Pirates claim tournament crown

COSTA MESA - Kristen Urban and Nadia Mojia teamed up to score 37 of

Orange Coast’s 57 points in a 57-53 victory over Cerritos Sunday in the

Coast Christmas Classic final to spearhead the Pirates’ championship

conquest.

Mojica was distinguished with MVP laurels, and Urban was an

all-tournament choice, after the Pirates completed their three-game sweep

Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Coast surged to a 27-26 halftime lead in the final, and held on to

claim the crown, with additional firepower coming from Kyra Melville,

Megan Masuda and Karyn Fierst, who scored 9, 6 and 5 points,

respectively.

Mojica led the way in the rebounding department, clearing off 14

rebounds to pace a 49-37 advantage for the Pirates, who improved to 9-5.

Cerritos fell to 12-2.

In Saturday’s semifinal, scored 15 points to lead the Pirates to a

57-52 victory over San Diego Mesa. Though OCC was outrebounded, 58-38,

the Bucs took advantage of 22 turnovers by the Olympians.

Melville finished with 12 points, Jennifer Nakano scored 11, while

Fierst and Masuda had seven points each.

Coast built a 28-19 halftime lead as San Diego shot 20.5 % from the

field.

The Pirates managed to thwart an Olympians comeback in the second half

even though Urban and Melville fell into foul trouble.

Mojica displayed an all-around game to help the Pirates for the win.

She scored five points, grabbed eight rebounds, snagged three steals and

dished out four assists.

COAST CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

Final

Orange Coast 57, Cerritos 53

Cerritos - Andrews 16, Hall 2, Osongco 6, Stewart 5, Singleton 11,

Bryant 7, Harian 4, Wong 2, Ortiz 0.

3-pt. goals - Andrews 2, Osonggo 2, Stewart 1.

Fouled out - Ortiz.

Orange Coast - Takemoto 0, Masuda 6, Fierst 5, Redmond 0, Melville 9,

Nakano 0, Mojica 18, Ducey 0, Urban 19.

3-pt. goals - Urban 3, Masuda 2, Fierst 2, Melville 2.

Fouled out - None.

Halftime - Orange Coast, 27-26.

Semifinal

Orange Coast 57, San Diego Mesa 52

San Diego Mesa - Wynne 15, Haoll 9, Booker 9, Perkins 7, Cronin 5,

Costa 3, Spense 3, Perez 1.

3-pt. goals - Costa 1, Spense 1, Cronin 1, Haoll 1.

Fouled out - None.

Orange Coast - Urban 15, Melville 12, Nakano 11, Masuda 7, Fierst 7,

Mojica 5.

3-pt. goals - Nakano 3, Masuda 2, Urban 2, Fierst.

Fouled out - None.