LA VERNE, CA - The University of La Verne men's soccer team fell to the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, 3-1 at Ortmayer Stadium on Thursday night in a non-conference matchup.
With just seven minutes remaining, forward Javier Vasquez converted a penalty kick for his first career collegiate goal and put the Leopards on the board
Three La Verne goalkeepers saw time in the net, with Joshua Simonton starting and Reinery Villata and Marcus Lewinsohn also seeing action.
Shots: La Verne 7, UCSC 19
Saves: La Verne 0, UCSC 0
Corner Kicks: La Verne 4, UCSC 7
Fouls: La Verne 8, UCSC 8
The Leopards (4-5-3, 2-3-1 SCIAC) will return to SCIAC play this Saturday against the Caltech Beavers in Pasadena at 11 a.m..
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