SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos men's soccer (1-3-3) earned an early advantage but settled for a 2-2 draw against undefeated No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino (5-0-2) on Thursday afternoon at The Cage.
GOALS
- CSUSM – 24' Brando Oros (Assisted by Andrew Valencia)
- CSUSM – 53' David Ruiz (Unassisted)
- CSUSB – 55' Titus Alviso (Assisted by Anthony Morales)
- CSUSB – 59' Tony Negrete (Assisted by Damian Gonzalez)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- On a free kick from Andrew Valencia 15 yards in front of the box, Valencia put a cross into the left side of the box, connecting with the head of Brando Oros, who put a hard shot into the right side of the goal from 10 yard out to give CSUSM a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute.
- After a CSUSM corner kick and battling for possession in the box, David Ruiz found the ball after a deflection and put a shot into the left side of the net from six yards out to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead in the 53rd minute.
- Just two minutes later in the 55th minute, Anthony Morales put a cross into the box off a corner and found the head of Titus Alviso, who put a high shot into the center of the goal to cut the Coyotes' deficit to 2-1.
- A long pass downfield into the box by CSUSB's Damian Gonzalez found Tony Negrete, who put a two-touch shot into the center of the net from the middle of the box to knot the game at 2-2.
QUICK KICKS
- CSUSM outshot CSUSB 18-13, including a 10-8 advantage in the second half.
- Both teams put five shots on goal.
- CSUSB had the edge in corner kicks at 6-5.
- The Cougars controlled possession for 55% of the match.
- Efren Nunez Dominguez led the match with four shots while Ruiz had a match-best two shots on goal.
- Ruiz now has three goals on the year – all scored this week.
- This was the first draw in the all-time series' 14 matches between CSUSM and CSUSB.
- The Cougars' last draw against a ranked opponent came in a 1-1 tie against then-ranked No. 21 Chico State last season.
UP NEXT
With its non-conference schedule complete, CSUSM will begin CCAA play at Cal Poly Humboldt on Friday, Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m. in Arcata.