Community college women: OCC women start out with bang

COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team

opened Orange Empire Conference play with a 66-42 victory over visiting

Golden West Wednesday.

Freshman point guard Nancy Hatsushi led the Pirates (14-4, 1-0 in the OEC) with 12 points and eight steals. Freshmen Charlenda Van Buren (eight

points) and Liz Mendoza (seven) also contributed for OCC, the 13th-ranked

team in the state and ranked No. 5 in the south.

The Pirates, the highest ranked OEC team in the state, will play at

Irvine Valley Friday at 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Orange Coast 66, Golden West 42

Golden West - Hawley 7, Curiel 21, Henderson 3, Hernandez 6, Neshewat

3, Levale 2.

3-pt. goals - Hawley 1, Curiel 1, Neshewat 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Orange Coast - John 5, Nelson 5, Melville 4, Hatsushi 12, Galasso 6,

Van Buren 8, Mendoza 7, Quiroz 5, Dizon 5, Murray 4, Grady 2, Marshall 2,

Ducey 1.

3-pt. goals - Nelson 1, Hatsushi 1, John 1, Galasso 1, Mendoza 1,

Dizon 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Halftime - OCC, 35-22.