Chapman Gets a Rare Loss in Softball

The Chapman softball team suffered a rare loss to an NCAA Division III team, splitting with Buena Vista (Iowa) in a doubleheader Wednesday at Hart Park.

Chapman easily won the first game, 11-0, when Christy Guidorizzi pitched her third no-hitter of the season in a game shortened to five innings because of the mercy rule. But Buena Vista bounced back to win the second game, 4-2, becoming only the second Division III team to beat Chapman since the Panthers moved into the division last season.

Chapman, the defending Division III champion, is the top-ranked team in the nation and the West Region. Buena Vista is ranked fourth in the region.

Chapman shortstop Lisa Cancilla had two hits in each game to extend her hitting streak to 21 games, but popped out with the bases loaded to end the second game.

In nonconference baseball:

UC San Diego 7, Concordia 6--Chris Kindreich was three for five with a run scored and a run batted in and Chad Smith had a two-run homer for Concordia (12-18-1). Jon Korzen threw a complete game.

In Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men’s volleyball:

Cal State Northridge 3, UC Irvine 1--Collin Smith had 34 kills and Chris Gill had eight blocks to help the Matadors (14-8, 10-6) win, 9-15, 15-13, 15-10, 15-10, at Crawford Hall.

Jon Habben had 30 kills, Chris Harger had 23, and Donnie Rafter added 17 for Irvine (7-14, 2-13). Setter Kevin Dake had 82 assists and seven blocks and John Arata had seven blocks for the Anteaters.

Chad Strickland had 20 kills, Dirk Schlueter had 18, and setter Dan Nash had 73 assists for Northridge.