Men's soccer

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Quarterfinal scores, Saturday

No. 8 Canyons 2, No. 9 Santa Barbara City 1
No. 5 Golden West 2, No. 12 San Diego City 0
No. 4 Santa Ana 5, No. 13 Cypress 0
No. 3 Cerritos 2, No. 14 Palomar 1
No. 6 L.A. Harbor 3, No. 11 Compton 1
No. 10 Moorpark 1, No. 7 Oxnard 0
(No. 1 Rio Hondo and No. 2 Mount SAC had byes)

Semifinal pairings, Tuesday
No. 8 Canyons at No. 1 Rio Hondo
No. 5 Golden West at No. 4 Santa Ana
No. 6 Los Angeles Harbor at No. 3 Cerritos
No. 10 Moorpark at No. 2 Mount San Antonio

Women's soccer

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Quarterfinal scores, Saturday

No. 1 Santiago Canyon 4, No. 16 Santa Ana 0
No. 8 Cerritos 4, No. 9 San Diego Mesa 0
No. 5 Cypress 3, No. 12 Orange Coast 0
No. 4 Moorpark 2, No. 13 San Diego Miramar 1
No. 3 San Bernardino Valley 3, No. 14 Bakersfield 1
No. 6 Los Angeles Pierce 2, No. 11 Mount San Antonio 1
No. 7 Santa Monica 2, No. 10 Riverside 0
No. 2 Ventura 2, No. 15 Antelope Valley 1 (ET)

Semifinal pairings, Tuesday

No. 8 Cerritos at No. 1 Santiago Canyon
No. 5 Cypress at No. 4 Moorpark
No. 6 Los Angeles Pierce at No. 3 San Bernardino Valley
No. 7 Santa Monica at No. 2 Ventura

Oxnard College men's soccer head coach Ross Greaney on the Condors 1-0 Southern California regional quarterfinal loss to visiting rival Moorpark Saturday afternoon:

"They (Moorpark) played great defensively. We found it tough to break them down."

(on the decisive own goal)

"It was a stumble. Kind of a bit of a mess, and they were able to make it stand up."

(Thanks to correspondent Ivan Yeo for the reporting)

The Moorpark College soccer teams owned Saturday afternoon's Southern California quarterfinals.

The visiting Moorpark men edged cross-county rival Oxnard, 1-0, on a 20th minute Oxnard own goal, when an attacking move by Moorpark strikers Gerardo Espinoza and Kevin Sanchez was deflected into the Condors net by an Oxnard defender.

The host Moorpark women got past No. 13 San Diego Miramar, 1-0. Natalee Flugum headed home Sinead Vaughan's near-post corner kick in the final minute of the first half.

Both teams advance to Tuesday's Southern California semifinals. The No. 10 Moorpark men will visit Mount San Antonio College, the 2007 state champion and 2008 state finalist. The No. 4 Moorpark women will host Orange County opposition, either No. 5 Cypress, a state powerhouse, or No. 12 Orange Coast.

Here's the playoff history this decade of the four county teams playing Southern California regional quarterfinals today around the county:

Oxnard College men's soccer team (1-2)
2008 L.A. Harbor L, 3-0
2007 Cerritos L, 2-1
Santa Barbara W, 3-2

Moorpark College men soccer (1-2)
2004 Santa Ana L, 3-1
Canyons W, 2-0
2003 Fullerton L, 4-0

Moorpark College women's soccer (2-7)
2008 L.A. Pierce L, 1-1 (PKs)
2007 Santa Barbara L, 3-0
2006 Santiago Canyon L, 6-0
Long Beach City W, 2-1
2005 Santiago Canyon L, 3-1
2004 Long Beach City L, 3-0
Rio Hondo W, 3-2
2003 Ventura L, 1-0
2002 Long Beach City L, 3-0

Ventura College women's soccer (6-9)
2008 San Diego Mesa L, 2-0
Southwestern W, 2-1
2007 Cerritos L, 3-1
2006 Orange Coast L, 1-0
2005 Grossmont L, 5-0
2004 Santiago Canyon L, 4-1
Mount SAC W, 4-0
2003 Cypress L, 2-0
Moorpark W, 1-0
2002 Cypress L, 2-0
Mount SAC, W 1-0
2001 Cuyamaca L, 2-1
Mount SAC W, 3-0
2000 Long Beach City L, 5-0
Grossmont W, 2-0

Click here for my preview of today's three local Southern California regional matches between four county teams, "County rivals set for playoff battle."

