SAN MARCOS, Calif. –  The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (6-5-6, 4-2-4 CCAA) will look to punch its ticket to the CCAA Tournament as it hosts Cal State San Bernardino (7-6-3, 3-4-3 CCAA) in the final game of the regular season on Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

LAST WEEK

• The Cougars took draws in both their games this past weekend.
• CSUSM and San Francisco State tied 1-1 on Friday before the Cougars and (RV) Sonoma State had a scoreless draw on Sunday.
• Taylor Moorehead scored her first goal as a Cougar against the Gators.
• The two draws gave CSUSM two more points to raise their total to 16 for the season, putting the Cougars in a tie with Cal Poly Pomona for fifth place in the CCAA standings.
• This is the first time the Cougars have tallied three consecutive draws since the 2011 season against Point Loma, Biola and Concordia University Irvine.

COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• CSUSM has the second-best goals-against average in the CCAA and ranks 45th at .706.
• The Cougars' shutout percentage of .471 ranks fourth in the conference 61st nationally.
• Allison Marcure's eighth shutout matched her 2021 total, ranking her third in the league and 17th nationally.

REGULAR-SEASON FINALE

• The Cougars control their own destiny heading into Thursday's regular-season finale against Cal State San Bernardino as they can earn a spot in the CCAA Tournament with a victory.
• A CSUSM tie and a Cal Poly Humboldt loss would also result in the Cougars clinching a spot in the postseason.
• Other scenarios are possible but depend on tiebreakers that will be determined following Thursday's games.
• The Coyotes fell 2-1 at Sonoma State last Friday before taking a 1-1 draw at San Francisco State on Sunday.
• In a tie for eighth with 12 points, CSUSB has been eliminated from earning a spot in the CCAA Tournament.
• The Coyotes have outscored their opponents 28-17 this season.
• Nathaly Losada Lucumi leads CSUSB with six goals and 14 points while Sarah Mahfoud has five goals and 11 points.
• CSUSM and CSUSB last met in a non-conference game on Sept. 17 and saw the Coyotes come away with a 1-0 win in San Bernardino.
• The Cougars are 4-2-4 in the all-time series against the Coyotes and are 3-0-2 when playing in San Marcos.

2022 CSUSM WOMEN'S SOCCER NOTES

• CSUSM will begin its 2022 season with a very young roster as it welcomes 13 incoming freshmen to its roster of 28.
• The Cougars return 12 from the 2021 squad, including top-goal scorers Chloe King, Sierra Moore and Hunter Morton and starting keeper Allison Marcure.
• Marcure ended the 2021 season with the 25th-best save percentage in Division II at .855 and ranked third in the CCAA.
• Graduate student Taylor Moorehead joins CSUSM as a transfer from San Diego State.
• In 2021, the Cougars finished the season at .500 with an overall record of 6-6-3.
• CSUSM finished 10th in the CCAA standings with a 2-6-3 record.
• The Cougars were picked to finish 10th in the 2022 CCAA Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Starting this season, the NCAA has eliminated overtime periods from men's and women's soccer regular-season games. All games tied after 90 minutes will end in a draw.

THE RENNEISEN FILE

• Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his ninth year in charge of the women's program and 17th 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 53-49-34 (.515) for his career with the Cougars.