SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's soccer team (4-6-5, 0-6-2 CCAA) will begin its final homestand of the season by facing Stanislaus State (6-4-5, 2-2-4 CCAA) on Friday at 3 p.m. before hosting No. 21 Chico State (10-2-3, 4-1-3 CCAA) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM fell 3-1 at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday as Ryan Meinardus scored his seventh goal of the season.
• The Cougars got out to an early lead with Meinardus' eighth goal of the year at No. 3 LA, but the Golden Eagles responded with two unanswered goals to win 2-1.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• Meinardus' eight goals for the season are tied for the sixth most in program history, and he's just two away from tying the single-season record of 10 held by Sullivan Tobin (2014), Brandon Zuniga (2009) and Bradley Seidenglaz (2006). Meinardus ranks fifth in program history with 15 career goals.
• Meinardus leads the CCAA in shots per game (3.67) and shots on goal per game (1.67) while ranking 11th and 25th nationally in those categories, respectively. His shot accuracy of .455 ranks eighth in the league.
• Tony Flores is making the third-most saves per game in the CCAA at 3.73 while his 56 total saves also rank third. His save total ranks sixth in a single season at CSUSM and is 12 off the single-season record of 68 held by Justin Tesar (2016).
• Flores has played the fifth-most minutes of any keeper in Division II this season at 1,350.
• As a team, the Cougars are making the second-most saves per game in the conference at 3.93.
• CSUSM's team shot accuracy of .452 is the third best in the CCAA.

FRIDAY AGAINST THE WARRIORS

• Stanislaus comes into the weekend on a five-game unbeaten streak.
• This past weekend, the Warriors earned a 1-0 win against Cal State San Bernardino on Friday before earning a point with a 1-1 draw against then-No. 22 Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday.
• The last loss for Stanislusa was a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Cal State Monterey Bay on Oct. 11.
• The Warriors are 5-2-1 on the road this season.
• Stanislaus is currently seventh in the CCAA standings with 10 points, one point behind sixth-place Cal State East Bay, who it plays on Sunday.
• Alecxander Cuellar, Jacob Ramirez and Elio Corral lead the Warriors with three goals each while Cuellar leads the team with nine points.
• Stanislaus is allowing the fifth-fewest goals per game in the CCAA at 1.133 while scoring the seventh-most goals per game at 1.33.
• CSUSM is 5-1-2 in the all-time series against Stanislaus and is 3-0-1 at home.
• Four of the last five games against the Warriors have resulted in Cougar wins, including last year's 3-0 victory in Turlock.

SUNDAY AGAINST THE WILDCATS

• After receiving votes last week, Chico entered the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll at No. 21 on Tuesday.
• The Wildcats will be CSUSM's third ranked opponent this season.
• Chico is currently third in the CCAA standings with 15 points.
• This past weekend, the Wildcats earned a 2-2 draw against then-No. 22 Cal Poly Pomona on Friday before earning three points with a 1-0 win against Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday.
• Before facing CSUSM on Sunday, Chico will stop at Cal State East Bay on Friday night.
• The Wildcats are 5-1 on the road this season, taking their lone loss in the season opener at Western Washington.
• Chico's only other loss this season was a 2-1 defeat at home to Sonoma State.
• Miles Rice leads the Wildcats with nine goals and 19 points this season, ranking third in the CCAA in both categories.
• Bryan Manriquez is second in the conference with five assists this season.
• Chico ranks third in both scoring offense (1.87) and goals-against average (.867).
• The Wildcats are committing the third-most fouls in the league at 12.33 per game.
• CSUSM and Chico have earned draws in the last three matches against each other, but the final draw last season came in the first round of the CCAA Tournament at Chico, where the Cougars moved on to the semifinals by winning 5-4 on penalty kicks.
• The Wildcats own the all-time series at 5-0-4 and are 2-0-2 in San Marcos.

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 138-128-39 (.516) record as CSUSM's head men's coach.
• In 26 seasons as a collegiate head men's soccer coach, Pulvers holds a 264-199-53 (.563) 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.