The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team has been named the No. 7 seed for the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host No. 10 College of the Desert in a first-round game in Whittier on Saturday (Nov. 17) at 7 p.m.
After losing just one of its first 15 games, the Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team has hit a bump in the road. On Wednesday, the No. 18 nationally-ranked Roadrunners suffered their second straight loss, this time a 3-0 defeat by visiting Compton College.
Andrew Salazar’s goal in the 59th minute proved to be the game-winner as Rio Hondo College defeated El Camino College by a final score of 1-0 in a South Coast Conference interdivision game in Torrance on Tuesday.
Trailing 3-1 with under 20 minutes to play, the Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team completed one of its greatest comebacks in recent memory. The Roadrunners scored three consecutive goals, including a penalty kick by Brian Martinez in the 81st minute that proved to be the game-winner, in an amazing 4-3 victory at Pasadena City College on Friday.
The No. 7 nationally-ranked Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, a narrow 1-0 defeat at East Los Angeles College on Tuesday in both teams’ South Coast Conference opener.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Angel Flores scored a goal and added an assist to help lead the Roadrunners to a 2-0 non-conference win over visiting Los Angeles Mission College on Friday in Whittier.
Rio Hondo College freshman forward Phuc Nguyen’s goal in the 87th minute broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the game-winner as the Roadrunners defeated visiting San Bernardino Valley College 2-1 on Tuesday.
A pair of second-half penalty kick goals lifted Rio Hondo College to its first win of the season, a 2-0 victory over visiting Irvine Valley College on Tuesday in Whittier.
Sophomore goalkeeper Jesus Rendon posted five saves in goal but the Rio Hondo College offense couldn’t find the back of the net as the Roadrunners opened the 2018 season with a scoreless draw against visiting Clovis Community College on Monday in Whittier.