SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Three unanswered goals pushed the Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (2-0-0) past Biola (0-2-1) as the Cougars earned a 3-1 victory on Wednesday afternoon at The Cage.
 
GOALS
BU – 9' Justin Eisenmann (Assisted by Nathan Kovalchick)
CSUSM – 26' Oliver Reader (Assisted by Curtis Collazos)
CSUSM – 51' Aaron Alvarez (Assisted by Ryan Meinardus)
CSUSM – 80' Ryan Meinardus (Penalty Kick)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A quick pass in middle of the field from BU's Kovalchick found Eisenman at the top of the box, who put a roller into the bottom right corner of the net to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
• CSUSM knotted the game in the 26th minute as a corner kick from the left side by Collazos found the foot of Reader, who put the ball into the bottom center portion of the net.
• Tied 1-1 at half, CSUSM had a 5-3 lead in shots while taking the lone corner kick of the half.
• Alvarez gave CSUSM a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute. A pass from Meinardus to Alvarez just outside the top right corner of the box turned into a sailing shot from that went over the keeper's head and into the top middle portion of the goal.
• CSUSM put the game to bed in the 80th minute. After Meinardus was fouled in the box, he delivered a floater of a penalty kick to put the Cougars ahead 3-1.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM outshot Biola, 15-6, and put eight shots on goal.
• The Cougars tallied three corners to the Eagles' two.
• Meinardus now has three goals and one assist in the Cougars' first two games of the season. Two of his goals have been from penalty kicks.
• Meinardus also led the game in shots with five.
• CSUSM controlled the ball for 51% of the contest.
• The Cougars now own the all-time series lead at 6-5-4.
• This was the first CSUSM win over Biola since 2018.
• The Cougars have scored three goals in three of their six wins against the Eagles.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will finish out the week by hosting Western Oregon on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.