Girls’ basketball: Uni wins City Division III title

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Los Angeles University has won the City Section Division III final, defeating Marshall 62-46 at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Senior center Myangel Johnson had a huge game, finishing with 20 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks. Junior guard Brittany Martin had 15 points, freshman Precious Nwaba had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Emily Cameron added 11 points for the sixth-seeded Wildcats (17-9), who outscored Marshall 25-13 in the fourth quarter.

Saturday’s victory was especially meaningful for Coach Jim Nakabara, who coached the University boys program for 29 years, reaching the 3A final in 1986 before retiring as athletic director in 2010. He can now add a girls crown--the school’s first--to his resume.

‘This is my first year back and it’s been a great experience with the girls,’ Nakabara said. ‘You have to coach them a little differently. The girls have made the finals four times. It’s nice to see them win.’

Senior forward Sarah Takizawa-Maclean had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Wong scored all nine of her points in the first half for the ninth-seeded Barristers (19-10), who took their only lead, 31-30, on Takizawa-Maclean’s layup with 3:02 left in the third quarter.

-- Steve Galluzzo