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.
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