Men’s golf: Pirates get first OEC loss

The Orange Coast College men’s golf team was handed its first

Orange Empire Conference loss Monday, falling to host Irvine Valley,

370-388, at Oak Creek Golf Club.

Freshman Fredrick Svanberg paced the Pirates (18-2, 10-1 in

conference) with a 4-over-par 75, which was fourth among individuals at

the four-school conference clash (only the outcome against IVC counts for

each visiting school).

Lou Carrasco (76), Brock Noteboom (77), Kelly Wickes (79), Go Koyama

(81) also scored for the Pirates, who remain atop the conference

standings.

Regular-season conference matches, as well as the heavily weighted

conference tournament, scheduled April 29, will decide who wins the OEC

crown.