HORNETS AWARDED ALL-OEC

A three-peat championship landed the Hornets many awards after the All-Orange Empire Conference was announced on Monday.

Fullerton College had another fantastic regular season winning its third straight OEC title with an undefeated record of 10-0-4. This season marks the first in the program's history where a Fullerton College team has gone unbeaten in conference-play. This Hornets currently have 11 shutouts on the season with 15 goals scored against. The 2018 FC squad hold the school record with 12 total shutouts in a season with 11 goals against.

For the fifth time since taking over the reins in 2016, Head Coach Greg Aviles and his staff were awarded as the OEC Coaching Staff of the Year.

Freshman Andrew Arreola was chosen as the OEC Defensive Player of the Year. A defensive presence on the field, Arreola also added 3 goals this season.

Earning 1st Team All-OEC honors were sophomore defender Evan Yoell, sophomore midfielder Cesar Marquez (3 goals/2 assists), sophomore forward Hayden Kenny (4 goals/2 assists), and freshman defender Max Ron (3 goals/4 assists).

Getting the 2nd Team All-OEC nod were freshman goalie Steven Martinez (39 saves/4 wins), sophomore goalie Ryan Moreno-Rojas (18 saves/3 wins), and freshman midfielder Jair Vargas (1 goal/1 assist).

Honorable Mention awards went to sophomore defender Nathan Giles (1 goal/2 assists), sophomore defender Kyle Sherman (2 assists), sophomore midfielder Jacob Ponce (2 goals/1 assist), freshman midfielder Cisco Torres (1 goal/1 assist), and sophomore midfielder Hector Guevara.

Earning All-Region (South) were Andrew Arreola, Steven Martinez, Cesar Marquez, and the FC Coaching Staff.

All-ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE HORNETS 

OEC Staff of the Year
Fullerton College

Defensive MVP
Andrew Arreola

First Team
Evan Yoell
Cesar Marquez
Hayden Kenny
Max Ron

Second Team
Steven Martinez
Ryan Moreno-Rojas
Jair Vargas

Honorable Mention
Nathan Giles
Kyle Sherman
Jacob Ponce
Cisco Torres
Hector Guevara

Up Next: Fullerton (14-3-5 overall, 10-0-4 OEC) landed the No. 8 seed for the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Hornets have a Round 1 bye and will play the winner of No. 9 LA City College and No. 24 College of the Desert at Fullerton College's Hal Sherbeck Stadium on Saturday, November 23rd. Come out and support your Hornets for this big post-season match at 6:00 pm. Click here for the bracket.