SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (5-7-3, 3-3-2 CCAA) will head to Northern California for its final regular-season road trip as the Cougars face San Francisco State (3-7-4, 1-5-2 CCAA) on Friday at 12:30 p.m. before facing Sonoma State (5-7-3, 2-5-1 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• The Cougars began last weekend with a 1-1 draw against Chico State on Friday as Oliver Reader scored a second-half goal with an assist from Stefano Brunetto.
• CSUSM then earned a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt on Sunday with goals from Vincent Acosta and Giovanni Marsh.
• Earning four points for the weekend, CSUSM is currently sixth in the CCAA standings with 11 points.

COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• CSUSM has the top shot accuracy in the CCAA at .495.
• With five assists, Derek Westwood ranks third in the conference and 48th nationally.
• With one win this weekend, the Cougars would tie for the second-most points ever earned in CCAA play while two wins would give them the most points they've ever tallied in conference action.

 

GAME 16 | SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Date	Friday, Oct. 21, 2022
Time	12:30 p.m.
Location	San Francisco, Calif.
Venue	Cox Stadium
Records	CSUSM (5-7-3, 3-3-2 CCAA) SF STATE (3-7-4, 1-5-2 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

FRIDAY AT SF STATE

• The Gators come into the weekend on a five-game losing streak.
• SF State hasn't scored a single goal since Sept. 17.
• The five-match skid includes a 1-0 loss to Cal State East Bay, a 2-0 loss to Cal State Monterey Bay and three 4-0 losses to Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA.
• The Gators have been outscored 22-14 this season.
• Gustavo Ferrari has been SF State's top player with a team-leading four goals and 10 points while taking 41 shots.
• The Gators are tied for last in the CCAA standings with five points
• CSUSM is 2-4-1 in the all-time series against SF State and is 0-2-1 when playing in San Francisco.
• The Cougars won last year's game against the Gators by a 4-1 decision in San Marcos.
• SF State was projected to finish ninth in the 2022 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

GAME 17 | SONOMA STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022
Time	11:30 a.m.
Location	Rohnert Park, Calif.
Venue	Seawolf Soccer Field
Records	CSUSM (5-7-3, 3-3-2 CCAA) SSU (5-7-3, 2-5-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

 

SUNDAY AT SONOMA

• SSU enters the weekend on a two-game skid after taking a pair of 3-0 losses to Cal State LA and Cal Poly Pomona last weekend.
• The Seawolves have been outscored 21-15 this season.
• Ulysses Vega leads SSU with three goals and eight points for the season.
• SSU is taking the third-most corner kicks per game in the CCAA at 5.27.
• The Seawolves' shot accuracy is next-to-last in the league at .383.
• CSUSM is 0-3-1 in the all-time series against SSU and fell in its lone visit to Rohnert Park in 2015.
• The Seawolves took last year's game in San Marcos by a score of 3-2.
• SSU is currently tied for eighth in the CCAA standings with seven points.
• The Seawolves were projected to finish eighth in the 2022 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

2022 CSUSM MEN'S SOCCER NOTES

• CSUSM's 2022 roster of 28 includes 16 returners, seven transfers and five freshmen.
• The Cougars return three of their six goal scorers from last season in Riley Patterson, Curtis Collazos and Tristan Monroe.
• In 2021, the Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 4-12-1.
• CSUSM finished ninth in the CCAA standings with a 3-7-1 record.
• The Cougars were picked to finish 11th in the 2022 CCAA Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Starting this season, the NCAA has eliminated overtime periods from men's and women's soccer regular-season games. All games tied after 90 minutes will end in a draw.

THE PULVERS FILE

• This season marks the 17th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
• Pulvers has a 126-112-29 (.526) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 252-183-43 (.572) 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.