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SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (7-2-3, 4-0-2 CCAA) moved its unbeaten streak to seven games - its longest in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present) - with a 2-0 victory over San Francisco State (3-8-2, 2-3-1 CCAA) on Sunday at The Cage.
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GOALS
CSUSM – 21'
Gabby Marsh (Assisted by
Nani Kia'aina and
Claire Hernandez)
CSUSM – 75'
Brianna Delgado (Assisted by
Emily Mahmoud)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Hernandez intercepted a Gator pass midway in Cougar territory, she made a pass to Kia'aina on the right side, who made a pass up the right side to Marsh at the top of the box. Marsh danced around one defender before putting a shot into the left side of the net from the middle of the box to put CSUSM up 1-0 in the 21st minute.
- Taking a 1-0 into the halftime break, CSUSM outshot SF State 5-0 and had more corner kicks at 3-0.
- In the 75th minute after a Gator goal kick, Mahmoud made a jumping pass from the middle of SF State territory to Delgado. Delgado then dribbled between two Gator defenders and put a shot into the upper left corner of the net from just left of the penalty kick marker to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
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QUICK KICKS
- CSUSM outshot SF State by a 15-2 margin while putting seven shots on goal to the Gators' none.
- The Cougars took the lead in the all-time series at 4-3-3 and are now 3-1-1 when playing the Gators at home.
- This was CSUSM's third win in the last four games against SF State.
- Earning three more points with the victory, the Cougars are still second in the CCAA stands with 14 points.
- The Cougars tallied their fifth home win of the season – tying for the most in the CCAA this season.
- CSUSM's seven wins for the season are tied for the program's most since 2018.
- Kia'aina tallied her team-leading fifth assist of the season and now ranks second on the team with nine points. Mahmoud's assist was the first of her career.
- Delgado's goal was her fourth of the season and tied for the team lead while Marsh's goal was her second of the year.
- Marcure's shutout was her seventh of the season while the team has tallied nine total.
- The Cougars held possession for 58% of the match while controlling the ball in Gator territory 75% of the time.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its next-to-last home game of the regular season as it hosts Sonoma State (2-7-3, 0-5-1 CCAA) on Friday at 12:30 p.m.
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