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.
Senior forward Saul Uribe came to the rescue twice in the same week to earn the Leopards wins in the final minutes against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags and Whittier Poets.
The men’s soccer team fought hard for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship title against the Redlands Bulldogs but were unable to come out on top, as the Bulldogs took the match, 2-1, Saturday at Farquhar Field.
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.