LA VERNE, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2009) – The Occidental College men's soccer team got back on track this morning with a 2-0 road victory over the University of La Verne to snap a two-game skid in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.

A scoreless game through the first half and much of the second half, Occidental lit up the scoreboard in the 79^th minute when the Tigers' newest team member, Ben Grime headered the ball into the net on an assist from Reid Sakamoto for the ultimate winning goal.

Five minutes later, Will Moseley contributed to the offense with an unassisted goal to give the Tigers some insurance in the final minutes of the game.

In a game that looked slightly in favor of the Leos on paper, the Tigers got the upper hand in the final box score. ULV out-shot Oxy 12 to seven with five and four shots on goal, respectively. The black and orange, however, were able to capitalize while their defense came up strong to hold the host team scoreless. La Verne also earned eight corner kicks to Occidental's two.

Andrew Larkin played all 90 minutes for the Tigers, blocking five shots while his counterpart, Ryan Thompson, saved two shots for ULV.

With the win, Occidental improves to 4-7 overall, 3-5 in SCIAC play while ULV falls to 3-9, 3-5. The black and orange will return to the Lower Soccer Field on Wednesday, Oct. 14 when they host the 5-6-2 University of Redlands Bulldogs sit at fourth in the SCIAC with a 4-3-1 league record. Teams kick off at 4:00 p.m.