The schedule for the 2021 Irvine Valley men's soccer team has been posted on our website here
The CCCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved implementation of its Contingency Plan in July, providing a return to intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-21 academic year that shifts all sports, including football, to the spring season. Irvine Valley does not compete in football, but has 11 sports and five would compete in the first part of the spring schedule, including, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball.
The Contingency Plan was among three potential scenarios approved by the Board in early June. Each plan was wholly dependent on which phase of reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic the state of California was in on the CCCAA's previously announced July 17 decision date. The return to athletics in January will only occur if it is safe to do so, a decision that will be guided primarily by state and local health guidelines.
All sports will have a 30% reduction in the maximum number of contests or competition dates that they are currently permitted and will also have regional postseason competition. Formats for the postseason will be announced at a later date. The CCCAA will not have state championships in 2020-21.
The Irvine Valley men's soccer team is scheduled to start its season on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in a home contest against LA Harbor at 1 p.m.
The Lasers are scheduled to play two pre-conference games (Feb. 5 vs. LA Harbor at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 9 at San Bernardino Valley College at 2 p.m.). The Lasers will then embark on a 12-match Orange Empire Conference schedule with the first contest being at home on Tuesday, Feb. 16 against Cypress at 1 p.m. at home.
Again, the full Irvine Valley men's soccer schedule can be seen below.
https://www.ivclasers.com/sports/msoc/2020-21/schedule
Last season, IVC's squad, guided by McGrogran, once again made the California Community College Athletic Association SoCal Regional Playoffs.
IVC fell in the first round at Orange Coast after being seeded 12th.
Irvine Valley finished the year with a record of 8-8-7 overall and went 4-5-3 in the Orange Empire Conference.
Six of the seven teams from the Orange Empire Conference made the playoffs.
Irvine Valley was led by its top scoring duo of sophomore forward Benjamin Asabi and freshman forward Max Kleinhammes. Each were named first team all-conference.
Asabi and Kleinhammes led conference players with 11 goals apiece during the regular season. Asabi added two assists.
Asabi finished with 24 points and Kleinhammes had 22 points for the Lasers.
Sophomore keeper Nathan King was one of the top goalies in the conference and earned second team honors.
Sophomore midfielder Gibae Kim was also picked as a second-team player for the Lasers.
But Irvine Valley had several standout players, including freshman midfielders Dowan Kim, Idi Diallo, Izzy Abdelkader and Joshua Lummis, freshman defenders Garrett Hayes, Christopher Osuna and Kyler Doverspike and sophomore defender Jared Ellis.
Asabi, Gibae Kim and Dowan Kim each signed scholarships to continue their soccer and academic careers at NAIA Life Pacific University in San Dimas.
