Women’s basketball: OCC stays cold, 75-59

SANTA ANA - The basket is getting smaller and smaller for the

Orange Coast College women’s basketball team as the shooting woes

continued Friday in a 75-59 Orange Empire Conference matchup.

OCC (24-5, 8-4 in conference) shot 28% (23 of 81) from the field and hit

only 3 of 25 from three-point range.

Leah Wilde scored 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Shauna Steward added

12 points for the Pirates.

With the win, the Dons (25-2, 12-0), ranked No. 2 in state won its first

OEC title in school history.

Lisa Arcangel and Atari Parker each scored 20 points for Santa Ana,

winners of 15 in a row.ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Santa Ana 75, Orange Coast 59

Orange Coast - Steward 12, Tomlinson 6, Wilde 13, Middlebrooke 7, Lewis

8, Fierst 1, Urban 10, Johnson 2.

3 pt. goals - Wilde 2, Steward 1.

Fouled out - Steward.

Santa Ana - Parker 20, Cole 10, Arcangel 20, Taylor 12, Step. Patten 11,

Syd. Patten 2.

3 pt. goals - Tayler 1.

Fouled out - None.

Halftime - Santa Ana, 37-33.