SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team wraps up its non-conference schedule this week with a pair of road matches against former NAIA foes Biola and San Diego Christian.

The Schedule
Match 3
Thursday, Sept. 10 – 7 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (1-0-1) at Biola (3-1)
La Mirada, Calif. - Al Barbour Field
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Match 4
Saturday, Sept. 12 – 10 a.m.
CSUSM (1-0-1) at San Diego Christian (4-1)
Santee, Calif. – Santee Sportsplex
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Home Opener – Sept. 18
The Cougars will play at home for the first time on Friday, September 18 vs. Cal State San Bernardino at The Cougar Den. General admission tickets are $5 and kids (12 & younger) are $3. For more ticket information, click here. As always, kids 12 & under wearing their youth team jersey will receive free entry.

Opening Weekend Recap
The Cougars took their first road trip of the season last weekend to St. George, Utah to face Montana State-Billings and Dixie State. Louie Farfan's penalty kick helped the Cougars force a 1-1 draw with MSUB in the season opener. Two days later, Andrew Stalboerger notched his first collegiate goal as the Cougars earned their first victory, 1-0, over DSU. For a complete recap of the Cougars' trip to Utah, visit CSUSM men's soccer Instagram account.

San Diego Christian Preview
All-time vs. SDCC: 7-0

Last meeting: W, 5-2 (Aug. 27, 2014); The Hawks took an early lead in the eighth minute, but Dustin Scibilia's brace, a goal and an assist from Sullivan Tobin, and four goals in the second half propelled the Cougars to a 5-2 win in the 2014 season opener.

SDCC Breakdown: This Hawk squad looks to be the strongest in years and will be a legitimate threat. SDCC shutout its first four opponents and outscored them by a combined 15-0. After falling 3-1 in an exhibition against San Diego State, SDCC got its first taste of defeat on the road on Sept. 7, losing to NAIA-No. 3 Marymount (Calif.), 4-0. Pedro Henrique leads the Hawks with five goals on the season. Borja Suarez has three goals to go with four assists.

 
Biola Preview
All-time vs. Biola: 3-1-1

Last meeting: W, 1-0 (Sept. 20, 2014); Tobin's left-footed rocket provided the difference as CSUSM upset the NAIA-No. 24 ranked Eagles, 1-0, at home. Zach Sheppard posted his third shutout of the year.

Biola Breakdown: The Eagles opened with three consecutive victories to start the season, including a huge upset over NAIA-No. 3 Marymount (Calif.). BU inexplicably dropped a 2-1 affair at home to Whittier College on Sept. 5 for its only loss thus far.

The Pulvers File
Head coach Ron Pulvers is in his 20^th season as a men's collegiate head coach and 10^th in charge of CSUSM. Pulvers, who started the CSUSM program from the ground up in 2006, holds a 216-123-28 (.627) career coaching record, including a 90-52-14 (.622) mark at CSUSM.

New Territory
After nine seasons of competition in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the Cougars enter their first season of NCAA Division II competition in 2015. CSUSM is currently in the second year of a three-year transition to full NCAA Division II membership. As a part of the transition, the Cougars will be ineligible for postseason play in 2015 and 2016.

New Conference
Cal State San Marcos is a part of the 13-team California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), made up of 12 CSU institutions and UC San Diego. The CCAA is one of the premier NCAA Division II leagues in the nation. Its teams have won more national championships (153) than any other conference.

Preseason CCAA Coaches Poll
The Cougars came in tied for 12^th in the 2015 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll released last week. The Cougars received 20 total points in the poll and tied for last with Cal State East Bay. "It's appropriate that we were picked where we are because we don't have a body of work in the CCAA yet," said Pulvers. "We're excited to compete and see how we measure up in arguably the best conference in NCAA Division II."

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