Men’s Soccer Wins First Conference Game of the Seaso
Fouls and yellow cards weren’t enough to stop the Corsairs from staying undefeated at home and winning their first conference game.
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alexander Lalor (24) and Taj Winnard (17), and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Joshua Guevara Tahuite (left) and Joep Wouters Van den Oudenweijer (8) during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Taj Winnard during the men's soccer match against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs Men's Soccer Head Coach Tim Pierce speaks with Roey Kivity during the men's soccer match against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
New construction at Santa Monica College looms in the background during the men's soccer match between the SMC Corsairs and the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Members of the Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Soccer team pause to watch Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Jahir Valdez (right) steal the ball from fellow Corsair Alexander Lalor (center) during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros Timo Jansen, Will Demirkol, and Yahir Cervantes celebrate scoring a goal during the men's soccer match against the Santa Monica College Corsairs on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alexander Lalor leaps over Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Joep Wouters Van den Oudenweijer during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
"Don't make me tell you again!" Santa Monica College Corsairs Athletic Director Reggie Ellis scolds Sebastian Alvarez Luna for arguing with the referees during the men's soccer match against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Bart Muns, and Santa Monica College Corsairs' Kyler Sorber and Axel Green during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Jahir Valdez and Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alexander Lalor during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs Men's Soccer Head Coach Tim Pierce (right) calls to pull Roey Kivity from the field after getting a yellow card, while Taj Winnard (left) chews his shirt, during the match against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Alvin Riva and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Timo Jansen (right) and Brandon Garcia De La Fuente during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Kyler Sorber and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Timo Jansen during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs men’s soccer team faced off against the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Vaqueros for their first Western State Conference (WSC) North Division game of the season. Both entered the game with a win streak that was bound to end for either side. The Corsairs were able to squeeze out a 2-1 win in the final minutes of the match.
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Roey Kivity sends a kiss to the sky after scoring a goal during the men's soccer match against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Santa Monica College Corsairs' Darren Lewis and Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros' Jahir Valdez during the men's soccer match on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Corsair Field in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 2-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)
Midfielder Roey Kivity had a breakthrough in the first 20 minutes of the match with an assist from forward Alexander Lalor, making the score 1-0. The scoring remained quiet for most of the match, but that didn’t stop the action. The Vaqueros gathered two yellow cards from two offensive players, while the Corsairs received three. Lalor, Kivity, and midfielder Taj Winnard were the Corsairs to receive the yellow cards. They were all able to maintain their composure to remain in the match, and it would prove useful.
The Corsairs seemed to have the game locked down with a 1-0 lead with less than five minutes remaining, but the Vaqueros fought back and were able to equalize at the 88-minute mark. The score was leveled at one goal apiece, but the Corsairs weren’t finished fighting just yet. At the 90-minute mark of the match, defender Alvin Rivas scored the game winning goal, assisted by Winnard. The Corsairs hung on to their lead with a few minutes of stoppage time left and were able to secure the win. They are now 8-1-4 on the season, 1-0 in the WSC North Division, and 5-0-1 at home.
The next game for men's soccer is on Friday, Oct. 14 at Los Angeles Mission College at 6 p.m. Their next home game will be on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. against the Oxnard College Condors.