SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (3-3-2, 1-0-0 CCAA) opened CCAA play with a 3-1 win over Cal State East Bay (2-3-2, 0-1-0 CCAA) as CSUSM head coach Bobby Renneisen earned his 50th career victory on Friday at The Cage.
 
GOALS
CSUEB – 4' Jordan Salmon (Assisted by Kayla Morales)
CSUSM – 52' Claire Hernandez (Assisted by Danielle Paulson)
CSUSM – 54' Sierra Moore (Assisted by Chloe King)
CSUSM – 85' Jenna Frankina (Assisted by Chloe King)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pioneers wasted no time getting on the board in the fourth minute. A pass over the middle by Morales from halfway between the box and midfield found Salmon at the top of the box. Salmon then put up a high, floating shot that went over the CSUSM keeper's head into the center of the goal and gave East Bay a 1-0 lead.
• East Bay ended the first half with a 5-3 advantage on shots.
• The Cougars came out firing in the second half and knotted the game at 1-1 in the 52nd minute. After a CSUSM free kick bounced around in the box, a quick pass from Paulson to Hernandez in front of the goal found the right corner of the net.
• Just two minutes later, a pass from just outside of the box on the right side from King made its way over to Moore in front of the box. Moore proceeded to take a long shot that sailed over the Pioneer keeper's head and into the center to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead.
• CSUSM put the game away with its third goal of the day in the 85th minute as a pass from King from just outside the top of the box found Frankina in the center of the box, who put a low roller past the East Bay keeper and found the left corner of the goal and gave the Cougars a 3-1 lead.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM had a 10-7 shot lead for the game while both teams put four on goal. The Cougars also heavily outshot the Pioneers in the second half at 7-2.
• The Cougars took two corners for the game while the Pioneers only took one.
• CSUSM had possession in CSUEB territory for 65% of its possessions.
• Six different Cougars have scored one goal this season while King now leads the team with two assists.
• CSUSM's last victory to open CCAA play happened in 2018 against CSUEB as the Cougars came away with a 2-0 win.
• The Cougars are now 6-1-1 in the all-time series against the Pioneers and are 2-1 when playing in San Marcos.
• This is the third time CSUSM has scored three goals against CSUEB and is the first time since 2017. Each time resulted in a Cougar win.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will round out the opening weekend of CCAA play by hosting Stanislaus State (3-2-2, 0-1-0 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.