2019 Pasadena City College Men's Soccer
Adam Ure, a 2-year letterman as a defender, became the fifth player from the 2019 Pasadena City College men's soccer team to make a 4-year university commitment. Ure is headed to NCAA Division II Dominican University of California, located in San Rafael (near San Francisco).
Christian Ibarra, a midfielder who appeared in 21 games for the 2019 Pasadena City College men's soccer team, and Cesar Flores-Bravo, a defender from the 2018 Lancers, have made their 4-year university choices.
Joseph Cortez, a two-year letterman at midfielder for the Pasadena City College men's soccer team, will continue his playing/academic career at a NAIA University of Antelope Valley in Lancaster.
Pasadena City College men's soccer team sophomore Emmanuel Becerra is moving to the next level in signing a scholarship offer with NAIA Kansas Wesleyan University. The midfielder is the fifth Lancer to choose KWU as their next destination in the past four years.
Sophomore goalie Steven Sandoval was named to the 2019 All-South Coast Conference First Team while freshman forward Mario Urbina was selected Second Team as the lone Pasadena City College players to make the elite squad.
The very first and possibly last South Coast Conference Championship Tournament was a chance for the Pasadena City College men's soccer team to shine. The #7-seeded Lancers once again gave #2 seed Cerritos a battle in a 1-1 road tie that went the Falcons way on penalty kicks and then won the fifth place game in dramatic fashion with a last-second goal in a 2-1 win over Rio Hondo Friday at tourney host El Camino College.
The Pasadena City College men's soccer team took down state #2-ranked Cerritos College and ended the Falcons' 40-game undefeated streak (35-0-5) in a 4-2, South Coast Conference victory Friday at Robinson Stadium.
The Pasadena City College men's soccer team kept the pressure on for 90 minutes and when it was over the Lancers had totaled an amazing 57 shots in a 7-0, non-conference victory over short-handed Imperial Valley on Thursday afternoon. The seven scores were the most by a PCC team in 16 years.
The Pasadena City College men's soccer team used a premium effort in defeating host Glendale on Friday, but couldn't carry that momentum into Tuesday's South Coast Conference opener. Mt. San Antonio, rated #2 on the sports information state poll but #1 in the RPI state ratings, looked like it in a 5-2 win over the Lancers at Robinson Stadium.
Despite 102-degree heat and an 80-minute delay to the start of the game, The Pasadena City College men's soccer team kept up its fast-paced tempo throughout Friday's 2-0 victory over Allan Hancock at Robinson Stadium.
The shot totals often can tell the story behind a soccer game. It certainly did on Tuesday as the Pasadena City College men's soccer team kept the ball frequently on the Long Beach City College side of the field, outshooting the Vikings, 29-8, in a 3-0 victory at Robinson Stadium. It was the Lancers home opener and first time in action on the school's new artificial turf surface, now at regulation size for the sport.
The Pasadena City College men's soccer team showed some of the quick-strike offensive prowess that head coach Gerry Mora said his Lancers would show this season in a sterling, 4-0 victory at Moorpark on Friday. Both Favian Esparza and Carlos Navarro scored a goal and an assist as PCC improved to 1-1.
A large incoming group of 22 freshmen will make or break the fortunes of the 2019 Pasadena City College men's soccer team. Third-year head coach Gerry Mora is carrying a large 30-player roster overall but is going to be reliant on the newcomers to learn the college game on a faster curve than other seasons.