SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos Athletics will be all over Southern California this week as men's and women's golf, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball will all be in action.
 
On Monday and Tuesday, men's golf hosts the CSUSM Fujikura Invitational at Shadowridge Golf Club while women's golf competes in the Point Loma Sea Lion Invite in San Diego. 

Men's and women's basketball travel to Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday before making their way over to Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday. The women will play at 5:30 p.m. both days while the men will take the court at 7:30 p.m.
 
Softball will play six games this week as the Cougars open the season with a four-game series against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday at CSUSM Softball Field. The Cougars and Coyotes will play a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday beginning at noon. Afterwards, CSUSM will head up to Biola to make up a postponed doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. in La Mirada.
 
Baseball will return to the CSUSM Baseball Field as it hosts Concordia Irvine in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 2 p.m. Both games on Saturday and Sunday are set for 1 p.m.
 
MEN'S GOLF
Monday, Feb. 4 – Tuesday, Feb. 5
CSUSM Fujikura Invitational
Vista, Calif. – Shadowridge Golf Club (par 72, 7,008 yards)
LIVE SCORING

CSUSM TOP FIVE
1.  Ryan Bisharat (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic HS)
2.  Daniel Kim  (Chula Vista/Christian HS)
3. Justin Vrzich (El Cajon/Cuyamaca College)
4. Matthew Moss (San Diego/Point Loma HS)
5.  Tommy Jernigan (El Cajon/Valhalla HS)
Individual – Randy Vergel de Dios (Trabuco Canyon/El Toro HS)

TEAMS
California Lutheran, Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 25 Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, No. 8 Chico State, Concordia-Portland, Holy Names, No. 9 Oklahoma Christian, Redlands, No. 24 Sonoma State, Stanislaus State, UC San Diego, Western New Mexico, Westminster College
*rankings by Golfstat.com

THIS SEASON

• The Cougars wrapped up their fall season with a 14th place finish at the Otter Invitational on Oct. 23.
• McBrayer was CSUSM's top finisher, placing 68^th with a 17-over 233.

 
CSUSM FUJIKURA INVITATIONAL

• The Cougars are the defending champs, winning the 2018 Fujikura Invite by one stroke (875, +11) over Chico State.
• Chris Tuulik was the tournament's runner-up with a 6-under 210, one stroke behind CSUMB's Elis Svard.
• Returning from last year's five, Justin Vrzich tied for 17th with a 6-over 222. Randy Vergel de Dio, who will be playing as an individual this year, tied for 23^rd with a 11-over 227.

WOMEN'S GOLF
Monday, Feb. 4 – Tuesday, Feb. 5
PLNU Sea Lions Invite
San Diego –  Rancho Bernardo Inn (par 72, 5,794 yards)

CSUSM TOP FIVE
1. Jaime Jacob (Encinitas/La Costa Canyon HS)
2. Bergen Benedict (Turlock/Turlock HS)
3. Breann Horn (Lakeside/El Capitan HS)
4. Claire Hogle (San Diego/Rancho Bernardo HS)
5. Sarah Garcia (Turlock/Turlock HS)

TEAMS
Biola, Cal Lutheran, Cal State L.A., Cal State Monterey Bay, No. 15 Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, Concordia-Portland, Dixie State, Dominican, Hawaii Hilo, Hope International, Marymount, Point Loma, Sonoma State, Victoria, Western New Mexico, Western Washington
*rankings by Golfstat.com

THIS SEASON

• The Cougars closed out their fall season with a 34-stroke win at the CSUSM Fall Classic with a 7-under 569 held at Woods Valley Golf Club on Oct. 29-30.
• Jaime Jacob and Bergen Benedict went 1-2 to lead the Cougars to victory.
• Jacob carded six birdies and no bogeys to turn in a career-best and program record 9-under 135.
• Benedict posted an even par 72 in the final round after turning in a career-low 69 in the opening round to finish 3-under 141.
• Jacob ended the fall season with back-to-back CCAA Golfer of the Week honors (Oct. 17-23, Oct. 24-30).

 
PLNU SEA LIONS INVITE

• The Cougars are the defending champs, defeating California Baptist by three strokes with a 24-over 600 on Feb. 6, 2018.
• Jacob shared the individual title with Dixie State's Katie Ford after both finished with a 2-over 146.
• The tournament was previously named the PLNU Reach.
   

