Pirates lose in home opener

The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team lost its home opener

as it could not hold its nine-point halftime lead and suffered a

77-72 nonconference loss to Cerritos Friday night.

OCC, the defending state champion, fell to 2-2 on the season.

The Pirates led, 37-28, at halftime after shooting 53% (15 of 28)

from the field, but they went down to 35% (12 of 34) in the second

half, while Cerritos shot 51% (16 of 31) and drained 6 of 15 shots

from behind the three-point line.

Sophomore Alisa Carrillo led the Pirates with 23 points, netting

10 of 16 from the field.

The Falcons (5-2) were led by Brittney Thomas and her game-high 29

points.

OCC sophomore Kirsten Von Tungeln grabbed 10 rebounds and scored

eight points, while Biava Arganda scored 11 points for the Pirates,

and Rhondi Naff had nine.

*--*

Nonconference

Cerritos 77, Orange Coast 72

Cerritos -- Thomas 29, Amete 14, Aiono 10, Rodriguez 9, Rivera 8, Benjamin 5, Sims 2. 3-pt. goals -- Thomas 3, Rivera 2, Amete 2, Aiono 1. Technicals -- None. Fouled out -- None. OCC -- Carrillo 23, Arganda 11, Naff 9, Chades 8, Von Tungeln 8, Shaw 6,

Stepanski 4, Viloria 2, Van Buren 1. 3-pt. goals -- Shaw 2, Naff 1, Arganda 1. Technicals -- None. Fouled out -- None. Halftime -- OCC, 37-28.

*--*