After earning the SCIAC's automatic qualifer bid by winning the conference tournament, the La Verne men's soccer team is set to face Trinity (Texas) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Leopards entered the SCIAC Tournament as the No. 3 seed and went on to defeat Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 4-0, in the semi-finals before prevailing over Whittier in the final, 1-0. It was the first tournament title in program history. 

In the regular season, La Verne finished 7-5-7, which included matches against Trinity and quadrant host Southwestern. The Leopards recorded a draw against the Tigers and fell 1-0 in a hard fought match against the Pirates.

La Verne's success has been led by its four All-SCIAC players in Joshua McCown, Juan Manzano, Joel Trejo and Diego Soto. Both McCown and Manzano made First Team, while Trejo and Soto were tabbed to the Second Team.

On the other side, Trinity ended its regular season campaign with an 10-2-5 record and went on to claim the SAA Tournament Championship with a penalty kicks win in the Final. The Tigers led their conference in All-SAA selections with a total of 11, including three on the first team.

The first round match is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (PT) and the winner will take on the advancing team between Southwestern and Hardin-Simmons on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (PT).