SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 15 Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team will begin its 2014 campaign this Sunday at home against Eastern Oregon.

The Schedule
Match 1
Sunday, August 24 – 1 p.m.
Eastern Oregon (0-0) at No. 15 Cal State San Marcos (0-0)
San Marcos, Calif. – Mangrum Soccer Field
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Nearly every home game of the 2014 season will be broadcasted with live video and play-by-play through Ustream.tv/channel/csusmsports. To find the link for the game, visit the Cougars' broadcast page or find the link on the team's schedule page. One can also follow the game with live stats on a brand-new interface.

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New Sheriff in Town
Well, he's actually not so new. After eight seasons under the watch of longtime coach Ron Pulvers, first-year head coach Bobby Renneisen will guide the women's soccer team. Although it is his inaugural season at the helm, Renneisen is hardly a new face; he served as Pulvers' lead assistant for the previous eight years and has been here since the program was established in 2006. CSUSM has gone 84-42-24 (.640) with Renneisen on the sidelines.

They're Back
CSUSM appears well-equipped to repeat as Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) champions, as seven regular starters from 2013 return to this year's lineup. The Cougars have their top-two points leaders back for their junior seasons, Paulina Good (15 points – 6 G, 3 A) and Natalie Lara (9 points  - 4 G, 1 A), as well as two-year starting goalkeeper, Amanda Sears (.64 GAA in 2013). Brianne Searl and Nicole Luna will have one final campaign trolling the back line, and Courtney Kay, who started all 18 of her appearances a year ago, returns to the midfield.

New Place, New Face(s)
The Cougars lost a handful of stalwarts off their 2013 squad – including NAIA All-American Kaleigh Dodson and all-conference first teamer Dani Porter – but have regrouped with a number of players expected to contribute right away. Among them: sophomore defender Brooke Carter, a transfer from NCAA Division I Cal State Bakersfield; freshman forward Shantae Elam, a strong player for Irvine High School and Slammers FC; and Yeya MIllan, who redshirted in 2013.

The Poll
CSUSM debuted at No. 15 in the NAIA Preseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll, it was announced Tuesday. The Cougars received 305 points in the poll, sliding one position from its final No. 14 listing in 2013. CSUSM has been ranked in the top-20 of the preseason coaches' poll for six consecutive seasons since 2009.

Eastern Oregon Preview
All-time record vs. EOU: 0-0
CSUSM and EOU will be introduced to each other on Sunday, as each takes part in its first contest of the season. The Mountaineers are coming off a 9-5-1 campaign and a 5-4 record in the Cascade Collegiate Conference; EOU finished sixth in the CCC to earn its second ever trip to the CCC Tournament and their second winning season.

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