Soccer Teams Playoff-Bound 

Both the Westmont men’s and women’s soccer teams finished off their regular seasons with victories heading into PacWest Conference Tournament on Nov. 14 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine.

The women (9-7-2, 9-2 PacWest) have won four games in a row, defeating Dominican University of California 4-0 on Nov. 9 on Thorrington Field. 

“We have become so dynamic,” says Westmont’s head coach Jenny Jaggard. “During the early part of the year we had trouble with our offense, but I knew we had more potential. The way we move the ball is special. It’s not just one or two superstars, it is the whole team. It’s like a wave of creativity.”

The women’s team will be the fourth seed and take on top-seeded and 20th-ranked Point Loma Nazarene in the first semifinal Nov. 14 at 4 pm.

The men (10-4-4, 7-3-1) beat Dominican 4-3 in a nail-biter despite having an early two goal lead. Head coach Morgan Cathey said he was trying to rest some players while giving others an opportunity to play. 

“It’s a unique senior class,” asserted Cathey. “We’ve had three of the seven seniors out injured and two of those have been basically season-long injuries. However, there aren’t enough adjectives to describe how impactful they’ve been for me as a coach and for the program.”

The men enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed, taking on No. 3 Hawai’i Hilo in the second semifinal game at 1:30 pm.