The Otters head to the Los Angeles basin for a pair of CCAA matches this weekend at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A.
SEASIDE, Calif. -- The Cal State Monterey Bay men's soccer team heads to Southern California seeking its first win of the young season this weekend. The Otters will take on Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday (Sept. 21) before traveling up the I-710 to face Cal State L.A. Sunday (Feb. 23).
vs. DOMINGUEZ HILLS
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The Toros own an 8–1–0 lead in the all–time series.
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The Toros lead the series in Carson 4–0–0.
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CSUMB played its 1st postseason game at the NCAA level at CSUDH, losing 1–0 in 3 OTs in the CCAA Tourney on Nov. 2, 2007.
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The Otters denied CSUDH the CCAA South crown last season by posting a 2–0 win in Seaside on Oct. 30.
LAST 8 vs DOMINGUEZ HILLS
2011 at CSUMB 2, Dom. Hills 0 (ot)
2010 at Dom. Hills 5, CSUMB 0
2009 Dom. Hills 2, at CSUMB 0
2008 Dom. Hills 1, at CSUMB 0
2007 at Dom. Hills 1, CSUMB 0 (3 ot)
2007 at Dom. Hills 4, CSUMB 0
2006 Dom. Hills 5, Dom. Hills 1
2005 Dom. Hills 3, CSUMB 1
OTTERS at CAL STATE L.A. (4–2–0, 3–1–0)
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 • 11:30 AM • LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
vs. CAL STATE L.A.
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CSULA holds a 6–1–1 lead in the all–time series.
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The Golden Eagles lead the series in L.A., 2–0–1.
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The away draw was a 2–2 affair on Oct. 28, 2007.
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4 of the last 5 meetings in the series have gone to OT.
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CSULA took a controversial 2–1 decision in Seaside last season after an apparent Otter match–winner was disallowed in OT.
LAST 8 vs CAL STATE L.A.
2011 Cal State L.A. 2, CSUMB 1 (ot)
2010 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 0
2009 Cal State L.A. 1, at CSUMB 0 (ot)
2008 Cal State L.A. 1, at CSUMB 0 (ot)
2007 CSUMB 2, at Cal St. L.A. 2 (2 ot)
2006 Cal State L.A. 3, at CSUMB 0
2005 at CSUMB 4, Cal State L.A. 1
2004 at Cal State L.A. 5, CSUMB 4
THIS WEEK IN OTTER MEN'S SOCCER HISTORY
Andy Binol's goal in the waning moments of regulation gave the Otters a 2–2 draw at No. 10 Sonoma State on
Sept. 21, 2008.
OTTER MEN'S SOCCER ODDS & ENDS
SEARCHING FOR THE O: The Otters suffered back–to–back shutouts in losses at Chico State (0–1) and Cal State Stanislaus (0–2) last weekend. It marked just the second time in the
Rob Cummings era that the Otters failed to score in consecutive games (Sept. 13–16, 2011). CSUMB has never gone three games without scoring under Cummings' leadership.
RECORD WATCH: Although shutout last weekend, senior
Max Brixey scored his eighth career goal Sept. 7 against Sonoma State to take sole possession of the No. 4 spot on the CSUMB NCAA Division II career list. His 26 total points place him at No. 4 on that list as well. Senior forward
Andrew Breault picked up his 10th career assist against Sonoma, moving him into a tie with Brixey and
Nic Torricelli (2005–09) for the No. 3 spot on that list.
FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED: Though its scoring pace is slow so far this season, the Otter offense is creating chances. CSUMB has put a higher percentage of its shots on frame than its opponents (41.9 vs. 40.0 percent) through the first four matches.
WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING? The Otters have played four matches so far in 2012 and, unusually, have yet to see overtime. The Otters have failed to play at least one overtime match through their first five matches just twice in their tenure at the NCAA Division II level. CSUMB has averaged four overtime matches per season since joining forces with the NCAA in 2004.
