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CSUSM to Host CSUEB in Season Finale

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-7-6, 0-7-3 CCAA) will conclude its 2024 season against Cal State East Bay (5-7-4, 4-4-3 CCAA) on Thursday at 2 p.m. in The Cage.
 
LAST WEEK

  • CSUSM began the weekend by falling 1-0 to Stanislaus State on Friday after the Warriors scored an 88th-minute goal.
  • The Cougars then snapped their four-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw against then-No. 21 Chico State on Sunday.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

  • Ryan Meinardus leads the CCAA in shots (3.76) and shots on goal per game (1.65) while ranking 14th and 27th nationally in both categories, respectively.
  • Meinardus ranks fifth in the CCAA for points with 18.
  • With eight goals for the season, Meinardus has the sixth-most single-season goals at CSUSM while his 17 points for the year rank seventh.
  • All-time at CSUSM, Meinardus ranks fifth with 15 career goals and 25 career points.
  • Tony Flores is making the third-most saves per game in the league at 3.82.
  • CSUSM as a team is tallying the third-most saves per game at 4.00.
  • The Cougars are committing the fourth-fewest fouls per game in the conference at 9.82.
GAME 18 | CAL STATE EAST BAY
Date Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
Time 2 p.m.
Location San Marcos, Calif.
Venue The Cage
Records CSUSM (4-7-6, 0-7-3 CCAA)
CSUEB (5-7-4, 4-4-3 CCAA)
Live Stats SideArm Stats
Live Video FloFC ($)
Tickets HomeTown Ticketing

2024 FINALE AGAINST THE PIONEERS

  • The Pioneers enter the regular-season finale sixth in the CCAA standings with 15 points.
  • Last weekend, CSUEB posted a 1-1 draw against then-No. 21 Chico State on Friday before earning a 1-0 win against Stanislaus State on Sunday.
  • Alan Gutierrez and Bennett Richards are tied for the team lead in goals (3) and points (7).
  • The Pioneers have the third-worst scoring offense in the CCAA at 0.88 goals per game while ranking eighth in the conference for goals-against average at 1.20.
  • East Bay keeper Adan Corona ranks fifth in the conference with 1.182 goals allowed per game.
  • CSUSM owns the all-time series lead against CSUEB at 4-3-3 and is 2-2 when playing at home.
  • The Cougars and Pioneers earned a pair of draws in the last two meetings.
  • In the non-conference game against each other on Sept. 28 in Hayward, the game went scoreless.

  
Jesua Espinoza Castillo

2024 OUTLOOK

  • CSUSM was picked to finish seventh in the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.
  • The Cougars' roster of 29 includes 19 returners and 10 newcomers.
  • Curtis Collazos was named to 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Watchlist after earning All-CCAA first team honors in 2023.

THE PULVERS FILE

  • This season marks the 19th season for head coach Ron Pulvers at CSUSM.
  • Pulvers has a 138-129-40 (.515) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
  • In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 264-200-54 (.562) 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.

Players Mentioned

Curtis Collazos

M
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Tony Flores

GK
6' 0"
Junior

Ryan Meinardus

M
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Curtis Collazos

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
M

Tony Flores

6' 0"
Junior
GK

Ryan Meinardus

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
M

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