Pirates’ polo teams breeze past Dons

Abner Castorena tallied five goals and three Orange Coast College

men’s water polo players scored four goals to lead the Pirates to a

21-11 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana Wednesday.

Les Johnson, Billy Jolly and Jake Herrmann each scored four goals

and Omar Reynosa, Kyle Joffe, Kile Baker and Ryan Winthrop all scored

single goals for the Pirates, 10-15, 3-3 in the OEC.

Mike Nichols saved 11 shots in goal for OCC, who opens two-day

play in the Saddleback Tournament at 3 p.m. Friday vs. Mt. San

Antonio College.

Orange Empire Conference

Orange Coast 21, Santa Ana 11

Score by Quarters

Santa Ana 2 3 2

4 - 11

OCC 5 6 7 3

- 21

SA -- Heck 6, Colon 3, Gutierrez 2. Saves -- Rojas

7.

OCC -- Castorena 5, Johnson 4, Jolly 4, Herrmann 4,

Reynosa 1, Joffe 1, Baker 1, Winthrop 1. Saves - Nichols

11.

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WOMEN: OCC rolls, 16-3

The fourth-ranked Pirates got a chance to use their bench

Wednesday in a 16-3 rout of Santa Ana at OCC in an Orange Empire

Conference women’s water polo match.

Sheri Meyer led the Pirates with three goals while Erica

Nicholson, Sara Natalizio, Courtney Robertson, Evelyn DiTommaso and

Katherine Judd each had two goals in the match. Nicholson and

Robertson each added three assists.

Bucs Head Coach Mike Giles used a number of different lineups,

giving a number of players an opportunity to play while resting his

starters. Robertson made one save in goal during the first half

before giving way to Juli Hinz and Nicholson, respectively, for the

final two frames.

Heidi Pastor scored two goals to lead the Dons.

Orange Coast (22-7, 5-1) next plays in the OEC Championships at

Saddleback College, Oct. 31-Nov. 2.

Orange Coast 16, Santa Ana 3

Score by Quarters

Santa Ana 1 0 2

0 -- 3

Orange Coast 4 1 4

7 -- 16

OCC -- Meyer 3, Nicholson 2, Natalizio 2, Robertson 2,

DiTommaso 2, Judd 2.