Irvine Valley's men's soccer team made another deep playoff run, took second in the Orange Empire Conference and had a slew of players earn all-Orange Empire Conference honors. Another solid season for men's soccer.
IVC opens the 2018 campaign with a match at Yavapai College in Arizona on Aug. 25. It then plays at Rio Hondo on Aug. 28 before heading up to the Hartnell Tournament on Aug. 31. IVC was ranked No. 13 in the nation in 2017.
Irvine Valley, which finished the year 12-5-5 overall, and made the second round of the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs, earns a No. 13 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division III Poll.
Irvine Valley scores three goals in the second half to beat Chaffey in the first round of the CCCAA So. Cal. Regional Playoffs on Saturday at home. IVC, seeded 10th, moves on to play at No. 2 Mt. SAC next Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Irvine Valley's Eder Olivas, Toby Waterman and Juan Sebastian Olivares are named first team all-Orange Empire Conference, while Kristian Sabatino, Alexis Campos and Mathew Davis are picked to the second team.
Irvine Valley, which finished the regular season with a record of 11-5-4 overall and took second in the Orange Empire Conference, gets the No. 7 seed in the CCCAA South Regional Playoffs and hosts No. 10 Chaffey Saturday.
Irvine Valley wraps up second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 3-0 victory over Norco on Tuesday at home. IVC, ranked No. 13 in the state, now awaits for the release of the playoff pairings early next week.
Eder Olivas scores on a header off a long pass from Mathew Davis to earn 13th-ranked Irvine Valley a 1-1 tie with Santa Ana in an important Orange Empire Conference match on Friday afternoon. IVC is at Cypress Tuesday.
Playing a day later than scheduled and in its first night match of the season, Irvine Valley defeats Orange Coast, 4-2, in a key Orange Empire Conference match. IVC scores three goals in the second half to earn the victory.
Irvine Valley makes its first appearance since the preseason United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division III National Poll at No. 16 this week. The Lasers, riding a five-match win streak, play at OCC under the lights tonight.
Irvine Valley is ranked 13th in the state coaches poll after a three-week absence. The Lasers, who have won five matches in a row and sit at the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings, play at Orange Coast Tuesday.
Irvine Valley falls behind early in the second half, but then scores three straight goals in a 3-1 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton at home on Friday. Juan Sebastian Olivares scores twice in the victory for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley remains at the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings with a 4-1 victory over Santiago Canyon at home on Friday. IVC, which got a goal and two assists from Eder Olivas, is unbeaten in its last six matches.
Marco Peccolo scores in the 82nd minute and Alexis Campos follows with a goal in the 88th minute to help lift Irvine Valley to a 2-1 win at Norco to close out the first round of Orange Empire Conference play on Friday.
Irvine Valley freshman goalie Braden Peters saves a penalty kick on the final play of the match and the Lasers hold on for a 1-0 win over Golden West in an Orange Empire Conference match at home on Tuesday afternoon.
Irvine Valley scores three goals in a six-minute span to beat Cypress, 3-1, in an Orange Empire Conference match on Friday at home. Eder Olivas, Juan Sebastian Oliveras and Joseph DiCarlo each score for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley comes away with its second straight tie with a 2-2 draw in an Orange Empire Conference match at Santa Ana Tuesday. Freshman forward Eder Olivas scores both goals for the Lasers, who host Cypress Friday.
Juan Sebastian Olivares scores two goals for Irvine Valley, including the game-tying tally in the 84th minute to earn the Lasers a 2-2 tie with Orange Coast at home on Friday. Irvine Valley plays at Santa Ana next Tuesday.
Irvine Valley earns its second win of the week with a 2-0 triumph over Hartnell on Friday afternoon at home. Toby Waterman and Eder Olivas each score in the first half for the Lasers, who play at Fullerton next Tuesday.
Irvine Valley gets goals from Grant Joyce and Eder Olivas off assists from Olivas and Toby Waterman in a 2-1 Orange Empire Conference win at Santiago Canyon Tuesday. The Lasers play again Friday, hosting Hartnell at 1 p.m.
Irvine Valley out-shoots and has plenty of chances to score, but can't find the back of the net in a 2-0 defeat at El Camino on Friday afternoon. The Lasers start Orange Empire Conference play next Tuesday at Santiago Canyon.
Scott Clark a two-year starter on defense for Irvine Valley has moved on to play at Whittier College. Clark started 34 games over the last two seasons at IVC and helped the Lasers to back-to-back regional final appearances.
Irvine Valley dominates most of the contest, out-shoots Southwestern, but still ties the Jaguars, 2-2, in a nonconference match on Wednesday at home. IVC gets goals from Toby Waterman and Joseph DiCarlo.
Irvine Valley, ranked No. 14 in the nation among community colleges heading into the season, edges No. 4 Fresno City, 1-0, on a goal by freshman Eder Olivas in the 60th minute on Friday. IVC takes on host Hartnell Sunday.
Irvine Valley gives up a goal in the 12th minute and falls to Rio Hondo, 1-0, in the first game of the 2017 season on Friday. The Lasers had many chances, but couldn't find the back of the net. The Lasers play again next Friday.