Men’s water polo: OCC rally thwarted by Rustlers

CYPRESS - The Orange Coast College men’s water polo team came up

short on a 10-9 decision to Golden West in the finals of the Orange

Empire Conference championships Saturday at Cypress College.

The Pirates (17-13) trailed 9-5 after three quarters before staging a

furious comeback.

Chris Lancellotti’s goal with 1:05 remaining capped off a four-goal

outburst and cut the Rustlers’ lead to 10-9.

Lancellotti had an opportunity to tie the game with 22 seconds left,

but Golden West goalie Martin Lukac (eight saves) made the big stop.

Steve Dugger (Newport Harbor High) and Doug Jacobe each scored three

goals for OCC, while goalie Graham Harvey (Newport Harbor) had five

saves.

Michael McDay led the Rustlers (27-2) with three goals.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Finals

Golden West 10, Orange Coast 9

Orange Coast 2 0 3 4 - 9

Golden West 3 3 3 1 - 10

OCC - Dugger 3, Jacobe 3, Pratt 2, Lancellotti 1; GWC - McDay 3,

Wawrzynski 2, Gonzalez 2, Marsh 1, Ural 1, Shaw 1. Saves - Harvey (OCC)

5. Lukac (GWC) 8.