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Sarah Macias
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Cal Poly Pomona CPP (7-5-5, 5-3-3)
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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM (11-5-1, 8-4-0)
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
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Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
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Cal Poly Pomona CPP 1 0 1
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Sydney Ferris, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Broncos Fall to Cougars, Earn No. 6 Seed in CCAA Tournament

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer closed the regular season with a 2-1 loss to Cal State San Marcos at The Cage.

The Broncos finished the regular season 7-5-5 overall and 5-3-3 in CCAA play. With the result, CPP secured the sixth seed in the CCAA Tournament.

Nico Sanchez gave the Broncos the opening advantage in the 38th minute. Ricardo Navarro supplied the assist, and Sanchez finished the opportunity for his fifth goal of the season. The goal marked Sanchez's fourth in as many matches and sent CPP into halftime holding a 1-0 lead.

Cal State San Marcos applied pressure throughout the second half and scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute. The Cougars moved ahead in the 75th minute and held the Broncos scoreless over the closing stretch to secure the result.

Goalkeeper Kaden Gust delivered a strong performance despite the loss, recording five saves. Four came after halftime as the Cougars generated 16 second-half shots.
Marvin Gamez led the CPP attack with two shots and placed one on goal. Sanchez scored on his lone attempt, while Ethan Fisher and Efren Nunez Dominguez each added a shot.
Navarro's assist was his first of the season.

The Broncos placed two of their five attempts on target. Avian Gonzalez-Flores played all 90 minutes, while Victor Casillas logged 84 minutes as CPP battled through its regular-season finale and turned its attention toward postseason play.

Up Next

The sixth-seeded Broncos return to San Marcos on Sunday to face the third-seeded Cougars at noon in the quarterfinals of the CCAA Tournament.

Bronco Bits
  • This season marks the Broncos' 12th CCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
  • CPP holds a 7-2-5 all-time record against Cal State San Marcos. Sunday will mark the programs' first meeting in the CCAA Tournament.
  • Marvin Gamez finished the regular season with 11 goals, tied with Cal State San Marcos' Cisco Avila for the CCAA lead.