Merced-area sports summaries for Friday, Dec. 30, 2016

Late Friday

Arizona Christian (12-1) – Chris Sterling 27, Shy McClelland 10, Mishima Gray 6, Steven Loucks 6, Matt Willkomm 5, Lawrence Combs 9, Al Brown 7, Andy Sessions 6, Carter Wilson 2, Marcus Gonzalez 2, Patson Siame 2. Totals: 31 9-14 82.

UC Merced (1-11) – Cole Taira 13, Ryan Haywood 8, Ronnie Kozk 6, Matt Laflin 3, Aaron Laflin 2, Derek E’denchukwu 6, Sean Rodriguez 5, Branson Garcia 5, Fredrick Steen 2. Totals: 18 6-8 50.

3-pointers – Arizona Christian 11 (Sterling 5, Gray 2, Sessions 2, Willkomm 1, Brown 1), UC Merced 8 (Taira 3, Haywood 2, M. Laflin 1, Rodriguez 1, Garcia 1). Rebounds – Arizona Christian 40 (Sterling 7), UC Merced 26 (A. Laflin 6). Assists – Arizona Christian 16 (McClelland 7), UC Merced 13 (Garcia 3). Steals – Arizona Christian 8 (McClelland 5), UC Merced 6 (Kozak 2, A. Laflin 2). Team fouls – Arizona Christian 10, UC Merced 14. Halftime – Arizona Christian 48-30.

Late Friday

UC Merced (6-6) – Christina Castro 19, Mia Belvin 18, Brittany Martinez 16, Courtney Danna 12, Danielle Ward 4, Deja Jackson 4, Shelby Bohlmann 2, Kamiko Sato 1. Totals: 26 14-21 76.

Fresno Pacific (3-9) – Ashley Cross 20, Bree Alvarez 11, Hannah Ramirez 9, Viviana Vasquez 2, Megan Lee 18, Landynn Munster 2, Alex Green 2. Totals: 24 3-4 64.

3-pointers – UC Merced 10 (Castro 4, Belvin 3, Danna 2, Jackson 1), Fresno Pacific 13 (Lee 5, Alvarez 3, Ramirez 3, Cross 2). Rebounds – UC Merced 48 (Danna 10), Fresno Pacific 29 (Vasquez 7). Assists – UC Merced 15 (Belvin 5), Fresno Pacific 15 (Green 8). Steals – UC Merced 5 (Belvin 3), Fresno Pacific 9 (Cross 5). Team fouls – UC Merced 11, Fresno Pacific 20. Fouled out – Cross.

This story was originally published January 1, 2017 at 4:40 PM with the headline "Merced-area sports summaries for Friday, Dec. 30, 2016."