SAN MARCOS, Calif. – All fall sports for Cal State San Marcos Athletics will be in action this week.
 
Women's golf will get the week started by hosting the DII West Region Preview on Monday and Tuesday at The Club at La Costa.
 
Men's golf will travel to Seaside for Otter Invitational at the Bayonet Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
 
Women's soccer will head down the road to face No. 2 UC San Diego on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The Cougars will then head to Sonoma State for an 11:30 a.m. contest on Sunday.
 
Men's soccer will also travel to La Jolla on Wednesday to face the Tritons at 7 p.m. before heading to Rohnert Park to face the Seawolves at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
 
Volleyball will travel to Northern California to face Humboldt State and Sonoma State. Thursday's match in Arcata will begin at 7 p.m. while Saturday's match in Rohnert Park is slated for 1 p.m.

The 2019-20 men's and women's basketball teams will be introduced at Cougar Madness on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in The Sports Center.
 
Men's and women's cross country will travel to Arcata for the CCAA Championships on Saturday. The women's 6k will begin at 9 a.m., and the men's 8k will get underway at 10 a.m.


MEN'S GOLF
Monday, Oct. 21 – Tuesday, Oct. 22
Otter Invitational (hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay)
Seaside, Calif. – Bayonet Golf Course (Par 72, Day 1 - 6,969 yards; Day 2 - 6,981)
LIVE SCORING

CSUSM TOP FIVE
1. Ryan Bisharat (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic HS)
2. Connor Nelson (Fullerton/Long Beach State)
3. Ben Hume (Yorba Linda/Yorba Linda HS)
4. Sam Theijs (Rixensart, Belgium/Athénée Royal de Rixensart)
5. Matt Pennington (Carlsbad/La Costa Canyon HS) 

TEAMS
No. 1 Barry, Cal State East Bay, CSUMB, CSUMB B, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, No. 23 Chico State, Colorado Christian, No. 14 Colorado Mines, No. 11 Florida Southern, Holy Names, Northwest Nazarene, Sonoma State, (RV) Stanislaus State, (RV) Valdosta State, (RV) Western Washington
 
LAST OUTING

• CSUSM tied for fifth at Chico State's Sierra Central Wildcat Classic on Oct. 25 in Chico. 
• Senior Ryan Bisharat carded two rounds under par to finish tied for third with a 4-under 212.  

OTTER INVITATIONAL

• CSUSM has been competing in the Otter Invitational consistently since 2015.
• The Cougars best finish was sixth place out of 16 teams back in 2016.
• Last season, CSUSM placed 14th with Ryan Bisharat leading the Cougars with a tie for 28th place.

 

WOMEN'S GOLF
Monday, Oct. 21 – Tuesday, Oct. 22
DII West Region Preview
Carlsbad, Calif. – The Club at La Costa (par 72, 6,048 yards)
LIVE SCORING

CSUSM TOP FIVE
1. Jaime Jacob (Encinitas/La Costa Canyon HS)
2. Breann Horn (Lakeside/El Capitan HS)
3. Claire Hogle (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS)
4. Savannah Magallon (San Diego/La Jolla Country Day)
5. Emily Lichty (San Clemente/San Juan Hills HS)

TEAMS (Rankings by Golfstat)
Academy of Art, Cal State East Bay, Cal State LA, Cal State Monterey Bay (individuals only), No. 15 Cal State San Marcos, Cameron, No. 9 Dallas Baptist, Dixie State, Oklahoma Christian, Point Loma, No. 18 Simon Fraser, No. 22 St. Edward's, St. Mary's (Texas), No. 21 Texas A&M-Commerce, Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs, No. 14 West Texas A&M, Western Washington, Westminster

LAST OUTING

• The Cougars closed out the DII National Preview with a fourth-place finish on the Tavern Creek Course at Country Club of St. Albans.
• Senior Jaime Jacob placed fifth after firing a 76 in the final round to finish with a 12-over 225.

 
DII WEST REGION PREVIEW

• This marks the first time CSUSM will host an event at The Club at La Costa in Carlsbad.
• The Cougars will be playing on the same course that they will host the DII West Regional on May 4-6.

