The La Verne Leopards defeated the Caltech Beavers 3–1 in men’s soccer on Oct. 10 in La Verne. Diego Soto, Joel Trejo and Juan Manzano scored in the first half to build a three-goal lead. The Leopards improved to 5–4–4 overall and 3–2–2 in SCIAC play.
Leopards build a halftime cushion
Soto opened the scoring in the sixth minute from assists by Manzano and Kevin Arreola. Trejo doubled the lead in the 32nd minute before setting up Manzano in the 36th. La Verne carried the 3–0 advantage into halftime.
Andrew Qin scored for Caltech in the 47th minute. The Beavers finished with six total shots and one on goal compared with La Verne’s 18 shots and six on target. Trejo and Manzano each recorded a goal and an assist.
CSB Take
La Verne’s first-half scoring created enough separation to withstand Caltech’s early second-half response. The Leopards also kept generating more of the match’s attempts. Caltech needs to limit clustered goals allowed while producing more chances after it narrows a deficit.
