SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (3-2-1) will begin CCAA play this weekend as it travels to Stanislaus State (3-3-1) for a 7 p.m. game on Friday before concluding the weekend at Chico State (5-2-0) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM went 0-1-1 last week with a 2-1 loss against Biola on Wednesday before concluding non-conference play with a scoreless draw against Cal State East Bay on Saturday.
• Diana Mendoza had CSUSM's goal against Biola as she scored it on a penalty kick in the 90th minute for her first of the season and the third of her career.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• CSUSM has the 21st-best shutout percentage in the nation at .667 and ranks second in the CCAA.
• The Cougars are taking a conference-leading 6.33 corner kicks per game and rank 29th nationally.
• CSUSM's 1.67 assists per game rank second in the league and rank 32nd nationally.
• The Cougars' .667 goal-against average ranks second in the CCAA while its scoring offense of 1.83 goals per game ranks also ranks second.
• CSUSM is taking the third-most shots per game in the conference at 13.5 while its 7.5 shots on goal per game rank second.
• Nani Kia'aina's 0.60 assists per game lead the CCAA and rank 18th nationally.
• Natalia Huntington has the seventh-best shot accuracy in the nation and leads the conference with 75% of her shots coming on goal.

 

GAME 7 | STANISLAUS STATE
Date	Friday, Sept. 29,  2023
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Turlock, Calif.
Venue	Warrior Stadium
Records	CSUSM (3-2-1) STAN (3-3-1)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

BEGINNING CCAA PLAY AT STANISLAUS

• CSUSM will play its first road game of the season at Stanislaus State on Friday.
• The Warriors rounded out non-conference action with a 2-1 loss to Chico State on Saturday night.
• Stanislaus is 2-1 in home games this season with its wins coming over Southern Oregon and Dominican.
• The Warriors come into conference play as preseason favorite as they were picked first in the 2023 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll after tying for the regular-season crown in 2022.
• Alexis Brewah has been the Warriors' top player as she leads the team with three goals and eight points while tallying two assists.
• Stanislaus is putting the third-most shots on goal per game in the CCAA at 6.14.
• The Warriors have the sixth-best scoring offense in the conference at 1.14 goals per game while its 1.143 goals-against average also ranks sixth.
• CSUSM is 1-6-1 in the all-time series against Stan State while the Warriors have won the past four meetings.
• The Cougars' lone win in the series occurred in 2017 in San Marcos.

 

GAME 8 | CHICO STATE
Date	Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Time	11:30 a.m.
Location	Chico, Calif.
Venue	University Soccer Stadium
Records	CSUSM (3-2-1) CHICO (5-2-0)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video	CCAA Network ($)

WEEKEND FINALE AT CHICO

• Chico ended non-conference play on a two-game winning streak as it earned a 3-2 victory at Biola on Sept. 16 before its 2-1 win at Stanislaus State last Saturday.
• The Wildcats are 2-0 at home this season with a pair of wins over Central Washington and Seattle Pacific.
• Jiana Martin and Avery Pieri lead Chico with three goals and seven points each.
• At 5.57 saves per game, the Wildcats rank second in the CCAA.
• Chico's scoring offense of 1.57 goals per game ranks third in the conference while its goals-against average of 1.429 ranks 10th.
• The Wildcats' 11.86 shots per game rank fifth in the CCAA while their 5.14 shots on goal per game also rank fifth.
• At 6.20 saves per game, two-time All-CCAA keeper Emma Hoffman leads the conference and ranks 17th nationally. Her save percentage of .816 ranks fifth in the CCAA.
• CSUSM is 4-2-2 in the all-time series against Chico.
• The Cougars will be searching for their first-ever win at Chico as they are 0-2-2.
• Chico was picked to finish fifth 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 56-51-35 (.517) for his career with the Cougars.