SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 11 Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team looks to reverse its recent fortune against SOKA University and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) this week.

THE SCHEDULE
Match 15
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 3:00 p.m.
No. 11 Cal State San Marcos (8-3-3) vs. SOKA University (4-7-4)
San Marcos, Calif. – Mangrum Soccer FIeld
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Match 16
Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 12:00 p.m.
No. 11 Cal State San Marcos (8-3-3) vs. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (10-4-2)
San Marcos, Calif. – Mangrum Soccer FIeld
Live Stats

HOMECOMING GAME & BBQ
This weekend is Cal State San Marcos' annual Homecoming Game and BBQ at Mangrum Track & Soccer Field. Students, alumni, employees, families and the community are invited to take part in the event. A barbecue lunch, catered by Hunter's Steakhouse and sponsored by Liberty Mutual will be served, starting at 1:30 p.m. Current students are free; Alumni Association members cost $3; non-member alumni, faculty, staff and guests are $5 each. For more information on the event and Homecoming week, click here.

­BUMP IN THE ROAD
The Cougars saw their six-match unbeaten streak snapped last Wednesday against Point Loma Nazarene before drawing 1-1 with UC Santa Cruz on Friday. Both opponents hailed from the NCAA (PLNU is DII, UCSC is DIII). The fall against PLNU was CSUSM's first since Sept. 13. The Cougars rebound this week against a pair of teams that have never beaten CSUSM, nor scored a goal.

SOKA UP FIRST
The Lions enter Tuesday's contest 2-2-1 over its last five, including shutouts wins against Mills and Bethesda on Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, respectively. CSUSM is 3-0 all-time against SOKA, outscoring the Lions a combined 10-0. The Cougars won 2-0 in 2011 on goals from Brianne Searl and Kelly Skvarna.

EMBRY-RIDDLE
CSUSM enters Saturday's match with Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 5-0 all-time against the Eagles, including a 2-0 win in the 2011 A.I.I. Tournament semifinals. ERAU has been hot of late, winning three of its last four; the team has also only lost once in its last 11 contests.  Goalkeeper Brenna Quinn was named the CalPac Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 after breaking the school-record for shutouts in a win over Marymount.

STAYIN' SOCIAL
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GOLF FOR A CAUSE
The fifth-annual Cougar Scramble Golf Tournament will be on Monday, November 5 at Shadowridge Country Club in Vista. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward student scholarships at Cal State San Marcos. Visit csusmcougars.com/cougarscramble to sign up today.

A.I.I. TOURNAMENT COMING TO CSUSM
A year after the men's and women's soccer teams hoisted the A.I.I. championship banner, Cal State San Marcos will host this year's A.I.I. Championship Tournament November 9-10 at Mangrum Field and the Multipurpose Field. The six-game tournament will crown a men's and women's champion and hand two automatic NAIA tournament berths to the winners.