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Basketball: Ligon, Engeln earn all-conference honors |
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COSTA MESA -- A pair of Orange Coast College sophomore basketball standouts -- Will Ligon and Ashley Engeln -- have been selected onto this year's All-Orange Empire Conference teams, as selected by the conference coaches, this past week. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall in season finale to Cypress |
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COSTA MESA -- It wasn't the way the sophomores wanted the season to end, but for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team, an icy night of shooting led to a 58-28 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Cypress on Friday night inside the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates upset Gauchos, 56-47 |
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COSTA MESA -- A strong defensive push to start the second half proved to be the difference as the Orange Coast College women's basketball team pulled off a 56-47 upset over visiting Saddleback College on Friday night inside the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go cold, fall to Lasers |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team found the familiar surroundings of the Peterson Gym not too hospitable as a cold shooting night led to a 53-38 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Irvine Valley on Wednesday night
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Basketball: Pirates host Gauchos in annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams have joined in the fight against cancer by hosting their annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night, slated for Friday night against Saddleback College. The OCC women will play at 5:30 p.m. followed by the OCC men at 7:30 p.m. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Dons, 61-53 |
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SANTA ANA -- A couple of very long streaks were snapped on Friday night as the Orange Coast College women's basketball team lost to Santa Ana, 61-53, in an Orange Empire Conference matchup played at SAC. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go ice cold in loss to Fullerton |
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COSTA MESA -- The home cooking wasn't too appetizing for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as it opened up the second round of Orange Empire Conference play with a 61-39 loss to visiting Fullerton College on Friday night.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates struggle against Chargers, fall 60-54 |
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CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team dropped to 10-13 overall, 2-4 in Orange Empire Conference play with a 60-54 road loss against Cypress College on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates rally late to top Tigers in OT |
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COSTA MESA -- The game-tying buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Ashley Engeln will be the key memory from Friday night's overtime win for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team, but it took a total team effort for the Pirates to pull out the 70-64 victory over the gritty Riverside College Tigers. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates come up short against Saddleback |
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MISSION VIEJO -- The starting five for the Saddleback College Gauchos came up big on Wednesday night, scoring 58 points en route to a 60-48 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Orange Coast College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates find offense in blowout win over Dons |
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COSTA MESA -- In a year where offensive success has been hard to find, the Orange Coast College women's basketball found the right formula on Wednesday and cruised to a 61-44 Orange Empire Conference win against visiting Santa Ana College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates claim third place at Coast Christmas Classic |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team earned the third-place trophy at the 2011 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic following Sunday's 67-60 win over Orange Empire Conference rival Irvine Valley College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates' amazing rally comes up a point short |
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COSTA MESA -- Down by 22 points with just under 12 minutes left in the game, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team refused to quit and pushed College of the Canyons to the edge of a monumental collapse.
But in the end, the Cougars held on for a 66-65 victory in the second of two championship semifinal matchups on Saturday night at the 2011 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic at the Peterson Gym.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates find success in Coast Classic opener |
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COSTA MESA -- After several games of ragged basketball, the Orange Coast College women's basketball found some offensive success and turned it into a 58-43 win over Southwestern College in the opening round of the 2011 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates drop 2-of-3 at IVC Tourney |
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IRVINE -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team found scoring difficult this past weekend at the Irvine Valley College Tournament, losing 2-of-3 at the event.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go 1-2 at Cuesta Tourney |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team lost its two-year run as champions of Cuesta College's Conoco/Phillips Invitational as the Pirates dropped two-of-three this past weekend. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go 2-1 at Santa Ana Tournament |
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SANTA ANA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team won two-of-three over the weekend, finishing in third place at the Santa Ana College Thanksgiving Tournament. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to El Camino |
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COSTA MESA -- It was a rough day inside the Peterson Gym for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team during Saturday's 57-44 nonconference loss to visiting El Camino College at the 2011 OCC Crossover. |
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Women's Basketball: Thornton wins No. 500 as Pirates edge Cuesta |
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COSTA MESA -- Early on, it looked like Mike Thornton was going to have to wait even longer for career win No. 500, but his Orange Coast College women's basketball team found some last-minute magic to pull out a 53-50 victory over visiting Cuesta in the 2011-12 season opener on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Cypress in Elite Eight, 49-46 |
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COSTA MESA -- The magic finally ran out for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team.
After a season filled with down-to-the-wire heroics, one final miracle could not be found as the Pirates fell to visiting Cypress College, 49-46, in the quarterfinals of the 2011 CCCAA Women's Basketball State Championships, played at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates continue magic, edge Riverside in OT |
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COSTA MESA -- The heart-stopping, down-to-the-wire fun continues for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team.
