Citrus Shakes Off Early Goal in High-Scoring Win
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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LA Valley (4-12-2, 1-8-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Citrus (8-4-4, 6-1-3) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Despite giving up an early goal, Citrus College shook it off and grabbed a 5-1 victory over LA Valley Friday afternoon.
The Owls improve to 8-4-4 overall and 6-1-3 in the Western State Conference, while the Monarchs slip to 4-12-2 on the year and 1-8-1 in conference.
LA Valley came out and scored a goal in just the fourth minute of action after catching Citrus off guard.
The Owls regrouped and equalized in the 12th minute of action after Dianne Garcia knocked in a Lucy Bower assist. Four minutes later, Bower found the back of the net off a Jayme Beatty pass before Maddy Moris converted her third penalty kick of the year in the 43rd minute to give the home team a 3-1 lead at halftime.
LA Valley tried to keep Citrus at bay in the second half, but the Owls kept pushing and Samantha Casas capitalized off a Stevie Spencer corner kick before Garcia put the final dagger in with a goal just 30 seconds before the final whistle blew to secure the 5-1 victory.
The Owls head to Glendale College on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and remain on the road with an afternoon contest at the College of the Canyons on Friday.