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.
• Under Hutton's leadership, the women's team won CSUSM's first CCAA Championship in school history in 2018.
• Both teams qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships last season.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Feb. 7 – 5:30 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (10-8, 7-7 CCAA) at Cal State San Bernardino (9-11, 8-8 CCAA)
San Bernardino, Calif. – Coussoulis Arena
Live Stats | Watch
 
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 5:30 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (10-8, 7-7 CCAA) at No. 21 Cal Poly Pomona  (18-2, 14-1 CCAA)
Pomona, Calif. – Kellogg Arena
Live Stats | Watch

PREVIOUS WEEK

• The Cougars fell to Stanislaus State (64-69) in The Sports Center on homecoming night.
• Akayla Hackson led CSUSM in scoring as she dropped 26 points. With her two blocked shots against Stanislaus, Hackson ranks No. 9 in the CCAA with 0.9 average.
• CSUSM ranks fourth in the CCAA in field goal percentage with a 41.3 average.
• Jon'Nae Vermillion sits at No. 9 in points and No. 8 in rebounding in the CCAA, averaging 13.9 and 8.5 per game, respectively.
• Stephanie Custodio is also No. 7 in assists in the conference with a 3.7 average per game.
• The Cougars are tied with Cal State Dominguez Hills for sixth in the CCAA standings.

 
CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO UPDATE

• Last week, the Coyotes fell to Cal State East Bay (40-56) before defeating Cal State Monterey Bay (77-66).
• Jasmine Sauser leads Cal State San Bernardino and sits at No. 2 in the CCAA in scoring averaging 16.8 points a game.
• Kayla Bibb owns the No. 9 spot in the CCAA in rebounding with an 8.5 average per game.

 
CAL POLY POMONA INFO

• Cal Poly Pomona defeated Cal State Monterey Bay (85-65) and Cal State East Bay (76-70) last week.
• The Broncos are on an 11-game winning streak and rank second in the CCAA with a 14-1 record, their only conference loss is from CSUSM.
• Jordan Shane falls at No. 7 in the CCAA for scoring with 14.3 points per game.
• CPP is ranked No. 21 in the Division II Sports Information Director Association (D2SIDA) Poll.

 
THE JIMENEZ FILE

• Head coach Renee Jimenez enters her fourth season in charge of the Cougar women's basketball team, a program that is only in its eighth season of existence.
• In her eleven seasons coaching in the CCAA, Jimenez has compiled a 163-127 (.562) coaching record. She spent two seasons at Cal State San Bernardino after a five-year stint at Cal State Monterey Bay

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Feb. 7 – 7:30 p.m.
CSUSM (5-15, 2-12 CCAA) vs. Cal State San Bernardino (13-9, 9-7 CCAA)
San Bernardino, Calif. – Coussoulis Arena
Live Stats | Watch
 
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 7:30 p.m.
CSUSM vs. Cal Poly Pomona (12-5, 10-5 CCAA)
Pomona, Calif. – Kellogg Arena
Live Stats | Watch
 
PREVIOUS WEEK

• The Cougars took a 74-65 loss to Stanislaus State at home last Saturday.
• Khalil Fuller posted his fifth double-double of the season with a team-leading 16 points and 10 rebounds.
• JR Williams leads the CCAA and ranks 19th in the nation for steals per game with 2.45.
• Fuller continues to lead the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game.

 
THURSDAY AT CSUSB

• The Cougars and Coyotes are tied at 2-2 in the all-time series while CSUSB has won the past two contests.
• This will be CSUSM's second time playing in San Bernardino and first visit since 2017.
• The Coyotes were dealt an 85-84 loss to Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday.
• CSUSB leads the nation with a 11.8 rebound margin and averages 31.19 defensive rebounds per game.
• Daytone Jennings leads the conference with 164 total rebounds while leading the team with 14.4 points per game.
• The Coyotes are currently seventh in the CCAA standings.

 
FINISHING THE WEEKEND AT CPP

• Cal Poly Pomona currently sits third in the CCAA standings.
• The Cougars and Broncos are tied 3-3 in the all-time series.
• CPP has won the last two games in the series, but CSUSM has won the last two games played in Pomona.
• The Broncos are on a five-game winning streak and have won seven of their last eight.
• CPP has the fifth-best scoring defense in the nation and as it holds opponents to 63.0 points per game and only allows the opposition to shoot 39.0 percent from the field.
• The Broncos are tallying the eighth-most steals per game in the nation at 10.2.
• Williams Christmas leads the CCAA in scoring at 15.8 points per game.

