SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team heads to Pomona-Pitzer looking for its first win of the season.

THE SCHEDULE
Match 2
Wednesday, September 5 – 5:00 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (0-0-1) at Pomona-Pitzer (0-1)
Claremont, Calif. – Pomona-Pitzer Soccer Field
Live Stats
Live Video

Match 3
Saturday, September 8 - 7:00 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (0-0-1) at Fresno Pacific (1-1)
Fresno, Calif. – Ramirez Field

WATCH AND FOLLOW
The Cougars' contest at Pomona-Pitzer will be covered by Live Stats and live video will be available through the Sagehens' UStream page.

COMEBACK KIDS
CSUSM recovered from a two-goal deficit with less than six minutes to go in Friday's season opener at Holy Names, using goals by Scott Rice and Sullivan Tobin to force a 3-3 draw. Jake Kaiser handed the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the 20^th minute, but HNU recovered for three consecutive goals to take a 3-1 lead with 20 minutes to go. CSUSM moved to 2-4-1 all-time in season openers.

PLAYIN' CHICKEN
The Cougars are 3-0 all-time against Pomona-Pitzer and have never surrendered a goal to the Sagehens.  Jake Kaiser, Cary Cousineau and Panos Kotselas each recorded an assist in CSUSM's last contest against Pomona-Pitzer, a 2-0 victory in 2010. The 2012 Sagehens are currently 0-1, having dropped its only contest of the season to Whitman (Wash.) on Sept. 2. Sophomore Lawrence McDonald led the Sagehens with five goals in 2011.

FLYIN' CLOSE TO THE SUN
Fresno Pacific, in the first year of its probationary period as the school transitions to NCAA Division II from NAIA, recently earned its first win at the NCAA DII level on Sept. 1. Senior Paul Islas scored twice in FPU's 3-0 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay. Islas has scored a combined 18 goals over the past two seasons. The Cougars are 1-2 all-time against the Sunbirds, having won the last contest between the two teams, 2-1, in 2011. Alex Jaziri scored the game-winner in the 78^th minute.

FUTBOL TAILGATE
Join CSUSM Athletes September 11 for the Cougar Tripleheader and pre-game tailgate before the men's and women's soccer games. The tailgate starts at 2:00 p.m. at The Clarke. Then, head on down to the men's game against TMC at 3:00. The CSUSM women play Biola at 5:00 p.m.

STAYIN' SOCIAL
Get an inside look into Cougar Athletics via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Like us at facebook.com/CSUSMcougars and follow along at twitter.com/CSUSMcougars. Also, you can watch highlights, previews and recaps at youtube.com/CSUSMathletics. Stay posted for giveaways and prizes throughout the season!

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.