With a chance to advance to the CCCAA State Championships, the Cerritos College men's soccer team needed to knock off rival and three-time defending state champion Mt. San Antonio on Saturday.
Cerritos College freshman forward Nicholas Escalante (California HS) scored a natural hat trick to lead the team to a 4-0 win over visiting Santa Ana College in the 2nd Round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Tuesday.
On the strength of their 2-1 win over Mt. San Antonio College in their final regular season game, the Cerritos College men's soccer team moved to #2 in the seeding and earned a bye in the first Round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
When the Cerritos College men's soccer team dropped three games in a row, and slipped to fourth place in the South Coast Conference, it didn't look like the team was going to make an impact on the year.
With a chance to move into the top two spots in the Southern California power rankings, the Cerritos College men's soccer team handed visiting Pasadena City College a 5-0 beating on Tuesday.
As the regular season winds down, every win earned in South Coast Conference play is crucial to the post season for the Cerritos College men's soccer team.
After going two and a half weeks without a win, the Cerritos College men's soccer team earned a crucial 2-0 victory over visiting El Camino College in a South Coast Conference match on Friday.
With a chance to move back into a tie for first place in the South Coast Conference, the Cerritos College men's soccer team took an early 1-0 lead against defending state champion, and first place Mt. San Antonio on Tuesday.
After the Cerritos College men's soccer team lost earlier in South Coast Conference play to El Camino College, they knew that beating rival Mt. San Antonio College became even more imperative than usual.
Controlling the tempo of the game for the first 65 minutes, the Cerritos College men's soccer team withstood a brief East Los Angeles College rally and scored the eventual game-winning goal with 12 minutes left to pull out a 2-1 South Coast Conference home win on Friday.
Just four days after upsetting the state's top-ranked team, Mt San Antonio College, the Cerritos College men's soccer team fell victim to El Camino College on Tuesday, as they posted a 3-1 win.
Cerritos College freshman Thiago Lusardi (Centro Educational Ramos HS, Brazil) scored a pair of first half goals to pace the men's soccer team to a 3-1 South Coast Conference win at Long Beach City College on Tuesday.
Playing in the confines of their home field, the Cerritos College men's soccer team recorded a 4-0 shutout win over ECC Compton Center on Friday in a South Coast Conference game.
Just as they did in their previous game against Taft College last week, the Cerritos College men's soccer team was able to respond each time their opponent scored.
In the first ever California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) and California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) poll, the Cerritos College men's soccer team in ranked #5 in the state.
In a game wrought with tension that was the equivalent of a post-season match, the Cerritos College men's soccer team was able to come back from a one-goal deficit three times in the first half and ended up playing a 3-3 tie with visiting Taft College in a non-conference game on Tuesday.
It was only eight days ago, but the Cerritos College men's soccer team was facing Golden West College for the second time this season. After handily defeating them, 2-0 in the first meeting, the Falcons were unable to get on the board on Friday and had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Last year, the Cerritos College men's soccer team thought they had hat it took to make a run at the state championship. But, in the 2nd Round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs, visiting Golden West College put an end to that dream.
Each year, the Cerritos College men's soccer team competes in the Hartnell Tournament, which generally attracts some of the best teams in the state. This year was no exception, as the tournament featured six out of the top 15 ranked teams in the country including the host Panthers who reached the state championships last year, and San Francisco City College, who was a final four team.
Cerritos College freshman goalkeeper Brett Hughes (Long Beach Wilson HS) opened his career in fine fashion, as he made seven saves, while his offensive provided him with three goals, which led to a 3-0 win at Rio Hondo College on Wednesday.