Owls Begin Season 2-0 In Their Opening Weekend

The Prince George's Community College men's basketball team opened the 2025-26 season in impressive fashion, going 2-0 over the weekend at Novak Field House in the Owls mixer. Prince George's defeated Community Christian (MI) 93-68 on Saturday before edging Middlesex College 72-66 on Sunday.

In Saturday's season opener, the Owls pulled away in the second half after entering halftime tied 34-34. A dominant 32-5 run after the break that stretched over ten minutes of play powered Prince George's to a convincing 93-68 victory. Sophomore Willie Rivera Jr. led all scorers with 21 points, while the Owls shot a sharp 40% (12-for-30) from beyond the arc. Defensively, they held the Lions to just 39% shooting overall and a dismal 10.5% (2-for-19) from three-point range.

The win marked the fourth consecutive season-opening victory under Head Coach Terrell Harris, who's started each campaign with a win since taking over the program prior to the 2022-23 season.

The Owls had a tougher challenge on Sunday against Middlesex College, overcoming a nine-point first-half deficit to rally for a 72-66 win. Prince George's trailed 30-29 entering halftime but once again used a strong second half to seal the victory, outscoring the Colts 43-36 after the break. Mike Osuji and Isaiah Mansaray finished as the Owls leading scorers with 11 apiece while Osuji added 8 rebounds and 2 steals in the win.

Despite some struggles at the free throw line (70.4% on Saturday and 61.5% on Sunday), the Owls defense remained key, limiting opponents to just 35.7% shooting from the field across both games.

Prince George's will look to build on its strong start to the year when they travel to Takoma Park on Wednesday, November 5^th to take on Washington Adventist University's JV squad at 7 PM.