SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team will play its final two non-conference home games this week as it plays NCAA Division III opponent Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Thursday at 4 p.m. before taking on Hope International on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
Saturday's game against Hope was originally scheduled for 4 p.m. but was moved to 5 p.m. due to the excessive heat in the forecast for this weekend.


LAST WEEK

• CSUSM began its season with a scoreless draw against Azusa Pacific at The Cage last Thursday.
• The Cougars then fell 2-1 at No. 22 Point Loma on Saturday.
• Freshman Diana Mendoza tallied her first goal as a Cougar, and it was the first goal by a CSUSM player against PLNU since 2014.

 

GAME 3 | CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS
Date	Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
Time	4 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (0-1-1) CMS (0-0)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

THURSDAY AGAINST CLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS

• Thursday will mark the first-ever meeting between the Cougars and Athenas.
• CSUSM will be CMS's first opponent of the 2022 season.
• This will be the Athenas' first game against a Division II opponent since 2013 against California Baptist.
• CMS finished 9-4-3 overall last season with a 5-4-3 record in SCIAC play.
• The Athenas were projected to finish fourth in the 2022 SCIAC Preseason Poll.
• Kaitlyn Helfrich returns for her sophomore season after leading the Athenas with seven goals and 16 points in 2021.

 

GAME 4 | HOPE INTERNATIONAL
Date	Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022
Time	5 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (0-1-1) HIU (3-1)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

 

SATURDAY VS. HOPE

• CSUSM will face Hope for the first time since 2009 on Saturday.
• The Cougars are 2-0 in the all-time series against the Royals.
• CSUSM won both games against HIU by scores of 2-0.
• This will be the Royals' first visit to San Marcos since 2006.
• HIU is 3-1 to begin the season, scoring at least two goals in all three wins.
• Prior to facing CSUSM on Saturday, the Royals will face Saint Katherine in Irvine on Wednesday.
• Keyla Fragoso has been HIU's top player so far, accounting for four of the team's nine goals.
• Hope was selected to finish second in the 2022 GSAC Preseason Coaches Poll after being Co-Regular Season Champions for the conference in 2021.
• The Royals received votes in the NAIA Top 25 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 students Taylor Moorehead and Julia Atlee join CSUSM as transfers from San Diego State and Hartford, respectively.
• 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 47-45-29 (.508) for his career with the Cougars.