No. 7 Oxnard hosts No. 10 Moorpark at 2 p.m.

"We've been able to score goals and they've been able to score goals," said Moorpark coach Sean Roche. "It's going to be a good game, a little bit different than a run-of-the-mill league game."

"Like all Oxnard teams, we usually have the ball," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney. "We have a lot of possession and we play pretty well on the ball."

Four local community college soccer programs will open the Southern California regional playoffs in the county Saturday, as the two men's teams were pitted against each other and the two women's teams earned Top 4 seeds when the pairings were released Saturday afternoon.

No. 7 Oxnard (11-6-4) will host No. 10 Moorpark (11-6-2) Saturday afternoon at 2 in a regional quarterfinal. Their last meeting in Oxnard produced a 4-2 thriller Oct. 9.

The Ventura College women's soccer team (16-3-1) was seeded second in the Southern California regional playoffs for the second straight season. The No. 2 Pirates will host No. 15 Antelope Valley (16-3) Saturday night at 7 in the regional quarterfinals.

The undefeated Moorpark College women's soccer team (14-0-4), which edged Ventura in the Western State Conference's North Division for the second time in three years, was seeded No. 4. The Raiders will host No. 13 San Diego Miramar (16-3-1), which features forward Nicole Petracca, who leads Southern California with 64 points (23 goals, 18 assists).

The host Moorpark College men's soccer team defeated first-place Santa Barbara City, 1-0, this afternoon to pull the Western State Conference race tighter.

The loss was the first by the Vaqueros (8-5-4, 8-1-3) in WSC play. Moorpark (9-6-2, 7-4-1) pulled within five points of Santa Barbara in the standings, 27 to 22.

The Oxnard College men's soccer team (10-5-4, 6-3-3) is a point back with 21 after defeating visiting Glendale, 1-0, Friday on Sam Nellis' goal set up by Johnny Martinez.

Freshman midfielder Jose Arrevalo scored with two minutes to play as the Oxnard College men's soccer team forced a 1-1 tie at county-rival Moorpark Tuesday afternoon.

Midfielder Joel Chaves won the ball in the 88th minute and found Arrevalo, who beat a pair of Raiders as he cut inside and finished his first goal of the season. Moorpark had taken the lead in the 80th minute on a full-field move.

"It was great that they battled at 1 o'clock in the heat," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney of his team, which has been inundated with flu-like symptoms this week. "I was subsituting like a hockey coach."

With a win, Oxnard (9-5-4, 5-3-3) or Moorpark (8-6-2, 6-4-1) could have moved within striking distance of first-place Santa Barbara City in the Western State Conference. Instead, the Ventura County derby finished in a draw for the eighth time in 12 meetings.

Jose Garcia had a goal and an assist, Armando Gutierrez and Josh Hibbert scored and goalkeeper Victor Gonzalez added an assist to his clean sheet as the Moorpark College men's soccer team swept by visiting Citrus Tuesday afternoon.

Sam Nellis and Abel Pacheo each scored to pull host Oxnard within a goal at 2-1 and 3-2, respectively, but second-place College of the Canyons held on, 4-2, Tuesday afternoon.

Moorpark (6-5-1, 4-3) and Oxnard (7-5-1, 3-3-1) move to fourth and fifth place, seven and nine points behind leader Santa Barbara City (6-4-2, 6-0-1).

