Women take second, men finish fourth

Golden West women’s water polo team bested Orange Coast for the

second time this season, this time a 13-6 triumph in the final game

of the Orange Empire Conference Championships Saturday at Saddleback

College.

Golden West jumped out to a 6-2 cushion in the first period and

never looked back.

“We scored first they but they turned around and went off for four

in a row and just out-countered us,” said OCC coach Mike Giles.

Shari Meyer led Coast with two goals while Sarah Mitchell, Nicole

Sonnenfeld, Courtney Robertson and Sara Natalizio each scored one

goal for the Pirates, 25-8, 7-2 in the OEC. Goalkeeper Heather Deyden

made eight saves.

Orange Empire Conference Women’s Championships

Golden West 13, Orange Coast 6

Score by Quarters

Golden West 6 2 3

2 -- 13

Orange Coast 2 1 2

1 -- 6

GWC - Cardenas 5, Shafer 3, Stone 3, Warren 1. Elo 1.

Cassilan 11.

OCC -- Meyer 2, Mitchell 1, Sonnenfeld 1, Robertson 1,

Natalizio 1. Saves -- Deyden 8.

Fullerton wins, 12-1

Orange Coast College men finished fourth at the conference

championships, dropping their game to Fullerton Saturday, 12-1.

Billy Jolly scored the lone goal for Coast, 14-18, 4-5 in the OEC,

and goalkeeper Kile Baker made four saves for the Pirates.

Orange Empire Conference Men’s Championships

Fullerton 12, Orange Coast 1

Score by Quarters

Fullerton 2 2 4

4 -- 12

Orange Coast 0 0 1

0 -- 1

Full -- Bellagardi 3, Steele 3, Paquet 2, Stewart 2,

Pacheco 2. Saves -- Kober 2.

OCC -- Jolly 1. Saves -- Baker 4.