MARCOS, Calif. – Women’s soccer, men’s soccer and volleyball will be the only sports in action this week for Cal State San Marcos Athletics.
Men’s and women’s soccer will head to Cal State LA to face the Golden Eagles on Thursday. The women’s game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by the men’s game at 7 p.m. They’ll then compete in their final regular-season game at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday. The women’s game will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will be followed by the men’s game at 2 p.m.
Volleyball’s lone match of the week will see them head to La Jolla to face UC San Diego on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 31 – 4:30 p.m.
CSUSM (5-7-2, 4-5 CCAA) at Cal State LA (6-5-1, 3-4-1 CCAA)
Los Angeles, Calif. – University Stadium
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Saturday, Nov. 2 – 11:30 a.m.
CSUSM at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5-7-2, 4-5 CCAA)
Carson, Calif. – Toro Stadium
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PREVIOUS WEEK •CSUSM fell 2-0 at No. 2 UC San Diego last Wednesday.
•The Cougars’ Sunday contest at No. 19 Sonoma State was cancelled due to power outages in Rohnert Park.
•CSUSM is currently tied with Chico State for sixth place in the CCAA standings with 12 points.
•The Cougars’ goals-against average of .883 ranks 68th nationally.
THURSDAY AT LA •The Golden Eagles sit right behind CSUSM in the CCAA standings with 10 points.
•CSULA took a 1-0 loss at Cal State Monterey Bay last Friday before earning a 1-0 win at Cal State East Bay on Sunday.
•The Golden Eagles’ goals-against average of .714 ranks 43rd in the nation while the team’s shutout percentage of .500 also ranks 43rd.
•The all-time series between CSUSM and CSULA is knotted up at 3-3.
•All three losses to the Golden Eagles have occurred in LA as the Cougars are 0-3.
•Last year, CSUSM earned a 3-2 win at The Cage.
•The Cougars and Golden Eagles have alternated wins in all six meetings against each other.
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE AT DOMINGUEZ HILLS •The Toros fell 1-0 at Cal State East Bay last Friday before coming up with a 1-0 win at Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday.
•Before welcoming the Cougars, the Toros will first face No. 2 UC San Diego on Thursday.
•The Toros are tied with CSULA for eighth in the CCAA standings with 10 points.
•CSUDH has the worst save percentage in the CCAA at .714.
•Holly Kaemerle’s 1.17 points per game ranks third in the conference.
•CSUSM owns a 4-3-1 lead in the all-time series against CSUDH, but the series is knotted at 3-3 when playing in Carson.
•In its last five meetings against the Toros, the Cougars are 4-0-1.
•CSUSM has won the past three meetings in Carson.
•Last season, the Cougars and Toros played to a 0-0 draw in The Cage.
THE RENNEISEN FILE •Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his sixth year in charge of the women’s program and 14th overall at CSUSM
•Renneisen’s 2018 team made its second consecutive CCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 while also handing No. 1 UC San Diego its lone regular-season loss.
•Between 2006-13, Renneisen was an assistant/associate head coach for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams.
•As the women’s head coach, Renneisen is 41-37-25 (.519) for his career with the Cougars.
MEN’S SOCCER
Thursday, Oct. 31 – 7 p.m.
CSUSM (5-8-2, 3-4-2 CCAA) at No. 4 Cal State LA (12-0-1, 7-0-1 CCAA)
Los Angeles, Calif. – University Stadium
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Saturday, Nov. 2 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM at Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-8-1, 3-5 CCAA)
Carson, Calif. – Toro Stadium
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PREVIOUS WEEK •CSUSM fell 2-0 at UC San Diego this past Wednesday.
•The Cougars’ Sunday contest at Sonoma State was cancelled due to power outages in Rohnert Park.
•CSUSM is currently seventh in the CCAA standings with 11 points.
•The Cougars’ save percentage of .781 ranks 40th nationally.
THURSDAY AGAINST THE GOLDEN EAGLES •The Golden Eagles were ranked No. 4 in last week’s United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
•CSULA is currently tied for second in the CCAA standings with 22 points.
•CSULA’s lone blemish on its record was a 1-1 tie at Cal State San Bernardino on Oct. 17.
