Men's Soccer Earns First SCIAC Win of the Season

Patricio Carregha '12 took three shots for the Poets against Caltech on October 4: two resulted in goals.  Whittier College Men's Soccer eventually won 3-1 over the Beavers to pick up their first SCIAC win and improved their record to 2-8 overall and 1-5 in conference play this season.

The Poets saw themselves fall behind in the first ten minutes of play.  Caltech's Tyler Volkoff scored in the 8^th minute to give the Beavers an early 1-0 lead.  Carregha gave the Poets their equalizer in the 27^th minute on an unassisted goal.  The teams went into the locker room tied 1-1 at the halftime break.

Despite getting out shot 10-4 in the second half, the Poets continued to pressure and got the go ahead goal in the 75^th minute.  Joseph Gelaro '10 found Eddie Baker '09, and Baker found the back of the net to put the Poets up for good.  Carregha added an insurance goal in the 79^th minute to complete the 3-1 victory.

Whittier goalkeeper Michael Read '10 rebounded from the early goal to make three saves and ensure the win.

The Poets play the second game of their three-game SCIAC road trip on October 8 at the University of La Verne.  The game is scheduled to begin at 4:00pm.