Playoffs Kick Off on Nov. 7
The California Pacific Conference Championship seeding is set, and co-champs Westcliff and UC Merced will need to get past challenging semifinal matches in order to earn a spot in two-day tournament title game. The Warriors, ranked No. 18 in the NAIA, and the No. 21 Bobcats played to a scoreless draw in the regular season meeting, and both squads completed the conference season unbeaten, but both have a hurdle to clear before any rematch can take place. WU (6-0-1 in the Cal Pac and 12-1-2 overall) will face #4 seed La Sierra (4-2-1, 7-6-1) in Thursday's 4:00 pm match, followed by the matchup between #2 UCM (6-0-1, 10-0-3) and #3 Soka (4-2-1, 5-9-1) at 7:00 pm.
The Cal Pac Championship will be played in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 9.
Other highlights from the final weekend of the 2024 Cal Pac season: On Thursday, La Sierra shut out Providence Christian 5-0 as Jordy Verde netted a pair of goals. In Saturday's final day of action, Pacific Union blanked Simpson 5-0 behind Edwin Zabala's 3-goal and 1-assist performance, and Hope Suka's hat trick helped lift Soka past PCC 5-3 in Saturday's finale.
Week 10 Leaders
No. 21 UC Merced (2-0): Daniel Borges 3 goals, 1 assist; Jaycob Walker 3 goals; Carlos Miranda 2 goals; Jesus Enriquez 1 goal, 2 assists; Edwin Casillas 1 goal; Joey Alvarez 1 goal; Christian Khanishian 1 goal; Jimmy Perkins 1 goal; Giovanni Lopez 1 goal; Jake Perkins 2 assists; Diego Fresquez 1 assist; Isaias Ruiz 1 assist; Roberto Ceja 2 assists; Xavier Barajas 1 assist; Jesus Ponce 1 assist
No. 18 Westcliff (1-0): Mohamed Sidi Haiba 1 goal; Finn Juttner 1 goal; Facundo Palacio 1 goal; Jose Urdiano Morales 1 goal; Martin Slatsve 1 assist; Jonas Jansen 1 goal; Janis Hinterleitner 1 assist
Pacific Union (1-0): Edwin Zabala 3 goals, 1 assist; Hunter Valerio 1 goal, Adrian Denoncourt 1 goal; Humberto Lujan 1 assist; Mickyas Beyene 1 assist; Domonic Cavin 1 assist
La Sierra (1-0): Jordy Verde 2 goals; Anthony Antunez 1 goal; Ronaldo Chavez 1 goal; Masaya Nitta 1 goal; Marck Rayo 1 assist; Damian Romero 1 assist
Soka (1-1): Hope Suka 3 goals; Alireza Sotoudeh 1 goal; Kenneth Ugalde 1 goal; Aidan Sandoval 2 assists
Providence Christian (0-2): Erick Martinez 1 goal; Jackson Maples 1 goal; Graeme Vander Meulen 1 goal, 1 assist; Diego Aparicio 1 assist; Mario Trujillo 10 saves
Cal Maritime (0-2): Jose Diaz 2 goals; Fabian Garcia 14 saves
Simpson (0-2)
RECENT RESULTS
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Academy of Art 4, Cal Maritime 2 | Box Score
CSUM: 2-9-2
Thursday, Oct. 24
No. 21 UC MERCED 6, SIMPSON 0 | Box Score
UCM: 5-0-1, 9-0-3
SU: 1-4-1, 2-7-1
LA SIERRA 5, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN 0 | Box Score
LSU: 4-3, 7-6-1
PCC: 1-4-1, 1-7-1
No. 18 WESTCLIFF 4, SOKA 0 | Box Score
WU: 6-0-1, 12-1-2
SUA: 3-2-1, 4-9-1
Saturday, Oct. 26
SOKA 5, PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN 3 | Box Score
SUA: 3-2-1, 4-9-1
PCC: 1-5-1, 1-8-1
PACIFIC UNION 5, SIMPSON 0 | Box Score
PUC: 3-3-1, 4-5-2
SU: 1-5-1, 2-8-1
No. 21 UC MERCED 8, CAL MARITIME 0 | Box Score
UCM: 6-0-1, 10-0-3
CSUM: 0-7, 2-10-2
UPCOMING MATCHES
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
At UC Merced | Merced, Calif.
Thursday, Nov. 7
Semifinals
4:00 pm - #1 Westcliff vs. #4 La Sierra
7:00 pm - #2 UC Merced vs. #3 Soka
Saturday, Nov. 9
6:00 pm - Championship







