SAN MARCOS, Calif. –  The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (6-5-4, 4-2-2 CCAA) will begin its final regular-season road trip with a stop at San Francisco State (4-8-3, 2-4-2 CCAA) on Friday at 3 p.m. before traveling to (RV) Sonoma State (9-3-2, 5-2-1 CCAA) for a 2 p.m. match on Sunday.

LAST WEEK

• The Cougars defeated Chico State with a 1-0 victory last Friday, a team that was and still is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• Diana Mendoza had the game's lone goal with an assist from Emma Hord in the 35th minute.
• CSUSM ended the weekend with a 1-1 draw against Cal Poly Humboldt on Sunday.
• Natalia Huntington scored the equalizing goal in the 51st minute off a corner kick from Sierra Moore and a headed pass from Claire Hernandez.
• Earning four points for the weekend, CSUSM is currently in a three-way tie with Chico State and Stanislaus State for third in the CCAA standings.

COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• Goalkeeper Allison Marcure has the third-best goals-against average in the CCAA and ranks 44th nationally at .733 while her seven shutouts rank third in the league and 19th in Division II.
• Sierra Moore's three assists rank sixth in the CCAA.
• CSUSM's shutout percentage of .467 ranks fourth in the conference.

 

GAME 16 | SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Date	Friday, Oct. 21, 2022
Time	3 p.m.
Location	San Francisco, Calif.
Venue	Cox Stadium
Records	CSUSM (6-5-4, 4-2-2 CCAA) SF STATE (4-8-3, 2-4-2 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

FRIDAY AT SF STATE

• The Gators split last weekend's games with a 1-0 win at Cal Poly Pomona on Friday before taking a 1-0 loss at Cal State LA on Sunday.
• SF State hasn't scored more than one goal in a game since its 2-1 win against Concordia University Irvine on Sept. 14.
• The Gators have the fifth-best shot accuracy in the CCAA at .493 but have the 11th-best scoring offense at .60.
• Opposing teams are scoring 1.133 goals per game against SF State.
• AJ Tanner is the lone Gator with multiple goals as she leads the team with two and has six points.
• CSUSM and SF State are knotted up at 3-3-2 in the all-time series.
• When playing in San Francisco, the Cougars are 1-2-1.
• CSUSM has won the past two games against SF State by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 in 2021 and 2019 in San Marcos.
• All eight games in the series have been decided by one goal or less.
• The Gators are currently 10th in the CCAA standings with eight points and were picked to finish seventh in the 2022 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

GAME 17 | SONOMA STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022
Time	2 p.m.
Location	Rohnert Park, Calif.
Venue	Seawolf Soccer Field
Records	CSUSM (6-5-4, 4-2-2 CCAA) SSU (9-3-2, 5-2-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

 

SUNDAY AT SONOMA

• The Seawolves come into the weekend tied for first in the CCAA standings with Cal State LA at 16 points.
• Last weekend, SSU fell 2-1 at LA before earning a 2-1 victory at Cal Poly Pomona.
• The Seawolves were receiving votes in the latest edition of the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• SSU leads the CCAA in scoring offense (2.07), assists per game (1.86), corner kicks per game (5.07), shots per game (19.00) and shots on goal per game (8.71).
• The Seawolves are allowing the fourth-fewest goals per game in the conference at .857.
• Lexi Zandonella-Arasa is far and away the Seawolves' top player as she leads the team with 11 goals, seven assists and 29 points, ranking 19th, 16th and 15th in the nation, respectively.
• CSUSM has yet to defeat SSU in four meetings, falling 2-0 last year in San Marcos.
• This will be the Cougars' second-ever visit to Rohnert Park – a first since the inaugural meeting in 2015.
• CSUSM will also be looking for its first-ever goal against SSU as it has been shut out in each of the four meetings.
• The Seawolves were projected to finish first in the 2022 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

2022 CSUSM WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTES

• CSUSM will begin its 2022 season with a very young roster as it welcomes 13 incoming freshmen to its roster of 28.
• The Cougars return 12 from the 2021 squad, including top-goal scorers Chloe King, Sierra Moore and Hunter Morton and starting keeper Allison Marcure.
• Marcure ended the 2021 season with the 25th-best save percentage in Division II at .855 and ranked third in the CCAA.
• Graduate student Taylor Moorehead joins CSUSM as a transfer from San Diego State.
• In 2021, the Cougars finished the season at .500 with an overall record of 6-6-3.
• CSUSM finished 10th in the CCAA standings with a 2-6-3 record.
• The Cougars were picked to finish 10th in the 2022 CCAA Women'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 RENNEISEN FILE

• Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his ninth year in charge of the women's program and 17th overall at CSUSM.
• Renneisen's 2018 team made its second consecutive CCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 while also handing No. 1 UC San Diego its lone regular-season loss.
• Between 2006-13, Renneisen was an assistant/associate head coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams.
• As the women's head coach, Renneisen is 53-49-32 (.515) for his career with the Cougars.