Playoff hopes up in the air for both teams after victories on Friday
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College men's and women's soccer teams ended their regular seasons on positive notes, each posting shutout wins on Friday at the OCC Soccer Complex.
Whether it's enough to for either team to advance to the postseason is anyone's guess. Both teams are hovering near the final playoff spot for each Southern California Regional and playoff seedings will be announced on Monday.
On the women's side, the Pirates topped visiting Riverside, 2-0, behind second-half goals from Brooke Springer and Emma Pridmore with assists awarded to Monica Garcia and Jessica Amaral. OCC did not allow a shot on goal to the Tigers the entire match.
On the men's side, Coast cruised to a 5-0 win over visiting Fullerton College, thanks to a pair of goals by Chase Nugent and single tallies by Thales Serra, Patrik Haley and Antonio Gonzalez. Assists were turned in by Serra, Baji Chela, Jose Rodriguez, Brandon Springer and Victor Lopez. In goal, Tyler Folkins recorded four saves for the shutout win.
The OCC men finish the regular season with a record of 13-7 overall, 9-5 in the Orange Empire Conference, while the OCC women finish things up at 13-4-4, 10-3-3 in the OEC.
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