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2021 Men's Soccer Seniors

Men's Soccer

Cougars Host Otters, Toros in Final Regular-Season Home Games

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men’s soccer team (3-10-1, 2-5-1 CCAA) will wrap up its home schedule this weekend by playing Cal State Monterey Bay (6-3-5, 2-3-3 CCAA) on Friday at 3 p.m. and Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-3-1, 6-2-0 CCAA) on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Prior to its final home contest against the Toros, CSUSM will honor seniors Danny Alvarez and Jacob Cuccia.

LAST WEEKEND

  • The Cougars went 1-1 last weekend with a 1-0 loss at Stanislaus State before earning three points with a 1-0 win at Cal State East Bay.
  • With seven points, the Cougars are currently tied with Sonoma State for eighth in the CCAA standings.

COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

  • CSUSM has the fifth-most saves per game in the CCAA at 4.21 per game and the sixth-best save percentage at .738.
  • Tristan Monroe’s two game-winning goals rank third in the CCAA.
  • Jesus Mentado’s 56 saves rank second in the conference and 39th nationally.
GAME 15 | CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
DateFriday, Oct. 29, 2021
Time3 p.m.
LocationSan Marcos, Calif.
VenueThe Cage
RecordsCSUSM (3-10-1, 2-5-1 CCAA)
CSUMB (6-3-5, 2-3-3 CCAA)
Live StatsSIDEARM Stats
Live VideoCCAA Network
TicketsHometown Ticketing
COVID-19 PolicyMask are required to be worn at all times regardless of vaccination status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

FRIDAY AGAINST THE OTTERS

  • The Otters come into the weekend sitting seventh in the CCAA standings with nine points.
  • Last weekend, CSUMB fell 2-0 against Cal Poly Pomona before earning a point with a 1-1 tie against Cal State LA.
  • The Otters have tallied three ties, one win and one loss over their last five games.
  • Pedro Hernandez and Adrian Rebollar lead CSUMB’s offensive efforts with 20 and 18 points, respectively.
  • At 7.43 corner kicks per game, the Otters are recording the second most in the nation.
  • CSUMB is putting up 8.43 shots on goal per game – seventh most in Division II.
  • At 15.79 shots per game, the Otters lead the CCAA and rank 27th nationally.
  • CSUSM is 4-1-1 in the all-time series against CSUMB and is 2-0 at home.
  • In their last matchup in 2019, the Cougars and Otters had a 3-3 stalemate.

SENIOR DAY AGAINST THE TOROS

  • The Toros enter the weekend with 18 points and sit third in the CCAA standings.
  • CSUDH hit a rough patch this past weekend with a pair of 3-0 losses to No. 8 Cal State LA and Cal Poly Pomona at home – its first two losses in CCAA play and worst defeats of the season.
  • Sulaiman Bah and Brandon Lee lead the Toros’ offense with 15 and 12 points, respectively.
  • Toro keeper Dylan De Baldo ranks 11th nationally with a .841 save percentage.
  • CSUSM is 2-6 in the all-time series against CSUDH and is 1-1 at home.
  • The Cougars are on a two-game winning streak against the Toros as they earned a 3-2 win in double overtime in 2019 and a 2-1 win in 2018.
GAME 16 | CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
DateSunday, Oct. 31, 2021
Time2 p.m.
LocationSan Marcos, Calif.
VenueThe Cage
RecordsCSUSM (3-10-1, 2-5-1 CCAA)
CSUDH (8-3-1, 6-2-0 CCAA)
Live StatsSIDEARM Stats
Live VideoCCAA Network
TicketsHometown Ticketing
COVID-19 PolicyMask are required to be worn at all times regardless of vaccination status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Riker

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.

THE PULVERS FILE

  • This season marks the 16th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
  • Pulvers has a 120-103-26 (.534) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
  • In 24 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 246-174-40 (.578) 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.