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The Leopards celebrate after defeating CMS 4-0 in the SCIAC Semifinals
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4
Winner La Verne ULV (8-5-7)
0
Claremont-M-S CMS (10-6-3)
Winner
La Verne ULV
(8-5-7)
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Final
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Claremont-M-S CMS
(10-6-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La Verne ULV 2 2 4
Claremont-M-S CMS 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Wyatt Pound

Leopards Advance to SCIAC Championship, Rout CMS 4-0

CLAREMONT, CA – The University of La Verne men's soccer team dominated the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags in a 4-0 win to advance to the SCIAC Championship.

The Leopards came together to give La Verne faithful a showing that they had only seen flashes of this season. With a mostly healthy roster, the Leopards showed their true potential against the No. 2 seed Stags. 

La Verne advances to their first SCIAC Championship game since 2015. The Leopards will be playing for their first-ever SCIAC Tournament Championship.

The Leopards began their scoring onslaught in signature fashion. The ever-dependable wing Kevin Arellano connected with Isaiah Barber, who scored with a header in the 24th minute. In a play that fans saw all season long, the Leopards showed the Stags they came to play. 

In another instance of classic Leopard soccer, Joel Trejo delivered an excellent corner to Alexander Bastidas. Bastidas bounced a shot past the CMS goalkeeper to make the score 2-0. 

Things looked positive for the Leopards, but up against a formidable foe, they needed more. Juan Manzano answered the call, scoring a ridiculous goal from distance. He grabbed a pass from Carlos Cervantes and struck a shot through the keeper's legs. Manzano's fifth goal of the season brought the Leopards to 3-0. 

Even with the score ballooning to 3-0, the Leopards wanted another goal. In a moment of fantastic ball movement deep in enemy territory, the Leopards found their fourth and final goal. In the 74th minute, in a sequence that went from Juan Manzano to Tyler Valdez and back to Julian Arellano the Leopards made a comeback virtually impossible. 

Joshua Simonton posted his fourth shutout of the season. Seven saves by the final whistle added another fantastic performance to the long list of gems from Simonton. 

La Verne moves on to face No. 5 seed Whittier College in the SCIAC Championship. The Poets are coming off a semifinal upset over the No. 1 seed Redlands Bulldogs. The game will take place in Leopard territory at Ortmayer Stadium on Sunday, November 8, at 1 p.m.





 
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