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College Roundup:

UCI extends its season

March 06, 2010

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team overcame an eight-point deficit in the final minute of regulation to defeat host Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 91-84, in overtime Saturday night.

The win propels the Anteaters (14-17, 6-10 in conference) to a berth in the Big West Conference Tournament that begins Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

UCI, the No. 7 seed, will meet No. 6-seeded Cal Poly at approximately 8:15 p.m.

Junior Darren Moore (career-high 24 points) hit two three-pointers in the final nine seconds of regulartion, the second with .9 seconds falling away from the left corner to force OT.

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Patrick Rembert had seven of his career-high 20 points in overtime and Michael Hunter had 19 points, including four three-pointers to pass Ross Schraeder atop the school’s career leaderboard with 234.

Eric Wise had 17 points and six rebounds. Moore led UCI with eight boards, while Rembert added seven.

BASEBALL

The Master’s 3, Vanguard 2

SANTA CLARITA — Senior Brett Halstead drove in two runs with a one-out, pinch-hit double in the Vanguard ninth, but the potential tying run was stranded at third base in the Golden State Athletic Conference game Saturday.

Center fielder Tyson Leighton went three for four and scored a run, while Brandon Young was two for four for the Lions (15-2, 6-1), who saw their six-game winning streak snapped.

Game 2 of the scheduled doubleheader was rescheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.

Lance Abbott allowed one run on six hits in six innings.

The Master’s is 10-7, 4-3.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cal Poly SLO 83,

UC Irvine 69

IRVINE — Sophomore Mikah Maly-Karros set the UCI single-season record for made free throws with 138, and scored a team-high 19 points in the Big West Conference game Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

Maly-Karros was four for five from the foul line to surpass a 21-year-old record held by Natasha Park (135).

Senior Rebecca Maessen had 12 points, a season-high six assists and six rebounds for UCI (9-20, 6-10 in conference), which will be the No. 7 seed in the Big West Tournament that opens Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Senior Keyonna Johnson had 13 points for the ’Eaters, who received 12 rebounds from Jazmyne White.

Cal Poly is 18-10, 11-5.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Fresno Pacific 5,

Vanguard 4

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