SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION I-A ROUNDUP : Ocean View Races Past University

Ocean View forced the action with its up-tempo style of play to defeat University, 57-44, in the first round of the Southern Section I-A girls’ playoffs Saturday night at University High School in Irvine.

University (16-9) opened a 7-0 first-quarter lead as its taller front line, led by Christie Loud, dominated play. But Ocean View’s full-court press managed to speed up the pace, allowing the quicker Lady Hawks to go on a 26-8 run and take a 26-15 lead on Kristy Bell’s three-point play with 4:31 left in the second quarter.

Ocean View’s seventh consecutive victory allowed the Lady Hawks (20-6) to advance to Wednesday’s second round, in which they will play host to Arroyo Grande (14-7).

“The press is our style,” Ocean View Coach Ollie Martin said. “We had to get the tempo up with our press, because if we’d been caught in a half-court game with their size, we’d have had a heck of a time stopping them.”

The Lady Hawks’ hopes were bolstered when Loud got into early foul trouble. She picked up her third foul with 3:35 left in the second quarter, then was called for her fourth early in the second half. She was gone by the end of the third quarter with her fifth.

“Losing Christie in the second half was real critical,” said University Coach Doug Sory. “She was having a great game. We’re a lot better team with her.”

University’s Jennifer Stanley picked up the scoring slack with 18 points and helped the Trojans cut the deficit to seven (51-44) with 1:35 remaining. But Ocean View’s Jill Yonago scored the final six points of the game to end the threat.

Theresa Martini led the balanced Lady Hawk scoring with 12 points.

In other Division I-A games:

Edison 53, El Monte Arroyo 49--Joan Paje made two three-pointers in the fourth quarter to lead the Chargers (14-10) at El Monte Arroyo. Paje, who finished with a game-high 19 points, made her second three-pointer of the quarter with 1 minute 30 seconds remaining to give Edison a 49-45 lead. Melanie Iwamasa scored 11 points for Edison, which meets Perris (19-6) in the second round Wednesday.

Huntington Beach 54, Riverside North 36--Tuesda Wistrick scored 13 points and added 11 rebounds, four blocked shots and seven steals for Huntington Beach (16-9). Deana Itow scored 20 points and Clare Walker scored 17 points and had 13 rebounds for the Oilers, who meet Cerritos (20-7) in the second round Wednesday.

Cerritos beat Mater Dei (10-11), 58-26, Saturday night.

Marina 88, El Monte Mountain View 41--Jessica Trippet scored 31 points for Marina (22-4), which meets Inglewood (18-7) in the second round Wednesday. Aimee Periolat added 14 points for the Vikings, the Sunset League champions.

San Clemente 60, West Covina 35--Chasity Washington scored 16 points and had 14 rebounds for San Clemente (18-6), which plays Ventura Buena (23-2) in Wednesday’s second round.