OCC women’s soccer team hosts unbeaten Cypress

The Orange Coast College women’s soccer team will get to see just

how good it is with a 3 p.m. Orange Empire Conference home matchup with

Cypress today.

The Chargers (13-0-0, 3-0-0 in conference) are Southern California’s

top-ranked squad and are the defending state champions.

Led by Alie Nunez (13 goals, seven assists) and Tymarie Novak (12

goals, seven assists), the Chargers’ duo has scored more goals than six

OEC teams!

In fact, only the Pirates (8-3-1, 3-0-0) can boast that they have

scored more as a team (29) than the explosive Chargers’ twosome (25).

Lilly Lopez (six goals, four assists) and Cristina Guerin (five goals,

one assist) lead the Pirates’ attack, while goalkeeper Amanda Bell (35

saves, 1.32 goals-against average) will have the unglamorous task of

facing a team that has scored 62 goals in 13 games.

Here is today’s sports menu:

The OCC men’s soccer team (6-1-4, 2-0-1) will play at Cypress at 3.

The Bucs are coming off a 3-0 win over Santiago Canyon. Matt Moseley

scored two goals, while Miguel Ruiz added a single goal.

The Vanguard University women’s soccer team (6-4, 1-1 in the Golden

State Athletic Conference) will visit Azusa Pacific at 7 p.m. The Lions

have won five of their last six contests.

In collegiate women’s volleyball action, the Lions will host Hope

International University for a 7 p.m. GSAC matchup.

In high school action:

Top-ranked in the CIF Southern Section Division II poll, the Corona

del Mar High boys water polo team will host El Toro, ranked No. 7 in

Division I, at 4 p.m. Michael March, Artie Dorr and Chriss Street look to

spark the Sea Kings’ offense while Sherwin Kim will try to limit the

Chargers offensive output.

Costa Mesa’s boys water polo team will host Cerritos at 3:15.

The Newport Harbor High girls tennis team (4-3, 1-0 in the Sea View

League) will host Laguna Hills at 3:15. Newport defeated Irvine, 15-3,

led by, among others, freshman Vanessa Dunlap, who swept at No. 3

singles.

Corona del Mar (6-1 overall) will host Northwood at 3:15. The Sea

Kings look to improve to 2-0 in the Pacific Coast League following their

12-6 win over Laguna Beach Thursday.

Fresh off Thursday’s 14-4 win over Estancia, the Costa Mesa girls

tennis team will travel to University High to face the Trojans at 3,

while the Eagles play at Laguna Beach at 3:15.

Newport Harbor’s field hockey team (12-0-1, 7-0 in the Sunset League)

will host Marina High at Harper Community Center in Costa Mesa.

Corona del Mar’s girls volleyball team, ranked No. 2 in the Division

III-AA polls, will play at Laguna Beach, top-ranked in Division IV-AA,

tonight at 6.

Costa Mesa and Estancia will renew their rivalry at 4 p.m. in girls

volleyball action.

Newport Harbor’s girls golf team will compete against Woodbridge at

Santa Ana Country Club at 3:15, while Corona del Mar and Estancia do

battle at the Newport Beach Country Club at 2:30.

Costa Mesa’s girls golf team will host Northwood at the Costa Mesa

Golf and Country Club’s Mesa Linda course at 3.