Mt SAC Athletes to be Honored for Championship Basketball Runs

Mount San Antonio College men’s and women’s basketball squads will be honored by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for what some are calling inspiring championship wins.

Both teams earned their respective California Community College Athletic Association, or CCCAA, basketball championships on March 17. Both are scheduled to be honored during the April 2 meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

According to a Mountie Athletics article by writer Fred Baer, Mt. SAC's lady Mounties went on a 16-0 run to defeat Mount San Jacinto College, 54-41, after trailing 40-38.

It was a close game that was tied eight times, according to the report.

The all-tournament team is:

• Whitney Edens, Santa Rosa
• Madison Parrish, Fresno
• Destiny Melton, Mt. San Jacinto
• Tina Fantroy, Mt. San Jacinto
• Shawlina Segovia, Mt. San Antonio
• Ashley Burchfield, Mt. San Antonio
• Ashley Carter, Mt. San Antonio (MVP)

The men’s basketball squad’s win was called historic in a separate article written by Baer as Mt. San Antonio College tallied the highest score in CCCAA Men's Basketball Championship history.

The Mounties defeated Chaffey College, in Rancho Cucamonga, 102-88, at the Cosumnes River College Community and Athletic Center in Sacramento.

Mt. SAC led by as many 23 points - with a score of 58-35 - with 15:22 left in the game, Baer wrote. The Panthers crept to within eight points at 83-75 with 3:35 left on the clock but a seven-point run by the Mounties then led to the victory, , according to Baers wrote.

All-tournament team is:

• Quincy Smith, CCSF
• Marcus Green, Merritt
• Ryan Nitz, Chaffey
• Justin Long, Chaffey
• Corey Allen, Mt. SAC
• Garret Nevels, Mt. SAC (MVP)