•This past weekend, the Golden Eagles defeated Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay by scores of 2-0 and 1-0, respectively.
•Since the 2017 season, CSULA has lost just one game at home.
•The Golden Eagles’ save percentage of .867 ranks second nationally while their goals-against average of .452 ranks fourth nationally.
•CSULA has the best scoring offense in the CCAA at 2.05 goals per game.
•Robin Lindahl’s 12 total goals lead the CCAA and rank 34th nationally.
•CSUSM is 1-5 in the all-time series against CSULA and is 0-3 when playing in Los Angeles.
•The Cougars’ lone win over the Golden Eagles was in San Marcos in 2016 as CSUSM came away with a 1-0 victory.
•The last four games against CSULA have been decided by one goal.
WRAPPING UP THE REGULAR SEASON AT CSUDH •The Toros are tied for eighth in the CCAA standings with nine points.
•CSUDH defeated Cal State East Bay 1-0 this past Friday before falling 3-1 at Cal State Monterey Bay on Sunday.
•The Toros’ have the worst scoring offense in the league at 1.00 goals per game and the worst scoring defense at 2.428 goals allowed per game.
•CSUDH is putting up 5.61 corner kicks per game, third in the CCAA and 35th nationally.
•CSUSM is 1-6 in the all-time series against CSUDH and is 0-5 when playing in Carson.
•Last season, the Cougars earned their first victory against the Toros with a 2-1 win in The Cage.
THE PULVERS FILE •This season marks the 14th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
•Pulvers has a 116-93-25 (.549) record as CSUSM’s head men’s coach.
•In 24 seasons as a collegiate head men’s soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 242-164-39 (.588) career record.
•He was 84-42-24 (.640) while in charge of the CSUSM women’s program.
•From 2006-13, Pulvers led both the CSUSM men’s and women’s soccer teams.
VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, Nov. 2 – 7 p.m.
CSUSM (14-7, 8-4 CCAA) at UC San Diego (14-7, 8-5 CCAA)
La Jolla, Calif. – RIMAC Arena
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PREVIOUS WEEK •CSUSM went 1-0 last week with Saturday’s match cancelled at Sonoma State due to power outages.
•The Cougars won a five-set thriller at Humboldt State on Thursday, their first five-set match of the season.
•CSUSM is third in the CCAA standings, a half a game head of UC San Diego, in the South Division.
•With Thursday’s win, CSUSM extended its win streak to four matches. The Cougars opened the season with a five-match win streak. equaling their longest streak (Sept. 1-15, 2018) since moving to NCAA Division II.
•As a team in the CCAA statistics, CSUSM is ranked third in digs per set (15.17) and in blocks per set (2.20).
•CSUSM ranks 38th in the latest NCAA Division II statistics in blocks per set (2.20) with Cal State San Bernardino leading the country at 2.84.
•The blocking duo of Maddy Newcombe and Kassy Doering are ranked fifth (66) and sixth (63), respectively, in the CCAA in total blocks.
•Grecia Cordero-Barr continues to be the CCAA leader in digs (339) and digs per set (4.77).
SHOWDOWN AT UC SAN DIEGO •Saturday’s match at UCSD will be the first time the Cougars and Tritons will face each other this season.
•The Cougars will be searching for a win at UCSD for the first time as CSUSM has a 0-3 record when playing at RIMAC Arena.
•The Tritons dropped a four-set match last Thursday at Sonoma State, giving CSUSM sole possession of third place in the CCAA South Division standings.
•Jessica Reible, last week’s National and CCAA Player of the Week, is second in the conference in hitting percentage (.430) and blocks per set (1.04).
•The Tritons are fourth in the CCAA South Division standings.
THE LEONARD FILE •Head coach Andrea Leonard enters her ninth season in charge of the Cougar volleyball team, a program she has built from the ground up since arriving on campus in 2010.
•Leonard has a 174-112 (.608) record as CSUSM’s head coach.
•In 16 seasons as a collegiate head volleyball coach, Leonard holds a 266-238 (.528) career record.
•Leonard was CSUSM’s first-ever CCAA Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a third-place finish in the overall standings in the 2017 season.
