SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Winners of back-to-back games after dropping its season opener, the Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team moved up a spot in the NAIA National Coaches poll to No. 12 ahead of its Saturday contest at Fresno Pacific.

THE SCHEDULE
Match 4
Saturday, September 8 – 5:00 p.m.
No. 12 Cal State San Marcos (2-1) at Fresno Pacific (0-1-1)
Fresno, Calif. – Ramirez Field
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IT'S BEEN COMIN' FOUR YEARS
CSUSM registered a historic win for the program on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Seattle Pacific. SPU, ranked No. 19 in NCAA Division II, has been to three final four appearances in the past eight years. CSUSM had not defeated an NCAA DII squad since defeating Cal Poly Pomona 3-1 on October 17, 2008. The Cougars are 4-6-6 all-time against NCAA DII teams.

FIRST OFF…
Sophomore defender Amy Alber picked an opportune time to score her first career goal in Cougar blue. Alber's penalty kick in the 69^th minute provided the difference in CSUSM's 1-0 win over Holy Names last Friday. The spot-kick handed CSUSM its first win of the season. The following day, fellow sophomore defender Brianne Searl netted her first goal of the season in the 56^th minute against SPU, the second of her career.

BEATIN' AROUND THE BUSH
Shelby Bush recorded a goal and an assist in the win over SPU on her way to garnering CSUSM Student-Athlete of the Week honors. Her 19 career goals rank second all-time behind Lauren Johnson (2008-11) and her 44 total points are third most in Cougar history.

SUNBIRDS ON THE HORIZON
The Cougars are 2-1 all-time against Fresno Pacific, including last year's 1-0 road victory over the Sunbirds. Then-freshman Courtney Kay scored the first goal of her career for the game's only score. The 2012 FPU squad enters Saturday's contest 0-1-1 on the season after a 2-1 overtime loss to Southern Oregon and a scoreless tie with NCAA Division I opponent CSU Bakersfield. Demi Hamilton led all Sunbird returners with six goals in 2011.

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 The Master's College at 3:00. The CSUSM women play Biola at 5:00 p.m.

STAYIN' SOCIAL
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GET INVOLVED, JOIN THE COUGAR ATHLETIC CLUB
Help Build The Legacy at Cal State San Marcos Athletics. You can help financially support the precious educational and athletic opportunities for today and future Cougar student-athletes in all 13 sports. Our annual giving program, the Cougar Athletic Club, is the lifeblood to provide these student-athlete opportunities. As a donor, you can open the door to their winning drive on this campus of achievement. Click here to learn how you can become a member of the Cougar Athletic Club today.

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.