The Pirates pulled out another last-second comeback win and ended the season for visiting Riverside College, 62-61 in overtime, before a frenzied crowd at OCC's Peterson Gym on Wednesday night in the third round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates set to host Tigers on Wednesday night |
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There will not be too many surprises tonight when the Orange Coast College women’s basketball team plays host to Riverside College in the third round of the 2011 Southern California Regional Playoffs.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates rally late to top Jaguars |
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COSTA MESA -- It was a game that sent offensive basketball back 50 years, but in the end, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team found a way to win and keep its season alive. |
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Basketball: Five OCC hoopsters earn all-conference honors |
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COSTA MESA -- Four members of the Orange Coast College women's basketball team and one from the men's program earned spots on this year's All-Orange Empire Conference teams for their outstanding play in 2010-11. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates to host Southwestern in playoffs |
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COSTA MESA – The Orange Coast College women’s basketball team has returned to the postseason and will host Southwestern College in the opening round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Saturday, beginning at 7 p.m. at OCC’s Peterson Gym.
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Pirates, Tigers to play at Poly HS on Friday night |
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RIVERSIDE -- The 2010-11 regular season finale for the Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams will be played at Riverside Poly High School on Friday night against the Riverside College Tigers, according to RCC. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Fullerton, 70-53 |
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COSTA MESA -- The quest for the 2010-11 Orange Empire Conference title came to an end on for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team following Wednesday' night's 70-53 loss to first-place Fullerton College at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates pull out one-point win at Cypress |
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CYPRESS -- In what is becoming a trend, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team pulled out yet another last-second win to remain in the hunt for the top spot in the Orange Empire Conference. |
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Basketball: Pirates to host Hornets in "Coaches vs. Cancer" Night |
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Wednesday’s games unite the American Cancer Society and College Basketball Coaches in the fight against cancer. All of tonight’s proceeds from admissions, concessions and donations will go directly to the American Cancer Association. The money will support lifesaving research and programs that improve the quality of life for thousands of people and their families who are fighting this disease.
We thank you for generosity. Enjoy the games.
Admission for each game -- $5
Suggested Donation $10
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take care of Saddleback, 62-50 |
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MISSION VIEJO -- Samantha Hansen's 20 points and 11 rebounds helped lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 62-50 Orange Empire Conference road win over Saddleback College on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Late-game magic once again lifts Pirates to victory |
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IRVINE -- There was more late-game magic for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team on Wednesday en route to a 65-59 overtime win over the Irvine Valley College Lasers in an Orange Empire Conference matchup played at IVC. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates jump out early, top Santa Ana |
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COSTA MESA -- A dominating first half of play was more than enough for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the Pirates breezed past visiting Santa Ana, 86-47, on Friday night at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates maintain second place with OT win over Tigers |
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COSTA MESA -- Apparently the banks DO stay open late on Wednesday nights.
Helena Robel's game-tying desperation 26-footer with two seconds left needed a little help from the backboard, but the backboard oblidged and that's all the Pirates would need as they rallied for a 66-65 overtime win over visiting Riverside College on Wednesday night.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Hornets, 62-53 |
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FULLERTON -- In a matchup between the top two teams in the Orange Empire Conference, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team came up short against Fullerton, losing on the road, 62-53, on Friday night. |
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Basketball: Pirates play host for "Coaches vs. Cancer Night" on Feb. 16 |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams have joined up in the fight for a cure for cancer. On Feb. 16, the OCC men's and women's teams will take part in the "Coaches vs. Cancer" night as the Pirates host the Fullerton College Hornets in the home finale for both teams. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates hang on to top Chargers, 71-70 |
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COSTA MESA -- In a matchup of two evenly matched teams, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team picked up a hard-fought 71-70 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Cypress College on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take care of Gauchos, remain unbeaten in OEC |
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COSTA MESA -- It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win and the Orange Coast College women's basketball team will happily accept it. Despite shooting only 33.8 percent from the field, the Pirates took care of business and defeated visiting Saddleback, 59-43, on Friday night in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Deal's 22 points pace Pirates past Lasers |
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COSTA MESA -- Amanda Deal hit six 3-pointers on her way to 22 points to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 62-54 win over Irvine Valley on Friday night at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates top Dons in OEC opener, 60-50 |
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SANTA ANA --Samantha Hansen had 15 points to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 60-50 Orange Empire Conference road win over Santa Ana on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates finish third at Ventura tourney |
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VENTURA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team finished in third place overall at the Ventura College-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament last week, beating Glendale (92-44), losing to San Bernardino Valley (62-57) and topping Southwestern (74-41). |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Falcons in third-place game |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team ran into a first-half buzz saw as the Cerritos College Falcons jumped ahead early and held on for a 74-63 win on Monday at the 2010 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates edged late by Chaffey, 72-71 |
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COSTA MESA -- Tianna Jones' made free throw with 14 seconds left helped lift Chaffey College past Orange Coast, 72-71, in the championship semifinals of the 2010 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic on Saturday at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates breeze past Cuesta in tourney opener |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team won its seventh straight game on Friday night with a 75-42 in over Cuesta in the opening round of the 2010 Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates win second tournament in a row! |
