Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Monday College Kicks
Crunch time is approaching for local colleges.
The UCLA men lost their home unbeaten record Sunday to Washington despite out-shooting their opponents 15-4.
UCLA remains first in the Pac-10 by one point.
Three second half goals by the Loyola Marymount women was enough to defeat visiting San Francisco 3-0 in a West Coast Conference match Sunday at Sullivan Field.
The win keeps LMU third in the West Coast Conference with one game remaining on the season.
The Cal State Northridge women (4-10-2, 1-4-1) and UC Irvine (8-5-2, 2-1-1) played to a scoreless draw Sunday afternoon at Matador Soccer Field.
With the draw, Cal State Northridge remains in the Big West conference basement with two games remaining on the season.
The Cal State Dominguez Hills men clinched a berth in the CCAA Championship with an 8-0 mauling of Cal State Bernadino Sunday in Carson. Sophomore Mario Guerrero scored a hat trick.
The CSUDH women beat CSU SB 3-0 with two goals coming from junior forward Yvonne Vasquez in their regular season finale.
Tournament play begins Friday in Carson with the men playing at 7:30 p.m. against Cal State LA and the women playing at 1:30 p.m. against an opponent to be determined.