SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (7-6-5, 4-5-2 CCAA) saw its 2024 season abruptly end as it fell 2-1 to Cal State East Bay (10-5-3, 7-3-2 CCAA) on Thursday at The Cage.
 
GOALS
CSUEB – 15' Abigail Kern (Assisted by Mika Sayfurahman)
CSUEB – 69' Gabby Rodil (Assisted by Mika Sayfurahman)
CSUSM – 74' Natalia Huntington (Assisted by Brianna Delgado)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• East Bay made it a 1-0 game in the 15th minute of play. After Abigail Kern threw the ball to Mika Sayfurahman, she received the ball again a few yards in front of the right corner flag. Kern then took a long shot that went off the keeper's hand in front of the crossbar before settling into the left side of the goal.
• Breaking away after a pass up the field, Sayfurahman took the ball into the middle of the box where the CSUSM keeper touched the ball before she made a pass to her left to Gabby Rodil, who then put a shot into an empty net and gave the Pioneers a 2-0 lead in the 69th minute.
• CSUSM broke up the shutout in the 74th minute. After a CSUSM throw-in, Brianna Delgado received the ball at the left edge of the box before kicking it over to Natalia Huntington. Huntington danced around a defender before taking a sailing shot that went over the East Bay keeper's head and cut the deficit to 2-1.

 
QUICK KICKS

• CSUSM's loss combined with wins by Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal Poly Humboldt eliminated the Cougars from postseason contention.
• CSUSM ended the regular season tied for eighth in the CCAA standings.
• The Cougars ended the game with the edge in shots (4-2), shots on goal (3-2), corner kicks (4-1) and possession (55%-45%). Seventy-five percent of CSUSM possessions occurred in Pioneer territory.
• Huntington's goal was her second of the season while Delgado's assist was her second.
• This was East Bay's first win against CSUSM since 2015. Both Pioneer wins in the all-time series have come in San Marcos.
• CSUSM is now 6-2-4 in the all-time series against CSUEB.