Women’s soccer: OCC handles Fullerton

COSTA MESA - Renee Gomez scored two goals to help the Orange Coast

College women’s soccer team take a 4-1 victory over Orange Empire

Conference visitor Fullerton Tuesday.

The win gave OCC a season sweep over the Hornets and pushed the

Pirates to 10-6-1, 5-3 in Orange Empire Conference play. The Pirates beat

Fullerton (3-11-1, 1-6-1) 2-0 on Sept. 22.

OCC scored early on Tuesday as Kristen Hamman connected in the sixth

minute off a rebound from a shot by Katie Ogden. After Fullerton’s Nicole

Widek tied the game with a breakaway goal in the 47th minute, the Pirates

took the lead for good when Hornet midfielder Nicole Rohm accidentally

kicked the ball into her own goal in the 73rd minute.

Gomez then stretched the lead in a hurry, scoring twice in a

five-minute span late in the game. In the 81st minute, she was assisted

on a goal by Diane Meza. Five minutes later, Gomez headed in a Lilly

Lopez corner kick to close the scoring.

OCC outshot Fullerton, 23-5. Pirates goalie Amanda Bell finished with

three saves, while Fullerton’s Danielle Ayala had eight and Karen

Huitsing had one.