Five advance to playoffs, All-OEC teams announced

Five advance to playoffs, All-OEC teams announced

The women's soccer season is heading into the post-season and it was announced that five programs from the Orange Empire Conference were chosen to play in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs.  In addition, Cypress College led the conference with eight all-conference selections.

Cypress, Santiago Canyon, Fullerton, Saddleback and Santa Ana all qualified for the playoffs on Tuesday, with Cypress, Santiago Canyon and Fullerton all receiving a play-in-round bye.  Saddleback and Santa Ana will open the playoffs on Thursday.

Cypress received the top seed in Southern California after finishing the regular season 17-0-3.  The Chargers will host the winner of Mt. San Antonio College (13-6-2) and College of the Canyons (12-5-4) on Saturday.

Santiago Canyon received the 3-seed and will play the winner of Cuesta (14-4-2) and Santa Ana (10-8-2), who play on Thursday in San Luis Obispo.  Fullerton was the third member of the conference to receive a bye and the Hornets (9) will play on the road on Saturday at San Bernardino Valley (8).

Saddleback was named the 15-seed and will host Allan Hancock College (18) on Thursday at the Great Park in Irvine.  Santa Ana (19), as previously noted, will play at Cuesta (14) in the play-in round on Thursday.

The All-Orange Empire Conference Teams were announced and Cypress led the list with eight different players making the squad as well as having the coaching-staff-of-the-year.  The Chargers had Audree Campos, Jordan Barber, Hunter Richmond and Brianna Perez make the first team while Taleah Carter, Kelly Lopez, Morgan Patea and Nicolle Valdez were all named to the second team. 

Santiago Canyon and Saddleback both garnered six players on the All-OEC Team, which each program receiving three first team selections and three second team selections. 

Santa Ana's Leyna Wood was named the Orange Empire Conference MVP.  Wood led the conference in scoring and currently ranks No. 6 in the state with 24 goals on the season.  Wood scored in all but four games this season and scored at least one goal in each of the last nine games of the season.

Conference MVP: Leyna Wood, Santa Ana
Coaching Staff of the Year: Cypress

FIRST TEAM

Audree Campos Cypress
Jordan Barber Cypress
Hunter Richmond Cypress
Brianna Perez Cypress
Kendra Koerth Santiago Canyon
Jaqueline Alba-Diaz Santiago Canyon
Tara Hansel Santiago Canyon
Paige Vitolo Saddleback
Ashley Tiffin Saddleback
Maliyah Medley Saddleback
Regina Sanchez Molina Fullerton
Daniela Perez Fullerton
Lauren Wood Santa Ana
Stephanie Hernandez Santa Ana
Natalie Almeda Golden West
Sam Andrade Golden West
Delani Guyot Orange Coast
Lynette Romero               Orange Coast
Amanda Kutcher Irvine Valley

SECOND TEAM

Taleah Carter Cypress
Kelly Lopez Cypress
Morgan Patea Cypress
Nicholle Valdez Cypress
Ashley Roskelly Santiago Canyon
Brianna Diaz Santiago Canyon
Maddie Myers Santiago Canyon
Mia Wood Saddleback
Abby Hazen Saddleback
Reagan Appleby Saddleback
Kaelah Basurto Fullerton
Morgan Dack Fullerton
Vanessa Zarate Santa Ana
Fatima Pimentel Santa Ana
Nathalie Vega Golden West
Annie Daniels Golden West
Xandra Clevley Orange Coast
Nikki Crane Orange Coast
Cierra Savin Irvine Valley

 

Release by Brad Hoiseth (Women's Soccer Representative, Saddleback SID)