Aztecs’ Barefield Ineligible, to Miss Five Games

Senior guard Ray Barefield will miss the first two exhibition and five regular-season games of the San Diego State basketball season because he is ineligible to compete this fall, Aztec Coach Tony Fuller said Friday.

Barefield repeated a class in the fall of 1991 that he had taken in summer school at Fresno State--repeated classes don’t count toward the NCAA 24-credit per year rule.

Baregood is in academic good standing at SDSU but is three credits short for fall eligibility. He could be eligible as soon as fall semester grades are posted, and is expected to be able to play in the Texaco Star Classic Dec. 18.

“We will miss Ray’s experience and leadership on the court,” said Fuller. “We look forward to his return to competition in mid-December.”

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Point Loma Nazarene took a Golden State Athletic Conference victory from Christ College Irvine, 15-4, 16-14, 15-4 at Irvine. Aurora Van Sickel paced the Crusaders with 13 kills. Teammates Kacy Oakley and Roberta Smith had 10 kills apiece and Smith added three aces and two solo blocks.

Gracie Schutt had 25 kills, but SDSU failed to shut down host Fresno State, which beat the Aztecs, 15-4, 15-13, 10-15, 16-14, in front of 528 at North Gym. Jennifer Miller added 17 kills and Stephanie Riley and Amy McConnell 10 each, but SDSU fell to 18-7, 4-4 in the WAC. The Bulldogs are 13-8, 7-1.

Jennifer Wrightson and Nikki Wallace led the University of San Diego to a three-game sweep of St. Mary’s, 15-13, 15-10, 15-5, in a West Coast Conference match at McKeon Pavilon in Moraga. Wrightson had 14 kills, Wallace nine as the Toreros improved to 14-11, 5-4, and snapped a three-match losing steak. The Gaels are 5-19, 1-7.

Occidental defeated host UC San Diego, 15-6, 9-15, 15-9, 11-15, 15-10, in nonconference action. Laura Kranz led the Tritons (9-17) with 13 kills, Elizabeth Banez added 12 kills. Occidental is 16-4.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

USD’s All-American doubles team of Laura Richards and Julie McKeon had their quarterfinal match at the All-American Championships at Riviera Country Club postponed because of rain. Richards and McKeon will try to play both quarterfinal and semifinal matches today.

MEN’S SOCCER

Chugger Adair scored his team-high 12th goal to lead USD to a 3-0 victory over California at Torero Stadium. Adair has scored in four consecutive games and goalie Scott Garlick had his shutout in a row. Roger Lindquist and Toby Taitano also scored for the Toreros (12-4-0). Cal is 4-12-1.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

St. Mary’s (8-8-1, 2-2-0) scored early and the University of San Diego never recovered as the Toreros dropped a 3-1 decision in a West Coast Conference game at USD.

USD (5-10, 0-4) averted the shutout when freshman Aly Parker scored her second goal of the season with 12:21 to play. Dawn Birdsall had the assist. USD outshot St. Mary’s 21-8.