Ray Holley led the scoring attack once again for the Pirates and drew first blood in the third overtime.
However, the Pirates chose to go for two and quarterback Ethan Whitsell's pass was incomplete.
With the score at 33-27, the Dons almost scored on a Jordan Thomas pass that deflected off two Santa Ana receivers.
On third-and-three, the Pirates stuffed the Dons runner for a minus-three-yard carry.
Jimmy Keating gets the interception on fourth down, Pirates win.
The Dons, staring at a 50-yard field goal attempt to start off the second overtime, looked to be in trouble.
However, Santa Ana's Chase Lansford laced the kick down the uprights with some spare room to put up three points on the board.
After a Coast three-and-out, Pirates kicker Lucas Vandeman answered back with a 37-yard field goal.
Score is tied 27-27 with the Pirates having the first attempt at the third overtime.
However, Santa Ana's Chase Lansford laced the kick down the uprights with some spare room to put up three points on the board.
After a Coast three-and-out, Pirates kicker Lucas Vandeman answered back with a 37-yard field goal.
Score is tied 27-27 with the Pirates having the first attempt at the third overtime.
Ray Holley scored on a fourth-and-two run. The Dons responded with a 13-yard touchdown pass themselves.
The score is still tied at 22-apiece.
The Dons get the ball on the other side of the stadium first.
The score is still tied at 22-apiece.
The Dons get the ball on the other side of the stadium first.
Pirates were one-yard away from ending the game on a Travis Sanford's sack/safety.
Many of the Coast fans said it was a safety but the refs ruled it as a sack at the one-yard line.
17-17 and the Pirates get the first try at the overtime - which both teams get the ball on the 25-yard line.
Many of the Coast fans said it was a safety but the refs ruled it as a sack at the one-yard line.
17-17 and the Pirates get the first try at the overtime - which both teams get the ball on the 25-yard line.
With the momentum switched over to the Pirates' side, the Dons went three-and-out.
Coast's Joe Galvez returned Santa Ana's punt for 20-yards and gave the Pirates the ball on the 43-yard line.
However, after a one-yard gain by Holley, then a four-yard sack on quarterback Ethan Whitsell, the Pirates stared down another third-and-long.
Coast called for a draw, about seven Dons were already in the backfield.
Ray Holley reversed to the other side and Whitsell made a key-block to get the Pirates a 10-yard gain.
Head coach Mike decided to punt the ball instead of going for the fourth down.
With 1:09 left in the game, the Dons are on its 10-yard line, staring down a third-and-six and the Pirates have no timeouts left.
An exciting finish is about to brew up at the LeBard Stadium.
Coast's Joe Galvez returned Santa Ana's punt for 20-yards and gave the Pirates the ball on the 43-yard line.
However, after a one-yard gain by Holley, then a four-yard sack on quarterback Ethan Whitsell, the Pirates stared down another third-and-long.
Coast called for a draw, about seven Dons were already in the backfield.
Ray Holley reversed to the other side and Whitsell made a key-block to get the Pirates a 10-yard gain.
Head coach Mike decided to punt the ball instead of going for the fourth down.
With 1:09 left in the game, the Dons are on its 10-yard line, staring down a third-and-six and the Pirates have no timeouts left.
An exciting finish is about to brew up at the LeBard Stadium.
The Pirates are back in field goal range with a 14-yard gain by Ray Holley, a 13-yard gain by Lano Fuentes and a 9-yard gain by Holley (on the 19-yard line).
Holley, who ran over two Dons players for another gain of seven (and put the Pirates inside the 10-yard line) is proving once gain as the most valuable player for Coast's offense.
However, Coast could not put it in the end zone with a touchdown but Lucas Vandeman made a 28-yard field goal to tie it up.
5:34 left, the game is tied at 17-17.
Holley, who ran over two Dons players for another gain of seven (and put the Pirates inside the 10-yard line) is proving once gain as the most valuable player for Coast's offense.
However, Coast could not put it in the end zone with a touchdown but Lucas Vandeman made a 28-yard field goal to tie it up.
5:34 left, the game is tied at 17-17.
Coast running back Ray Holley (No. 22) is carrying the Pirates offense on his back.The Pirates quarterbacks have not compiled for over 50-yards of passing yards this game.
Holley converted two third downs in the fourth quarter, but after a seven-yard sack that pushed the Pirates back to a second-and-17, Coast had to punt.
We'll see if Coast can stop the Dons on the 49-yard line.
