SCIAC Postseason Final
vs. No. 25 Redlands (15-3-2, 12-3-1 SCIAC)
Farquhar Field | Redlands, Calif.
Time: Saturday, Nov. 7 – 7 p.m.
Location: Redlands, Calif. (Farquhar Field)
Live Stream: SCIAC Portal - $5
Live Stats: SCIAC Portal
Tickets: Adults - $5, spectators w/ current SCIAC ID - Free, children under 12 - Free
Season Series: 1-1 (Redlands def. La Verne, 4-1, on Sept. 23; La Verne def. Redlands, 1-0, on Oct. 31)
La Verne Quick Hits:
• La Verne is making its first-ever appearance in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Final
• The Leopards defeated Chapman, 1-0, in the first round of the SCIAC Postseason Tournament on Wednesday. Nathan Gonzalez scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute
• La Verne's second-place finish is its best since 2008, when it also finished second and made the SCIAC Postseason Tournament
• La Verne beat Redlands in the regular season finale on a Justin Almandinger strike in the 55th minute
• In the first meeting between La Verne and Redlands, the Leopards played with a man disadvantage for more than 60 minutes after Justin Funes received a red card in the 30th minute
• Junior forward Gonzalez led all players in the SCIAC with 30 attacking points (12 goals, six assists) in the regular season
• The Leopards are 3-1 against Redlands under head coach Trevor Persson
Redlands Quick Hits:
• The Bulldogs claimed their 13th SCIAC Men's Soccer Championship this season
• Redlands beat Occidental, 3-1, in the first round of the SCIAC Postseason Tournament
• The Bulldogs qualified for every SCIAC Postseason Tournament since its inception in 2007; they won the tournament in 2007 and 2008
• Redlands' strength is balanced scoring and depth; 16 different players got on the scoreboard this season and six players had at least five goals
• Goalkeeper Josh Haskill boasts 0.62 goals against average, tops in the SCIAC
• Alexander Knox, the Bulldogs' leading goalscorer with seven, scored two and assisted another in Redlands' 4-1 defeat of La Verne on Sept. 23