The University of La Verne men's soccer team hosted Occidental College Saturday morning to start the second round of conference play, but fell 2-0 to the Tigers at Ben Hines Field.

The Leopards dominated the stat sheet in the first half of play, outshooting the Tigers 7-1 and earning five more corner kicks. The agressive play resulted in eight Occidental fouls compared to La Verne's four. Depite three shots on goal, neither team would find the back of the net and the score would remained knotted at halftime.

Occidental was the first to put a goal on the scoreboard, as Reid Sakamoto would take a direct kick and find Ben Grime, who finished off the play with a header. Will Moseley would tack on another goal in the 83rd minute, which would prove to be the final score of the game, giving the Tiger's a 2-0 victory.

The Leopards will play the Stags from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday night, who they beat 4-1 in September at home. The match will start at 7:00pm in Claremont.