Women’s basketball: Pirates hammer Bakersfield for tourney title

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

couldn’t buy a basket three games ago. Now the basket appears to be the

size of the Grand Canyon.

Coming off back-to-back hot-shooting games, the Pirates (6-4) won the

Cuesta Tosco Company Invitational title with an 82-61 win over

Bakersfield on Saturday.

Kristen Urban (Newport Harbor) scored 28 points to lead the Pirates.

She was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player for her hot

shooting throughout.

Karyn Fierst was named to the all-tournament team and scored 10

points, while Nadia Mojica, Kiersten Melville and Jennifer Nakano each

chipped in with 11 points.

OCC exploded in the first half. The Bucs outscored Bakersfield, 50-24,

and never looked back.

CUESTA TOSCO COMPANY INVITATIONAL

Championship finals

Orange Coast 82, Bakersfield 61

Orange Coast - Fierst 10, Masuda 4, Mojica 11, Urban 28, Melville 11,

Nakano 11, Estrada 2, Ducey 3, Nielsen 2.

3 pt. goals - Urban 4, Nakano 3.

Fouled out - Mojica.

Bakersfield - Sunlin 8, Suburu 9, Smith 7, Hamilton 12, Elliott 14,

Litchardson 5, Spanur 1, Sanchez 5.

3 pt. goals - n/a.

Fouled out - None.

Technical fouls - Bakersfield coach, 1.

Halftime - Orange Coast, 50-24.