Cats have a hoot against Owls

The Saddleback women's basketball team improved to 3-2 with an 80-72 victory over Citrus College on Wednesday night inside the gymnasium.  The Bobcats had a huge first quarter in cruising to the win.

Saddleback trailed 4-2 to start but quickly raced past Citrus and never looked back.  The Bobcats took the lead when Mariana Mina made a three-pointer with 8:04 left in the opening quarter to grab a 5-4 lead.  Saddleback would go on to make 5-of-6 from long range in the quarter while building a 29-11 lead after the opening frame.  Mina was perfect for the quarter, finishing 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from long range.

The next three quarters belonged to Kassidy Beach.  After a scoreless opening quarter, Beach (pictured) scored 7-8-8 in the next three quarters to finish with a team-high 23 points.  Beach was unstoppable inside, finishing 10-of-17 from the field while collecting a game-high 12 rebounds. 

Saddleback was red hot from the outside all night, making 12-of-30 from beyond the arc after entering the game shooting just 23% from long range over the first four games.  The Cats were also unselfish on the court as Nina Saiki had a season-high 11 of the teams 25 assists. 

Saddleback is now 3-2 for the season following the win.  The Bobcats will host San Diego Mesa College on Friday evening at 5:00 PM.