Skip To Main Content

Cal State San Marcos Athletics

scoreboard

CAL STATE SAN MARCOS COUGARS
Flo College logo

scoreboard

Aaron Alvarez
Kirra Robusto
1
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM (7-7-4, 4-4-3)
1
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB (7-7-4, 2-6-3)
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
(7-7-4, 4-4-3)
1
Final
1
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB
(7-7-4, 2-6-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 1 1
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

CSUSM Earns First CCAA Tournament Berth in Draw at CSUEB

HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (7-7-4, 4-4-3 CCAA) is headed to the CCAA Tournament for the first time in program history after earning a 1-1 draw at Cal State East Bay (7-7-4, 2-6-3 CCAA) in the regular-season finale on Thursday at Pioneer Stadium.
 
GOALS
CSUEB – 4' CSUSM Own Goal
CSUSM  – 49' Aaron Alvarez (Assisted by Giovanni Marsh and Derek Westwood)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the fourth minute of play, CSUSM accidentally put the ball into their own goal trying to deflect an East Bay pass in front of the keeper and gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
  • The Cougars led the first half in shots at 7-5, but the Pioneers had the advantage in shots on goal at 3-1.
  • CSUSM took eight corner kicks in the first half to CSUEB's 1.
  • The Cougars got on the board quickly in the second half. Advancing into the box, Westwood made a pass from the touchline to just in front of the keeper's box to Marsh. Marsh then headed the ball laterally to Alvarez, who put the ball into the lower right corner of the goal from six yards out and tied the game at 1-1 in the 49th minute.
 
QUICK KICKS
  • The Cougars earned their 15th point and took the No. 5 seed with a draw and a Cal State San Bernardino loss to Cal Poly Pomona.
  • CSUSM's 15 points are the most since becoming postseason eligible in 2017. The Cougars scored 16 points in their final year of ineligibility after transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
  • Alvarez's goal was his fourth of the season.
  • Westwood's assist was his second of the year while Marsh tallied his first.
  • CSUSM outshot CSUEB by a 16-11 margin while both teams put seven shots on goal.
  • The Cougars took a season-high 10 corner kicks for the game to the Pioneers' two.
  • CSUSM held possession for 63% of the game and controlled the ball in East Bay territory for 65% of its possessions.
  • This was just the second draw between CSUSM and East Bay in the all-time series and the first since 2016.
 
UP NEXT
As the No. 5 seed, CSUSM will begin the CCAA Tournament by traveling to fourth-seeded No. 11 Chico State (11-1-6, 4-1-6 CCAA) for the first round on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. The winner of that match will face top-seeded No. 4 Cal State LA on Friday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt.
Print Friendly Version