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CSUSM Begins CCAA Play with 4-0 Win at Cal Poly Humboldt

Fri, Oct 3, 2025

ARCATA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (2-3-3, 1-0-0 CCAA) got off to a strong start in CCAA play as it earned a 4-0 win at Cal Poly Humboldt (2-5-1, 0-1-0 CCAA) on Friday afternoon at College Creek Field.
 
GOALS
CSUSM – 39' Efren Nunez Dominguez (Assisted by Oli Barrosa and Justin Carreon)
CSUSM – 48' Justin Carreon (Assisted by Kyle Sherman)
CSUSM – 50' Malachi Wright (Assisted by Daniel Schembri and Brando Oros)
CSUSM – 71' Cisco Avila (Assisted by Oli Barrosa)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Efren Nunez Dominguez scored CSUSM's first goal of the day in the 39th minute on a free kick from the corner of the six-yard box. After touches by Oli Barrosa and Justin Carreon, Nunez Dominguez put a shot into the upper middle portion of the goal to make it 1-0.
  • In the 48th minute, a strong throw-in from the left corner by Kyle Sherman was headed into the right side of the net by Carreon from just in front of the goal to make it 2-0.
  • Just a couple of minutes later in the 50th minute, Brando Oros made a pass up the sideline from deep in Humboldt territory to Daniel Schembri at near midfield. Schembri then made a cross-field pass to the left side to Malachi Wright, who dribbled the ball from midfield into the left side of the box before putting a shot into the upper right corner of the goal to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead.
  • After a Lumberjack throw-in was intercepted by Barrosa at midfield, he made a pass up the center of the pitch to Cisco Avila, who went 1-on-1 with the keeper before putting a low rolling shot into the center of the goal to put CSUSM up 4-0 in the 71st minute.

 
QUICK KICKS

  • CSUSM ended the game with the edge in shots (17-8), shots on goal (11-4) and corner kicks (5-1).
  • The Cougars are now 6-3-1 in the all-time series against the Lumberjacks and are 2-2-1 when playing in Arcata.
  • CSUSM's four goals against Humboldt were the second most in the all-time series as they previously earned a 5-0 win against the Lumberjacks at home in 2016.
  • This was CSUSM's first win at Humboldt since 2015.
  • The Cougars' four goals were their most in a game since a 5-1 win against San Francisco State in 2023.
  • Nunez Dominguez's goal was his team-leading fourth of the season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will wrap up the opening weekend of CCAA play by venturing over to Chico State for an 11:30 a.m. start on Sunday.