MEN’S SOCCER

Pacific Christian is seeded eighth of eight teams in the National Christian College Athletic Assn. Division I tournament, but Coach Rich Davis says his team has a good chance to win.

The Royals (12-7-1) will start the tournament Wednesday by playing top-seeded Malone (Ohio) in Longview, Texas. Davis says his team, which is led by sophomore midfielder Donald Laing (seven goals, 16 assists), freshman fullback Manuel Tapia (10 goals, two assists), freshman midfielder Thoreau Prendergast (three goals, four assists) and sophomore forward Mark Campbell (14 goals), has jelled at the right time.

PCC qualified for the tournament by beating Christian Heritage, 3-2, in a regional championship game this month.

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Women’s volleyball: Chapman’s Addy Benard and Shawna Parkinson were named NCAA Division III All-West Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Assn. Benard is a junior outside hitter. Parkinson is a senior outside hitter.

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Football: Chapman punter Mario Acosta was the national runner-up in Division III for the second consecutive season. Acosta, a junior from Servite, averaged 44.9 yards per punt. Cal Lutheran junior Jeff Shea, who also finished ahead of Acosta last season, averaged 45.3.

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Men’s basketball: Brian Wood, a former Chapman and Cal State Fullerton player, has been hired as an assistant coach at Chapman. Wood played for the Panthers in 1993, leading the team in assists with 118.