As the sun starts setting, coloring the sky in a variety of orange tones, music travels the surroundings of Ortmayer Stadium along with a chilly breeze. The stands are still empty, and there is a feeling of calm before the storm as a group of men walk together onto the field, just like any other Wednesday and Saturday.
A free kick goal and a red card undid the Leopards in a tough 2-0 defeat to the Chapman Panthers in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason tournament semifinals Nov. 3 at Ortmayer Stadium.
The Leopards tasted their first defeat of the season after four undefeated conference games, in the 1-0 matchup against Redlands Wednesday at Ortmayer Stadium.
The men’s soccer team played for a grueling two hours, took six shots on goal and amassed seven saves against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags but was unable to notch a single goal in a scoreless tie Wednesday at Pritzlaff Field in Claremont.
La Verne junior midfielder Justin Almandinger assists sophomore midfielder Auden Fox as he pasts Pomona-Pitzer senior defender Michael Cork and sophomore forward Peter Rentzepis in the second half of Monday’s game.