Community college men’s volleyball: Pirates win OEC title, again

SAN MARCOS - The undefeated Orange Coast College men’s volleyball

team clinched its second straight Orange Empire Conference championship

after a 30-20, 30-27, 30-15 road victory over Palomar Wednesday.

Sophomores John Campbell and Jeff Taylor led the Pirates (19-0, 15-0

in the OEC) with 14 kills each, while freshman Zach Jardine added 11.

Scoot Winant, an OCC sophomore setter, contributed 36 digs, and sophomore

libero Greg Ford chipped in 12 digs to send Palomar to 4-13, 2-12.

Cutenese said his Pirates were excited about the news of another OEC

title, but more focused of the ultimate goal: a state title. The Southern

California Regionals begin April 23.

Coast will host Irvine Valley, where Winant and Ford played last year,

Friday at 7 p.m.