SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (3-0-1) finished its game against Westmont (0-4-1) with a 2-2 draw on Thursday afternoon at The Cage.
 
GOALS
CSUSM – 16' Brooklyn Baker (Unassisted)
WC – 25' Braeden Pryor (Assisted by Erik Guerrero)
WC – 63' Landon Amaral (Penalty Kick Goal)
CSUSM – 67' Brooklyn Baker (Assisted by Curtis Collazos)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM began the scoring in the 16th minute with an unassisted goal by Baker as he dribbled around the defender in the top left area of the box and put a low shot past the Westmont keeper to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
• On a free kick from Westmont's Guerrero outside of the box on the left side, his kick found the head of Pryor, who put the ball into the center of the goal to tie the game at 1-1 in the 25th minute.
• The Warriors took a 2-1 lead in the 63rd minute on a penalty kick goal by Amaral that went into the bottom right corner of the goal.
• Just a few minutes later, Baker struck again for the Cougars. A pass from Collazos at the top of the box to Baker on the left side allowed Baker to put the ball into the left side of the net from six yards out and tie the game at 2-2 in the 67th minute.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM outshot Westmont, 10-4, and had a 6-3 advantage on corner kicks.
• Aaron Alvarez led the game with four shots.
• Baker's goals were his first and second of the season.
• This was the first draw in seven meeting between the Cougars and Warriors as the all-time series record sits at 3-3-1.
• This was the first match between CSUSM and Westmont since 2013 in San Marcos.
• The Cougars have scored at least two goals in all four games this season.
• This is CSUSM's first 3-0-1 start in program history.
• Eight yellow cards were awarded for the match.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play the fourth game of its six-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Hawai'i Hilo at 2 p.m.