EDIT
On the Dons' first drive, Coast's Bryce Brantley recorded a sack and forced a fumble.
Pirates, on their 47-yard line, ran the ball on its first play and Holley gained 14-yards on the run.
[Photo by Kevin Warn]
Coast linebacker Jimmy Keating (pictured) is leading the way for the Pirates comeback.The Dons on a fourth down decided to go for it and was stopped behind the line of scrimmage by Keating - giving the Pirates the ball on its 48-yard line.
After a 16-yard run by Ray Holley on third down, the Pirates again converted on third down on a 13-yard reverse to Lano Fuentes.
However, a illegal block in the back was called on the Pirates. But on the Pirates next throw, SAC was called for roughing the passer - making it an automatic first down.
Holley ran for another big gain (13-yards) and eventually scored on a one-yard toss on the goal line.
Lucas Vanderman's extra point attempt was good. Pirates trail only by three, 14-17, with 1:12 left in the third.
[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
The shifting of the quarterbacks seems to be working for the Dons.The Dons have been subbing starter Jordan Thomas with reserve Travis Toon in the second half and it led to another Santa Ana touchdown.
Toon, on fourth and three on the 34-yard line, threw a pass to the sidelines and Dominique Williams came down with the football and the touchdown.
Chase Lanford's extra point attempt was good, the Pirates on its next possession went three-and-out and the Dons have the ball at the 33-yard line with a 7-17 lead. 7:33 left in the third quarter.
[Photo courtesy of Google.com]
Both teams have gone with different quarterbacks for the second half.
The Dons quarterback is now Travis Toon instead of Jordan Thomas. The Pirates have started Ethan Whitsell again in the second half.
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Jordan Thomas is back on the field for the Dons.
The Dons quarterback is now Travis Toon instead of Jordan Thomas. The Pirates have started Ethan Whitsell again in the second half.
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Jordan Thomas is back on the field for the Dons.
Santa Ana/Orange Coast
Score: 7/10
First downs: 4/6
Rushes-yards (net): 19-85/14-25
Passing yards (net): 38/27
Passes attempt-completions-interceptions: 15-6-2/14-4-2
Total offense plays-yards: 34-123/28-52
Interceptions returns-yards: 2-15/2-13
Penalties-yards: 3-25/5-45
Possession time: 16:58/13:02
Third down conversion: 3 of 9/1 of 7
Red-zone scores-chances: 1-2/0-0
Passing leaders: Jordan Thomas (6-of-15 for 38 yards, 2 interceptions)/Kyle Manning (1-of-6 for 15 yards, 2 interceptions)
Rushing leaders: Devin DeLeon (56-yards on 2 carries, 1 TD)/Ray Holley (45-yards on 9 carries)
Receiving leaders: Anthony Martin (18-yards on 2 catches)/Kalii Kunitomo (15-yards on 1 catch)
Scoring plays
1st (14:47) - Lano Fuentes on a 94-yard kickoff return (Lucas Vanderman kick): 7-0
1st (8:21) - Chase Lansford on 38-yard field goal: 7-3
2nd (6:06) - Devin DeLeon on 49-yard run (Lansford kick): 7-10
[Stats provided by OCC's Sports Information Director Tony Altobelli]
Score: 7/10
First downs: 4/6
Rushes-yards (net): 19-85/14-25
Passing yards (net): 38/27
Passes attempt-completions-interceptions: 15-6-2/14-4-2
Total offense plays-yards: 34-123/28-52
Interceptions returns-yards: 2-15/2-13
Penalties-yards: 3-25/5-45
Possession time: 16:58/13:02
Third down conversion: 3 of 9/1 of 7
Red-zone scores-chances: 1-2/0-0
Passing leaders: Jordan Thomas (6-of-15 for 38 yards, 2 interceptions)/Kyle Manning (1-of-6 for 15 yards, 2 interceptions)
Rushing leaders: Devin DeLeon (56-yards on 2 carries, 1 TD)/Ray Holley (45-yards on 9 carries)
Receiving leaders: Anthony Martin (18-yards on 2 catches)/Kalii Kunitomo (15-yards on 1 catch)
Scoring plays
1st (14:47) - Lano Fuentes on a 94-yard kickoff return (Lucas Vanderman kick): 7-0
1st (8:21) - Chase Lansford on 38-yard field goal: 7-3
2nd (6:06) - Devin DeLeon on 49-yard run (Lansford kick): 7-10
[Stats provided by OCC's Sports Information Director Tony Altobelli]
The Pirates seem like its own worst enemy tonight. Ray Holley seems to be playing hurt, starting quarterback Kyle Manning is benched and the Pirates just gave up a 49-yard touchdown run to Santa Ana's Devin DeLeon.
