February 3, 2012 | 10:47 p.m.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Azusa Pacific 57,

Vanguard 54

AZUSA — Senior Paige Halberg had 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the No. 9-ranked Lions in the Golden State Athletic Conference road game Friday.

Vanguard (15-5, 9-3 in conference) led by seven with 11:46 left and led, 52-50, before No. 12-ranked APU (16-6, 9-3) tied the score at 52 all with 3:22 left, then took the lead for good with 2:41 remaining.

The loss, Vanguard's second of the week, drops the Lions into a second-place tie with APU.

Esther Timmermans had 15 points and six rebounds, while Allison Burns had 10 points and five rebounds for Vanguard, who lost the rebounding battle, 55-36.

Amber Williams led APU with 17 points and 20 rebounds.

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Santa Ana 61,

Orange Coast 53

SANTA ANA — Sophomore Ashley Engeln had 16 points, including four three-pointers, to pace the visiting Pirates in the Orange Empire Conference game Friday.

Engeln added four rebounds and four assists for OCC (10-15, 2-6 in conference), which led, 30-28, at halftime and 44-42 until the Dons nailed a three-pointer with 10:10 left and never trailed again.

Jenna Arnett had 11 points and nine rebounds, while Jordyn Terukina had 12 points on four three-pointers for OCC.

Santa Ana, coached by former OCC standout Flo Luppani, improved to 6-17, 1-8. The Dons had lost 34 straight conference games.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Orange Coast 71,

Santa Ana 69

SANTA ANA — Jayson Payne and Jo Jo Trinidad had 17 points apiece for the visiting Pirates in the Orange Empire Conference game Friday.