Women's Basketball News -- 2017-18

Driggs earns first-team, All-OEC honors
Driggs earns first-team, All-OEC honors

February 26, 2018

COSTA MESA -- Orange Coast College women's basketball standout Sydney Driggs capped off her OCC career by being a first-team, All-Orange Empire Conference selection, as voted on my the coaches at their end-of-season meeting.

Pirates fall to Dons as Thornton coaches final home game of his career
Pirates fall to Dons as Thornton coaches final home game of his career

February 09, 2018

COSTA MESA -- Before a standing-room-only crowd inside the Peterson Gym, longtime head coach Mike Thornton felt the love of the crowd following Friday night's 75-69 loss to visiting Santa Ana as the 29-year head skipper of the Orange Coast College women's basketball team coached his final home game of his career.

Strong second half comeback falls just short for Pirates in loss to Chargers
Strong second half comeback falls just short for Pirates in loss to Chargers

January 31, 2018

CYPRESS -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team gave first-place Cypress College a bit of a jolt, but a late comeback by the Pirates came up short in a 68-62 Orange Empire Conference loss on Wednesday night.

Pirates roll past Copper Mountain
Pirates roll past Copper Mountain

January 24, 2018

COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team put up some impressive numbers on Wednesday night and cruised to an 83-32 win over visiting Copper Mountain College, played inside the Peterson Gym.

Pirates conquer win column with 103-91 win over Saddleback
Pirates conquer win column with 103-91 win over Saddleback

January 12, 2018

COSTA MESA -- It was an offensive highlight show for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as they picked up win No. 1 with a 103-91 Orange Empire Conference win over visiting Saddleback on Friday night inside the Peterson Gym.

Great effort by Pirates comes up just short
Great effort by Pirates comes up just short

January 10, 2018

FULLERTON -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team continues to grind through a tough season, but not without the fight of a champion. On Wednesday, Coast played at Fullerton College and pushed the Hornets to the limit, before falling 76-71.

Pirates battle hard, but fall to Tigers
Pirates battle hard, but fall to Tigers

January 03, 2018

RIVERSIDE -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team opened up Orange Empire Conference play at Riverside City College and there, the Pirates fell to the host Tigers, 76-58, on Wednesday night.

Cold start stymies Pirates in Coast Christmas Classic opener
Cold start stymies Pirates in Coast Christmas Classic opener

December 18, 2017

COSTA MESA -- It was a first quarter to forget for the Orange Coast College women's basketball team as the Pirates dropped the opener of the Erin Tomlinson Coast Christmas Classic, 82-57, on Monday night inside the Peterson Gym.

Driggs' big game not enough for Pirates in loss to Santa Barbara
Driggs' big game not enough for Pirates in loss to Santa Barbara

December 08, 2017

SANTA MARIA -- Sophomore standout Sydney Driggs earned herself a spot in the Orange Coast College women's basketball record books with a 33-point performance, but the Pirates came up short and lost to Santa Barbara City College, 75-64, on Friday at the Allan Hancock College Women's Basketball Tournament.

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