Chase Lanford's extra point attempt is good and the score is 10-7 Dons with 6:06 left in the first half.
[Photo courtesy of Google]
In the last three offensive possessions, there's been three interceptions.First was from Coast's Anthony Curry, who caught the interception on the Don's two-yard line.
Coast's Kyle Manning, who may have thrown his last pass of the game, threw his second interception of the game to Santa Ana's Michael Neal.
On the Dons' next possession, quarterback Jordan Thomas also threw his second interception - this time to Keahi Raikes (pictured).
[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
Ray Holley is back on the field for the Pirates after sitting one offensive possession.
On his first carry, Holley ran for 11-yards out of the two-yard line.
On another note, Kyle Manning threw his second interception and is only one-for-six with 15-yards. Backup quarterback Ethan Whitsell is warming up on the sideline.
EDIT
Whitsell will be starting for the Pirates at the start of the second quarter.
On his first carry, Holley ran for 11-yards out of the two-yard line.
On another note, Kyle Manning threw his second interception and is only one-for-six with 15-yards. Backup quarterback Ethan Whitsell is warming up on the sideline.
EDIT
Whitsell will be starting for the Pirates at the start of the second quarter.
Coast's No. 1 offensive weapon Ray Holley (pictured) might be out of this game for good. On the Pirates' second offensive possession, Holley carried the ball twice for five yards and then laid on the ground after trying to protect Kyle Manning from being sacked.
Manning ended up being sacked for 10-yards.
On the Pirates' next possession, Holley was not present on the field but present on the trainers table.
His replacement, Kalii Kunitomo, fumbled on his first carry.
[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
On the Pirates' first offensive possession, on third-and-six on the 33-yard line, Coast's quarterback Kyle Manning threw and interception to Santa Ana's Dakota Hopkins.Manning (pictured) is 0-2 with a interception to start off the game. Ray Holley has four yards on one carry.
After converting a third-and-long with a running back screen, the Dons could not convert another third down and had to settle with Chase Lansford's 38-yard field goal.
Score is 7-3 Pirates with 8:21 left in the first quarter.
[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
Orange Coast College's head football coach Mike Taylor said he wanted to emphasize on special teams during this week's practice.
Coast's wide receiver Lano Fuentes must have listened to what Taylor was preaching during practice because to start off the 59th battle between Santa Ana College and OCC, Fuentes returned a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Santa Ana's Nicholas Arzate was injured on the kickoff return and was carried off the field by two Dons personnel.
Score is 7-0 Pirates with 14:47 left in the first quarter after Lucas Vaderman's extra point.
Coast's wide receiver Lano Fuentes must have listened to what Taylor was preaching during practice because to start off the 59th battle between Santa Ana College and OCC, Fuentes returned a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Santa Ana's Nicholas Arzate was injured on the kickoff return and was carried off the field by two Dons personnel.
Score is 7-0 Pirates with 14:47 left in the first quarter after Lucas Vaderman's extra point.
After starting the season 7-0 and not losing a set, the Orange Coast College women's volleyball team finally lost a set and game - largely due to compiling 15 missed serves and 13 hitting errors against Golden West College Wednesday (Oct. 7).
Coast looked poised to continue its unbeaten streak after winning the first set 22-25, but the Rustlers won the next three sets 25-23, 25-21, 29-27 to take away home court advantage from the lady Pirates at the Peterson Gym.
“I’m completely disappointed in my team’s performance, especially in game four.” Coast head coach Chuck Cutenese said. “We came out in game one and played well, then we got flat in game two and flat in game three. You know, good teams don’t lose (after leading) 24-21. We lost our focus. People couldn’t put the ball away. We weren’t swinging to win, we were swinging not to lose.”
In that fourth set, the No. 3 ranked Coast (7-1, 1-1 in Orange Empire Conference) had a 23-17 lead against the No. 10 ranked Golden West (9-2, 2-0) but the Rustlers came back with a 8-1 run of its own to make it 24-25 and eventually won the game.
Even though Coast played on its home gym, it was a pro-Rustlers crowd and the lady Pirates often seemed phased by the opposing fans' noises.
"It didn't even seem like our gym," said Coast's libero Nikki Osuna, who led her team with 24 digs. "We let (the opposing crowd) get into our heads. We let them ruin our game."
