Aztecs Win Volleyball Tournament

San Diego State won the Hofstra Invitational women’s volleyball tournament in Hempstead, N.Y., scoring a 15-11, 12-15, 15-5, 15-11 victory Saturday in the championship over the host school.

The Aztecs lost only one game in the three-match tournament and had three players make the all-tournament team: outside hitter Gracie Schutt, middle blocker Jennifer Miller and setter Pam Hope.

Schutt was dominant, getting 25 kills in the final. Miller had 14 and Stephanie Riley 10.

It was a similar story in the earlier match, a 15-7, 15-4, 15-4 victory over Hartford. Schutt had 16 kills and Miller had eight.

SDSU (10-2) has now won eight in a row, including a victory over No. 16 Pepperdine.

“I think we got a little tired in the finals, but you can’t win them all pretty,” SDSU Coach Myles Gabel said. “We made a lot of unforced errors in the final game, but the team’s playing real well right now. I’m real proud of them.”

CROSS-COUNTRY

Point Loma Nazarene swept the men’s and women’s divisions at the San Diego City Open at Morley Field.

PLNC took the first four positions and six of the first seven to win the men’s race, 16-60 over SDSU. Robert Keter led the charge with a time of 27:11.8 over five miles, edging Scott Lardner (27:12.0). Kenneth Jansson and Bryan Wallbank followed before SDSU’s Jim Swinson broke up the sweep.

USD (69) and USC (86) followed in the team standings.

PLNC edged SDSU, 38-41, in the women’s race. Lupe Ambriz won on the 3.1-mile layout with a 19:42 clocking, ahead of SDSU’s Lara Venkus (20:38) and University of San Diego’s Jennifer McCann (21:10).

USD (55 points) took third, followed by USC (880) and Christ College Irvine (112).

FOOTBALL

Palomar College, which shared the No. 1 national ranking last year among community college programs, won its 11th consecutive game with a 38-17 nonconference community college victory over Mt. San Jacinto (0-2) at San Marcos High School.

It was the first game of the season for Palomar.

“We didn’t play very well--we put ourselves in a hole (early in the game) because of the penalties,” Palomar Coach Tom Craft said. “This is about what I expected with our inexperience.”

All but one of Palomar’s skill positions is filled by a freshman. The Comets had 133 yards in penalties.

Torrey Pines’ Tom Luginbill completed 19 of 29 passes for 281 yards, an interception and touchdowns of 28 and 44 yards. Michael Anderson, a sophomore from El Cajon Valley, had six receptions for 136 yards and the 44-yard touchdown.

Fallbrook’s Tony Burton had two one-yard scoring runs, and San Dieguito’s Troy Barker had a 66-yard interception return.

Palomar is ranked fourth nationally. The Comets have won 17 of their past 18 and play host to Golden West at San Marcos High Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER

Christian Heritage lost its fourth match in a row, 3-1, to Cal Baptist (4-0-1). Karl Downer scored the goal for CHC (0-4).

WOMEN’S SOCCER

University of San Diego scored a 1-0 nonconference victory over visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, getting a goal from freshman Dawn Birdsall in the 49th minute. Birdsall, a freshman from Mt. Carmel, headed the ball in on a direct free kick by another freshman, Poway’s Kelly Arthur.

Danielle Lopez, a freshman from Castle Park, made four saves and recorded her first collegiate shutout.

USD is 2-2, Cal Poly 3-3.

WATER POLO

UC San Diego won three games during the second day of the UC Irvine Tournament in Corona del Mar. UCSD opened with a 15-2 victory over Claremont-Mudd, and followed with a 20-5 decision over Loyola Marymount and a 8-7 victory against Fresno State.