Coast women dunk foe

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College was an 8-4 winner over visiting

Fullerton in a semifinal of the Orange Empire Conference women’s water

polo tournament Thursday as the Pirates struck with a four-goal second

quarter to put the game out of reach.

The victory sends Coast, now 29-1, into Saturday’s 2 p.m. championship

game at the University of Redlands.

Tia Montalvo was the Pirates’ scoring leader with three goals, and

Erica Nicholson added two as the Pirates forged a 5-1 lead at halftime,

then expanded the lead to 7-1 after three quarters.

Devon Wright, Christine McDonald and Nichole Sonnefeld added single

goals for the Pirates.

OCC goalie Heather Deyden, a product of Newport Harbor High, had five

saves.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Semifinal

Orange Coast 8, Fullerton 4

Fullerton 1 0 0 3 - 4

Orange Coast 1 4 2 1 - 8

Fullerton - Gigante 1, Durkin 1, Hanson 1, Tr ask 1. Saves - Mustain

3.

Orange Coast - Montalvo 3, Nicholson 2, Wright 1, McDonald 1,

Sonnefeld 1. Saves - Deyden 5, Finnegan 1.