Women’s basketball: OCC earns quarterfinal win in Cuesta

Invitational

SAN LUIS OBISPO - The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team

used the three-point shot to grab a 73-64 win over Antelope Valley in the

quarterfinals of the Cuesta Tosco Invitational Thursday.

The Pirates (4-4) move on to the semifinals, today at 6 p.m., against

Allan Hancock College.

Karyn Fierst and Kiersten Melville scored a game-high 18 points each,

while Nadia Mojica finished with a double-double, 15 points and a

team-high 11 rebounds.

CUESTA INVITATIONAL

Orange Coast 73, Antelope Valley 64

Orange Coast - Fierst 18, Melville 18, Mojica 15, Redmond 7, Nakano 7,

Urban 5, Masuda 3.

3-pt. goals - Melville 2, Redmond 2, Nakano 2, Fierst 1, Urban 1.

Fouled out - Fierst.

Technical fouls - None

Antelope Valley - Jones 17, Taylor 12, Everett 10, Scott 6, Carrillo

6, Barris 5, Meng 4, Sullivan 2, Fields 2.

3-pt. goals - Carrillo 2, Taylor 2.

Fouled out - None.

Technical fouls - None.

Halftime - Orange Coast, 31-23.