Playing in front of a home crowd that included over 120 fifth graders from Paloma Elementary School, Cougar men's soccer cruised to a 3-0 victory against Marymount College in their penultimate match of the season.

CSUSM improves to 10-3-2 on the year. Marymount drops to 8-6.

While the match lacked the raw intensity of the previous few, the result was just what CSUSM was looking for as they position themselves for the post-season. CSUSM out-shot Marymount 15-7 and held a 5-3 corner kicks advantage. Kevin Ernst made 2 saves to earn the shutout in net.

CSUSM got on the board early and never looked back. In the 16^th minute, Alex Rodriguez launched a throw-in into the box, where Jake Kaiser found himself unmarked near the net and was able to head it home.

Then in the 33^rd minute, it was Rodriguez again creating the opportunity, hitting a perfectly-weighted pass that Max Blumenshine was able to run on to. The keeper came out to challenge, but Blumenshine won the race, finishing with a solid one-timed strike into the back of the net.

The Cougars closed things out early in the second half, as Jake Kaiser hit a ball into the box that the Marymount keeper failed to cover, and Richie Kaiser was there to poke it in. The 3-0 score would hold up, giving the Cougars a 10-win season with one match left.

That match will take place this Sunday at home against La Sierra. The game starts at 1:00 PM, with Senior Day festivities beginning 15 minutes prior.