THE HUTTON FILE

• Head coach Greg Hutton has been at the helm of the men's program since the 2010-11 season and was named the women's head coach in 2014.
• The CSUSM women's team was the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship runner-up, led by National Champion Jaime Jacob.
• Under Hutton's leadership, the women's team won CSUSM's first CCAA Championship in school history in 2018 and the Cougars defended their title in 2019.
• In CSUSM's first year of being a full-fledged member of the NCAA Division II in 2017-18, the Cougar men's and women's golf teams each qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships. 

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 4:30 p.m.
CSUSM (5-6-2, 4-4 CCAA) at No. 2 UC San Diego (12-0-1)
La Jolla, Calif. – Triton Soccer Stadium
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Sunday, Oct. 27 – 11:30 a.m.
CSUSM at No. 21 Sonoma State (10-2, 6-0 CCAA)
Rohnert Park, Calif. – Seawolf Soccer Field
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PREVIOUS WEEK

• The Cougars took a 2-0 loss to Stanislaus State on Friday before earning a 1-0 win in overtime against Chico State on Sunday.
• With just 49 seconds remaining in the first overtime period against the Wildcats, Jessica Harloe sent in a free kick from midfield. The ball was headed by Daoust over the keeper's head and into the bottom right corner of the net to clinch the win.
• It was Daoust's second game-winning goal of the season.
• CSUSM's goal-against average of .801 ranks 58th nationally.
• The Cougars are tied with Chico State for fifth in the CCAA standings with 12 points.

 
MIDWEEK MATCHUP AT NO. 2 UCSD

• Wednesday game at UCSD will be the second time the Cougars and Tritons have tangled this season.
• CSUSM fell 2-0 in a non-conference game against the then No. 1 Tritons at The Cage on Sept. 19.
• The Cougars will be looking to win at UCSD for the first time as CSUSM has a 0-5-1 record when playing in La Jolla.
• CSUSM's lone tie at UCSD occurred in 2008 as both teams knotted up at 0-0.
• UCSD's only non-winning game of the season was a 0-0 tie at Cal State East Bay on Sept. 27.
• Since then, the Tritons are on a seven-game winning streak.
• UCSD defeated Chico State and Stanislaus State by scores of 1-0 and 3-0, respectively, this past weekend.
• UCSD's shutout percentage of .846 leads the nation.
• The Tritons have the fifth-best scoring defense in Division II at .303 goals allowed per game.
• UCSD is currently first in the CCAA standings with 22 points. 

SUNDAY AT SONOMA STATE

• The Seawolves have the third-best scoring offense in the CCAA at 1.833 goals per game.
• Sonoma's goals-against average of .578 ranks 24th nationally and third in the conference.
• SSU is on a nine-game winning streak with its only two losses coming back-to-back  at Western Washington and at Seattle Pacific on Sept. 12 and Sept. 14.
• The Seawolves defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-0 before knocking off Cal State 3-1 this past weekend.
• SSU will face UCSD on Friday before taking on the Cougars on Sunday.
• CSUSM is 0-3 in the all-time series against SSU.
• Last season, the Seawolves had the upper hand with a 1-0 win in San Marcos.
• This will be the Cougars' first visit to SSU since 2015 as their scheduled contest in 2017 was cancelled.
• SSU is currently second in the CCAA standings with 22 points.

 
THE RENNEISEN FILE

• Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his sixth year in charge of the women's program and 14th overall at CSUSM
• Renneisen's 2018 team made its second consecutive CCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 while also handing No. 1 UC San Diego its lone regular-season loss.
• Between 2006-13, Renneisen was an assistant/associate head coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams.
• As the women's head coach, Renneisen is 41-36-25 (.525) for his career with the Cougars.

