Women’s basketball Pirates fall to Cerritos

CERRITOS - The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team

struggled on defense and lost to host Cerritos, 74-49, Wednesday night.

Nadia Mojica led the Pirates (9-6) with 11 points, while Kristen Urban

(Newport Harbor High) chipped in with 10.

Cerritos (13-2) had a balanced attack as five players reached

double-digit scoring.

The Pirates will continue nonconference action when they host Rio

Hondo on Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

NONCONFERENCE

Cerritos 74, Orange Coast 49

Orange Coast - Fierst 5, Masuda 2, Mojica 11, Urban 10, Melville 4,

Redmond 4, Takemoto 5, Nakano 8.

3 pt. goals - Urban 2, Takemoto 1, Nakano 1.

Fouled out - None.

Cerritos - Andrews 21, Monroy 2, Hall 2, Ortiz 2, Stewart 6, Singleton

11, Bryant 10, Harian 10, Wong 10.

3 pt. goals - Andrews 1.

Fouled out - None.

Halftime - Cerritos, 36-28.