THE FOSTER FILE

• Head coach B.J. Foster enters his third season in charge of the CSUSM Men's Basketball program after taking over the head position in 2016.
• Under his leadership, the Cougars advanced to the CCAA Tournament for the first time in 2017-18 after finishing the season with a 15-7 conference record and a 20-9 overall record.
• Prior to becoming head coach of the Cougars, Foster was an assistant coach with the team from 2013 to 2016.
• Foster has tallied a career record of 43-34 (.558).

SOFTBALL
Friday, Feb. 8 – Noon (DH)
Saturday, Feb. 9 – Noon (DH)
CSUSM (0-0) vs. San Bernardino (3-0)
San Marcos, Calif. | CSUSM Softball Field
Live Stats | Cougar Sports Network

Sunday, Feb. 10 - 1 p.m. (DH) 
CSUSM at Biola (0-0)
Riverside, Calif. | Freedom Field
Live Stats | Watch
 
PREVIOUS WEEK

• Due to not having a tarp for the field, CSUSM's doubleheader at Biola was rescheduled for this upcoming Sunday. 
• New head coach Stef Ewing will making her collegiate head coaching debut against Cal State San Bernardino.
• The 2019 squad boasts 16 returners, five freshmen and one junior college transfer.
• In the 2019 CCAA softball preseason poll, the Cougars were picked to finish 12th.

 
SEASON OPENER AGAINST CSUSB

• Cal State San Bernardino owns a 13-3 all-time record against the Cougars.
• The Coyotes finished the 2018 season 30-22 overall and 18-16 in CCAA play.
• San Bernardino was voted to place fourth in the CCAA preseason coaches' poll.
• CSUSB opened the 2019 season named the Desert Stinger Tournament Champions after going 3-0.

BIOLA 

• Biola canceled both of its doubleheaders last week, including the Eagles season twinbill opener at Vanguard. 
• CSUSM holds a 19-14 advantage in the all-time series record against Biola.
• The Eagles finished the 2018 season with a 33-19 overall record and 16-16 PacWest record.
• Four Eagles were named to the Preseason All-PacWest Team: Kayla Neff, Areana Ramos, Hailey Boyett and Paige Austin. 
• The Eagles were picked to finish second in the PacWest Preseason Coaches' Poll.

 
THE EWING FILE

• Head coach Stef Ewing enters her first season in charge of the Cougar softball season as the fourth head coach in program history.
• She previously served as the assistant coach at New Mexico State where she helped the Aggies to three WAC Regular Season Conference Championships and two WAC Conference Tournament Championships. 

BASEBALL
Friday, Feb. 8 – 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 – 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 – 1 p.m.
CSUSM (3-0) vs. Concordia Irvine (0-2)
Live Stats | The Cougar Sports Network (Feb. 10)
 
PREVIOUS WEEK

• CSUSM began its 2019 campaign with a 3-0 start – its first in program history.
• Redshirt senior Mike Lopez tied the CSUSM single-game record for strikeouts with 12 in the Cougars' season-opening 6-0 victory over MSU Denver on Friday.
• Senior Grant Buck made his CSUSM debut with a conference-leading two home runs and five RBIs in this past weekend's three-game series.

 
CSUSM CONTINUES HOMESTAND AGAINST CONCORDIA IRVINE

• The Cougars will continue their 10-game homestand to begin the 2019 season as they welcome Concordia Irvine to San Marcos for a three-game series beginning on Friday.
• The Eagles lost two games to No. 14 UC San Diego this past weekend by scores of 3-2 and 6-4.
• Before making its way to San Marcos, CUI will make a stop at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Tuesday.
• The Eagles hit .233 in the first weekend of the season while recording a 3.00 ERA.
• CUI was picked to finish third in the PacWest preseason poll.
• CSUSM is 10-11 against CUI in the all-time series, but its 5-4 when playing the Eagles at home.
• The Cougars have won the last four home games against the Eagles.
• CSUSM has won eight of its last nine games against CUI.

THE GUILIANO FILE

• Head coach Matt Guiliano enters his third season at the helm of the Cougars baseball program.
• Prior to making his way to San Marcos, Guiliano was the head coach for nine seasons (2008-16) at his alma mater Sioux Falls.
• Guiliano is a 2006 graduate of the University of Sioux Falls and a 2001 graduate of Valley Center High School.
• Guiliano is 40-66 (.377) as CSUSM's head coach and is 215-299-1 (.418) for his entire head coaching career.