LA Laguna FC was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team would play some of its home matches at Santa Ana Stadium and others at Citrus College and Pomona College starting in May 2016. History After acquiring the PDL franchise rights to the Springfield Storm franchise that used to play in the PDL out of Springfield, Missouri, the team began life as Los Angeles Storm under head coach Chris Volk, and made their debut in PDL competition in 2010, one of several teams joining the Southwest division as it expanded to nine teams. Playing at Citrus Stadium on the campus of Citrus College in Glendora, California, Storm made an inauspicious start, tying 1–1 with the San Fernando Valley Quakes, but quickly recovered to register impressive back-to-back victories over Fresno Fuego and Bakersfield Brigade. However, Storm's mid-season form proved to be their downfall, as the team slumped to five defeats in six games (including a humiliating 0–4 to the eventual divisional champions Southern California Seahorses), ending their first season playoff hopes. A morale-boosting 5–0 win over Bakersfield Brigade in their penultimate game was a positive, but eventually they finished sixth in the table. David Niemeyer was the Storm's top scorer in their freshman year, scoring 7 goals in his 15 games, while MLS-bound Mexican midfielder Erasmo Solorzano was the assist king with 3. Goalkeeper Lance Friesz was also a standout – so much so, that he was drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy in the offseason. The Storm's second year began in terrible fashion, suffering a 5–0 defeat to the San Fernando Valley Quakes on the opening day of the season. They did not register their first victory – 2–1 over new boys San Jose Frogs – until their third game, and from then on the Storm's season was one of see-sawing inconsistency. Back-to-back 3–1 wins over Orange County Blue Star and Lancaster Rattlers was followed by a 1–5 disaster at home to Fresno Fuego, which was followed by a 5–1 thrashing of Bakersfield Brigade... and so it went. By the end of the season, Storm were struggling to pick up wins wherever they went, but at least they started seeing some consistency;