Osuna added the team's had couple bad practices this week and hoped to improve on "a lot of unforced errors." the team had Wednesday in the next few days.
"I think mentally we just shutdown as a team," said sophomore outside hitter Rachel Freeno, who played in her first game since recovering from surgery on her hitting shoulder. "We're a lot better than we played - a whole lot better. And we'll get them next time in their gym."
Freeno, who had 15 digs in the contest, said her shoulder hurt after the game and was excited to play again but added, "I played the worst game I've ever played."
Coast's sophomore Poerava Gantt led Coast with 18 kills with 14 digs, sophomore Briana Fields added 10 kills and freshman setter Kimya Jafroudi paced the offense with 42 assists.
"It wasn't our night," Gantt said.
The lady Pirates' next home match will come Friday (Oct. 16) at 6 p.m. against another high-ranked opponent, No. 4 ranked Irvine Valley College.
[Photos by Tony Lee]
Coast looked poised to continue its unbeaten streak after winning the first set 22-25, but the Rustlers won the next three sets 25-23, 25-21, 29-27 to take away home court advantage from the lady Pirates at the Peterson Gym.
“I’m completely disappointed in my team’s performance, especially in game four.” Coast head coach Chuck Cutenese said. “We came out in game one and played well, then we got flat in game two and flat in game three. You know, good teams don’t lose (after leading) 24-21. We lost our focus. People couldn’t put the ball away. We weren’t swinging to win, we were swinging not to lose.”
In that fourth set, the No. 3 ranked Coast (7-1, 1-1 in Orange Empire Conference) had a 23-17 lead against the No. 10 ranked Golden West (9-2, 2-0) but the Rustlers came back with a 8-1 run of its own to make it 24-25 and eventually won the game.
Even though Coast played on its home gym, it was a pro-Rustlers crowd and the lady Pirates often seemed phased by the opposing fans' noises.
"It didn't even seem like our gym," said Coast's libero Nikki Osuna, who led her team with 24 digs. "We let (the opposing crowd) get into our heads. We let them ruin our game."
Osuna added the team's had couple bad practices this week and hoped to improve on "a lot of unforced errors." the team had Wednesday in the next few days.
"I think mentally we just shutdown as a team," said sophomore outside hitter Rachel Freeno, who played in her first game since recovering from surgery on her hitting shoulder. "We're a lot better than we played - a whole lot better. And we'll get them next time in their gym."
Freeno, who had 15 digs in the contest, said her shoulder hurt after the game and was excited to play again but added, "I played the worst game I've ever played."
Coast's sophomore Poerava Gantt led Coast with 18 kills with 14 digs, sophomore Briana Fields added 10 kills and freshman setter Kimya Jafroudi paced the offense with 42 assists.
"It wasn't our night," Gantt said.
The lady Pirates' next home match will come Friday (Oct. 16) at 6 p.m. against another high-ranked opponent, No. 4 ranked Irvine Valley College.
[Photos by Tony Lee]
The Orange Coast College women's soccer team got to experience playing under the LeBard Stadium lights for the first time this season.
After starting the second half with a 2-0 cushion, Coast (8-2, 4-2 in the Orange Empire Conference) squeaked-out with a 2-1 victory Tuesday (Oct. 6) as Fullerton College's last shot attempt hit the crossbar and extended the lady Pirates' winning streak to three.
"More than anything we just got to close the deal," OCC head coach Kevin Smith said. "The other team played with a lot of heart and they battled back."
The lady Pirates' opened up the scoring in the 25th minute when midfielder Chelsea Hilliard passed a ball to teammate Taryn Bales, who stayed just onside, beat her defender and scored on the Hornets' goalkeeper Briana Magana - who had two point-blank blocks already in the first half.
Bales also added an assist in the contest just 14 minutes later as teammate Kallie Ryker scored on Bales' pass.
"They've played with each other for few years now, with club soccer and now here, and they're on the same page and things are going good," Smith said.
But in the second half, the Hornets (5-4-2, 3-2-2) changed its formation to an offensive-heavy lineup and forced the lady Pirates to reorganize its defense.
In the 67th minute, Fullerton's Megan Byrum got snuck-passed Coast's defense and scored in the top-right corner to cut the lead to one.
"2-0 is a dangerous score in soccer," Hornets' coach Pam Lewin said. "Once we got one goal, we were really pressing hard to get that goal...We just played a lot better in the second half."
