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POMONA, Calif. - Cal State LA proved why it is not only the No. 1 seed in the CCAA Men's Soccer Tournament presented by FloCollege, but the No. 1 team in the country.
 
The Golden Eagles scored three first-half goals, with Jose Mariscal depositing his eighth goal of the season in the 13th minute and his ninth in the 39th, to give CSULA the initial lead. Erick Alamo chipped in with his first goal of the year in the 43rd minute to extend the lead to 3-0 at the half.
 
Cal State LA would tack on another goal five minutes into the second half when the keeper, Abraham Ramirez, found Angel Sandres, who then laid the ball off to Jose Lopez for the goal.
 
Menlo would break up the shutout on Hugo Few's penalty kick goal in the 59th minute. It was his sixth of the season. It was also Sandres' second assist of the match.
 
Ramirez finished the game with four saves, and Menlo's keeper, Vebjoern Madshus, had one.
 
With the win, Cal State LA will advance to its first CCAA Tournament final since 2023, and the eighth in program history. It will face the winner of No. 2 seed Cal State San Bernardino and No. 6 seed Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.
 
Menlo completes its first year in the CCAA at 6-4-2, and 9-7-3 overall.