SAN MARCOS, Calif. ­­– The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-4-5, 0-4-2 CCAA) will play its final two road games of the regular season at Cal State Dominguez Hills (5-4-4-, 2-0-4 CCAA) on Friday at 7 p.m. and at No. 3 Cal State LA (8-0-4, 3-0-3 CCAA) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM earned a point with a scoreless draw against Cal State Monterey Bay last Thursday at The Cage, snapping a three-game skid.
• The Cougars ended the weekend with a 2-0 loss at San Francisco State on Sunday.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• Ryan Meinardus leads the CCAA in shots per game (3.38) and shots on goal per game (1.69).
• Meinardus ranks fifth in the conference with six total goals and has the fifth-most points at 13.
• Stefano Brunetto has the third-most assists in the CCAA with four.
• Tony Flores has made the second-most saves in the league with 44 while playing the second-most minutes among keepers at 1,170.
• The Cougars have the third-best shot accuracy in the CCAA at .467.
• CSUSM is allowing the fourth-fewest goals per game in the conference at 1.154.
• The Cougars rank fifth in the CCAA with 5.46 corner kicks per game and 5.46 shots on goal per game.

FRIDAY AT CSUDH

• The Toros come into the weekend with draws in their past two games.
• CSUDH posted a 3-3 tie against Cal State San Bernardino last Thursday in Carson.
• The Toros finished up the weekend with a 1-1 draw at Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday.
• CSUDH is currently tied with Cal State East Bay for fourth in the CCAA standings at 10 points.
• The Toros lead the conference in assists per game (2.38), points per game (7.15), scoring offense (2.38), total assists (31), total goals (31) and total points (93).
• Dominguez Hills is allowing the eighth-most goals in the conference at 1.385 and has the third-worst save percentage at .673.
• Mikey McKibbin has a CCAA-leading 26 points this season as leads the league with eight assists while ranking second in goals with nine.
• Although the Toros lead the all-time series at 8-3, the Cougars won last year's meeting by a score of 1-0 in San Marcos.
• All of CSUSM's wins over CSUDH have been by one goal.

SUNDAY IN LA

• CSUSM will play its final road game of the regular season at LA on Sunday.
• The Golden Eagles tallied a pair of 1-1 draws against Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino last Thursday and Sunday.
• Still unbeaten on the year at 8-0-4 overall, LA came in at No. 3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, dropping one spot.
• The Golden Eagles will be CSUSM's second ranked opponent this season after facing then-No. 18 Cal Poly Pomona on Oct. 13.
• CSUSM and LA met twice last year, once in the regular season and once in CCAA Tournament.
• The Cougars will be looking for their first non-loss against the Golden Eagles since a 1-0 win in 2016.
• LA leads the CCAA in corner kicks per game (6.58), fewest fouls per game (7.92), save percentage (.842) and goals-against average (.500).
• The Golden Eagles are scoring the sixth-most goals per game in the conference at 1.50.
• Andrew Portis leads LA with eight points and four goals this season.
• LA keeper Diego Bravo ranks fourth nationally with a .500 goals-against average and a .833 save percentage.

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 138-126-39 (.520) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 264-197-53 (.565) 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.