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SMC Soccer Scores With International Students

The mens and women's leading scorers are both international students. Both teams are #1 in their conference and are ranked highly in state rankings. Santa Monica Colleges (SMC) women's soccer team is currently ranked number six in California and number one in their conference. Men’s soccer is also number one in their conference which confirms SMC as a soccer powerhouse.

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Women’s Soccer Ends Drought with 4-3 Win Against Antelope Valley

The Corsairs returned home this Friday, Sept. 28, looking to break through a victory drought of four tied games. Currently ranked #16 in the country, Santa Monica College (SMC) faced plenty of adversity throughout the match against the Antelope Valley (AV) Marauders, who took the lead twice within the first minutes of each half. 

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The City Welcomes LAFC

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is making their presence known, not only in Major League Soccer (MLS) but in the city of L.A. itself. LAFC is off to a very strong start in MLS as number four in the Western Conference, just two wins behind the number one seed Sporting Kansas City. This is nothing short of an impressive beginning for a team that is brand new to the league and city.

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The Emotional Cost of Being a Student Athlete

Cyrille Njomo walks slowly from the Corsair Field to Starbucks, after practice, exhausted and weighed down by a huge backpack. Njomo is a member of the men’s soccer team at Santa Monica College, and like many other student-athletes, he sacrifices a lot in order to be part of the team. “I decided to be part of the team for the experience, my love for soccer and to be able to get a scholarship at the university," he said.

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