January 9, 2016

No. 19 Chargers Capture Largest Win Over IVC in School History

The Cypress College men’s basketball team (15-3, 2-0 OEC) defeated Irvine Valley College (12-6, 0-2 OEC) 72-47 in their Orange Empire Conference home opener.

Irvine Valley

12-6, 0-2

Cypress

15-3, 2-0

Final

Irvine Valley 12-6, 0-2

Cypress 15-3, 2-0

Cypress, CA - The Cypress College men's basketball team (15-3, 2-0 OEC) defeated Irvine Valley College (12-6, 0-2 OEC) 72-47 in their Orange Empire Conference home opener.

Jordan Fleck led the Chargers with 18 points and eight rebounds while Jeremy Wright added 16 points and four assists on 6-of-11 shooting. Isaiah Milan led the Lasers with 11 points and three rebounds.

The Chargers stifling defense held Irvine Valley to a dismal 15-percen from the field in the first half and 28-percent for the game. Cypress jumped out to an early double-digit lead thanks to some hot shooting from three-point range, connecting on 8-of-15 attempts from downtown.

Fleck and Wright combined for 23 points in the first half, propelling the Chargers to a 42-14 advantage at the break.

Cypress continued their aggressiveness on both ends of the floor in the second half to capture their first win over IVC since February, 18 2011 (64-62) and their largest margin of victory over the Lasers in school history.

Men's basketball will travel to Saddleback on Wednesday, January 13^th and return to action at home against Riverside on Friday, January 15^th at 5PM.

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