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IRVINE -- Led by tournament MVP Samantha Hansen, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team won its second tourney in a row this past weekend at the Irvine Valley College Tournament. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates open IVC tourney with win over Griffins |
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IRVINE -- Alyssa Hanson had 14 points to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 70-53 win over Grossmont in the opening round of the Irvine Valley College Tournament on Thursday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates win Cuesta Tournament ... again! |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- For the 12th time in 22 years, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team took home the Cuesta Tournament title by sweeping past Oxnard (74-54), Allan Hancock (85-52) and Citrus (60-59, OT) this past weekend. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall in tourney title game, 71-63 |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team couldn't quite reach the finish line on Sunday and lost to visiting Mt. San Jacinto, 71-63, in the title game of the 2010 Orange Coast-Santa Ana Thanksgiving Classic, played at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates overcome drought to top Merced |
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COSTA MESA -- It's not often a team can bounce back from a 19-0 run and produce a victory, but the Orange Coast College women's basketball team pulled off such a feat during Saturday's 57-50 win over Merced College in the 2010 OCC-SAC Thanksgiving Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates open tourney with win over MiraCosta |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team jumped out to a big lead early on and never looked back en route to a 75-45 win over MiraCosta on Day 1 of the 2010 Orange Coast-Santa Ana Thanksgiving Classic, played at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take third at Santa Barbara tourney |
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SANTA BARBARA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team opened the 2010-11 season at the SBCC MTXE Tournament, where the Pirates finished in third place this past weekend. |
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Women's Basketball: Tomlinson remembered at memorial service at OCC |
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COSTA MESA -- With stories designed for laughter as well as tears, the life of former Orange Coast College women's basketball player Erin Tomlinson was remembered by friends, family members and former teammates at a memorial service held Wednesday night in the Peterson Gymnasium. |
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Women's Basketball: Former Pirate passes away from infection |
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Former Orange Coast College women's basketball player Erin Tomlinson passed away on Monday due to complications from a viral infection at the age of 30. |
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Women's Basketball: OCC trio earns all-conference honors |
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COSTA MESA -- Sophomore forward Jenna Lujan earned a first-team spot on the 2009-10 All-Orange Empire Conference women's basketball team, while freshmen Amanda Deal and Samantha Hansen were second-team, All-OEC selections. |
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Women's Basketball: Icy second half does in Pirates |
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FULLERTON -- Against the top team in the Orange Empire Conference, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team battled for the first half, but fell in the final 20 minutes to Fullerton College, 65-43, on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates end home schedule on winning note |
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COSTA MESA -- While it was officially "Sophomore Night" inside the Peterson Gym on Friday night, a pair of freshman standouts helped lead the way for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team's 66-57 win over visiting Irvine Valley College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates outlast Chargers, 54-51 |
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CYPRESS -- After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Cypress College back on Jan. 15, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team returned the favor on Wednesday with a 54-51 Orange Empire Conference win over the host Chargers.
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Women's Basketball: Strong first half propels Pirates to victory |
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SANTA ANA -- It only took 10 minutes for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to grab control of Friday's 62-46 Orange Empire Conference win over Santa Ana.
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Women's Basketball: Chilly Pirates stumped by Saddleback |
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COSTA MESA -- Points came few and far between for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team in Wednesday night's 52-44 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Saddleback at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates stunned by Riverside |
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RIVERSIDE -- For the second game in a row, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team pushed a top-tier team to the brink, but came up short as the Pirates lost in the final seconds to Riverside, 67-66, on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates come up short to Fullerton |
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COSTA MESA -- Taking on one of the top teams in the state, the Orange Coast College women's basketball came up just short, falling 68-60 on Wednesday night to visiting Fullerton College in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall behind early, lose to Irvine Valley |
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IRVINE -- The hot-and-cold shooting of the Orange Coast College women's basketball team took an icy turn on Wednesday night as the Pirates fell to host Irvine Valley, 62-46, on Wednesday night in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates zapped late by Chargers, 73-71 |
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COSTA MESA -- Debbie Chavez officially capped of a dramatic 18-point comeback with a game-winning basket off an offensive rebound with one second lift, lifting Cypress College to a 73-71 Orange Empire Conference win over Orange Coast on Friday night at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Hoops start to fall for Pirates in win over Dons |
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COSTA MESA -- After a head-scratching 15-minute stretch, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team played like the Pirates of old and topped visiting Santa Ana College 64-58 on Wednesday night at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates escape with one-point win at Saddleback |
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MISSION VIEJO -- In a game where points were hard to come by, the Pirates found just enough and escaped the Saddleback College gym with a 47-46 Orange Empire Conference win over the host Gauchos on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go cold late in OEC opener, fall to Tigers |
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COSTA MESA -- The rims were not friendly down the stretch to the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as a late cold spell proved costly in Wednesday's 66-59 loss to visiting Riverside College at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall late to Cerritos |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team dropped its second straight game at the 2009 Coast Christmas Classic, falling to Cerritos 55-53 in the third-place game on Sunday at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Canyons, 63-58 |
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COSTA MESA -- When the Orange Coast College women's basketball team reached the 40-point mark, there was over 14 minutes left to play in the second half and the Pirates were ahead by 12.
By the time they reached 50, it was too late for a comeback.
