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Men's Soccer Goal Celebration
Karl Anderson
3
Winner Cal St. San Marcos SM (10-5-1, 7-4-0)
1
UC Merced UCM (7-6-3, 6-6-0)
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos SM
(10-5-1, 7-4-0)
3
Final
1
UC Merced UCM
(7-6-3, 6-6-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. San Marcos SM 1 2 3
UC Merced UCM 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

CSUSM Clinches CCAA Tournament Berth with 3-1 Victory at UC Merced

MERCED, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (10-5-1, 7-4-0 CCAA) clinched a CCAA Tournament berth for the second consecutive year with a 3-1 victory over UC Merced (7-6-3, 6-6-0 CCAA) in its final road game of the regular season on Saturday at Bobcat Field.
 
GOALS
CSUSM – 11' Jesua Espinoza Castillo (Assisted by Adrian Rivera)
UCM – 12' Christian Khanishian (Assisted by Matthew Aldana)
CSUSM – 50' Cisco Avila (Penalty Kick)
CSUSM – 59' Matthew Ibarra (Assisted by Jesua Espinoza Castillo)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After a shot was cleared out of the box to Adrian Rivera, he sent a pass over to Jesua Espinoza Castillo, who took a shot from outside the top of the box and put the ball over the keeper's head and into the top right corner of the goal to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute.
  • Less than a minute later, the Bobcats squared things up. A midfield pass from Matthew Aldana made its way to Christian Khanishian at the edge of the box, who put a one-touch rolling shot past the encroaching keeper and into the bottom center portion of the goal to make it 1-1 in the 12th minute.
  • Cisco Avila made history in the 50th minute as he set the program's single-season record for goals as he put his 11th of the year into the top left corner of the goal on a penalty kick and gave CSUSM a 2-1 lead.
  • The Cougars went up 3-1 in the 59th minute. A cross into the box from the left side by Espinoza Castillo found the head of Matthew Ibarra, who put a shot into the left side of the goal from the middle of the box to give CSUSM a two-goal lead.
 
QUICK KICKS
  • Avila's 11th goal gave him 23 points for the year, putting him fifth on the program's single-season points list.
  • Avila is now 3-for-3 in penalty kicks this season, tying the program's single-season record.
  • Ibarra notched his ninth goal of the year, ranking second on the team.
  • Espinoza Castillo earned his second goal of the season and second assist.
  • The Bobcats led the match in shots (13-9), shots on goal (6-5) and possession (57%-43%) but the Cougars had the edge in corner kicks (7-5).
  • CSUSM is now 2-0 in the all-time series against UCM.
  • With 10 overall wins, this is the first time the Cougars have posted a double-digit win total since 2014.
  • CSUSM's seven CCAA wins are its most since joining the league in 2015.
  • This is the third time CSUSM has clinched a CCAA Tournament berth and its first time in back-to-back seasons.
  • Due to the cancellation of Friday's Cal Poly Pomona-Fresno Pacific game, the conference standings will now be calculated based on points per match.
  • CSUSM is now fourth in the CCAA standings at 1.91 points per match with one match to go and can finish with no fewer than 1.75 points per match.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to The Cage for its final regular-season fixture against No. 21 Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday at 11 a.m.
 
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