SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Winners of four of their last five, the Cougars will host Senior Day on Tuesday against Bethesda to wrap-up the regular season.

THE SCHEDULE
Match 15
Tuesday, October 30 – 3:00 p.m.
Bethesda (3-9-2) vs. Cal State San Marcos (5-6-3)
San Marcos, Calif. – Mangrum Soccer Field
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SENIOR DAY
Tyler Spitznagel, Andrew Podruski and Cary Cousineau will be honored for their years of service to the CSUSM men's soccer team prior to Tuesday's game. Be sure to arrive early for the festivities.

TITLE DEFENSE ON THE HORIZON
The Cougars were recently granted the fourth-seed for the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Championship Tournament at Cal State San Marcos. CSUSM, the defending champion, will face top-seeded Ashford (Iowa) on Friday, Nov. 9 at 2:00 p.m. on Mangrum Soccer Field. The Cougars and Saints tied earlier this season on Oct. 6, 1-1, in Salt Lake City. CSUSM is 7-3 all-time in the A.I.I. Tournament, its lone conference title coming in 2011.

WHEN THE TIME COMES…
After a sluggish start to the season, one in which CSUSM won just a single game in its first nine contests, the Cougars have won four of their last five. CSUSM has shutout its opponents in three of those four wins, outscoring teams a combined 7-0. The Cougars managed just eight goals over its first nine games; however, CSUSM has exploded for 13 over its last five contests, outscoring teams 13-4 since Oct. 10.

WESTMINSTER DRAB-Y
The Cougars had their way with the Griffins of Westminster (Utah) on Sautrday during the team's annual Homecoming Game. Scott Rice scored twice and Warren Ashcroft added a goal in the first half, as the Cougars recorded their second-consecutive shutout, 3-0. Rice and Ashcroft also tallied assists, as did Alex Brunsell and Eric Lopez. Brunsell's assist on Ashcroft's goal handed Brunsell the CSUSM new single-season school record for assists, with seven on the season.

BETHESDA COMIN' IN
The Flames have lost 10 of their last 12 games after starting the season 3-0. Bethesda surprised CSUSM in the teams' only other meeting in 2011, downing the Cougars 2-1 on Oct. 1.

NOTES
The Cougars are one win away from moving to .500 on the season … 2007 is the only season in which the Cougars have finished with a sub-.500 regular season record … Ryan VanDenburg and Rice lead the team with five goals on the season … They also lead the team in yellow cards with four apiece …  Zach Sheppard hasn't allowed a goal in his two starts this season … Cougars are 5-1-1 at home on the season.