A 30-10 run by College of the Canyons sent the Pirates to the third place game of the 2009 Coast Christmas Classic after the Cougars rallied for a 63-58 win on Saturday night in the Peterson Gym.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates outlast El Camino in tourney opener |
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COSTA MESA -- It wasn't exactly "highlight reel" material, but a win is a win and the Orange Coast College women's basketball team will take Friday's 52-40 win in the opening round of the 2009 Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates hand Mt. San Jacinto first loss, 72-56 |
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COSTA MESA -- It's too early in the season to call any game a "big" game, but for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team, it was definitely a home opener to remember as the Pirates topped second-ranked Mt. San Jacinto, 72-56 on Friday night at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take claim to Cuesta Tournament title! |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- It was well worth the long drive for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the Pirates took care of business and won the 26th-Annual Conoco-Phillips Tournament, played at Cuesta College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take third at SAC Tournament |
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SANTA ANA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team went 2-1 for a third-place finish at the Santa Ana College Thanksgiving Tournament this past weekend to improve to 4-3 overall. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates edge Cerritos in OT, 76-74 |
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CERRITOS -- Samantha Hansen had 21 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 76-74 overtime win over Cerritos on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Antelope Valley |
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SANTA BARBARA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team came up short on the second day of the Santa Barbara Tournament, losing to Antelope Valley, 57-52, on Saturday. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates open season with win over Moorpark |
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SANTA BARBARA -- In the opening round of the Santa Barbara Tournament, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team started the 2009-10 season off on the right foot with a 63-45 win over Moorpark on Friday night. |
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Women's Soccer: Ryker's hat trick lifts Pirates past Saddleback |
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MISSION VIEJO -- Kallie Ryker notched three goals to lead the Orange Coast College women's soccer team past Saddleback, 3-0, on Tuesday in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates' season ends with loss to Antelope Valley |
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LANCASTER -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team's 2008-09 season came to an end on Friday night with a 64-41 loss to Antelope Valley in the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. |
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Women's Basketball: Gomez, Ibbotson earn first-team All-OEC honors |
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COSTA MESA -- The top two scorers on this year's Orange Coast College women's basketball team -- sophomores Simone Ibbotson and Casey Gomez -- each earned first-team, All-Orange Empire Conference honors this past weekend. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates to open playoffs at Antelope Valley |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team will play at Antelope Valley in the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates end regular season with win over Dons |
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SANTA ANA -- Jenna Lujan had 17 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 64-54 win over Santa Ana in the final regular season game for both teams on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates hand Hornets first conference loss |
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COSTA MESA -- It was "Sophomore Night" inside the Peterson Gym for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team on Friday night.
For Fullerton College, it was simply Friday, the 13th.
Led by 19 points from sophomore Casey Gomez, the Pirates handed the visiting Hornets their first Orange Empire Conference loss with a 56-49 win.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates turn one over to Cypress |
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COSTA MESA -- Constant defensive pressure proved too much to overcome for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team in Wednesday's 70-52 Orange Empire Conference loss to visiting Cypress College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates rebound with road win against Saddleback |
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MISSION VIEJO -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team rebounded from a tough home loss to Irvine Valley with a 62-47 Orange Empire Conference win over Saddleback College on Friday night.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates stunned by Lasers, 58-54 |
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COSTA MESA -- Orange Coast College women's basketball coach Mike Thornton has preached all season long that anyone in the Orange Empire Conference can beat anyone at anytime. The Irvine Valley College Lasers proved that theory on Wednesday night with a 58-54 upset win over the host Pirates at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates outlast Santa Ana, 53-40 |
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COSTA MESA -- Simone Ibbotson scored 18 points to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team past visiting Santa Ana, 53-40, on Wednesday night at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates slip past Riverside, 54-52 |
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COSTA MESA -- What looked like a horrible version of déjà vu turned into a truckload of "WHEW" for Casey Gomez and the Orange Coast College women's basketball team.
With the game tied with 3 seconds left, Gomez was fouled and calmly drained two clutch free throws to lift the Pirates past visiting Riverside 54-52 on Friday in Orange Empire Conference action.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates stung by Hornets, 61-52 |
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FULLERTON -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team dropped its first Orange Empire Conference matchup of the season with a 61-52 loss to host Fullerton College on Wednesday at the Hornets' Nest. |
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Women's Basketball: Gomez scores 29 as Pirates top Cypress |
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CYPESS -- Casey Gomez was the hot hand for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team on Friday night, scoring 29 points in the Pirates' 70-66 Orange Empire Conference win over Cypress. |
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Women's Basketball: Second-half outburst lifts Pirates past Gauchos |
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COSTA MESA -- A 34-26 halftime deficit was quickly erased by the hot-and-cold Orange Coast College offense as the women's basketball team posted a 67-54 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Saddleback on Wednesday night.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates rally to top Lasers in OEC opener |
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IRVINE -- Simone Ibbotson had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 48-43 road win over Irvine Valley on Friday in the Pirates' Orange Empire Conference opener. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates go 2-1 over holiday stretch |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team closed out its nonconference portion of the season strong. After falling to San Bernardino Valley 65-40, the Pirates posted wins over Los Angeles Valley 75-49 and No. 4 ranked Palomar 54-52. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates start hot, hang on to top Canyons |
