ARCATA, Calif. – In the CCAA opener, the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team and No. 13 Humboldt State settled for a scoreless draw at College Creek Field on Friday afternoon.
 
GOALS
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first half saw an 8-2 advantage in shots by HSU, but CSUSM held the Lumberjacks to two shots on goal.
• Jesus Mentado tallied five saves for the Cougars in the second half as the Lumberjacks took nine shots.
• In both overtimes, HSU had the lone shot on goal.
• CSUSM played a super successful defense against the HSU attack for all 110 minutes as the Lumberjacks had a 21-5 advantage for shots with an 8-2 lead for shots on goal.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM moves to 1-5-1 (0-0-1 CCAA) while HSU moves to 6-0-1 (0-0-1 CCAA).
• HSU led time of possession at 59% with 66% of its possession in CSUSM territory.
• The Lumberjacks also had eight corner kicks compared to the Cougars' one.
• Four CSUSM players played all 110 minutes.
• Both teams combined for 35 fouls and six yellow cards.
• This was the first tie in the all-time series between the Cougars and Lumberjacks, and CSUSM still owns the series lead at 3-2-1.
• The Cougars last had a scoreless draw in a CCAA opener against Stanislaus State in 2017.
• The last time CSUSM held a ranked team to a 0-0 tie was against No. 9 UC San Diego in 2018.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue the opening weekend of CCAA play at Chico State with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff on Sunday.