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Matthew Ibarra
Karl Anderson
1
Cal Poly Pomona CPP (7-5-5, 5-3-3)
2
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM (11-5-1, 8-4-0)
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
(7-5-5, 5-3-3)
1
Final
2
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
(11-5-1, 8-4-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 1 0 1
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Cougars Beat Broncos, Earn CCAA First-Round Hosting Duties

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (11-5-1, 8-4-0 CCAA) ended the regular season with a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly Pomona (7-5-5, 5-3-3 CCAA) on Thursday and earned the opportunity to host a CCAA Tournament first-round game.
 
GOALS
CPP – 38' Nico Sanchez (Assisted by Ricardo Navarro)
CSUSM – 63' Andrew Valenica (Assisted by Oli Barrosa and Kyle Sherman)
CSUSM – 75' Matthew Ibarra (Assisted by Andrew Valencia)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A pass from the top of the box by Ricardo Navarro found Nico Sanchez on the right side, who put a shot into the top left corner of the goal to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute.
  • Off a corner kick from the right side by Oli Barrosa, Kyle Sherman headed the ball to Andrew Valencia, who scored on a bicycle-kick shot from the edge of the six-yard box and into the right side of the goal to tie the game at 1-1.
  • After a deflected ball landed at the feet of Valencia, he made a pass to Matthew Ibarra, who evaded defenders before putting a low, rolling shot into the left side to give CSUSM a 2-1 lead in the 75th minute.
 
QUICK KICKS
  • With the win, CSUSM ended the regular season in a tie for third at 24 points in the CCAA standings – its best-ever finish as a member of the conference.
  • Ibarra tallied his 10th goal of the season and fifth game-winning goal, tying Bradley Seidenglanz's single-season record set in 2006.
  • Valenica posted his fifth goal of the season and second assist.
  • Barrosa notched his team-leading fourth assist of the year while Sherman recorded his second.
  • The Cougars recorded all 14 of the game's corner kicks, setting a single-game record.
  • CSUSM heavily outshot CPP, earning a 21-5 edge in shots and a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
  • CSUSM recorded its second straight win against CPP, a first for the Cougars in the all-time series.
  • The Cougars ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak – its first since 2024.
 
UP NEXT
Third-seeded CSUSM will host sixth-seeded Cal Poly Pomona again on Sunday in the first round of the CCAA Tournament at noon inside The Cage. The winner will advance to the semifinals to take on the winner of second-seeded Cal State San Bernardino and seventh-seeded UC Merced on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Pomona.
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