But Fullerton could not take advantage of the leading OEC goal scorer Kimmi Walsh - thanks to Hilliard's defense.
"Chelsea is kind of the heart of the defense as far as her intensity and her discipline," Smith said. "The leading scorer is on their team and for the most part shut her down. I think (Walsh) had one shot at goal today."
However, Smith said the team still needs to work on it's mental game to avoid a potential meltdown like Tuesday night's second half.
"We've got to maintain that high-level of concentration for 90-minutes," he said. "We seem to every game just have a little bit of a time where we lapse - where we don't get out quick as a team like we should or we don't close down and get in a little lull."
Magana finished with another point-blank deflection for a total of seven blocks. Coast's goalkeeper Alyssa Simon also finished with seven blocks.
The lady Pirates' next home match will be on Friday (Oct. 16) against Riverside Communty College at 1 p.m. at the OCC Soccer Complex.
"I wish we can play all our games here," Bales said of playing at LeBard Stadium. "I think it pumps everybody up when we play under the lights and I heard we have a good reputation. We don't lose in the stadium so I think its good luck."
[Photos by Tony Lee]
After starting the second half with a 2-0 cushion, Coast (8-2, 4-2 in the Orange Empire Conference) squeaked-out with a 2-1 victory Tuesday (Oct. 6) as Fullerton College's last shot attempt hit the crossbar and extended the lady Pirates' winning streak to three.
"More than anything we just got to close the deal," OCC head coach Kevin Smith said. "The other team played with a lot of heart and they battled back."
The lady Pirates' opened up the scoring in the 25th minute when midfielder Chelsea Hilliard passed a ball to teammate Taryn Bales, who stayed just onside, beat her defender and scored on the Hornets' goalkeeper Briana Magana - who had two point-blank blocks already in the first half.
Bales also added an assist in the contest just 14 minutes later as teammate Kallie Ryker scored on Bales' pass.
"They've played with each other for few years now, with club soccer and now here, and they're on the same page and things are going good," Smith said.
But in the second half, the Hornets (5-4-2, 3-2-2) changed its formation to an offensive-heavy lineup and forced the lady Pirates to reorganize its defense.
In the 67th minute, Fullerton's Megan Byrum got snuck-passed Coast's defense and scored in the top-right corner to cut the lead to one.
"2-0 is a dangerous score in soccer," Hornets' coach Pam Lewin said. "Once we got one goal, we were really pressing hard to get that goal...We just played a lot better in the second half."
But Fullerton could not take advantage of the leading OEC goal scorer Kimmi Walsh - thanks to Hilliard's defense.
"Chelsea is kind of the heart of the defense as far as her intensity and her discipline," Smith said. "The leading scorer is on their team and for the most part shut her down. I think (Walsh) had one shot at goal today."
However, Smith said the team still needs to work on it's mental game to avoid a potential meltdown like Tuesday night's second half.
"We've got to maintain that high-level of concentration for 90-minutes," he said. "We seem to every game just have a little bit of a time where we lapse - where we don't get out quick as a team like we should or we don't close down and get in a little lull."
Magana finished with another point-blank deflection for a total of seven blocks. Coast's goalkeeper Alyssa Simon also finished with seven blocks.
The lady Pirates' next home match will be on Friday (Oct. 16) against Riverside Communty College at 1 p.m. at the OCC Soccer Complex.
"I wish we can play all our games here," Bales said of playing at LeBard Stadium. "I think it pumps everybody up when we play under the lights and I heard we have a good reputation. We don't lose in the stadium so I think its good luck."
[Photos by Tony Lee]
For the first time this season, the Orange Coast College women's soccer team received a card of any color against Fullerton College Tuesday (Oct. 6)."I'm honored to have it," said Coast freshman forward Taryn Bales (pictured in blue). "I take pride in that."
Bales, who scored the game's opening goal and assisted on the lady Pirates' second goal, was charging for the ball from the midfield late in the second half.
Fullerton's goalkeeper Brianna Magana also charged outside of her box to knock the ball the other way.
Bales and Magana collided, the referee thought it was too much contact and Bales was awarded a yellow card.
"I'm actually surprised we didn't get one earlier (in the season)," Bales said. "I think we're a very physical team."
[Photo by Tony Lee]
The women's volleyball team were perfect coming into the Orange Empire Conference rival matchup against Golden West College Wednesday (Oct. 7) - unbeaten in seven consecutive swept matches.
