COLLEGES: NO. 5 GAUCHOS SWEEP PAST HOST USC.

Byline: Staff and Wire Services

Evan Patak had 20 kills and Theo Brunner added 13 to lead the No. 5-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team to a 30-24, 30-15, 30-25 sweep over No. 12 USC in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Wednesday at Galen Center.

The Gauchos improved to 19-10 overall and 14-7 in the MPSF, while USC fell to 12-14 overall and 9-12 in conference play.

Patak hit .405 and Brunner was at .800. UCSB posted a .489 hitting percentage and didn't have a hitting error until it was 7-7 in the third game. The Gauchos also had six aces.

For USC, Juan Figueroa had 15 kills. The Trojans hit just .362 and were outblocked by a 6.5 to 1.0 margin.

MEN'S TENNIS

Pepperdine 4, Stanford 3: Andre Begemann, Bassam Beidas and Mahmoud Kamel won singles matches and Begemann-Kamel and Beidas-James Lemke won doubles matches as the No. 19 Waves (17-7) defeated the Cardinal (7-13) at Palo Alto.

FOOTBALL

Former USC star Heywood dies: Ralph Heywood, an All-American end at USC in 1943 who later served in three wars as a U.S. Marine, has died. He was 85.

He died Tuesday in Bandera, Texas, the school said. The cause was not given.

Heywood captained the 1943 USC team that went 8-2, including a 29-0 victory over Washington in the Rose Bowl.

He earned All-American honors in 1943 despite being called into the Marine Corps after five games. He had a 32-year career as an officer in the Marines.

He is survived by his wife, Charlotte (Suzie), stepson Robert, stepdaughter Geri and three grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Monday at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.