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COSTA MESA -- After a blazing first half of offense, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team managed to squeak past College of the Canyons, 74-73, on Sunday to take third place at the 2008 Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall in semifinals of Coast Christmas Classic |
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COSTA MESA -- It was another tough night of shooting for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the Pirates fell to visiting Cerritos, 52-45, in the championship semifinals of the 2008 Coast Christmas Classic on Saturday. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates open Coast Christmas Classic with win |
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COSTA MESA -- Simone Ibbotson had 14 points, while Casey Gomez and Daisy Bueno each added 11 to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 65-53 win over Southwestern in the opening round of the 2008 Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Women's Basketball: Top-ranked Ventura too much for Coast |
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COSTA MESA -- Less than 24 hours after a hard-fought loss to Cerritos, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team hosted top-ranked Ventura and the visiting Pirates topped the hometown Pirates, 53-42, on Saturday in nonconference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates drop heartbreaker to Cerritos |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team fell to 9-3 overall with a 58-57 nonconference loss to visiting Cerritos College on Friday at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates win consolation title at Cuesta Tournament |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO -- After a tough loss to Citrus, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team responded with back-to-back wins over Allan Hancock (77-51) and Barstow (72-43) at the 25th Annual Conoco/Phillips Basketball Tournament, played at Cuesta College. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates outlast Wolverines in triple-overtime! |
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COSTA MESA -- In one of the longest games in school history, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team finally pulled off an 85-79 win in three overtimes against visiting San Bernardino Valley at the 2008 Orange Coast Crossover on Saturday. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates pull out win over MiraCosta |
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COSTA MESA -- The sophomore tandem of Casey Gomez and Simone Ibbotson led the way for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team in Friday's 52-36 win over MiraCosta at the Orange Coast Crossover. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates take care of San Diego Mesa |
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SAN DIEGO -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team improved to 4-1 for the season with a 54-39 nonconference win over San Diego Mesa on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates fall to Mt. San Jacinto, 60-58 |
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SAN JACINTO -- A late second-half comeback came up just short for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the Pirates fell to Mt. San Jacinto 60-58 on Thursday night in nonconference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates win Santa Barbara Tournament |
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SANTA BARBARA -- It was a successful weekend for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team after winning the 2008 SBCC MTXE Tournament, held at Santa Barbara City College. |
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Women's Basketball: Shorthanded Pirates eliminated by Antelope Valley |
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COSTA MESA -- Apparently, "March Madness" reaches the community college level as well.
The shorthanded and top-seeded Orange Coast College Pirates were upset in the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs by 17th seed Antelope Valley, 73-63, on Saturday night at OCC's Peterson Gym.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates to host Antelope Valley in regional playoff |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team, seeded No. 1 in this year's Southern California Regionals, will face Antelope Valley in the second round on Saturday at 7 p.m. at OCC's Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Ford repeats as OEC MVP, three others All-OEC |
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Following the first back-to-back conference championships in school history, four players from the Orange Coast College women's basketball team earned a spot on the All-Orange Empire Conference Team.
Sophomore guard/forward Courtney Ford once again topped the list as the conference's Most Valuable Player, while three others -- Rachael Maulit, Katie Kissee and Brittany Taylor -- were named to the All-OEC squad.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates earn Regional's No. 1 seed |
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COSTA MESA -- Following one of the most dominating regular seasons in school history, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team was announced as the No. 1 seed in Southern California and will remain at home for the duration of the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
The Pirates' first test will come on Saturday night in the Peterson Gym at 7 p.m. when they host the winner of Santa Monica and Antelope Valley.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates overcome slow start to top Santa Ana |
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COSTA MESA -- With the biggest home crowd and strong pack of alumni in attendance, the last thing the Orange Coast College women's basketball team wanted to do was end the regular season with a defeat.
Courtney Ford and the rest of the Pirates would have none of that as the Orange Empire Conference champs dominated the second half en route to a 75-60 win over visiting Santa Ana on Friday.
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Women's Basketball: BACK TO BACK: Pirates repeat as OEC champs! |
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MISSION VIEJO -- For the first time in school history, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team has won it's conference title for the second straight season.
Led by 27 points and 15 rebounds from Courtney Ford, the Pirates made it back-to-back Orange Empire Conference titles with a 70-65 win over rival Saddleback on Wednesday.
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Women's Basketball: Pirate clinch tie of OEC title with win over Tigers |
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RIVERSIDE -- Freshman forward Simone Ibbotson had 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to an 83-55 Orange Empire Conference road win over Riverside on Friday.
With the win, OCC (27-3, 11-1) clinches at least a share of the OEC conference title with two games remaining.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates roll past Rustlers |
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COSTA MESA -- Courtney Ford definitely made the most of the time she spent on the floor on Wednesday night.
The sophomore standout scored 29 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out four assists in 21 minutes of playing time to lead the Pirates past Golden West, 87-53.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates avenge earlier loss by topping Hornets |
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COSTA MESA -- It only took the opening seven minutes of the first half for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to grab control of Friday night's rematch with Fullerton.
Using a 16-4 run and forcing eight Hornets turnovers in that span, the Pirates topped Fullerton 64-50 to avenge their lone Orange Empire Conference to the Hornets back on Jan. 16.
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Women's Basketball: Maulit's record-setting night helps OCC top Cypress |
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CYPRESS -- Move over Flo Luppani, there's a new single-game assist leader in the OCC record book.
