SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (6-5-2, 3-2-1 CCAA) will conclude the home portion of it regular-season schedule this weekend by facing Sonoma State (5-6-2, 3-3-0 CCAA) on Friday at 3 p.m. before taking on Cal Poly Humboldt (4-5-3, 1-3-2 CCAA) on Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Cage.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM suffered a 4-0 loss at then-No. 23 Cal State Monterey Bay on Thursday before coming home and earning a 5-1 victory against San Francisco State on Sunday.
• The Cougars' four-goal win against the Gators was CSUSM's second-largest margin of victory as an NCAA Division II member.
• CSUSM last had five goals in a game in 2016 with a 5-0 win against Cal Poly Humboldt.
• Earning three points on Sunday, the Cougars are fifth in the CCAA standings with 10 points.

 


CCAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Curtis Collazos was named the CCAA Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after coming off the bench and scoring two goals against San Francisco State withing a 10-minute span.
• Collazos' two-goal game was his second of the season and the third of his career.
• He is the first Cougar to earn a CCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Week honor since Juan Camilo Salazar in 2018.
• Collazos ranks second on the team in both goals (4) and points (11) while leading the squad in assists (3).

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• The Cougars' best statistical ranking in the CCAA is their 12.85 shots per game which rank fourth.
• CSUSM ranks fifth in the conference in corner kicks per game (4.31), shots on goals per game (5.62), total assists (16), total goals (20) and total points (56).
• Ryan Meinardus is third in the CCAA with two game-winning goals this season while his season total of five goals ranks fifth.
• Meinardus' .92 points per game rank seventh in the league while his 12 total points are tied for the second most in a single season at CSUSM in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present).

 

GAME 14 | SONOMA STATE
Date	Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
Time	3 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (6-5-2, 3-2-1 CCAA) SSU (5-6-2, 3-3-0 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

FRIDAY AGAINST THE SEAWOLVES

• Sonoma went 1-1 last weekend with a 1-0 loss at home against No. 3 Chico State before securing a 3-2 road win at Stanislaus State on Sunday.
• The Seawolves sit one spot back of the Cougars in the CCAA standings as they're sixth with nine points.
• SSU has the third-worst goal differential in the conference at -4.
• Scoring 1.15 goals per game, the Seawolves are next-to-last in the CCAA while their 1.462 goals against average rank eighth.
• SSU keeper Reinier ter Riet ranks fifth in the CCAA for both save percentage (.756) and saves per game (3.78) while his 1.519 goals allowed per game rank ninth.
• Jvon Cunningham leads the Seawolves with nine points this season as he's tied for the team lead in goals (3) and assists (3). He also has a team-leading two game-winning goals.
• CSUSM is 0-4-1 in the all-time series against SSU.
• The lone tie in the series came in 2018 when both teams settled for a 1-1 draw in San Marcos.
• The Seawolves were picked to finish sixth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

GAME 15 | CAL POLY HUMBOLDT
Date	Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023
Time	2 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (6-5-2, 3-2-1 CCAA) HUM (4-5-3, 1-3-2 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

HOME FINALE AGAINST CAL POLY HUMBOLDT

• The Lumberjacks are coming off pair of draws against Stanislaus State (0-0) and No. 3 Chico State (1-1).
• Humboldt is currently tied for ninth in the CCAA standings with five points.
• Making 5.42 saves, the Lumberjacks rank 24th nationally and second in the CCAA.
• Scoring 1.58 goals per game, Humboldt ranks fifth in the CCAA while the team's goals-against average of 1.583 ranks ninth.
• The Lumberjacks rank last in the CCAA for shots per game (8.33) and shots on goals per game (4.17).
• Cole Falco is Humboldt's points leader at 10 while also leading in goals with four.
• Lumberjack keeper Adrian Gallardo leads the CCAA in saves per game at 5.08 while his save percentage of .782 ranks fourth. Gallardo's 1.474 goals allowed per game rank eighth in the conference.
• CSUSM owns a 4-2-1 lead in the all-time series against Humboldt and has wins in two of the last three matches.
• The Cougars secured a 2-1 against the Lumberjacks last season in San Marcos to improve their home record against Humboldt to 3-1.
• Humboldt was picked to finish ninth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

THE 2023 COUGARS

• CSUSM's 2023 roster consists of 29 student-athletes with 20 returners and nine newcomers.
• Stefano Brunetto returns as CSUSM's points leader in 2022 as he tallied eight with two goals and four assists.
• The Cougars were picked to finish eighth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Curtis Collazos, Oliver Reader and Derek Westwood were each named All-CCAA honorable mentions for their play during the 2022 season.

THE PULVERS FILE

• This season marks the 18th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
• Pulvers has a 133-119-31 (.525) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 259-190-45 (.570) 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.