SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (6-1-5, 4-1-2 CCAA) earned its fourth consecutive win with a 3-1 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt (5-4-4, 3-2-2 CCAA) on Friday afternoon at The Cage.
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GOALS
CSUSM – 3'
Karli Sikes (Assisted by
Maryn Rogers and
Vivi Delgado)
HUM – 31' Kyla Okamoto (Assisted by Julia Martin)
CSUSM – 42'
Lily Jensen (Unassisted)
CSUSM – 56'
Makynzie McDaniel (Assisted by
Vivi Delgado)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- A pass into the box by Maryn Rogers from the left side found the foot of Vivi Delgado, who immediately sent a pass to Karli Sikes on the right side. Sikes then put a shot into the top left corner of the goal to give CSUSM a 1-0 lead in the third minute.
- After a Humboldt free kick, Julia Martin's shot from the right side went off the hand of the CSUSM keeper before deflecting off to the left, where Kyla Okamoto chested the ball into the left side of the net to tie the game at 1-1 in the 31st minute.
- After a Cougar shot went off the Lumberjack keeper's hand, deflected off the cross bar and deflected off a Humboldt player's foot, Lily Jensen put a shot into the bottom left corner of the goal to give CSUSM a 2-1 lead in the 43rd minute.
- CSUSM ended the first half with the edge in shots (4-3), shots on goal (2-1) and corner kicks (5-2).
- The Cougars took a 3-1 lead in the 56th minute when a pass from the left side by Vivi Delgado found Makynzie McDaniel, who took a shot from outside the top right corner of the box and put a high shot into the top middle portion of the goal.
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QUICK KICKS
- CSUSM ended the game with the lead in shots (6-4), shots on goal (4-2), corner kicks (5-2) and possession (52%-48%).
- Sikes scored her third goal of the season while Jensen tallied her second.
- McDaniel's goal was the first of her career.
- Delgado's assists were the first two of her career.
- This was CSUSM's third win in its last four meetings against Humboldt, which hasn't defeated the Cougars since 2019.
- The Cougars scored multiple goals for the sixth time this season and the third game in a row.
- CSUSM is now 4-1-2 at home this season.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will make a quick trip up to Cal State LA for an 11 a.m. game on Sunday.