After winning the first set 25-22, the third-ranked lady Pirates (7-1, 1-1 in the OEC) lost three-straight sets to the No. 10 ranked Rustlers (9-2, 2-0) 25-23, 25-21, 29-27.
Even though the match took place at Coast's Peterson Gym, the crowd was pro-Rustlers and, according to OCC's Nikki Osuna, "It didn't even seem like it was our gym."
Pictures and more quotes will follow soon.
Here are the game Tweets from the OCC Sports Blog's Twitter.
After winning the first set 25-22, the third-ranked lady Pirates (7-1, 1-1 in the OEC) lost three-straight sets to the No. 10 ranked Rustlers (9-2, 2-0) 25-23, 25-21, 29-27.
Even though the match took place at Coast's Peterson Gym, the crowd was pro-Rustlers and, according to OCC's Nikki Osuna, "It didn't even seem like it was our gym."
Pictures and more quotes will follow soon.
Here are the game Tweets from the OCC Sports Blog's Twitter.
- Battle between Orange Coast and rivals Golden West has started. The lady Pirates have the early 6-3 lead - GW serve
- Golden West calls timeout...15-12 lady Pirates
- Golden West takes the lead 18-19. Coast's head coach Chuck Cutenese calls timeout. #oec #volleyball
- Orange Coast comes back to take the first match 25-22! #oec #volleyball
- Golden West is off to a fast start in the 2nd set. 3-6 Rustlers. Lady Pirates call timeout #oec #volleyball
- Lady Pirates tied it up at 11-11 but the Rustlers got the next 3 points. 11-14 timeout OCC #oec #volleyball
- Golden West started the 2nd set w/ a lead, finished the set with a 23-25 lead. It's tied 1-1. #oec #volleyball
- Golden West is off to another fast start. OCC head coach Chuck Cutenese is very verbal on the sidelines. 11-7 Rustlers. #oec #volleyball
- Lady Pirates have tied it up! The score is 21-21 in the third set #oec #volleyball
- After tying it up, the Rustlers got the next 4 points to win 21-25. GWC is up 2-1 sets. #oec #volleyball
- After exchanging 5 points back and forth, Coast took a 8-5 lead. Golden West responded with 3 straight of its own. Score is tied up at 9-9
- the lady Pirates on the bench are making the most noise in the whole Peterson Gym. OCC is up 18-16. #oec #volleyball
- The lady Pirates are on a 7-1 run. Score is 23-18 in the 4th set. #oec #volleyball
- Coast was up 23-17. Golden West went on a 8-1 run to be up 24-25 #oec #volleyball
- Coast was up 23-17. Golden West went on a 8-1 run to be up 24-25 and eventually won 27-29 #oec #volleyball
Under the LeBard Stadium lights, the lady Pirates soccer team snuck-out with a 2-1 victory against Fullerton College Tuesday (Oct. 6) as the last shot hit off the top crossbar.
This is the third straight win for Coast (8-2, 4-2 in OEC) and Fullerton drops to (5-4-2, 3-2-2).
Here are the game Tweets from the OCC Sports Blog's Twitter.
This is the third straight win for Coast (8-2, 4-2 in OEC) and Fullerton drops to (5-4-2, 3-2-2).
Here are the game Tweets from the OCC Sports Blog's Twitter.
- The women's soccer game vs. Fullerton College in the LeBard Stadium (that's right, the football stadium) is about to start!
- Coast's Taryn Bales was stopped by Fullerton's goalkeeper Brianna Magana in a point-blank attempt. Score is 0-0
- Coast's Kallie Ryker was stopped by Fullerton's keeper again on a breakaway and Jazmin Antunez's rebound was wide. Score is 0-0
- Taryn Bales got the first goal of the game and finally broke Fullerton goalkeeper's impressive defensive stand. 1-0 lady Pirates
- Fullerton's Emily Smith is attended by the trainers because she got hit on the face with a ball and is bleeding. Ouch.
- Coast's Kallie Ryker scored the 2nd goal of the game. Ryker's first attempt was stopped point-blank by Fullerton's goalie. Score 2-0
- Fullerton cut into Coast's 2-0 lead with a 57th minute goal by Megan Byrum's point-blank shot. Score is 2-1 #OEC
- Coast wins despite Fullerton's last shot attempt hitting off the top crossbar. 2-1 lady Pirates led by Taryn Bales' goal and assist
It's Me Tony Lee: We were trained to be warriors, not injured students
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As an athlete, you are trained to work through the pain and push your body up to the breaking point.But what we’ve never been trained for is how to deal with the pain after you’ve pushed your body over the breaking point.
