Owls Fend Off Monarchs

Citrus College kept its unbeaten Western State Conference record intact Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over LA Valley College.

The Owls improve to 4-2-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference action, while the Monarchs drop to 3-7-1 on the year and will have to look elsewhere for their first WSC win (0-3).

Citrus pressed early and fired off a shot in the first five minutes of action as Jayme Beatty forced the LA Valley goalkeeper to make a save. Beatty had another look on frame less than 10 minutes later, but once again the Monarch goalkeeper was there.

The Owls broke through in the 33^rd minute as Dianna Garcia found Jordan Crooymans for her first collegiate goal, putting the visitors up 1-0 heading into halftime.

Citrus grabbed some insurance in the 57^th minute after drawing a penalty kick. Maddy Moris – who made five saves in goal for the Owls – made her way to the spot from the other end of the field and converted the PK to put the Owls up 2-0.

LA Valley didn't give up, however, and managed to sneak in a goal in the waning seconds of the match to steal the shutout from the Owls.

Citrus returns home to host Glendale College on Friday at 3 p.m.