OCC rallies to win in five

Freshman outside hitter Melissa Zapiain recorded a match-high 22

kills and added seven digs to help the Orange Coast College women’s

volleyball team rally for a 33-35, 22-30, 33-31, 30-16, 15-8

nonconference win over visiting Palomar Wednesday.

OCC (2-0) bounced back after dropping the first two games and

after Coach Chuck Cutenese provided motivation.

“The two things that were pretty obvious to me in the first two

games was that we were not playing in our system and we looked

nervous,” Cutenese said. “I said to the girls, this was a great win

for you. To be down two and to win in five against a good team was

huge for us.”

The Comets earned match point at 31-30, but a blocking error tied

the game. OCC’s Jessica Lippi came up with a dig and the Bucs won the

point after a hitting error.