SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (5-3-3, 2-2 CCAA) fell 2-0 to No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona (10-0-1, 3-0-1 CCAA) on Sunday at The Cage.
 
GOALS
CPP – 59' Vanessa Cruz (Unassisted)
CPP – 83' Angelina Rivas (Penalty Kick)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless after 45 minutes, the Broncos had the advantage in shots (4-1), shots on goal (1-0) and corner kicks (3-2).
• The draw was broken up in the 59th minute. The Broncos' Vanessa Cruz curved a high free kick into the upper right corner of the goal to give CPP a 1-0 lead.
• CPP went up 2-0 in the 83rd minute with a penalty kick goal by Angelina Rivas into the bottom left corner of the net.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CPP ended the game with the edge in shots (7-3), shots on goal (4-1) and corner kicks (5-4).
• Danielle Paulson had CSUSM's lone shot on goal.
• This was CSUSM's third game against a Top 25 opponent this season after previously facing then-No. 1 Point Loma (L, 2-1) and then-No. 12 Concordia University Irvine (T, 0-0) in non-conference play.
• This was CSUSM's first loss to CPP since 2022 in Pomona.
• This was the Cougars' first two-goal loss since facing Point Loma at home on Sept. 9, 2023.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to the pitch on Thursday as it hosts Cal State Monterey Bay (4-1-5, 1-0-3 CCAA) at 12:30 p.m. in The Cage.