field, including three of six from three-point range.
Elvis Whitelow had 15 points for the Lions (5-21, 4-16), who finished 10th in the 11-team conference.
Cal Baptist improved to 18-12, 11-9.
