SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (2-3-1) suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Point Loma (1-3-0) on Saturday afternoon in The Cage.
 
GOALS
PLNU – 42' London Lombana (Penalty Kick)
PLNU – 84' Austin Lavell (Assisted by London Lombana)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Nearing halftime, a CSUSM red card in the box in the 42nd minute allowed Point Loma to take a penalty kick. Lombana put his shot into the center of the net as the Cougar keeper dove to his left and gave the Sea Lions a 1-0 lead.
• After 45 minutes, the Cougars outshot the Sea Lions 7-2 with seven different CSUSM players taking a shot.
• A pass from Lombana just outside the top of the box found Lavell in the center of the box. Lavell proceeded to put a low shot in the left side of the goal and gave PLNU a 2-0 in the 84th minute.
• The Sea Lions outshot the short-handed Cougars 5-4 in the second half while CSUSM had the game's only two corner kicks.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM outshot PLNU 11-7 for the game and had a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• Malachi Wright and Jesus Angula each led the Cougars with two shots each.
• PLNU won the battle of possession by controlling the ball for 58% of the game.
• The Sea Lions had five offside calls compared to the Cougars' three.
• This was PLNU's three consecutive win over CSUSM, but the Cougars still own the all-time series lead at 7-4-1.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will close out its non-conference schedule at fellow CCAA opponent Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.