Vanguard Lions athletics coverage from California Sports Blog. Based in Costa Mesa, the program competes in NCAA Division II. Follow schedules, results, recruiting, coaching news, postseason races, awards and student-athlete stories across all sponsored sports. Pacific West Conference.
The Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles defeated the Vanguard Lions 4–0 in women’s soccer on Oct. 10 in Irvine. Four players scored as Concordia broke a scoreless tie shortly before…
Read story →The Vanguard Lions lost 3–0 to the Hawaii Hilo Vulcans in women’s volleyball on Oct. 10 in Hilo, Hawaii. The Vulcans won 25–17, 25–17, 25–15 in Vanguard’s opening match of…
Read story →The Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens won the men’s and women’s team titles at their cross country invitational on Oct. 10 in Claremont. The Vanguard Lions finished second in the women’s race and…
Read story →Vanguard University women's volleyball fell 3-1 to Biola University on October 2, 2026, despite strong individual efforts led by Abigayle Gotwals. Biola capitalized on advantages in hitting percentage, serves, and…
Read story →Vanguard University men's soccer secured a 4-3 victory over Westmont Warriors in their PacWest opener, with Xavier Alcantar scoring the decisive late goal. The competitive game featured multiple lead changes…
Read story →Vanguard University women's volleyball rebounded from a third-set rally by Hawaii Pacific University to secure a 3-1 win on September 19, 2026, improving to 3-1 in the Pacific West Conference.
Read story →Haylee Long's career-best 13 kills lead Vanguard University Lions women's volleyball to a 3-0 sweep of Dominican Penguins, boosting their PacWest Conference winning streak.
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