OCC settles for third place

CITRUS -

Orange Coast College’s womens water polo team settled for third place

at the Citrus Tournament Saturday, to the chagrin of Coach Mike Giles,

who watched his team go scoreless in the final three periods of the

Piratges’ semifinal game with Orange Empire Conferfence rival Mt. San

Antonio on the way to a 4-2 setback.

The Pirates answered with a 9-3 rout of host Citrus in the third-place

game, but it was too late to atone in terms of championship consideration

as Coast moved to 16-3 overall.

In the first round on Friday, the Pirates crushed Canyons 17-1. OCC

then beat Rio Hondo for the second time this week 8-4. Cathy Klarich

scored five goals in the first game. Six different Pirates scored in

Friday’s second game.

CITRUS TOURNAMENT

OCC 17, Canyons 1

Canyons 1 0 0 0 - 1

OCC 4 5 5 3 - 17

Canyons: Dela Torre 1. Saves: None.

OCC: Klarich 5, Lemkie 4, Espinosa 3, Pappas 3, Larson 1, Maddox 1.

Saves: Loehr 6.

OCC 8, Rio Hondo 4

OCC 1 4 2 1 - 8

Rio Hondo 2 0 1 1 - 4

OCC: Hylton 2, Lemkie 2, Reidenbaugh 1, Maddox 1, Espinosa 1, Stipp 1.

Saves: Loehr 4, Kennedy 2.

Rio Hondo: Tiller 1, Payan 1, Loy 1, Sanchez 1. Saves: Abbott 3.Semifinal

Mt. San Antonio 4, Orange Coast 2

Orange Coast 2 0 0 0 - 2

Mt. San Antonio 2 0 1 1 - 4

OCC: Reidenbaugh 1, Logan 1. Saves: Kennedy 7.

Mt. SAC - Konrad 2, Baker 1, Campost 1. Saves: Clark 5.

Third Place

Orange Coast 9, Citrus 3

Orange Coast 4 2 2 1 - 9

Citrus 0 1 0 2 - 3

OCC: Hylton 4, Reidenbaugh 3, Stipp 1, Hallman, 1. Saves: Kennedy 8.

Citrus: Fullmer 2, Roberts 1. Saves: Thomas 10.