SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-2-4, 0-2-1 CCAA) fell 2-1 in its CCAA home opener against Cal State San Bernardino (4-1-4, 2-0-1 CCAA) on Friday afternoon at The Cage.
 
GOALS
CSUSB – 18' Reece Kilpin (Assisted by Rafa Fonseca)
CSUSB – 34' Brian Castillo (Assisted by Luis Ortner and Reece Kilpin)
CSUSM – 40' Ryan Meinardus (Assisted by Stefano Brunetto)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. After a shot by Rafa Fonseca went off the right post, Reece Kilpin grabbed the rebound and put a shot into the right side of the goal from a yard out.
• After a saved shot, CSUSB's Luis Ortner passed the rebound to Kilpin, who made a pass to his right to Brian Castillo. Castillo immediately took a shot from in front of the goal and put the ball into the back of the net to go up 2-0 in the 34th minute.
• CSUSM cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 40th minute. A corner kick by Stefano Brunetto found Ryan Meinardus, who put a shot into the bottom right corner of the goal from the middle of the box.
• After one half, CSUSM had the advantage in shots (8-5) and corner kicks (4-0) while CSUSB led in shots on goal (2-1).
• The final 45 minutes went scoreless as CSUSM once again led the half in shots at 7-4 and corner kicks at 4-1.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM ended the game with the advantage in shots (15-9) and corner kicks (8-1) while CSUSB had more shots on goal (4-3).
• The Cougars possessed the ball for 56% of the game while 69% of its possessions occurred in Coyote territory.
• Meinardus' goal was his team-leading sixth of the season while Brunetto's assist was his team-leading fourth of the year.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will face No. 18 Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday at 2 p.m. in The Cage.