FRIDAY IN TURLOCK

• CSUSM will first face Stanislaus State to begin the weekend.
• Stan State is in a three-way tie for 10th in the CCAA standings with three points.
• The Warriors are on a five-game losing streak after falling 2-1 and 1-0 to Humboldt State and Chico State last weekend.
• Their losing streak began immediately after a five-game winning streak that was capped off with a 3-1 win against Cal State Monterey Bay on Oct. 1.
• Over the course of their losing streak, the Warriors have been outscored 14-3.
• Julian Madrigal leads the team with 41 shots and 14 points on five goals and four assists, but Dayne Sturtevant leads the club with six goals.
• Stan State leads the CCAA and ranks sixth nationally for yellow cards with 37.
• The Warriors have the worst save percentage in the CCAA at .674.
• Stan State has the second-to-worst scoring defense in the conference at 2.15 goals allowed per game.
• CSUSM is 3-0-2 in the all-time series against the Warriors and is 1-0-1 when playing in Turlock.
• The Cougars have won the past two meetings against the Warriors.
• Three of the five games in the series have gone to double overtime.

SUNDAY IN HAYWARD

• East Bay is in a three-way tie for 10th in the CCAA standings with three points.
• The Pioneers are on losing streak of their own with losses in their last four games and have just one win in their last nine games.
• Over the course of the four-skid, East Bay has been outscored 18-1.
• Last weekend, the Pioneers lost 2-0 against Chico State before falling 6-1 at Humboldt State.
• Josh Gaeckle leads CSUEB with three goals, seven points, 21 shots and 11 shots on goal.
• At 8.08 saves per game, the Pioneers lead the nation.
• CSUEB ranks dead last in the CCAA for corner kicks per game (3.08), shots per game (9.58), shots on goal per game (3.67) and goals-against average (3.518).
• The all-time series between the Cougars and Pioneers is knotted up at 2-2-1.
• CSUSM is 1-1-1 when playing CSUEB on the road.
• The Cougars have posted 1-0 wins in their last two games against the Pioneers.

COUGAR OUTLOOK

• With the 2020 and 2021 newcomers combined, the Cougars have 16 players wearing a CSUSM uniform for the first time.
• The Cougars have 13 returners from the 2019 squad and are fronted by forward Juan Camilo Salazar, who led the Cougars with six goals, 13 points and a season-record 64 shots.
• CSUSM was picked to finish sixth in the 2021 CCAA Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.