SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (2-3-1) will head to (RV) Cal State San Bernardino (2-0-2) to play its last non-conference game at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Premier Field.

LAST WEEK

• CSUSM took a pair of home losses to tough PacWest opponents last week against Concordia University Irvine and Point Loma.
• The Cougars fell 3-1 to the Golden Eagles last Wednesday. After a Vincent Acosta goal in the 40th minute, CUI responded with three unanswered goals late in the second half.
• CSUSM was then shut out with a 2-0 loss to PLNU on Saturday as the Sea Lions scored goals late in the first and second halves.

 

GAME 7 | CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO
Date	Saturday, Sept. 18, 2022
Time	2 p.m.
Location	San Bernardino, Calif.
Venue	Premier Field
Records	CSUSM (2-3-1) CSUSB (2-0-2)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network

SATURDAY AT SAN BERNARDINO

• The Coyotes received votes in the latest iteration of the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• Before playing CSUSM on Sunday, CSUSB will head to Azusa Pacific for a 7:30 p.m. game on Friday.
• Coming into this week, the Coyotes had a pair of 1-1 ties in their last two games against Colorado School of Mines and Biola.
• CSUSB began the season with a 1-0 win at Point Loma before earning a 2-0 victory against Regis.
• Nicklaus Sullivan leads the Coyotes with two goals, two assists and six points.
• CSUSM is 2-7 in the all-time series against CSUSB with the last victory coming in a non-conference matchup last season in San Marcos against a Coyote team that was also receiving votes.
• The Coyotes are a perfect 4-0 when playing the Cougars in San Marcos.
• All but two games in the all-time series have been decided by one goal.
• CSUSB was picked to finish fourth in the CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
• A win on Sunday would be the 250th career victory for Head Coach Ron Pulvers.

  

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 123-108-27 (.529) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 249-179-41 (.575) 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.