OCC women win Citrus Tournament

Orange Coast College’s undefeated women’s water polo team continued

their runaway ride through Southern California competition Saturday,

smashing Saddleback in a semifinal, 12-3, then punishing Long Beach City

College, 8-3, to lay claim to the Citrus College Tournament championship.

Devon Wright scored three goals and Neisha Hoagland and Christine

McDonald each scored twice to help the Pirates do away with Long Beach in

the final. It was scoreless through the first quarter, but the Pirates

broke it open with four unanswered goals in the second period.

It was OCC’s 21st straight victory.

Heather Deyden, a product of Newport Harbor High, had 13 saves to put

Long Beach (11-3) away.

In the semifinal, Hoagland had three goals, and Sheri Meyer and Nicole

Sonnenfeld each had two scores.

CITRUS TOURNAMENT

Semifinal

Orange Coast 12, Saddleback 3 Saddleback 0 2 0 1 - 3

Orange Coast 5 2 3 2 - 12

Saddleback - Schori 2, Merlo 1. Saves - Petitt 7.

OCC - Hoagland 3, Meyer 3, Sonnenfeld 2, Wright 1, McDonald 1,

Montalvo 1, Nicholson 1. Saves - Deyden 4, Finnegan 1.

Final

Orange Coast 8, Long Beach 3

Long Beach 0 0 1 2 - 3

Orange Coast 0 4 2 2 - 8

Long Beach - Zebisch 2, Heintzelmen 1. Saves - Pastor 5.

OCC - Wright 3, Hoagland 2, McDonald 2, Sonnenfeld 1. Saves - Deyden

13, Finnegan 1.