Max Madrigal had two goals and an assist and Alberto Anguiano, Abel
Pacheco, Emigdio Ramirez, Ernesto Ayala and Nate Lytle also scored as the Oxnard College men's soccer team thrashed host Glendale, 7-2, Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Fernando Zandarin¹s third goal of the season gave the Moorpark College men's soccer team a sixth-minute lead, but host Santa Barbara City stayed atop the WSC standings with goals in stoppage time at the end of both halves to win, 2-1, at La Playa Stadium.

Oxnard (7-4-1, 3-2) and Moorpark (5-4-1, 3-2) are tied for third place through five rounds in the Western State Conference race.

Click the jump for my story on Friday's Ventura County derby between Oxnard College and Moorpark College, which didn't make our website:

There is no room for error when the Moorpark College and Oxnard College men's soccer teams meet.

The Ventura County derby, which resumes Friday afternoon at Oxnard College, has ended in a draw seven times in 10 meetings since 2004, including the last four meetings.

"It's a valuable game for both of us," said Moorpark coach Sean Roche. "We know it will be tough. We have to be on our game to get a win."

Moorpark (5-2-1) has opened up 3-0 in Western State Conference play following Tuesday's 3-2 win over visiting Hancock.

Featuring Gerardo Espinosa up front, Augie Cazarez on the left and Adrian Llamas in midfield, the Raiders have outscored conference opponents, 8-3.

"We have the most gifted attacking group that we've had in a number of years," said Roche. "That is what this team is about."

Oxnard (5-4-1, 1-2) has hit the skids since opening WSC play Sept. 29 with a late 1-0 win over Citrus that gave the Condors a five-game winning streak in which they outscored opponents 19-4.

Back-to-back losses to the two second-place teams, Santa Barbara City and Los Angeles Mission, has Oxnard needing a win to stay within touching distance of the leaders.

"Moorpark's always important, but now it's doubly so," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney. "They're off to a good start."

Behind midfielders Max Madrigal, Abel Pacheco, Sam Nellis, Alberto Angiano and forwards Nate Lydle and Emilio Ramirez, the Condors have been a force in possession.

But after scoring in the first nine games of the season, the goals have dried up as Oxnard has been shut out in each of its past two games.

"We've had a lot of possession and a lot of great play, but just not the final pass or the final shot," said Greaney. "I'm happy with the way we're playing for most of the areas of the field, just not in front of the goal.

"If we start scoring, everything is going to fall into place."

Both teams are struggling with injuries at the back. Oxnard defensive midfielder Jonny Martinez has moved to center back because of injuries to Richie Vargas and Andres Herrera.

Neither team has been able to get three points from the derby since Moorpark's 2-0 win on Oct. 24, 2006 on goals by Luis Carmona and Rei Stern. Oxnard's last beat Moorpark, 1-0, on Oct. 25, 2005.

Juan Santiago and Adrian Llamas scored five minutes apart at the end of the
first half as the Moorpark College men¹s soccer team improved to 3-0 in the
Western State Conference with a 3-2 win over visiting Hancock on Tuesday
afternoon.

Santiago opened the scoring in the 39th minute. After Hancock immediately
equalized, Llamas dribbled 40 yards and finished the restore the Raiders
lead.

Kevin Sanchez added a third six minutes after the half for Moorpark (5-2-1,
3-0), who travels to Oxnard on Friday for the Ventura County derby.

Oxnard (5-4-1, 1-2 WSC) fell to visiting Los Angeles Mission (5-4-1, 2-0-1), who sits alongside Santa Barbara City in second place with seven points.

The Oxnard College women's soccer team fell 3-1 at Cuesta. Liz Gouvea scored in the 88th minute for the Condors (2-6-2, 1-2).

Through Monday, Oct. 6:

TEAM SEASON WSC PTS
Moorpark 4-21 2-0 6
L.A. Mission 4-4-1 1-0-1 4
Santa Barbara 1-5-2 1-0-1 4
Oxnard 5-3-1 1-1 3
Canyons 4-4-0 1-1 3
Hancock 2-5-2 0-1-1 1
Glendale 2-5-2 0-1-1 1
Citrus 2-5-1 0-2 0

The Moorpark College men's soccer team is the lone 2-0 team after two rounds of Western State Conference following Friday's 1-0 win at Glendale.

