SANTA ANA - The Dons remain winless in the Orange Empire Conference after falling to first place Orange Coast College (OCC) in three sets. The final game scores were 25-3, 25-19 and 25-10.

The Pirates (11-0, 4-0) controlled the first set from the start with the Dons points coming after a 6-0 Pirate lead, a 13-1 Pirate lead and a 16-2 Pirate lead.

The second set was considerably more competitive with Marissa Kohler breaking the Pirates early 1-0 lead with a kill. Coast then grabbed a 2-1 lead before back-to-back kills by Tori Sparks and Danielle Goldowski gave the Dons their first lead of the match at 3-2.

The Dons the lead once more, for three-straight points including a Sparks kill that put the Dons up 5-3. The Pirates would reclaim the lead, surrendering it momentarily as the Dons forced three ties before OCC retook the lead for good at 10-9.

SAC kept the set close, even pulling within one at 18-17 before the Pirates pulled away to claim the set, and a 2-0 lead in the match, with a score of 25-19.

The final set stayed close early with the Dons grabbing the first point before OCC scored five-straight points to hold a 5-1 lead. The Dons battled back to cut the Pirates lead in half at 8-4, but the set belonged to OCC as they pulled away to a 20-8 lead before winning 25-10.

The Dons now hit the road for a pair of away games, first at Fullerton College on October 17 before traveling to Saddleback College on October 19.