Nahavi Mendoza scored three goals in leading La Verne to a 5-0 victory over Caltech in SCIAC men's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Caltech's North Field.

LaVerne improves to 3-5-1 overall and 3-3 in SCIAC play while Caltech moves to 1-6 and 1-5 respectively.

Taylor Hart opened the scoring in the 16th minute with an unassisted left footed blast from 25 yards out that found the upper right corner of the net. Mendoza scored his first two goals less than one minute apart in the 25th and 26th minutes respectively. His first goal came off a shot that wasn't completed corralled by Caltech goalie Marcus Lucas with his second coming off a centering feed from Donn Capps.

The score remained 3-0 until Mario Cisneros scored his first goal of the season in the 77th minute. Mendoza finished off his hat trick with just under four minutes remaining in the game when he blasted a shot from five yards out.

LaVerne held a 12-3 edge in shots on goal while posting a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Brandon Friedel tallied three saves in goal to post his third shutout of the season.