SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Opening up CCAA play this weekend at The Cage, the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (2-4-1) will host Cal State East Bay (2-3-2) on Friday at 3 p.m. before turning its attention to Stanislaus State (3-1-3) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM fell 1-0 in its final non-conference game at (RV) Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday.
• The Coyotes broke the stalemate with a 74th-minute goal.
• The Cougars were outshot 9-4 but held a 5-1 advantage on corner kicks.

 

GAME 8 | CAL STATE EAST BAY
Date	Friday, Sept. 23, 2022
Time	3 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (2-4-1) CSUEB (2-3-2)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

CCAA OPENER AGAINST EAST BAY

• The Pioneers capped off non-conference play with a pair of draws as they tied Academy of Art at 2-2 before a 1-1 tie against Stanislaus State.
• Friday will be just the second road game of the season for the Pioneers.
• East Bay's only two wins came against non-Division II opponents UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz.
• CSUEB has been outscored 11-8 so far, averaging 1.14 goals per game.
• Aaron Farman leads the Pioneers with three goals and seven points for the season.
• East Bay was projected to finish last in the 2022 CCAA Preseason Poll.
• CSUSM is 3-2-1 in the all-time series against CSUEB and is 1-1 when playing in San Marcos.
• The Cougars have won the last three games against the Pioneers – all 1-0 victories.
• Five of the six games in the all-time series have been decided by one goal.
• This will be the Pioneers' first visit to San Marcos since 2018.

 

GAME 9 | STANISLAUS STATE
Date	Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022
Time	2 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (2-4-1) STAN (3-1-3)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

 

SUNDAY AGAINST STANISLAUS

• Prior to visiting San Marcos, the Warriors will head over to Cal State San Bernardino for their CCAA opener on Friday.
• Stan State ended non-conference play with a 3-0 win over UC Santa Cruz on Monday.
• The Warriors' two other wins came against Fresno Pacific and Saint Martin's by scores of 4-0 and 1-0, respectively.
• Stanislaus had three draws in non-conference action against Holy Names, Western Oregon and Cal State East Bay.
• The Warriors have outscored their opponents 13-6 this season and are averaging 1.86 goals and 11.4 shots per game.
• Josh Santillan leads the Warriors with five goals, 11 points, 15 shots and eight shots on goal.
• Stan State was picked to finish 10th in the 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll.
• The Cougars own the all-time series lead against the Warriors at 3-1-2 and are 2-0-1 in games played in San Marcos.
• CSUSM has scored in both of its wins over Stan State when playing in San Marcos.
• Stanislaus took last year's meeting in Turlock by a score of 1-0.

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 123-109-27 (.527) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 249-180-41 (.573) 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.