Cal Baptist knocks off NAIA women’s powers

SMALL COLLEGE NEWS … On a day when thick smoke from a wildfire hovered over the San Gabriel Mountains in the background and temperatures soared above 100 degrees, Cal Baptist and Azusa Pacific pulled off a pair of upsets in an interregional clash of women’s NAIA powers.

CBU ended defending champion and top-ranked Lee’s 19-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory on freshman Kitra Walters‘ goal. Defender Katie Rorabaugh had two goals and an assist for host Azusa Pacific in its 3-1 win over No. 3 Lindsey Wilson.

The first day of the Cougar classic had been moved from Azusa to Riverside because of the fires. Lee beat Azusa Pacific, 1-0, while Cal Baptist upset Lindsey Wilson, 3-1.