Rachael Maulit's 18-assist performance helped lead the way to a convincing 86-68 Orange Empire Conference win over host Cypress on Wednesday.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates escape with double-overtime win over Irvine Valley |
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COSTA MESA - Courtney Ford and Rachael Maulit simply wouldn't allow the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to lose on Friday night.
The twosome scored 57 of the Pirates' 80 points, including a game-winning, buzzer-beater by Ford as OCC pulled out an 80-79 double-overtime win over the relentless Irvine Valley College Lasers on Friday night.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates make quick work of Santa Ana |
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SANTA ANA -- Another strong first half of basketball was more than enough for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the visiting Pirates rolled past Santa Ana, 88-46, on Wednesday in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: Hot start for Pirates leads to convincing win over Riverside |
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COSTA MESA -- Another impressive night from Courtney Ford and strong defense from the entire Orange Coast squad enabled the Pirates to cruise to an 86-68 Orange Empire Conference win over the visiting Riverside Tigers on Monday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates slip past Gauchos in double-overtime |
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COSTA MESA -- After being held to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting in the first half, OCC standout Courtney Ford just kept playing and the shots began to fall. The sophomore guard finished with a career-high 34 points to lead the Pirates past visiting Saddleback in double-overtime, 77-74, on Friday night at the Peterson Gym. |
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Basketball: Wednesday games with Riverside postponed |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's basketball teams had to postpone their games against Riverside on Wednesday night due to a leaky roof in the Peterson Gym.
The Pirates and Tigers have agreed to reschedule their games for Monday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. (men's) and 7:30 p.m. (women's).
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Women's Basketball: Ford eclipses career scoring mark as Pirates rout Rustlers |
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HUNTINGTON BEACH -- Sophomore guard Courtney Ford became Orange Coast College's all-time leading career scorer as the Pirates breezed past host Golden West, 80-25, on Friday night in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Women's Basketball: OCC falls to Fullerton; 17-game OEC win streak snapped |
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FULLERTON -- What began on Feb. 17, 2006 against Fullerton, ended on Wednesday against Fullerton as the host Hornets snapped Orange Coast College's 17-game conference win streak by topping the Pirates, 68-56. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates jump out fast, extinguish Chargers, 83-60 |
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COSTA MESA -- For just over 2 minutes, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team was simply unstoppable and that outburst helped lead the way to an 83-60 conference win over visiting Cypress on Friday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates scorch nets early, top Lasers in OEC opener |
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IRVINE -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team quickly showed that last week's loss to Ventura is a thing of the past, breezing past host Irvine Valley 81-60 on Wednesday night. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates end year on losing note |
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VENTURA -- After watching its winning streak reach 13 straight, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team ended 2007 with a rare setback after losing to host Ventura, 64-40 on Thursday at the Ventura Crossover. |
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Women's Basketball: Ford surpasses 1,000 career points in win over Mt. San Jacinto |
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COSTA MESA -- Lisa Schumaker, Jamie Shine, America Robledo and now Courtney Ford.
The exclusive "1,000-Point Club" received its fourth member on Wednesday as Ford and the Pirates topped Mt. San Jacinto 74-55 for their 12th straight win.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates blow past Saddleback to win Coast Christmas Classic |
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COSTA MESA -- Thanks to a relentless defense and timely offense from several players, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team branded Saddleback with its first loss of the season, 73-49, en route to claiming the 2007 Coast Christmas Classic title on Sunday at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates advance to tourney title game with 72-60 win over Cerritos |
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COSTA MESA -- A one-sentence statement by Orange Coast College women's basketball coach Mike Thornton best summed up the performance of sophomore standout Courtney Ford.
"Is Courtney an animal or what?" he said with a smile following the Pirates' 72-60 win over Cerritos in the championship semifinals of the Coast Christmas Classic on Saturday at OCC.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates roll past Cuesta in Coast Christmas Classic opener |
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COSTA MESA - For the Orange Coast College women's basketball team, Friday's 68-50 win over Cuesta in the opening round of the Coast Christmas Classic was a simple matter of "quantity over quality". |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates jump out early, top Cerritos |
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NORWALK -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team needed about 10 minutes to grab control of Friday's game against Cerritos and that outburst led the Pirates to their eighth straight win, 76-61. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates make quick work of El Camino |
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COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team put the pedal to the medal early on and breezed past visiting El Camino, 77-39, on Wednesday night at the Peterson Gym. |
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Women's Basketball: Ford named MVP as Pirates win Cuesta tournament |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team successfully defended its Conoco Phillips Invitational Tournament title by posting wins over Allan Hancock (84-33), L.A. Pierce (87-70) and Chaffey (67-47). |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates win Thanksgiving Classic! |
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PALM DESERT -- Led by the strong play of tournament MVP Courtney Ford, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team took home the Thanksgiving Classic Tournament trophy following wins over Glendale (82-50), Mt. San Jacinto (73-61) and Riverside (69-60). |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates finish second at Mt. SAC Tournament |
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WALNUT -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team came about as close as a team could get to winning the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Tournament this past weekend.
