SBCC was seeded No. 11 for the 16-team Southern Cal Regional men's soccer playoffs and will open at No. 6 Golden West on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Huntington Beach.
2018 Southern Cal Regional Bracket
The Vaqueros (8-6-4) needed at least a tie to make the playoffs in their last game on Monday against first-place Santa Monica and did just that with a 0-0 tie in a game played at Ventura College. SBCC finished fourth in the WSC North with a 3-5-2 record.
The Rustlers (12-5-3) took second in the Orange Empire Conference with a 10-3-1 record. They're 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Ameyawu Muntari leads the Vaqueros with eight goals and six assists for 22 points. Sadiki Johnson has six goals and Celso Lagunas has five goals and a team-high nine assists.
Santa Barbara won two playoff games last year and reached the Regional Finals before dropping a 1-0 decision at No. 2 Mt. SAC.