MEN'S SOCCER
Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 7 p.m.
CSUSM (5-7-2, 3-3-2 CCAA) at UC San Diego (11-3, 6-2 CCAA)
La Jolla, Calif. – Triton Soccer Stadium
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Sunday, Oct. 27 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM at Sonoma State (4-6-1, 3-3 CCAA)
Rohnert Park, Calif. – Seawolf Soccer Field
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PREVIOUS WEEK

• The Cougars earned a 3-1 victory over Stanislaus State on Friday before falling 2-1 to Chico State on Sunday.
• Juan Camilo Salazar had a two-goal day for the Cougars on Friday while Raul Meza scored one goal against both the Warriors and Wildcats.
• CSUSM's 15.71 shots per game rank fourth in the CCAA and 30th nationally.
• Salazar's 4.46 shots per game rank first in the conference and sixth nationally while his three game-winning goals are third in the league and 19th nationally.
• The Cougars are seventh in the CCAA standings wtih 11 points.

 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT UCSD

• The Tritons are currently on a four-game winning streak as they defeated Chico State 1-0 and Stanislaus State 5-0 this past weekend.
• CSUSM is 2-7-1 in the all-time series against UCSD and is 1-6 when playing in La Jolla.
• The Cougars' last win in La Jolla occurred in the very first meeting in 2007.
• CSUSM's last victory over UCSD came in 2016 at home by a score of 1-0.
• Last season, the Tritons earned a 3-2 victory in La Jolla before both teams settled for a 0-0 draw in San Marcos.
• UCSD's 7.07 corner kicks per game lead the CCAA and rank eighth nationally.
• The Tritons have scored 31 goals this season – the 18th most in Division II and the most in the conference.
• Brett Jones leads the nation with five game-winning goals this season and ranks 10th nationally for total goals with 10.
• UCSD is currently first in the CCAA standings with 18 points.

 
ENDING THE WEEK AT SONOMA

• The Seawolves took a pair of 1-0 losses at Cal State Dominguez Hills and at Cal State LA this past weekend.
• Before facing CSUSM on Sunday, SSU travel to Notre Dame de Namur on Tuesday for non-conference play before welcoming UCSD on Friday.
• The Seawolves have dished out the 14th-most fouls in Division II at 9.45 per game.
• SSU has the worst shutout percentage in the league at .091 and is allowing the ninth-most goals per game at 1.523.
• CSUSM is 0-2-1 in the all-time series against SSU as both teams tied 1-1 last season in The Cage.
• This will be the Cougars' first visit to SSU since 2015 as their scheduled contest in 2017 was cancelled.
• SSU is currently eighth in the CCAA standings with nine points. 

THE PULVERS FILE

• This season marks the 14th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
• Pulvers has a 116-92-25 (.552) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 24 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 242-163-39 (.589) career record. 
• He was 84-42-24 (.640) while in charge of the CSUSM women's program.
• From 2006-13, Pulvers led both the CSUSM men's and women's soccer teams.

VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 24 – 7 p.m.
CSUSM (13-7, 7-4 CCAA) at Humboldt State (5-11, 1-8 CCAA)
Arcata, Calif. – Lumberjack Arena
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Saturday, Oct. 26 – 1 p.m.
CSUSM at Sonoma State (12-7, 4-5 CCAA)
Rohnert Park, Calif. – The Wolves' Den
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PREVIOUS WEEK

• The Cougars went 2-0 last weekend, taking down CCAA North Division leaders Stanislaus State and Chico State.  
• In Saturday's sweep against Chico State, the Cougars once again hit a season-best .363. Their previous-best outing was against Cal Poly Pomona last Saturday where they hit .330 in Pomona.
• As a team in the CCAA statistics, CSUSM remains in second in digs per set (15.21) and third in blocks per set (2.24).  
• Maddy Newcombe is the CCAA leader with 31 aces while ranked fifth in total blocks with 64.  Fellow middle blocker Kassy Doering ranks seventh with 57 blocks.
• Grecia Cordero-Barr remains the CCAA leader in digs (312) and digs per set (4.73).
• In the CCAA standings, CSUSM is tied for third with UC San Diego in the South Division.