"After two games," said Moorpark coach Sean Roche.

Left midfielder Augie Cazarez set up Gerardo Espinoza's goal in the 57th minute.

"We had 17 shots, they had three," said Roche. "I know that soccer isn't a game of statistics, but that is legitimate. We had the larger percentage of the game.

"We had a lot of opportunities, good opportunities."

Meanwhile, Oxnard (5-3-1, 1-1) fell 2-0 under the lights at Santa Barbara City.

Among the goalscorers for the Vaqueros? Former Pacifica High and Oxnard College winger Danny Rodriguez.

Elsewhere, Los Angeles Mission beat Citrus 2-0 and Canyons gave Hancock a 4-0 hiding.

The Ventura County derby looms next Friday.

TEAM OVR WSC PTS
Moorpark 4-2-1 2-0-0 6
LA Mission 4-4-1 1-0-1 4
Santa Barbara City 1-4-2 1-0-1 4
Canyons 4-4-0 1-1-0 3
Oxnard 5-3-1 1-1-0
Hancock 2-5-2 0-1-1 1
Glendale 2-5-2 0-1-1 1
Citrus 0-4-0 0-2-0 0

The Moorpark College and Oxnard College men's soccer team share first place in the Western State Conference after one round.

The two county teams were the only WSC schools to win Tuesday. Oxnard beat Citrus on a 92nd minute goal by Alberto Anguiano. Augie Cazarez's free kick was the highlight of Moorpark's 4-1 win over Canyons.

Both Oxnard (6th, 2.0625) and Moorpark (9th, 1.9083) are in the Top 10 in the SoCal power rankings.

TEAM OVR WSC PTS
Moorpark 3-2-1 1-0-0 3
Oxnard 5-2-1 1-0-0 3
Hancock 2-4-2 0-0-1 1
Glendale 2-4-2 0-0-1 1
LA Mission 3-4-1 0-0-1 1
Santa Barbara City 0-4-2 0-0-1 1
Canyons 3-4-0 0-1-0 0
Citrus 0-3-0 0-1-0 0

Sophomore Alberto Anguiano's goal two minutes into second half stoppage time ensured the Oxnard College men's soccer team opened Western State Conference play with a win, 1-0, against Citrus.

After 91 minutes of scoreless soccer, freshman midfielder Jose Rivelo chipped a ball behind the Owls' defense. Anguiano ran onto the pass, beat one defender and cut inside to score the game-winning goal.

Oxnard improves to 5-2-1, 1-0 in the WSC.

After a 5-1 win over six-time state champion Santa Ana Tuesday, the Oxnard College men's soccer team has now scored 19 goals in four matches.

Oxnard (4-2-1) is 4-0-1 since opened the season with consecutive losses to last year's state finalists, Cerritos and Mount San Antonio, which are ranked No. 2 and No. 4 in the national coaches poll.

Western State Conference play begins next week.

Sophomore winger Alberto Anguiano set up the first goal and scored the second via the penalty spot inside 12 minutes as the host Oxnard College men's soccer team routed six-time state champion Santa Ana, 5-1, Tuesday afternoon.

Max Madrigal converted an Abel Pacheco pass for the third as the Condors (4-2-1) took a 3-0 halftime lead. Freshman Jerry Ponce scored twice in the second half, including one from the penalty spot.

Oxnard has now scored 19 goals in its past four matches.

After a stutter-step start, the Oxnard College men's soccer team is
finding its feet. And the net.

Emilio Ramirez set up pair of goals as four different Condors scored
in Oxnard's 4-2 win at Chaffey in Rancho Cucamonga.

"We have powerful attackers all over the field," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney.

Richie Vargas, Jerry Ponce, Abel Pacheco and Nate Lytle all found the
net for Oxnard (2-2-1), which has scored 14 goals in three matches since opening
the season with consecutive losses to last year's state finalists,
Cerritos and Mount San Antonio.

"We've figured it out," said Greaney. "We've got guys eligible and
healthy, and now we're starting to come together."