The University of Redlands men's soccer team hosted Whittier College in an important Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) match-up between the league's two unbeaten teams on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs erupted for three goals against the Poets and now stand alone atop the SCIAC standings as the only team without a loss.

Redlands jumped out to an early lead as senior midfielder Gilbert Flores (Woodlake, CA) danced along the sideline and ripped his fourth netter of the year to gain an early 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.

Both teams rallied back and forth but the score remained unchanged for 55 continuous minutes, until junior forward Jamie Griffin (Seattle, WA) posted a header on the far corner off fellow junior forward Cody Carlson's (Burbank, CA) assist. Sophomore midfielder Gabe Ramirez (Pasadena, CA) also contributed to the scoring play by notching his team-leading fourth assist of the season.

The Maroon and Gray gained an insurance goal at 79:26 as Griffin struck his second score of the evening when he connected with Ramirez's quick left-to-right pass.

Freshman goalkeeper Andreas Silva (San Jose, CA) looked solid between the pipes, registering six saves over the 90 minutes.

Ironically, Whittier held a slight shot advantage at 14-11, but Redlands posted seven on goal and three past the Poet goalkeeper. The Bulldogs controlled the corner kick opportunities with six, compared to Whittier's single chance.

The Bulldogs (6-1-2, 5-0-2 SCIAC) compete for the third time this week as they host the Leopards of the University of La Verne on Saturday at 1 p.m.