SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (4-2-2, 1-0-1 CCAA) will return to The Cage this weekend for a pair of games against Cal State Dominguez Hills (1-6-2, 0-1-1 CCAA) on Friday at 12:30 p.m. and RV Cal State LA (5-1-2, 2-0-0 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM opened CCAA play with a 2-1 victory at Stanislaus State on Friday night in Turlock.
• After a penalty kick goal by Diana Mendoza in the fifth minute and a Stanislaus goal in the 22nd minute, Nani Kia'aina scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 27th minute to put the Cougars ahead.
• CSUSM then ended the weekend with a scoreless draw at Chico State on Sunday while taking twice as many shots as the Wildcats at 16-8.
• The Cougars held the Wildcats scoreless for the fourth consecutive meeting.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• The Cougars enter the second week of CCAA play tied with Chico State for third in the conference standings with four points.
• CSUSM has the conference's top shutout percentage at .625 and rank 19th nationally.
• Taking 6.25 corner kicks per game, the Cougars lead the CCAA and rank 27th nationally.
• CSUSM is tied for the best goals-against average in the league at .625 and ranks 34th in Division II.
• The Cougars rank second in the CCAA in multiple categories – assists per game (1.38), points per game (4.62), scoring offense (1.62), shots per game (13.88) and shots on goal per game (6.75).
• Nani Kia'aina is third in the CCAA for assists per game (.43) and game-winning goals (2).
• Allison Marcure has the third-best goals-against average in the conference at .644 and has the fourth-best save percentage at .808.

 

GAME 9 | CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
Date	Friday, Oct. 6,  2023
Time	12:30 p.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (4-2-2, 1-0-1 CCAA) CSUDH (1-6-2, 0-1-1 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

CCAA HOME OPENER AGAINST THE TOROS

• Cal State Dominguez Hills began CCAA action with a 1-1 tie against Cal State Monterey Bay last Friday before falling 2-0 against San Francisco State on Sunday.
• The Toros' lone win this season came in a 3-2 victory at Fresno Pacific on Sept. 2, and since then, CSUDH has gone 0-5-2.
• CSUDH leads the CCAA in saves per game at 6.78 and ranks 21st nationally.
• The Toros are allowing the most goals per game in the conference at 2.22 while having the ninth-best scoring offense at 0.78 goals per game.
• Abigail Escalante's 4.12 saves per game rank second in the CCAA.
• Freshman Cynthia Ramirez has been the Toros' best offensive player this season with a team-leading two goals and five points.
• CSUSM leads the all-time series at 6-5-1 and is 1-1-1 at home against CSUDH.
• The Cougars won last season's game in Carson with a 1-0 victory on a goal by Natalie Paulson.
• The Toros won the last meeting in San Marcos with a 2-1 win in double overtime in 2021.

 

GAME 10 | CAL STATE LA
Date	Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Time	11:30 a.m.
Location	San Marcos, Calif.
Venue	The Cage
Records	CSUSM (4-2-2, 1-0-1 CCAA) LA (5-1-2, 2-0-0 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)
Tickets	HomeTown Ticketing

WEEKEND FINALE AGAINST THE GOLDEN EAGLES

• Prior to facing the Cougars on Sunday, Cal State LA will travel to Cal State East Bay for a 7 p.m. game on Friday.
• The Golden Eagles received votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll and were voted as the fifth-best team in the West Region.
• LA began CCAA play with a 4-1 win against San Francisco State last Friday before ending the weekend with a 1-0 victory against Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday.
• The Golden Eagles enter the weekend tied with Cal Poly Pomona for first in the CCAA standings with six points.
• LA's goals-against average of .625 is tied with CSUSM for the league lead.
• The Golden Eagles have the second-best save percentage in the CCAA at .844.
• LA has the fifth-best scoring offense in the conference at 1.38 goals per game.
• Taking an average of 12 shots per game, the Golden Eagles rank fifth in the CCAA.
• LA keeper Taesja Paopao leads the CCAA in goals-against average (.514) and save percentage (.862).
• Shelby Melin has been the top LA offensive player with a team-leading three goals and six points.
• LA will be the second opponent CSUSM has faced this season receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll as Point Loma was also receiving votes when the Cougars faced them on Sept. 9.
• The Golden Eagles have the series lead against the Cougars at 4-3-1, but CSUSM is 3-0-1 against LA when playing at home.
• Last season's meeting in San Marcos ended in a scoreless draw.

 
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 57-51-36 (.521) for his career with the Cougars.