SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Entering its final weekend of home competition at The Cage, the Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (7-2-3, 4-0-2 CCAA) will face Sonoma State (2-7-3, 0-5-1 CCAA) on Friday at 12:30 p.m. before its home finale of the regular season against Cal Poly Humboldt (10-1-2, 4-1-1 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM tallied its eighth and ninth shutouts of the season last week with a pair of 2-0 wins at Cal State Monterey Bay and at home against San Francisco State.
• The Cougars increased their unbeaten streak to seven games – the program's longest as an NCAA Division II member (2015-present) and tied for the fourth longest in program history.
• Earning six points for the weekend, CSUSM is still second in the CCAA standings with 14 points.

CCAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Nani Kia'aina was named the CCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Week after recording two game-winning assists against Cal State Monterey Bay and San Francisco State.
• Kia'aina is the first Cougar to earn a CCAA Player of the Week honor since Courtney McLeish in 2016.
• Her two assists gave Kia'aina a team-leading five assists for the season – tying for the most in the CCAA and also tying for the fourth-most in a single season at CSUSM.
• Her nine points for the season rank second on the team.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• With nine shutouts for the season, the Cougars' shutout percentage of .750 ranks sixth nationally and first in the CCAA.
• CSUSM also has the 12th-best goals-against average in the nation and leads the CCAA at .417 goals allowed per game.
• The Cougars have outscored their opponents 23-5 this season.
• Taking 6.67 corner kicks per game, the Cougars rank 16th nationally and lead the conference.
• CSUSM also leads the CCAA in points per game (5.50), scoring offense (1.92) and total goals (23).
• The Cougars rank second in the conference in multiple categories as well – assists per game (1.67), save percentage (.833), shots per game (14.33), shots on goal per game (6.50), total assists (20) and total points (66).
• Nani Kia'aina's .45 assists per game lead the CCAA and rank 35th nationally.
• Allison Marcure has the conference's best goals-against average and ranks 14th nationally at .432 while her save percentage of .828 is fourth in the CCAA.
• Brianna Delgado and Lily Jensen are tied for fourth in the CCAA with four goals each.
• To date, CSUSM has played the second-easiest schedule in the CCAA with past opponents accounting for .446 winning percentage. On the flip side, the Cougars' remaining schedule is the third toughest with future opposition tallying a .582 winning percentage.
• CSUSM's 56 total points as well as its 20 goals and 16 assists for the season are the program's most in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present).

 

GAME 13 | SONOMA STATE
Date	Friday, Oct. 20,  2023
Time	12:30 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (7-2-3, 4-0-2 CCAA) SSU (2-7-3, 0-5-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

FRIDAY AGAINST THE SEAWOLVES

• Sonoma State enters the weekend with losses in six of its last seven games.
• This past weekend, the Seawolves fell 2-1 at home against Chico State on Thursday before losing 3-1 at Stanislaus State on Sunday.
• With just one point for the season, SSU is tied with Cal State Dominguez Hills for last in the CCAA standings.
• Scoring .83 goals per game, the Seawolves rank next-to-last in the CCAA while their 1.75 goals-against average ranks 10th.
• SSU has the worst save percentage in the conference at .687.
• Annette Sotelo leads the Seawolves with four goals and eight points this season.
• A perennial powerhouse, SSU had a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances coming into this season.
• The Seawolves were picked to finish second in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll with five first-place votes.
• The Cougars will be searching for their first-ever win against the Seawolves as they're 0-4-1 in the all-time series.
• The first draw in the all-time series came last year in Rohnert Park as it ended in a scoreless tie.
• CSUSM has never scored a goal against Sonoma in the teams' five meetings dating back to 2015.

 

GAME 14 | CAL POLY HUMBOLDT
Date	Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023
Time	11:30 a.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (7-2-3, 4-0-2 CCAA) HUM (10-1-2, 4-1-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

HOME FINALE AGAINST CAL POLY HUMBOLDT

• Sitting right behind CSUSM in the CCAA standings, Humboldt is third with 13 points.
• The Lumberjacks are a perfect 4-0 on the road this season.
• Humboldt's lone loss of the season occurred on Sept. 29 against Cal Poly Pomona as the Broncos left Arcata with a 2-0 win.
• This past weekend, the Lumberjacks had a scoreless draw at home against Stanislaus State on Thursday before earning a 1-0 win at Chico State on Thursday.
• Humboldt's .692 shutout percentage ranks second in the conference and eighth in Division II.
• The Lumberjacks' save percentage of .870 leads the CCAA and ranks 14th nationally.
• Humboldt leads the CCAA in assists per game (1.69), shots per game (16.77), shots on goal per game (7.38), total assists (22), total points (68) and yellow cards (11) while its tied with CSUSM for the most goals at 23.
• The Lumberjacks rank second in the CCAA with a .538 goals-against average and a 1.77 scoring offense.
• Humboldt keeper Carson Thomson-Terrel leads the CCAA with eight shutouts this season and has the league's top save percentage at .870.
• On the offensive side, Emilia Long and Frida Duran Arellano lead the team with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
• CSUSM owns a 2-1-4 lead in the all-time series against Humboldt and is tied at 1-1-2 when playing at The Cage.
• The Cougars and Lumberjacks have tied in the last two meetings.
• Humboldt and CSUSM were both picked to finish sixth in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 
THIS YEAR'S COUGARS

• CSUSM's 2023 roster consists of 31 student-athletes with 17 returners and 14 newcomers.
• The Cougars' return top scorers Claire Hernandez, Diana Mendoza and Jenna Frankina as each posted two goals in 2022.
• Hernandez earned All-CCAA second-team honors last season while Jenna Frankina, Natalia Huntington and Allison Marcure were honorable mentions.
• Because of last season's second-team honor, Hernandez was listed on the CCAA's 2023 Preseason Watchlist.
• Returning in goal for her redshirt junior season is Allison Marcure, who posted 51 saves and nine shutouts while playing all 1,620 minutes last season.
• CSUSM tied for sixth with Cal Poly Humboldt in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

 

THE RENNEISEN FILE

• Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his ninth year in charge of the women's program and 17th overall at CSUSM.
• Renneisen's 2018 team made its second consecutive CCAA Tournament appearance while also handing No. 1 UC San Diego its lone regular-season loss.
• Between 2006-13, Renneisen was an assistant/associate head coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams.
• As the women's head coach, Renneisen is 60-51-37 (.530) for his career with the Cougars.