SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The men's and women's cross country teams are competing in the CCAA Championships in Ceres, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 21. The CSUSM men's and women's soccer teams will host its Senior Days in nonconference matches against cross-county rival UC San Diego.   
 
MEN'S / WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Oct. 21
CCAA Championships
Ceres, Calif. – River Oaks Golf Course
Live Results
 
RACE START TIMES
9 a.m.: Women's 6K
10 a.m.: Men's 8K
 
THIS WEEK

• The CSUSM cross country teams will be the first programs to officially compete and place in a CCAA conference event in school history.
• Last year's top CSUSM male finish: 14th place by Vahagn Isayan (25:11.4)
• Last year's top CSUSM female finish: Fourth place finish by senior Natalie Rodriguez (21:31.3)

 
LAST OUTING

• CSUSM hosted the 10th annual Cougar Challenge two weeks ago, dominating the competition
• Rodriguez defended her Cougar Challenge title, crossing the line with the exact same time she got in 2016 (17:30.0). CSUSM collected 18 points, taking five of the top six spots.
• On the men's side, CSUSM went 1-2-3 with junior Steven Terris leading the charge with the individual title with a time of 25:35.0.

 
USTFCCAA RANKINGS

• The women's team enters its postseason ranked No. 12 in the USTFCCCA Top-25 national rankings.
• The Cougars made their national ranking debut in the preseason poll at No. 22 and were No. 9 for two consecutive weeks.

MEN'S GOLF
Monday, Oct. 16 – Tuesday, Oct. 17
Otter Invitational
Seaside, Calif. – Blackhorse Golf Course (par-72, 7,139 yards)
Live Scoring
 
TOURNAMENT FIELD: Academy of Art, Cal State East Bay, No. 14 Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos No. 15 Chico State, Colorado-Colorado Springs, Concordia (Ore.) Dominican, Hawaii-Hilo, Holy Names, Northwest Nazarene, Simon Fraser, Sonoma State, Stanislaus State, UC San Diego, Western Washington, Wilmington (Del.)
 
CSUSM Starters:
1. Braeden Koran (Fallbrook/Fallbrook HS)
2. Chris Tuulik (San Diego/UNLV)
3. Ryan Bisharat (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic HS
4. Justin Vrzich (El Cajon/Cuyamaca College)
5. Matthew Moss (San Diego/Point Loma HS)
 
MEN'S / WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Second Annual Cougar Madness
8-10 PM – The Sports Center
Free Entry & Open to the Community
 

• Meet the 2017-18 CSUSM men's and women's basketball teams
• Free Food
• Giveaways – up to $30,000 in prizes
• Fan contests
• CSUSM 3-point shootout
• CSUSM dunk contest

MEN'S SOCCER
Friday, Oct. 20 – 3:00 p.m. 
CSUSM (2-9-2, 0-8-1 CCAA) vs. UC San Diego (8-1-4, 6-1-2 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – The CAGE
LIVE STATS
 
UC San Diego

• CSUSM is 1-5 all-time against UC San Diego.
• In their last meeting, The Tritons defeated CSUSM, 1-0, on Oct. 4, 2017 in La Jolla. A late goal scored by Jonathan Sabouri was the eventual game-winner in the 61st minute.
• The Tritons come in 6-0-2 in their last eight matches and are coming off a 3-2 win over Humboldt State on Friday, Oct. 13.
• UCSD has three players all with three goals each tied for the team lead in goals scored this season. Uly de la Cal and Jonathan Sabouri lead the team with nine points each this season.

 
CSUSM Breakdown

• The Cougars are coming off a 2-1 loss on the road at Humboldt State on Sunday in their only match last week.
• Senior Victor Gonzalez scored his team leading third goal of the season while junior captain Bryan Morrison recorded his first assist of the year.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Franklin ranks second in the CCAA with 37 saves in eight matches (4.63 avg).

 
VOLLEYBALL
Friday, Oct. 20 – 7 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (10-8, 7-3 CCAA) at San Francisco State (6-12, 2-8 CCAA)
San Francisco, Calif. – The Swamp

Saturday, Oct. 21 – 7 p.m.
CSUSM at Sonoma State (14-4, 8-1 CCAA)
Rohnert Park, Calif. – The Wolves' Den

SAN FRANCISCO STATE

• CSUSM's sweep against the Gators in its single meeting last season gave the Cougars their first win over SF State in program history.
• Due to the wildfires up north, the Gators were forced to reschedule their Oct. 13th match against Humboldt State to Nov. 5.
• SF State is sixth in the CCAA north division standings.

 
SONOMA STATE

• Last season, the Cougars also collected their first win over Sonoma State in program history, defeating the Seawolves in four sets in The Sports Center.
•  With the unhealthy air quality levels and continuing threat of wildfires in Sonoma County, SSU cancelled all events last week.
• The Seawolves are on top of the CCAA North Division standings with their lone loss coming against Cal State East Bay.

CSUSM BREAKDOWN

• CSUSM recorded its biggest win in program history to-date with a five-set thriller against Cal State San Bernardino last Friday. The Cougars fell in a heartbreaker the following night to Cal Poly Pomona.
• The Cougars moved into No. 1 in the CCAA with a 2.30 block per set average after setting a program single game record of 19 total blocks against CSUSB. Junior middle blocker Faith Fortuné is CCAA's block leader with a 1.29 block per set average.
• Freshman libero Grecia Cordero-Barr continues to lead the CCAA in digs, averaging 4.93 per set.

 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, Oct. 21 – 2:00 p.m. 
CSUSM (7-6, 5-4 CCAA) at No. 8 UC San Diego (12-2, 9-0 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – The CAGE
LIVE STATS

UC San Diego

• CSUSM is 0-4 all-time against UC San Diego.
• In their last meeting, the Tritons scored the eventual game-winner in just the fourth minute and shut out CSUSM, 1-0, in La Jolla earlier this month.
• Mary Reilly leads UCSD with six goals and 15 points this season.
• UCSD has won nine consecutive matches and have outscored their opponents 23-8 for the year.

CSUSM Breakdown

• The Cougars are coming off a win in their only match last week, 1-0 over Humboldt State on the road. Senior Kayla Anderson scored the game-winner in the sixth minute, her third goal of the year.
• CSUSM ranks third in the CCAA in fewest goals allowed this season with just nine through 13 matches.
• This will be the only match of the week for CSUSM. This will not be a CCAA match, rather it will count as a nonconference match.