Pummeled in the Paint

San Jacinto, CA - One of the most exciting things heading into the 2015-2016 Citrus College Women's Basketball season was the amount of size on their roster that the Owls possessed in the middle of the floor. That size was overwhelmed on Saturday evening when Citrus played host Mt. San Jacinto College in the semi-finals of the Eagles' tournament. San Jacinto outscored Citrus 50-18 in the paint, and outrebounded the Owls by 20 in a 45-81 setback for Citrus.

Things got off to a rough start for the Owls as Mt. San Jacinto opened the game on a 12-0 run. Sophomore Janae Chamois stopped the bleeding with a jumper, followed by a three pointer from sophomore Tiffany Villaruz that made it 5-12, but Citrus never got into the game trailing 18-5 after the first quarter, and 34-18 at the half. It didn't get much better in the second half, as the Owls were outscored by six in the third and 14 in the fourth.

In the loss, freshman Marisol Chavez-Delgado led all Owl scorers with 10 points. Freshmen Jasmine Meza and Damianna Bagues each added seven off the bench.
 
With the loss, the Owls drop to 2-1 on the season. Citrus will move to the third place game of the tournament, where they will take on Chaffey College.