By Jordan Elias The men’s soccer team’s main goal for the upcoming season is to qualify to playoff, after two season of not doing so. “The goal of this season is to go to Playoff,” said head coach Eddie Flores. “I feel great and ready. I feel like this season more determined players will come to play”, said sophomore forward Luis Alvarado. The overall of the last season was 2-10-9,…
By Stephanie Guevara Men’s soccer recorded its first win in regular season play by defeating El Camino College 4-0 at home on Friday. The play of freshman goalkeeper Joshua Moreno was essential in East Los Angeles College’s second clean sheet of the season, having six saves on goal. “It’s been a long season and we have been working very hard. It feels good to win. I feel like their lucky charm….
By Dan Gudino The women’s soccer team finished in a 1-1 tie at home yesterday against Mount San Antonio College. East Los Angeles College struggled in the second half, allowing a soft touch, slow rolling goal in the 49th minute from Mt. SAC’s freshman forward Viviana Ortega to tie the game. ELAC’s lone goal came in the 40th minute of the first half after the Huskies took a hard foul…
By Stephanie Guevera Men’s soccer lost by a polemical offside goal, 1-0, in the last minute of the game against Rio Hondo College on Friday at Weingart Stadium. “Players should either win, lose or draw games, not officials. It’s simple. The game was evenly matched. It could have gone both ways. Let the players decide. Don’t let an official decide in the 90th minute of the game. That’s wrong at…
By Liliana Marquez After two consecutive seasons without advancing to playoffs, the East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team clinched a spot despite losing against Los Angeles Harbor College, 2-0, on Nov. 14 at Weingart Stadium. The Huskies ended the regular season ranked No. 10 in the South Region with a record of 8-8-5 overall and 5-6-3 in the South Coast Conference. ELAC will face Santiago Canyon College (13-4-3, 9-3-2)…
By Jesus Figueroa The East Los Angeles College’s women’s soccer team continues its playoff hopes with a well earned victory against Pasadena City College 4-0 on Nov. 11 at Weingart Stadium. With three games in one week, ELAC head Coach Tessa Troglia said she switched players out and put players in different positions that they wouldn’t usually play in hope that they can continue winning. “Hopefully they come out to…
By Cortez Cruz Serrato The East Los Angeles College women’s soccer team beat El Camino College 4-1 in a South Coast Conference match up Oct. 28 at home in Weingart Stadium after its one-sided loss to Cerritos College Oct. 24. ELAC is now 8-4-3 overall, 5-2-2 in the SCC. Huskies Head Coach Tessa Troglia said that getting the win against El Camino after the loss against Cerritos, the SCC’s first…
By Liliana Marquez The East Los Angeles College men’s soccer team clinched a well-earned point in South Coast Conference play thanks to a header by Hector Reyes against Cerritos College in a 1-1 tie where both teams finished with 10 men each Oct. 24 at Weingart Stadium. The match, which marked the beginning of the second round of SCC play, was full of intensity with both teams fighting to their…
By Cortez Cruz Serrato The East Los Angeles College women’s soccer team tied Los Angeles Harbor College, 0-0, Oct. 21 at home in Weingart Stadium. The Huskies did not capitalize on multiple scoring opportunities late in the second half. As a result they drop to 7-3-3 overall and 4-1-2 in SCC play. ELAC secured possession of the ball for most of the first half, but both teams couldn’t create any good scoring opportunities. In the…
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College Huskies won a key South Coast Conference game, 4-2, after an aggressive match against No. 2-ranked Mt. San Antonio College Oct. 14 at home in Weingart Stadium. Two Huskies were injured. Maria Beccerra fell and slid to the ground at minute 15. Also, Ayre Looney of ELAC was injured after jumping in the air to dodge a player. Looney missed the landing when coming down. She…