Following wins from host Mt. San Antonio and Solano, the Pirates came up a point short against Fresno City, losing 71-70 in the title game.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates stun defending champs! |
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WALNUT -- An interesting decision to open their own tournament against one of the top teams in the state proved costly for the Mt. San Antonio College Mounties as the two-time defending state champions fell to Orange Coast 63-57 at the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Tournament on Friday. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates top Palomar in season-opener |
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COSTA MESA -- Coaches always fear of their teams "peaking early" at the start of a season.
For OCC skipper Mike Thornton and his women's basketball team, that fear was quickly eliminated after a season-opening 63-55 win over visiting Palomar on Wednesday at the Peterson Gym.
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Women's Basketball: Smith heading to Kansas Wesleyan |
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COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College sophomore guard Robin Smith as accepted a scholarship offer to play basketball and attend school at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, according to OCC head coach Mike Thornton. |
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Ford earns first-team, All-State honors |
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Orange Coast College women's basketball standout Courtney Ford was a first-team All-State selection, becoming just the fourth Pirate to ever earn such an honor. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates upset by San Bernardino Valley |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team created a year's worth of success by out-hustling its opposition.
On Friday, the Pirates were given a taste of their own medicine as San Bernardino Valley pulled off a 61-59 shocker at the Peterson Gym in the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
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Women's Basketball: Pirates to host San Bernadino Valley |
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COSTA MESA - For the Orange Coast College women's basketball team, the road to Fresno will begin and end at the Basil Peterson Gymnasium.
Earning a No. 4 seed, the Pirates (28-3) will host San Bernardino Valley (19-9) on Friday after earning a first-round bye.
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Women's Basketball: Ford named OEC MVP; Smith, Maulit earn first-team honors |
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COSTA MESA - With her strong play on both sides of the floor, Orange Coast College freshman guard Courtney Ford was named the Orange Empire Conference's Most Valuable Player. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates wrap up perfect OEC run by taming Tigers |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team made sure that there would be no dramatics this time.
After surviving against Saddleback in overtime on Wednesday, the Pirates jumped out to a big lead early, then cruised to an 88-69 win over Riverside to wrap up the team's first-ever perfect run through the Orange Empire Conference.
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Women's Basketball: Built Ford Tough -- OCC slips past Gauchos in OT |
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MISSION VIEJO - It took OVER 40 minutes for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to get its first lead on Wednesday against Saddleback. The extra time came courtesy of Pirate standout Courtney Ford, who hit a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and provided enough magic for OCC to escape with a 70-65 overtime win against the Gauchos. |
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Women's Basketball: Ford named COA Athlete of the Month |
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COSTA MESA - Freshman guard Courtney Ford, a valuable piece to Orange Coast College's conference championship puzzle, has been named the Commission on Athletics Female Student Athlete of the Month for January for all of California, according to a recent press release from the COA. |
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Women's Basketball: Pirates claim OEC title with win over Dons |
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SANTA ANA - Considering all of the postseason success the Pirates have had lately, it's hard to believe it's been nine years since the women's basketball team has won an Orange Empire Conference title.
That drought was washed away on Friday night as the Pirates topped Santa Ana 64-50 for the team's first outright OEC crown since the 1997-98 season.
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Pirates win 14th straight, clinch piece of OEC title |
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COSTA MESA - Sure, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team leads the state in team offense, but the defense ain't too shabby either.
Holding Irvine Valley to 31 percent shooting and forcing 30 turnovers, the Pirates clamped down on the visiting Lasers 74-38 to grab at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference crown.
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Women's hoopsters take control of OEC by topping Hornets |
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COSTA MESA - After struggling in the first half last week against Cypress, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team put the pedal to the medal early on Friday against Fullerton.
Using a 41-point first half, the Pirates controlled things from start to finish and topped Fullerton 74-59 at the Peterson Gym in a matchup between the Orange Empire Conference's top two teams.
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No. 4 Pirates rally to top Cypress |
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CYPRESS - After going free-throw-less in last week's blowout win against Golden West, the OCC Pirates needed every last charity shot they could find in Wednesday's 63-52 win over host Cypress in Orange Empire Conference action. |
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Pirates hog-tie Rustlers for 11th straight win |
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HUNTINGTON BEACH - The players should not be surprised if head coach Mike Thornton goes over a ton of free-throw drills over the next few days, simply because they weren't able to work on that facet of the game on Friday night. |
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Pirates win 10th straight by taming Tigers, 74-66 |
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RIVERSIDE - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team earned its 10th straight win by topping Riverside 74-66 on Wednesday night, completing a perfect run through the first round of Orange Empire Conference play.
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Women's hoopsters outlast Gauchos, 73-66 |
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COSTA MESA - Two of the top teams in Southern California went toe-to-toe in the Peterson Gym on Friday night and in the end, the hosts were the last ones standing. |
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Thornton notches 400th win as Pirates roll past Dons |
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COSTA MESA - The last time Orange Coast College head coach Mike Thornton notched a milestone win (No. 300 in 2002-03), his team went on to win the state title.
Just food for thought.
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No. 8 Pirates zap Lasers 73-49 |
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IRVINE - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team improved to 18-3 overall, 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 73-49 win over Irvine Valley on Friday night. |
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No. 8 Pirates sting No. 12 Hornets, 74-70 |
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FULLERTON - The Fullerton Hornets managed to keep the Orange Coast College women's basketball team 11 points under its state-best season scoring average, but it still wasn't enough.
