SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team will be looking for its first win in the CCAA this weekend when first-place Stanislaus State and last-place Cal State East Bay come to town.

The Schedule
Match 7
Friday, Sept. 25 – 3 p.m.
Stanislaus State (7-0-0, 2-0-0 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (2-2-2-, 0-1-1 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – The Cougar Den
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Match 8
Sunday, Sept. 27 – 2 p.m.
Cal State East Bay (1-5-0 , 0-2-0 CCAA) at CSUSM
San Marcos, Calif. – The Cougar Den
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General admission tickets for this weekend 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.

The Week That Was
CSUSM finished the first weekend of CCAA play with a 0-1-1 record, earning one point that put the Cougars in a tie for eighth place in the conference standings. On Friday against Cal State San Bernardino, Louie Farfan's PK put the Cougars ahead in the ninth minute, but the Coyotes rallied for a pair of short-handed goals to take the match, 2-1. On Sunday against Cal Poly Pomona, the Cougars once again scored the opening goal, but CPP was able to level in the second half. Despite playing up two men, CSUSM could not find the game winner and the teams settled for a tie, 1-1.

Stanislaus State Preview
All-time vs. Stan. State: 0-0

Stan. State Breakdown: Friday will be the first-ever meeting between the squads. Stan. State, formerly known as Cal State Stanislaus, is undefeated on the season and has scored 30 goals in its first seven matches – most in the CCAA. The Warriors have posted shutouts in five of their matches. Their 4.50 goals per competition is ranked fourth in NCAA Division II.

CSUEB Preview
All-time vs. CSUEB: 0-0

CSUEB Breakdown: Sunday's match will feature the two teams picked to finish last in the CCAA preseason coaches' poll. CSUEB is riding a five-match losing streak and dropped both contests last weekend to Cal State Monterey Bay and San Francisco State at home.

Notes
Louie Farfan provided both goals against CSUSB and CPP last weekend, upping his season-total to three … Landon Sherwood's 1.00 GAA is fifth-best in the conference … Six players – Farfan, Zach Olow, Andrew Stalboerger, Landon Sherwood, Yuki Hata and Jacob Cintas – have started all six matches for the Cougars.

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 217-125-29 (.624) career coaching record, including a 91-54-15 (.616) 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 in its first season competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The CCAA is 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. The Cougars came in tied for 12^th in the 2015 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll released Aug. 26.

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