Willamette’s Ground Game Is Too Much for Chapman

Willamette rushed for 418 yards and five touchdowns Saturday as it rolled past visiting Chapman, 42-13, in a nonconference game in front of 1,500 at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Ore.

The Panthers fell behind, 14-0, in the first quarter, scoring on a 17-yard interception return by defensive end Aaron Lawson, a former Sonora High standout, and a six-yard run by Nick Shein.

Chapman (1-1) got within 14-7 after Brian Johnson blocked a punt, setting up Phillip Cruz’s one-yard scoring run with 1:17 left in the first quarter. But that was as close as the Panthers would come.

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In the Aztec men’s and women’s cross-country invitational:

Anteaters take third--Chris Evans finished the 8,000-meter course at Balboa Park in San Diego in 25 minutes 57 seconds to finish 10th and help UC Irvine to third with 76 points. Arizona won with 19 points.

Nilsson is fourth--Junior Kareen Nilsson finished fourth in 18:02 on the 5,000-meter course for the third-place Anteaters. Arizona won with 37 points.

In the Southern California men’s water polo tournament:

UC Irvine 8, California 7--Dan Hayes scored with 38 seconds to play to help seventh-ranked UC Irvine (2-1) advance to today’s semifinals at USC. UC Irvine plays top-ranked USC today at 10:15. No. 2 Stanford plays No. 3 UCLA in the other semifinal game, with the title game at 4:45 p.m.