Owls Take Down State #1 Mt. SAC

Walnut, CA — There's arguably no better way to end the year than the way the Citrus College Men's Basketball program did on Wednesday evening. The Owls handed the State's #1 team, Mt. San Antonio College, their first loss of the season. Ending their non-conference schedule on a high note with a 62-57 victory.

Citrus didn't waste any time with a slow start, almost immediately taking the lead. The Owls would go on to take a nine point lead at the half, 34-25. In the second half, Citrus never gave back the lead, but the Mounties didn't make it easy. Mt. SAC would get it to within four midway through the second half, but the Owls rallied and won going away. 

In the win, Citrus held the Mounties to 35.2% shooting from the floor, while shooting 55.3% from the themselves. The Owls also hit the glass hard, out-rebounding Mt. SAC 34-21, including a 12-10 edge on the offensive glass. 

Sophomore Chaunce Hill had his best performance of the year in the win, scoring a game high 12 points, grabbing a game high 12 rebounds, recording two steals, two assists, and two blocks. Sophomore's Dominique Walker and Justin Childress both also matched Hill's 12, with Walker scoring eight of his 12 in the final minutes of the contest. 

With the win, Citrus improves to 7-5 and run their season high winning streak to four games. The Owls will be back out on the floor this coming Wednesday when they open up Western State Conference play against Santa Monica College in Santa Monica at 5:00 PM.