A Big One

San Luis Obispo, CA -- The Citrus College Men's Water Polo's historic 2014 campaign continued on Wednesday afternoon when they picked up one of their biggest wins in recent memory. The Owls hit the road for a crucial opening Western State Conference match-up with perennial conference title contender Cuesta College, and headed back home with their first win in at least 16 tries 12-8.

The Owls came firing out of the gate, scoring the contests first four goals, and taking a 4-0 lead at the end of one. Citrus slowed down in the second, while Cuesta made a big move outscoring the Owls 4-2, with Citrus still leading 6-4 at the break. In the second half the Owls pulled away though, holding the Cougars to just four more scores over the final 16 minutes, while scoring six more of their own on their way to the victory.

In the win Citrus was led by sophomore Charles Ortega's team high four goals. Freshman William Martinez handed out a game high three assists, while freshman Mark Cordts added two more scores. In the cage, freshman Drake Santos again stood tall, stopping nine shots.

With the win, Citrus improves to 14-2 overall and 1-0 in WSC play. The Owls return back to tournament action this weekend as they participate in the Riverside City College Invitational. Citrus opens up the tournament against Grossmont at 11:30 AM on Friday morning.