Cal Lutheran soccer falls on highway in moist SCIAC Championship recreation – Ventura County Star

The Cal Lutheran College soccer crew began robust in its first look within the SCIAC Championship recreation.
The Kingsmen scored first and constructed a 10-point lead in wet situations on the highway.
However host Chapman College put a damper on the debut, scoring 20 unanswered factors to seize the title and full an unbeaten convention marketing campaign with a 27-17 win on Nov. 15 in Orange.
CLU took a 7-0 lead on the third play of the sport, when quarterback Joe Farley hit TeNorris Merkel over the center for a 75-yard landing move.
CLU used an 11-play, 50-yard drive to retake the lead 14-7 on Mehki Delouth’s 11-yard TD run with 7:46 left within the second quarter.
Tyler Woodworth (Ventura Excessive) had a 13-yard run and 16-yard catch to arrange Matthew Montegna’s 38-yard area purpose, extending the Kingsmen’s result in 17-7 with 1:15 left within the half.
Chapman pulled inside 17-14 on Tyler Pacheco’s 7-yard TD move to Kash Henjum with 12 seconds left within the first half, then took a 21-17 lead on Pacheco’s 8-yard TD move to Kade Zimmerman with 5:51 left within the third quarter.
Pacheco’s 1-yard run capped off a 11-play, 80-yard drive, which took practically six minutes off the clock within the fourth quarter and left Chapman with a 27-17 lead.
Farley accomplished 8 of 20 passes for 146 yards, one TD and one interception. Delouth ran for 93 yards and a TD on 19 carries. Merkel caught three passes for 103 yards and a TD.
Drew Nees had 9 tackles, Hunter Corridor (Camarillo Excessive) had eight tackles and a sort out for a loss, and Arthur Orta recovered a fumble for the CLU protection.
It’s the second convention title in three seasons within the SCIAC’s new divisional construction for Chapman (8-2, 8-0), which additionally received the inaugural title recreation in 2023.
That construction is coming to an finish. The SCIAC will return to its earlier single division format in 2027, when Whittier School resumes soccer and Azusa Pacific College joins, giving the convention eight soccer groups as soon as once more.
Joe Curley covers soccer for The Star. He might be reached at joe.curley@vcstar.com. For extra protection, comply with @vcspreps on Twitter/X, Instagram/Threads, Fb and Bluesky.

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