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MISSION VIEJO - Orange Coast College’s men’s and women’s water polo
teams shelled the opposition in the semifinals of the Orange Empire
Conference Water Polo Championships Friday at Saddleback College, the men
belting Cypress, 10-4, and the women handing Cypress the same sort of
treatment, 10-2.
Coast’s men (22-6-2) will duel Riverside (20-10), an 11-7 winner over Saddleback, for thew title today at 1:30.
The Pirates’ women’s team (21-5) has a similar arrangement, meeting
Riverside (27-4-1) at 2:45 for the title after the latter nicked
Saddleback, 3-1.
ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Men
Orange Coast 10, Cypress 4
Orange Coast 4 2 3 1 - 10
Cypress 1 0 0 3 - 4
OCC - Becker 5, Butler 2, Kim 1, Jacobe 1, Smalley 1. Saves: Oliver 7.
Women
Orange Coast 10, Cypress 2
Cypress 0 0 0 2 - 2
Orange Coast 2 2 3 3 - 10
OCC - Hylton 2, Stipp 2, Reidenbaugh 2, Blair 1, Logan 1, Larson 1,
Hallman 1. Saves: Kennedy 4.
COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College was a 7-0 winner over visiting
Golden West in women’s soccer Friday afternoon, the Pirates rolling
behind the play of Diane Meza, whose hat trick helped the Pirates end the
season on a high note.
Meza scored the game’s first goal in the 14th minute. She also opened
the second-half scoring, knocking home a shot in the 54th minute. Her
third goal came in the 69th minute.
Taylor Yurada, a product of Newport Harbor High, scored twice for the
Pirates. Katie Ogden and Jennifer Porter each added one goal.
Meredith Lake had three assists for Coast, and Nicole Jan kowski had
two assists.
The Pirates outshot Golden West from the field, 51-3, allowing goalie
Dawn Hans a virtual nap. She did, however, have one save.
The women’s team bowed out with a 7-11-4 overall record, 5-5-2 in the
Orange Empire Conference.
Orange Coast’s men’s team closed out its 1999 campaign.
Cooper Briscoe netted a goal in the 65th minute to provide the
Rustlers with a 1-0 verdict in Orange Empire Conference play. Golden
West goalkeeper Jose Medina recorded six saves, including two key saves
in the final minutes. Carlos Loza of Orange Coast had 10 saves for the men’s team, which closes out with a 3-14-4 record overall, 2-7-3 in the
OEC. Golden West is 6-11-2, 5-6.
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