Mahler scores four goals

Orange Coast College freshman Jaycee Mahler, a product of Corona

del Mar High, continues to wreak havoc in Orange Empire Conference

women’s soccer, scoring four times while leading the Pirates to an 8-2

victory over host Riverside Tuesday.

She had all that, as well as an assist, in the first 28 minutes of the

game.

Lauren Cassity, Nikki Saenz, Fernanda Velasco and Kristen Hamman also

scored for the Pirates, who improved to 10-3, 6-1 in the OEC.

Riverside fell to 2-7-1, 1-5-1.

Lindsey Smoot, Jessica Pearson, Summer Chaldu, Velasco and Cassity all

had assists for the Pirates, as did goalie Laura Perkins. Hamman’s goal,

on a penalty kick, was unassisted. She is 3-for-3 on penalty shots.

Coast outshot Riverside, 22-10, and Perkins finished with six saves.

Mahler now had 17 goals in 13 games, just seven shy of the school

record of 24, set by Taylor Yurada in 1998. With 10 games left, she

already is fifth on the school’s career scoring charts.

With 11 goals and an assist in conference play, Mahler has 23 points,

which ties her for the lead with Sadye Reish of Cypress.

The Pirates return to play on Friday when they host Golden West.