STOP AT HUMBOLDT STATE ON THURSDAY

• The Lumberjack's lone CCAA victory was a four-set win against Cal State Monterey Bay to begin their conference season.  
• HSU dropped a four-set match on Saturday at Cal State Dominguez Hills after being swept by Cal State LA on Friday.
• CSUSM is 3-2 in the all-time series against HSU, recording three consecutive sweeps in the Cougars' last three meetings.
• The Lumberjacks rank last in the CCAA in hitting percentage (.145) and kills per set (9.83). 
• HSU's Odeila Ryan is fourth in the conference in digs per set (4.31).
• The Lumberjacks are sixth in the CCAA North Division standings.

SATURDAY AT SONOMA STATE

• The Seawolves enter Thursday's match against UC San Diego on a four-match losing streak.
• Sonoma State almost pulled off an upset at Cal State LA last Saturday, falling to the Golden Eagles.
• CSUSM holds a 3-2 lead in the all-time series.
• In their last meeting at SSU, the Cougars handed the Seawolves their only home loss of 2017.
• SSU is ranked third in the conference in aces per set (1.82) with Tate Battistini leading the way with a 3.36 aces per set average which ranks her fourth in CCAA.
• Sonoma State is fourth in the CCAA North Division Standings.

THE LEONARD FILE

• Head coach Andrea Leonard enters her ninth season in charge of the Cougar volleyball team, a program she has built from the ground up since arriving on campus in 2010.
• Leonard has a 173-112 (.607) record as CSUSM's head coach.
• In 16 seasons as a collegiate head volleyball coach, Leonard holds a 265-238 (.527) career record. 
• Leonard was CSUSM's first-ever CCAA Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a third-place finish in the overall standings in the 2017 season.

COUGAR MADNESS
Thurday, Oct. 24 - 8:30 p.m.
San Marcos, Calif. – The Sports Center

• Introducing your 2019-20 CSUSM men's and women's basketball teams.
• Free entry, food, giveaways and more!
• Performances by CSUSM Dance, Cheer and others.

 

MEN'S / WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Oct. 26
CCAA Championships  
Arcata, California – Baywood Golf & Country Club
LIVE SCORING 
 
RACE START TIMES
9:00 a.m. – Men's 8k
10:00 a.m. – Women's 6k
 
TEAMS
Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino (W), Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, Humboldt State, San Francisco State, Sonoma State (W), Stanislaus State, UC San Diego
 
COUGARS COMPETING
Men - Trevor Boaz, Phillip Dorado, Kibrom Elias, Joshua Hunck, Kevin Lehr, Joshua Litwiller, Robert Marin, Shea Vavra
Women - Clarissa Garcia, Grace Handler, Jax Heckers, Renee Laurenzana, Erin MacNeil, Marina McDonough, Ana Mercado, Luz Mercado, Olivia Quezada, Natalie Schroeder. 
 
 
PREVIOUS RACE

• The men's and women's teams competed in the UCR Highlander Invitational in Riverside, California.
• Ruben Piña led the charge for CSUSM, where he secured a 72nd-place finish with a time of 25:51.81.
• The women's team finished the race 18th out of the 23 teams competing on the 6,000 kilometer course.
• Alicia Villarreal was the first of the Cougars to cross the finish line, clocking a 23:22.45 finish and 95th place.

UPCOMING RACE

• Chico State's men's squad has claimed the title of CCAA champions for the past 17 seasons, and their women's team has claimed the past 11 consecutively and 15 of the past 17.
• In 2018, the Cougars made a strong showing as the men's team placed second out of eight teams and the women's team took third out of 12 teams.
• Last year, Marina McDonough completed the course in 21:59.0 to place 10th and Joshua Litwiller placed 15th as he registered a time of 25:00.6.
• The men's squad is ranked No. 20 nationally and No. 3 regionally according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

THE OLSON FILE

• Head coach Torrey Olson begins his second season at the helm of the men's and women's cross country after taking over in the summer of 2018.
• Olson came to CSUSM after spending three seasons as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at the Academy of Art University where his teams earned 50-plus All-American honors.
• Olson served as the head cross country coach the previous three years at Academy of Art.
• In addition to the Academy of Art, Olson has also worked with the University of San Francisco and Pomona-Pitzer College.
• A graduate of Pomona College in 2009, Olson also holds an MFA from St. Mary's College (2012).