POMONA, Calif. – An early deficit for the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team was too much to overcome as the Cougars fell 4-1 to Cal Poly Pomona in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action on Friday afternoon at Kellogg Stadium.
 
GOALS
CPP – 2' Brian Peek (Assist: Cyro Oliveira)
CPP – 22' Brian Peek (Assist: Jordan Jackmon)
CPP – 41' Ori Kenett (Assist: Saul Higuera)
CSUSM – 67' Jacob Cuccia (Assist: Tyler Schrock)
CPP – 73' Eduardo Faria (Assist: Gabriel Castillo)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Off a corner kick from Oliveira, Peek headed the ball into the net with the first shot of the game in the second minute to put the Broncos up 1-0.
• CPP went up 2-0 in the 22nd minute thanks to Peek's second goal of the game. Peek tapped it in from inside the box after a pass by Jackmon.
• The Broncos went up by three in the 41st minute after Kenett received a cross-field pass from Higuera and punched it in from the right corner.
• The Cougars cut the deficit to 3-1 in the 67th minute as Cuccia scored his first goal of the season. Cuccia put it into the left side of the net on a pass by Schrock from the corner.
• CPP once again went up by three with a header by Faria in the 73rd minute. Faria received a head pass from Castillo and put a jumping header into the right side of the goal.

 
QUICK KICKS

• The Broncos' four goals were the most allowed by the Cougars this season and were the most since CPP scored four against CSUSM last season.
• CSUSM drops to 6-4-2 (2-3-2 CCAA) while CPP improves to 8-4 (6-1 CCAA).
• Bryan Morrison, Eric Poland and Tyler Schrock each took two shots for the Cougars.
• The Cougars held the advantage in corners at 4-3, taking all four in the second half.
• CSUSM outshot CPP 8-4 in the second half after the Broncos had a 14-3 advantage in the opening half.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will wrap up their three-game road trip by visiting Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday. First kick is set for 11:30 a.m.