The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team couldn’t repeat its success over Santa Monica College and ultimately had its season come to an end following the No. 8-seeded Roadrunners’ 2-1 loss to the visiting No. 9-seed Corsairs on Saturday in an opening-round game of the 2017 Southern California Regional Playoffs.
The Rio Hondo College Men's Soccer team has been named the No. 8 seed for the 2017 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host the No. 9 Santa Monica College Corsairs in an opening-round game on Saturday (Nov. 18) at 4 p.m.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Moses Gutierrez scored twice to help knock off No. 6 nationally-ranked Mt. San Antonio College for the second time this season as the Roadrunners defeated the Mounties 2-0 on Friday in Walnut.
The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team played a pair of close South Coast Conference interdivision contests and came away with a narrow 1-0 win at Compton College while hosting Los Angeles Harbor College to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Joseph Fuentes’ goal in the 78th minute broke a 2-2 tie and proved to be the game-winner for Rio Hondo College as the Roadrunners defeated Pasadena City College 3-2 at PCC on Tuesday in a South Coast Conference North Division game.
In a hard-fought battle, Rio Hondo College played No. 4 nationally-ranked Mt. San Antonio College to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday in Whittier. The South Coast Conference South Division draw moved the Roadrunners to 7-2-3 overall and 1-1-1 in division play.
Moses Gutierrez' knocked in the game-winning goal in the 87th minute to help lead Rio Hondo College to a 2-1 win over visiting Chaffey College on Tuesday in both teams' South Coast Conference North Division opener.
After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, Rio Hondo College exploded to score four second-half goals to earn a 4-0 non-conference victory over visiting Moorpark College in Whittier on Tuesday. The win extended Rio Hondo's unbeaten streak to six games (4 wins, 2 ties) and improved the Roadrunners' record to 5-1-2 overall.
Thanks to its 5-0 rout over West Hills College Lemoore on Sunday, Rio Hondo College took home the championship cup from the 2017 Mt. SAC/Adidas/Azteca Soccer Tournament. The win came after the Roadrunners rallied to beat Fullerton College in their tourney opener on Friday.
The roles were reversed for the Rio Hondo College men's soccer team on Friday. On Tuesday, Rio Hondo held a 2-0 lead in the 74th minute over San Bernardino Valley College and saw the Wolverines rally for three late goals to hand the Roadrunners a heart-breaking loss.
For the first 74 minutes of the contest, things were looking good for the Rio Hondo College men's soccer team in their home opener on Tuesday against San Bernardino Valley College. But the Wolverines rallied for three goals over the final 15 minutes to shock the Roadrunners and hand them a defeat by a final score of 3-2.
The Rio Hondo College men's soccer team returned to the same field where its playoff run came to an end last season, but on Friday it was the Roadrunners that picked up a narrow 1-0 victory over the Irvine Valley College Lasers in both teams' 2017 season opener.