Saturday was a big night for Leopard volleyball as it faced off with the visiting Whittier Poets in senior Mika Chan’s final home game at La Verne. The Leopards fell in a sweep, 25-13, 28-26 and 25-23.

The men’s water polo almost pulled off the upset on Wednesday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, but fell short, losing to the Stags 12-9.

With leopard print balloons crowding the scorer’s table, the men’s soccer team faced the conference champion Redlands Bulldogs, walking away with a 3-0 loss.

Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of Nov. 4, 2011.

Homecoming for the football team Saturday was very welcoming as the Leopards walked away with a convincing 30-21 victory over Chapman.

Signs and balloons decorated the stadium for lone senior Anastasia Muratalla, but the women’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision Saturday to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in what was a tightly contested match throughout.

The men’s water polo team fell short of a victory on Wednesday on the road against Pomona-Pitzer with a 17-8 loss.

The Leopards fell short 3-1 in a point-for-point match against the Occidental Tigers Tuesday. The team played hard and had its moments, but broke under pressure resulting in a Tigers victory of 25-21, 21-25, 25-21 and 25-19.

The La Verne men’s soccer team ventured into enemy territory and managed a shutout 3-0 victory against the Caltech Beavers on Wednesday.