Community college men’s basketball: Pirates still struggling

RIVERSIDE - The Orange Coast College men’s basketball team lost its

10th Orange Empire Conference game after an 84-71 setback to host

Riverside Wednesday.

The Pirates (6-21, 3-10 in the OEC) had three players score in double

figures, Ryan Webster (15 points), Brian Williams (13) and Duy Tran (12),

but they also also had three players foul out, Mark Meyers, Dave Retzlaff

and Williams.

Riverside (24-8, 9-4) completed the season series sweep of the Pirates

by outscoring OCC, 44-28, in the first half. In addition, Tiger sophomore

Ronald Roundtree scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed a game-high 11

rebounds.

The Tigers shot 58.3% from the field in the first half to take

command, while the Pirates struggled, shooting 34.6%. OCC also had a bad

night from the free-throw line, making 12 of 29 from the foul line

(41.4%), and the Tigers were 21 for 33 (63.6%).

OCC returns to conference action Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Santa Ana, a

team the Pirates defeated in the first round of OEC play.

MEN

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Riverside 84, Orange Coast 71

Orange Coast - Retzlaff 6, Wade 4, Meyers 6, Webster 15, Tran 12,

Williams 13, Denson 5, Brown 3, Taylor 3, Seales 2, Buchanan 2.

3-pt. goals - Williams 3, Webster 2, Denson 1, Brown 1,

Fouled out - Retzlaff, Williams, Meyers.

Technicals - none.

Riverside - Speaks 2, Roundtree 24, Coutee 14, Thompson 8, Ayala 10,

Lesane 10, Russo 6, Bernard 4, Wallace 4, Bagwell 2.

3-pt. goals - Coutee 3, Ayala 2, Russo 1, Bernard 1.

Fouled out - none.

Technicals - none.

Halftime - 44-28, Riverside