During the fall offseason, I’ve been practicing with the golf team and working on a dramatic swing change that puts a lot of torque on my left knee.
I’ve been practicing and playing hurt because that’s how we were trained. As they say, mind over matter or whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
I was behaving a little like Orange Coast College women’s soccer player Nique Phetchanpheng, 18, but the pain she was playing through, she found out after she finished a game, was caused by a 50 percent tear of her quadriceps muscle.
“I felt a little tweak but I didn’t pay much attention to it,” she said. “I’m not the type of person that like sits out because of an injury so I just shook it off.”
That’s typical for all athletes and former Pirates starting middle linebacker Matt Henry, 20, was no different.
“Originally I didn’t even think it was broken,” Henry said of his fifth metatarsal fracture that’ll sideline him for the rest of this year. “The doc originally said two weeks (recovery) then I went to see a specialist and he said I needed surgery.”
Coast wide receiver Derek Romo’s case also shows how unpredictable injuries are.
“I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Romo, 18, who is out for this season from tearing his MCL, ACL and meniscus when a teammate accidentally hit his knee in practice. “The worst part is I can’t play the sport I love.”
Now he and Romo are both redshirted and can only contribute by being cheerleaders on the sideline.
“It’s hard to even go to the games and watch practice because you wish you were out there helping them out,” Henry said.
Even though golf’s not a high-contact sport, it was no different for me.
I shrugged off my sore knee, even though I heard a pop, as another day of hard work and convinced I just needed to ice it down.
But when I couldn’t walk without gimping, I went to the doctor and he said I have a partially hyper-extended knee and may have a meniscus injury that might require surgery.
This was something that no coach, teacher or parent prepared me for. The thought of having a surgery that might affect how I play my sport for the rest of my life scared me to death.
But I think the thought of never playing at Coast again (knock on wood) scared me even more.
I’m going to see an orthopedic doctor today (Oct. 7) who specializes in the knee and leg to see the extent of my injury and it feels like I’m going to see the grim reaper.
I’m hoping for the best, regardless of whether I need surgery, and the next time I swing a golf club as a Pirate, I will not take a single moment for granted.
I love waking up at 5 a.m. three days a week to practice with my teammates. I love the discipline I’ve learned from being a student athlete.
But most of all, I love being a Pirate and representing Orange Coast College when I compete. The expression “You never know what you had until you lose it” has never been truer for me.
“I want to be back out there more than just sit around in the sidelines and watch,” said Phetchanpheng, who is back playing for the lady Pirates this year. “My love for the sport is my motivation to get back out there.”
EDIT
My doctor told me I'll be out 6-8 weeks with, not a meniscus injury, a MCL tear. No surgery will be required and hopefully I'll be able to start my rehab at the end of this week.
[Photo by Peter Bicknell]
The week of Oct. 5 through Oct. 11 will be a busy time for the Orange Coast College athletics program and the blog.
The men's soccer team takes its perfect Orange Empire Conference record to Irvine Valley College Tuesday (Oct. 6) at 3 p.m. and the women's soccer team will play Fullerton College at the LeBard Stadium, starting at 7 p.m.
That's right, there will be a soccer game in the football stadium and the OCC Sports Blog will cover the game live via Twitter and post pictures/interviews immediately after the game.
The men's record is 5-4, 2-0 in the OEC, and the women's is 7-2, 3-2 in OEC.
On Wednesday (Oct. 7), the women's volleyball team hopes to continue its perfect streak (7-0, 1-0) of not losing a single set this season against rivals Golden West College at the Peterson Gym, starting at 6 p.m. (Also another game covered on Twitter and this blog).
Also, the women's water polo team has its first home game Wednesday (Oct. 7) against Cypress College at 3 p.m.
The Coast football team suffered its first loss of the season to Fullerton College Saturday (Oct. 3) and hopes to bounce back in its home OEC opener Saturday (Oct. 10) at the LeBard Stadium.
The Pirates (4-1, 0-1) will host Santa Ana College starting at 6 p.m.
I'm going to be busy this week but, hey, this is what I live for.
The men's soccer team takes its perfect Orange Empire Conference record to Irvine Valley College Tuesday (Oct. 6) at 3 p.m. and the women's soccer team will play Fullerton College at the LeBard Stadium, starting at 7 p.m.
That's right, there will be a soccer game in the football stadium and the OCC Sports Blog will cover the game live via Twitter and post pictures/interviews immediately after the game.
