Cal Lutheran men's soccer surrendered a 3-2 lead in a 4-3 SCIAC loss to Chapman on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Wilson Field in Orange. Chapman's Kobe Lee completed a hat trick with under three minutes left in regulation to finish off the Kingsmen.
The loss dropped Cal Lutheran to 0-3-0 in conference play and last in the SCIAC standings. The Kingsmen are 2-4-2 overall.
Chapman's Hudson Weinberger opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, and Lee doubled the lead just 2:30 into the second half. Cal Lutheran was playing its first road game of the 2026 season after opening with 10 straight home contests, according to CLU athletics.
Cal Lutheran answered with three goals in 18 minutes.
Dane Paulson scored his first goal of the season in the 52nd minute. Just 2:38 later, Zach Mohr buried his team-leading fifth goal of 2026 to level the match at 2-2. Tika Kakimoto converted a penalty kick in the 70th minute to put Cal Lutheran ahead 3-2.
The lead lasted nine minutes. Chapman equalized in the 79th minute, and Lee struck again late to complete his hat trick and seal the result.
Chapman outshot Cal Lutheran 24-15 and put 12 attempts on frame. Kingsmen goalkeeper Jackson Bankers recorded a career-high eight saves to keep Cal Lutheran in the match.
The contest turned physical in the second half. Officials issued seven yellow cards across 22 combined fouls. Chapman committed 15 of those fouls, 10 of them after halftime.
Mohr's fifth goal continues a strong run for the forward, who scored the first goal of his collegiate career in a Sept. 7 win over Linfield. Cal Lutheran's two wins this season already match the program's entire 2025 total, according to a CLU athletics release from Sept. 14.
Cal Lutheran hosts La Verne on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. La Verne enters at 1-1-1 in SCIAC and 3-2-3 overall, according to SCIAC standings.
