SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team (6-4-5, 3-3-2 CCAA) will begin its final three-game homestand at The Cage by facing Stanislaus State (8-5-2, 5-3-0 CCAA) on Friday at 12:30 p.m. before taking on Chico State (5-4-6, 2-3-3 CCAA) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
 
LAST WEEK

• CSUSM went 0-1-1 this past week in their final two regular-season road games at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State LA.
• The Cougars picked up a point with 1-1 draw against the Toros on Friday as Brianna Delgado earned her second goal of the season.
• In its road finale on Sunday, CSUSM fell 1-0 to Cal State LA.
• Cougar keeper Allison Marcure became CSUSM's all-time saves leader with her first save of the day in the 32nd minute against Cal State LA on Sunday. She surpassed Kaycee Gunion's longstanding mark of 187 career saves accumulated from 2008-11 and ended the day at 189.

 
COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• CSUSM finds itself in the thick of the CCAA standings as it's currently in a four-way for fifth. The gap in the conference standings from second to 11th place is only four points.
• The Cougars finished their road schedule with a 4-2-3 record, earning their most road wins since 2017.
• Successful on corner kicks this season, the Cougars lead at the conference at 6.00 per game.
• CSUSM has the second-best shot accuracy in the CCAA at .538.
• The Cougars' goal-against average ranks fourth in the conference at .867.
• Allison Marcure has played the 19th-most minutes in the nation at 1,305 this season and has the fourth-best goals-against average in the CCAA at .897.

 
FRIDAY AGAINST STANISLAUS STATE

• The Warriors came into the week on a four-game win streak, defeating San Francisco State and Cal Poly Humboldt with a pair of 3-0 scores on Oct. 13 and 17 and Cal State San Bernardino and then-No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona with a pair of 2-0 victories on Oct. 25 and 27.
• Making up a postponement against Sonoma State on Wednesday night, Stanislaus earned a 3-2 win on Wednesday night.
• Stanislaus is currently second in the CCAA standings with 15 points.
• Aliah Avila leads the Warriors with seven goals and 17 points and is tied for the most assists with three. Six of her seven goals have been game-winners.
• In goal, Natalia Ochoa has the sixth-best save percentage in the CCAA at .788 while making the fifth-most saves at 3.73
• The Warriors' scoring offense of 1.67 goals per game ranks second in the CCAA but its goals-against average of 1.267 ranks ninth.
• Stanislaus is making the most saves per game in the league at 4.73.
• CSUSM earned a 2-1 win at Stanislaus last year, snapping a streak of four consecutive Warrior wins against the Cougars.
• The Cougars are 1-3-1 when playing the Warriors in San Marcos, with the only win occurring in 2017.

  
SUNDAY AGAINST CHICO STATE

• Before facing the Cougars, the Wildcats will travel to Cal State East Bay on Friday.
• Last week, Chico fell 2-0 to then-No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona on Friday before earning a 2-0 win against Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday.
• Leading the Wildcats is Avery Pieri, who has five goals and 11 points this season. Two of her five goals have been game-winners.
• Piere is putting up the second-most shots on goal per game in the league at 1.33 while touting the second-best shot accuracy at .541.
• Chico is scoring the fourth-most goals per game in the CCAA at 1.27 while allowing the sixth-most goals per game at 1.20.
• The Wildcats put up the third-most shots on goal per game at 5.93 while taking the fourth-most total shots per game at 12.53.
• CSUSM is 4-2-3 in the all-time series against Chico and is 4-0 when playing in San Marcos.
• Of the four games in San Marcos, CSUSM has won three of them by a score of 1-0.
• Every game in the series has been decided by a goal or less.
• Last year, the Cougars and Wildcats settled for a scoreless draw in Chico.

2024 OUTLOOK

• After a historic 2023 season, CSUSM was just barely picked to finish second in 2024 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll, finishing one point behind Cal Poly Pomona.
• The Cougars' roster of 32 includes 22 returners and 10 newcomers who are all freshmen.
• Returners Natalia Huntington, Nani Kia'aina, Allison Marcure and Natalie Paulson were named to the 2024 CCAA Women's Soccer Watchlist after earning first or second-team All-CCAA honors in 2023 or were voted to the CCAA All-Tournament Team.
• Natalie Paulson was the 2023 CCAA Player and Defender of the Year and went on to earn All-America first-team and All-Region honors.
• Of CSUSM's 32 goals scored in 2023, 28 of them were scored by 2024 returners.

THE RENNEISEN FILE

• Head coach Bobby Renneisen enters his 11th year in charge of the women's program and 19th overall at CSUSM.
• Renneisen coached the Cougars to their first CCAA Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023 with an 11-3-6 (6-0-5 CCAA) record while finishing second in the CCAA standings.
• Renneisen and his assistant coaches were named the 2023 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II West Region Staff of the Year.
• Renneisen's 2018 team made its second consecutive CCAA Tournament appearance 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 70-56-46 (.541) for his career with the Cougars.