The visiting University of Redlands Bulldogs (3-1-1) took revenge on the Warriors of Westmont with a 3-1 victory at Russ Carr field. A lost to the Warrior’s last year was the only blemish on Redlands’ otherwise perfect regular season record. The desire to settle the score was evidenced in the Bulldogs’ on field hustle and intensity as Redlands outshot the Warriors 13-5.
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Westmont midfielder Michael Thompson has been named player of the week for men’s soccer by the Golden State Athletic Conference.
Thompson, who hails from Newbury Park, recorded two winning goals over the weekend as the Warriors swept both their games at the Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic. In the first game on Friday, Thompson broke open a 1-1 tie against Pacific Lutheran (WA) late in the first half. With only 14 seconds left before intermission, Thompson took a deflection off the crossbar and sailed it into the net from 20 yards away. The Warriors went on to win the game 3-1.
The Warriors improved to 4-1 over the weekend with two wins at the Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic. On Friday, the Warriors matched up with Pacific Lutheran of Washington and notched a 3-1 victory. Westmont jumped out to an early lead when Blake Thompson scored in the 11th minute off an assist by Sam Hartman. Pacific Lutheran pulled even four minutes later when Mike Ferguson took at pass from Jay Pettit and put it in the net. Seconds before halftime, Michael Thompson put the Warriors back in the lead when he drilled a shot from 20 yards which had deflected off of the crossbar. Richardo Alcaraz sealed the deal with a little over seven minutes to play when he found the back of the net off a pass from Kevin Saiki.
The Heritage Club Classic concluded today with wins by Azusa Pacific University and Westmont College.
In the first game, the Cougars of APU shutout Cornerstone (MI) 3-0. Kolt Callaway scored in the eighth minute of play on an unassisted goal from 17 yards out on the right side. He would score again in the 80th minute after dribbling from right to left across the front of the net, beating his defender and pushing a shot past the Golden Eagles’ keeper. In between those goals, Ian Leibbrandt connected on a pass from Richie Craven after a corner kick by Ferguson Agwu. The Cougars improved to 2-0 on the year while Cornerstone falls to 0-2-1.
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Two GSAC men’s soccer programs got off on the right foot by winning their season openers at the Heritage Club Classic at Westmont College. In the first game, Azusa Pacific defeated Holy Names University of Oakland 3-1 while in the late game the Warriors of Westmont (1-0) shutout Cornerstone University of Grand Rapid, Michigan 2-0.
The Cougars (1-0) struck first during the 33rd minute when Kris Van Houten landed a 22-yard kick in the back of the net to provide the only scoring in the first half. Two minutes into the second half, the Hawks’ Guilherme Souza, a native of Londrina, Brazil, kicked in a deflection off of an Azusa Pacific player to tie the score at one.
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Tentative 2004 schedules for the Westmont men’s and women’s soccer teams have been released.