SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The 12
th-ranked Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team hosts Biola before traveling to face No. 18 Concordia (Calif.) in a NAIA Top 25 battle.
THE SCHEDULE
Match 5
Tuesday, September 11 – 5:00 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (3-1) vs. Biola (2-2)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Multipurpose Field
Live Stats
Match 6
Thursday, September 13 – 4:30 p.m.
No. 12 Cal State San Marcos (3-1) at No. 18 Concordia (Calif.) (3-2)
Irvine, Calif. – Eagles Field
Live Stats
COUGARS-EAGLES PART OF FALL KICKOFF TRIPLEHEADER
Cal State San Marcos and Biola will be the second leg in a tripleheader of home games in CSUSM's Fall Kickoff on Tuesday. The men's soccer team leads off with a match against The Master's College at 3:00 p.m. and the women's volleyball team will play No. 2 Concordia (Calif.) at 7:00 p.m. at Escondido High School.
TAILGATE TUESDAY
The University Student Union Advisory Board is hosting a free student tailgate to start the Fall Kickoff. The festivities will get underway at 2:00 p.m. on The Clarke Terrace. The tailgate will feature music, food, face painting and CSUSM spirit items. Then, at 2:40 p.m., fans will head down to the Multipurpose Field for the men's and women's soccer games. Free schedule posters will be distributed to all attendees.
THREE'S COMPANY
CSUSM is riding a three-match winning streak heading into Tuesday's match. It is CSUSM's third winning streak of at least three games over the last three seasons (2010-12). The Cougars scored three goals in a shutout at Fresno Pacific on Saturday with three Cougars –
Kelsey Gunion,
Dani Porter and
Paulina Good – accounting for their first career goals.
A LOOK AT BIOLA
The Cougars hold a 2-2-1 all-time record against Biola. CSUSM beat the Eagles 1-0 in 2011 thanks to a goal by
Arielle Cohen. After dropping their first two games, the Eagles have rebounded with a pair of shutout victories over Marymount (2-0) and Pomona-Pitzer (1-0). Katie Cabuling leads Biola with a pair of goals in 2012.
EAGLES GALORE
Concordia (Calif.), also nicknamed the “Eagles,” is coming off a 2-0 victory over Southern Oregon on Sept. 9. The Eagles narrowly fell to No. 2 Concordia (Ore.) in overtime, 2-1, on Sept. 7. CSUSM is 1-2-2 all-time against Concordia (Calif.). The Eagles topped the Cougars 1-0 in the last game between the teams in 2011.
STAYIN' SOCIAL
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twitter.com/CSUSMcougars. Also, you can watch highlights, previews and recaps at
youtube.com/CSUSMathletics. Stay posted for giveaways and prizes throughout the season!
GOLF FOR A CAUSE
The fifth-annual Cougar Scramble Golf Tournament will be on Monday, November 5 at Shadowridge Country Club in Vista. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward student scholarships at Cal State San Marcos. Visit
csusmcougars.com/cougarscramble to sign up today.
A.I.I. TOURNAMENT COMING TO CSUSM
A year after the men's and women's soccer teams hoisted the A.I.I. championship banner, Cal State San Marcos will host this year's A.I.I. Championship Tournament November 9-10 at Mangrum Field and the Multipurpose Field. The six-game tournament will crown a men's and women's champion and hand two automatic NAIA tournament berths to the winners.