Galaxy into quarters

Gabriel Pec scored a hat trick in the first leg and added two more in the second to finish the Round of 16 with five goals as LA completed a 6–0 aggregate sweep of Mount Pleasant. (lagalaxy.com) The second leg took place March 19, 2026 at Kingston’s National Stadium, where João Klauss opened with an 18th‑minute header from a Harbor Miller corner before Pec struck in the 61st and 87th minutes. (lagalaxy.com) LA’s win in Jamaica was the club’s third consecutive clean sheet in the Concacaf Champions Cup; the team had allowed just one goal in the competition through the Round of 16. (lagalaxy.com) Pec’s first‑leg hat trick came at Dignity Health Sports Park on March 11, 2026, a match that drew 4,287 spectators according to box‑score reports. (lagalaxy.com) The Galaxy draw Deportivo Toluca FC in the quarterfinals, with the two‑leg series scheduled for April 8 and April 15, 2026 as part of CONCACAF’s quarterfinal window. (oursportscentral.com) Toluca enter as back‑to‑back Liga MX champions after winning the Apertura 2025 title, setting up an MLS vs. Liga MX quarterfinal clash. (si.com) Columbus Crew 2 announced the signings of 2026 SuperDraft picks Tarun Karumanchi (No. 49 overall) and Isaac Heffess (No. 79 overall) in a club release dated March 20, 2026. (columbuscrew.com) The Crew release lists Karumanchi as UCLA’s 2025 captain who started all 19 matches and logged 1,699 minutes, and Heffess as an NC State starter in all 23 matches in 2025; the release also gives Karumanchi’s DOB as April 1, 2003 and Heffess’s as Feb. 28, 2004. (columbuscrew.com) Sporting Kansas City called up SKC II defender Pierre Lurot on a short‑term agreement (the club described it as his second such call‑up of the season), noting the French defender made 27 appearances for SKC II last season and scored his first professional goal on Sept. 14, 2025. (sportingkc.com)