OCC tops Irvine Valley, Golden West

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College’s women’s golf team combined to

shoot a 352 Monday over the Mesa Linda course at Costa Mesa Golf &

Country Club, good enough to finish the day 2-1.

The Pirates, who fell to Fullerton (342), but beat Irvine Valley (376)

and Golden West (395), are now 6-8, 5-4 in the Orange Empire Conference.

Julie Gutierrez-Farley paced the Pirates with an 85, while Maricela

Dietrick shot an 86 and Jenna Quaranta carded an 87.

The leading score was significant improvement for Gutierrez-Farley. At

the same par-70, 5,551-yard course five days prior, she needed 96 strokes

to complete the 18 holes.

Fullerton’s Hye Yoon Jung led all golfers with a 79 Monday.