Community college women’s soccer: Mahler shines in win over Santa

Ana

COSTA MESA - Jaycee Mahler scored three goals to tie the Orange

Coast College single-season mark of 24, leading the Pirates women’s

soccer team to a 4-0 Orange Empire Conference victory over visiting Santa

Ana Friday.

Mahler, a Corona del Mar High product, scored her first goal just five

minutes in off a pass from Marissa McGregor to give the Pirates (13-3,

9-1 in the OEC) the lead for good. McGregor now has a team-high 11

assists.

Kristen Hamman scored her sixth goal of the season in the 25th minute

off an assist from Alicia Santiago.

Mahler’s final two goals came four minutes apart, midway through the

second half. She netted her second goal in the 66th minute and increased

OCC’s lead in the 70th minute. Her 24 goals this season match the

school’s single-season record set by Newport Harbor High product Taylor

Yurada in 1998.

Mahler is fifth on the school’s two-year career charts, 10 goals

behind Yurada’s record of 34, with six regular-season games remaining.

The OCC freshman forward has four consecutive multi-goal games, seven in

Coast’s past nine outings and nine overall this season. The Pirates are

11-0 when she scores.

OCC goalie Laurie Perkins had four saves and posted her fourth shutout

of the season to help send Santa Ana to 6-6-2, 4-3-2.

The Pirates return to action Tuesday at 3 p.m., whey they play at

Fullerton.