Four OCC players hit double figures as the Pirates, ranked eighth in the state, overcame a four-point halftime deficit to top the 12th ranked Hornets on the road, 74-70, on Wednesday night.
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Women hoopsters shoot past Chargers, 87-72 |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team again showed the depth of a team that's finding points from all angles. |
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Coast cruises to victory in OEC opener |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team still had some leftover offensive fireworks following its New Year's break and opened Orange Empire Conference play with a 100-40 win over visiting Golden West on Wednesday. |
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Roadkill: Pirates set scoring record in 127-59 win over Roadrunners |
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COSTA MESA - One thing's for certain -- the Orange Coast College women's basketball team isn't afraid to pull the trigger on offense.
The Pirates took 95 shots -- making 51 (including 19 3-pointers) en route to a 127-59 win over Rio Hondo at the Orange Coast New Year's Crossover on Saturday night.
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Pirates cruise past Allan Hancock |
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COSTA MESA - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team had no ill effects from the Christmas break, breezing past Allan Hancock College 95-39 in Day 1 of the Orange Coast New Year's Crossover on Friday night. |
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Canyons top Pirates, advance to tourney title game |
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COSTA MESA - It's not too difficult to figure out who the top players are for the College of the Canyons' women's basketball team. What IS difficult, however, is trying to stop them.
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Canyons wins Coast Christmas Classic; Pirates finish third |
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COSTA MESA - Three days and 11 days later, it's the College of the Canyons which finished on top at the 16th annual Coast Christmas Classic.
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Hundley's hot hand ignights Coast, 97-45 |
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COSTA MESA - Devin Hundley's hot shooting from 3-point range helped the Orange Coast College women's basketball team open the Coast Christmas Classic with a 97-45 win over San Diego Mesa on Monday night. |
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Pirates roll past Cerritos 97-67 |
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COSTA MESA - The high-octane Orange Coast College women's basketball team put another large number on the scoreboard on Friday, defeating the visiting Cerritos College Falcons 97-67 on Friday night in nonconference action. |
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Women's hoopsters capture Cuesta Tournament title |
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SAN LUIS OBISPO - Led by the consistent play of Courtney Ford, the Orange Coast College women's basketball team captured the Cuesta Conoco Phillips Invitational title with an 82-72 win over Chaffey on Saturday.
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Women's hoopsters shut down Grossmont, 88-41 |
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COSTA MESA - Looking at the halftime stats, OCC assistant coach Steve Popovich noticed that due to the Pirates' relentless defense, Grossmont was held to just 11 shots, allowing the Griffins to outrebound the hosts 21-13.
"I guess I better get on them about hitting the boards harder," Popovich joked as OCC held a 49-19 halftime lead en route to an 88-41 rout of the Griffins on Saturday in nonconferece action.
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C-Note: Pirates rout Citrus 100-49 |
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COSTA MESA - Losing streaks haven't come too often for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team and on Tuesday, the Pirates ended a two-game slide in rather impressive fashion.
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Women's hoopsters drop final two games at Mt. SAC Tournament |
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WALNUT - The Orange Coast College women's basketball team dropped to 2-2 with a pair of losses over the weekend at the Mt. San Antonio College Tipoff Tournament.
Following a tourney-opening win over Solano on Friday, the Pirates lost to the College of the Canyons 83-76 on Saturday, followed by an 68-66 setback to Fresno City on Sunday.
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Pirates win season opener over Palomar |
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SAN MARCOS - A strong second-half surge provided the Orange Coast College women's basketball team an 84-51 season-opening win over host Palomar on Tuesday night. |
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2005-06 Women's Basketball -- A year to remember |
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COSTA MESA - From fourth place to the Final Four -- not too shabby of an upgrade for the Orange Coast College women's basketball in 2005-06.
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Hundley Bombs Bucs Past Falcons for Tournament Title |
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COSTA MESA - Freshman guard Devin Hundley hit 5-of-9 from three-point range and scored a game-high 19 points to lead 10th-ranked Orange Coast to a 64-61 win over Cerritos in the championship game of the 15th Annual Coast Christmas Classic, Sunday afternoon in Peterson Gymnasium. |
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Coast to Clash With Cerritos in Tourney Title Game |
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COSTA MESA - Sophomores Valerie Katayama and Madison Parks each scored a team-high 13 points to lead 10th-ranked Orange Coast to a 53-38 win over El Camino, Saturday evening in semifinal round play of the 15th Annual Coast Christmas Classic. |
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Parks Double-Double Pushes Pirates Past Panthers, 47-41 |
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COSTA MESA - Despite missing two of its starters, 10th-ranked Orange Coast got a big lift from forward Madison Parks to knock off Chaffey, 47-41, Friday evening in the opening round of the 15th Annual Coast Christmas Classic in Peterson Gymnasium. |
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Pirates Put Six in Double Figures, Run Past Jags, 79-32 |
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COSTA MESA - Host Orange Coast had six different players score in double figures on the way to a 79-32 non-conference win over visiting Southwestern, Wednesday evening in Peterson Gymnasium. |
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