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Eric Cendejas

Men's Soccer

Men’s Soccer Clinches Playoff Berth in Debut Season

RIVERSIDE - La Sierra men's soccer becomes the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 GSAC Men's Soccer Championship – accomplishing the feat in their debut season in the conference.

The Golden Eagles record stands at 8-3 in conference play and 10-3-1 overall. They lead the conference by two points and are currently the only team clinched for the postseason. Seeding, venue and time are still to be determined, but the Semifinal match will be held on November 7th and the Championship match will be held on November 11th.

Men's soccer are on a five game win streak with two more regular season games left to play. They began conference play perfectly with three wins under their belt before dropping three games in a row in a one-point decision. The Golden Eagles were near perfect in preseason play with three wins and one tie. On the season, they also have three shutouts.

As a team they total 45 goals on an average of 15.9 shots-per game with 29 assists.

The 2025 men's soccer team consists of seven freshmen, six transfers, and nine returners.

Senior Sean Palena leads the charge with 10 goals and 6 assists on the season. He totals 26 points on the year. Early in the season, he scored nine goals over four games with two assists. His best scoring performance came from Nobel University with four goals, one being a game winner. He has the game winning goal in three additional games this season. Palena ranks second in goals, first in assists and first in game winners in the conference.

Sophomore Carlos Leon has been a contributing factor in the Golden Eagles five game win streak. He's scored a goal in each of the last five games. Earlier in the season, he scored three goals putting his season total at eight. He has two assists for a total of 18 points. His two game winning goals came within the last five games and proved detrimental in two close matches. His first game winner came in the 1-0 victory over Soka and the second game winner came in the 3-2 victory over The Master's.

Transfer Vinicius Goncalves has had a breakout season with the Golden Eagles. He totals eight goals with three assists for 19 points. Vinny, as the team calls him, has also been a huge contributing factor in the five game win streak. He has six goals in the last three games including a hat trick in the 5-3 win over Hope. That victory and his two goals against Life Pacific earned him the game winning goals.

Freshman Abraham Perez has proved himself in goal in his rookie season. He's appeared and started in all 14 games. Perez has back-to-back games where he had nine saves apiece, their lone tie against Claremont and the win against Nobel. He has three shutout games in goal. His season total for saves is 49 averaging only 1.38 goals against per game. As a goalkeeper, he has four wins.

Elias Quintanar Macias is a transfer graduate student at La Sierra this season. He has played a role in the Golden Eagles success this season with five goals and three assists. Macias scored two goals in their latest win against Life Pacific and has two game winning goals on the year. Ulises Morales enters his third season as a Golden Eagle, and remains a driving force with three goals on the season. Jonathan Arriaga is another new Golden Eagle this season who has made his mark. He totals four assists and has a goal on the year.

Christopher Remily, Rodrick Promis, Jason Pineda, Alexander Munoz, Damian Jimenez, and Jose Alcala each add a goal on the year.

On the back line, we've seen solid performances from the defense. Christopher Aceves and Alcala who are both seniors this year who have commanded the field over the years with this season being no different. Their strength and knowledge of the game have validated their place as captains. Alvaro Romero also returns to La Sierra for a second season and remains applying pressure to opponents forcing them to make mistakes.

The men's soccer team has put in a collective effort from each player on the roster to bring them to leading the GSAC and being the first team in the postseason.
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Players Mentioned

Abraham Perez

#1 Abraham Perez

GK
6' 0"
Freshman
Jose Alcala

#6 Jose Alcala

M
6' 1"
Senior
Alvaro Romero

#12 Alvaro Romero

M
6' 2"
Sophomore
Ulises Morales

#8 Ulises Morales

M
5' 9"
Junior
Carlos Leon

#17 Carlos Leon

M
5' 9"
Sophomore
Damian Jimenez

#23 Damian Jimenez

D
6' 3"
Junior
Sean Palena

#10 Sean Palena

M
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Alexander Munoz

#11 Alexander Munoz

M
5' 6"
Senior
Christopher Aceves

#3 Christopher Aceves

D
5' 11"
Senior
Elias Quintanar Macias

#18 Elias Quintanar Macias

M
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Jason Pineda

#27 Jason Pineda

D
6' 2"
Junior
Jonathan Arriaga

#28 Jonathan Arriaga

D
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Abraham Perez

#1 Abraham Perez

6' 0"
Freshman
GK
Jose Alcala

#6 Jose Alcala

6' 1"
Senior
M
Alvaro Romero

#12 Alvaro Romero

6' 2"
Sophomore
M
Ulises Morales

#8 Ulises Morales

5' 9"
Junior
M
Carlos Leon

#17 Carlos Leon

5' 9"
Sophomore
M
Damian Jimenez

#23 Damian Jimenez

6' 3"
Junior
D
Sean Palena

#10 Sean Palena

5' 8"
Graduate Student
M
Alexander Munoz

#11 Alexander Munoz

5' 6"
Senior
M
Christopher Aceves

#3 Christopher Aceves

5' 11"
Senior
D
Elias Quintanar Macias

#18 Elias Quintanar Macias

5' 10"
Graduate Student
M
Jason Pineda

#27 Jason Pineda

6' 2"
Junior
D
Jonathan Arriaga

#28 Jonathan Arriaga

5' 7"
Sophomore
D