Cal State Fullerton surges in second half, tops Lady Rebels

Raina Perez had 24 points and eight assists to lead Cal State Fullerton past UNLV 64-58 in the Lady Rebels’ nonconference season opener Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Taylor Turney scored 20 points for the Titans (1-1), who shot 46.3 percent and held UNLV (0-1) to 28.6 percent. Rodjanae Wade had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Rebels, who led 35-29 at halftime but trailed 48-47 entering the fourth quarter.

■ At Phoenix, Skyler Goo scored in each half to lift the Rebels past Grand Canyon 2-1 in the teams’ Western Athletic Conference finale. Lukas Betz had five saves for UNLV (6-12-1, 4-6-1), which was outshot 17-5. Justin Rasmussen scored in the 81st minute scored for the Antelopes (4-9-4, 1-7-3).

■ At Fertitta Tennis Complex, senior Samantha Li edged Oregon freshman Madisen Olsen 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the Flight Four singles final of the Rebel Invitational. Li also teamed with sophomore Connie Li to advance to the Flight Two doubles final.

■ At Logan, Utah, Mariena Hayden had 22 kills, 10 digs and four blocks to lead the Rebels past Utah State 3-1 in Mountain West play. UNLV (15-10, 11-3) won by scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18. The Aggies (2-24, 2-12) lost their eighth straight.

■ At Los Angeles, junior Jesse Cawley placed third in the platform event (568.80), and sophomore Montse Moreno was seventh in the 3-meter event (555.00) on the second day of the three-day, nine-team Trojan Invitational.

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