The men's record is 5-4, 2-0 in the OEC, and the women's is 7-2, 3-2 in OEC.
On Wednesday (Oct. 7), the women's volleyball team hopes to continue its perfect streak (7-0, 1-0) of not losing a single set this season against rivals Golden West College at the Peterson Gym, starting at 6 p.m. (Also another game covered on Twitter and this blog).
Also, the women's water polo team has its first home game Wednesday (Oct. 7) against Cypress College at 3 p.m.
The Coast football team suffered its first loss of the season to Fullerton College Saturday (Oct. 3) and hopes to bounce back in its home OEC opener Saturday (Oct. 10) at the LeBard Stadium.
The Pirates (4-1, 0-1) will host Santa Ana College starting at 6 p.m.
I'm going to be busy this week but, hey, this is what I live for.
Tears were shed, laughs were shared and poignant stories were told at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday and it made me proud to be a part of the Orange Coast College athletics program.As a student athlete and the sports editor at the school paper, it was moving to hear about an athlete who would’ve lived a different life without a coach’s suggestion, a coach who continued teaching despite his physical limitations, a faculty member who was at Coast for 46 years and an athlete that became great because of his work ethic.
I was especially moved by inductee Zoila Gomez’s story about almost going back to Mexico until OCC track and field coach Dave Fier convinced her otherwise.
Fier, who introduced Gomez at the induction ceremony, visited her at Costa Mesa High School and asked her to continue her education and running at Coast.
Gomez said that Fier called her about a million times after her graduation and eventually convinced her to come to Coast — and this became the place where she experienced her first sleep over, her first love and the value of education.
“That’s when athletics and academics got together,” Gomez said after failing English 100 the first time. “Because you are so motivated and you want to make it to the next level. But without that grade, you’re not going to make it anywhere.”
Inductee Al Irwin, on the other hand, decided to share a comical story about the person that introduced him at the induction ceremony.
“I remember saying, ‘Hey you kid, get your butt back in the pool and start working out,’” Irwin said to Dave Grant, a former present and long-time OCC veteran, when he was a student. “And now, David, I can say thank you for all the help you’ve given me down through the years.”
But inductee Jim Carnett, who is nicknamed Mr. OCC for being a part of the school for 46 years, might have shared the funniest experience at Coast.
“I said something like, ‘Well the Cerritos wrestler just got awarded the bout — if you can believe that,” Carnett said of the time he got kicked out of a game as an announcer. “Fortunately it was a pro OCC crowd. They gave me a standing ovation.”
The last inductee, Dan Quisenberry — who died in 1998 to brain cancer, was introduced by Barry Wallace, a scout for the Kansas City Royals, and his brother Marty Quisenberry.
Carnett, who knew Dan Quisenberry as a Coast athlete in 1971 to 1973, shared a moment he had with Dan Quisenberry after he retired from baseball and came back to OCC to visit him.
“I still have it,” Quisenberry said to Carnett of the feature article he wrote about him. “He said, ‘It was the best story ever written about me. Nothing in my Major League career could match it.’”
As corny as this may be to say, I imagined myself on that wall as an athlete who won a state title for Coast and came back to win more as a coach. If you’re an athlete or coach, I believe many of us want to be remembered as someone great.
This was the first Hall of Fame ceremony I’ve attended and, if others are like this one, I hope this won’t be my last because it is emotional, heartfelt and reminds us the positive effect sports has on people.
“For me, when I say the word family, that’s what I had at Orange Coast,” Gomez said. “A family within my family. I had great friends and I have no words to explain how grateful I am and still make them proud in the years to come.”
[Photo courtesy of Hank Schellingerhout]
The Pirate football team (4-1, 0-1 in conference) finally suffered a loss this year by losing to Orange Empire Conference rivals Fullerton College, 38-10, Saturday (Oct. 3). Notes to take from the game is that Ray Holley, who averaged 177-yards per game this season, rushed for under 100 yards in a game (99 yards in 24 carries).
Also, starting quarterback Kyle Manning, who didn't complete over 50 percent of his passes yet this season, shared time with Ethan Whitsell Saturday and both combined for 11-of-23 passing for 108 yards and an interception.
This week's Pirate of the Week Jimmy Keating kept the strong play going and led the OCC defense with seven tackles (four solo with 1.5 tackles for loss). Kevin Borton added six tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.
The Pirates hope to bounce back at home against Santa Ana College at 6 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 10).
[Photo courtesy of payplay.fm/ovipositor]
