Women’s basketball: Pirates fall to Hornets

Kyra Melville scored a team-high 15 points and had seven rebounds

for Orange Coast, but it wasn’t enough as the visiting Pirates fell to

Fullerton, 61-51, in an Orange Empire Conference women’s basketball game

Wednesday.

Both teams were in second place going into the contest. The Hornets

trailed, 12-10, early in the game, but took a 31-24 lead at halftime and

never trailed after that.

Fullerton took its biggest lead, 43-30, midway through the second

half. OCC came as close as 50-45 with four minutes left to play.

Ashley Nelson chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds for the

Pirates (17-5, 3-2 in conference). Nancy Hatsushi contributed with seven

points.

Fullerton (16-7, 4-1) was led by Danielle Prusinskas with 17 points,

followed by Kristin Peters (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Emily Beaubelle

(11 points, six rebounds).

The Pirates made only eight of 34 field goal attempts in the first

half (.235) and didn’t do much better in the second, hitting only nine of

31 attempts. The Pirates did, however, make 12 of 16 free throw attempts

(.750).

Fullerton was solid at the line, making 19 of 22 free-throw attempts

in the game.

Orange Empire Conference

Fullerton 61, Orange Coast 51

OCC - Hatsushi 7, Galasso 5, Melville 15, Quiroz 0, Murray 4, Nelson

11, John 0, Mendoza 5, Dizon 9, Grady 4, Van Buren 0.

3-pt. goals - Hatsushi 2, Galasso 1, Melville 1, Mendoza 1.

Fouled out - None.

Technicals - None.

Fullerton - Beaubelle 11, Prusinskas 17, Hayman 3, Duthoy 10, Peters

16, Yonamine 2, Neabors 2.

3-pt. goals - Beaubelle 1, Hayman 1.

Fouled out - Prusinskas.

Technicals - None.

Halftime - Fullerton, 31-24.