PURCHASE SEASON TICKETSFULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton men's soccer kicks off their 2015 season this weekend hosting No. 16 Cal in an exhibition this Sunday at 7 p.m., at Titan Stadium.
Admission to Sunday's exhibition match is $5 and tickets can be purchased online or game day at the ticket window. The teams will play a full 90 minute match followed by a 30 minute period to scrimmage.
The Titans welcome plenty of fresh faces to this year's squad along with 19 letter winners, including seniors Julian Okai, Colin Okirie, Nigel Patterson, Dyllan Stevens and Jeff Salt.
Cal was ranked No. 16 in the NSCAA preseason poll while the Titans received votes in the poll.
Fullerton begins the regular season on the road as they head to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes on Friday, Aug. 28.
The defending Big West Tournament champion's men's soccer team welcomes all current CSUF students to the first annual Train Like A Titan day on Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Titan Track & Field Complex.
The events kicks off at 9 a.m. and includes an exclusive meet and greet with the 2016 Titans, various activities, and a chalk talk from Head Coach, George Kuntz.
In addition, participants will also receive a t-shirt and entry to the match that night against the U17 Mexican National team at 4:30 p.m.
All participants must be current students and are required to present a Titan Card, a copy of their fall class schedule and $25 cash for registration.
Train Like A Titan Registration
Fresh Faces for 2015
The Titans added 17 new faces to the program for the 2015 season including 11 freshmen and six junior-college transfers to absorb the loss of the 12 seniors from the 2014 class. All 17 new faces will look to make an immediate impact on the pitch for Fullerton as the program looks to achieve back–to-back Big West Tournament Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history.
About the 2014 Big West Championship Season
Cal State Fullerton (10-8-6), was led by first-year head coach George Kuntz to their first Big West Tournament Championship in school history. After finishing third in the Big West South Division regular season, the Titans beat UC Irvine in the championship game to give them the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Fullerton concluded their season in a heartbreaking loss in double overtime against the University of San Diego in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Titans produced six Big West All Conference honorees including senior goalkeeper Jeff Salt, who was also named the Big West Tournament MVP.
Kuntz Era Begins With Historical Season
With 10 wins in his inaugural season, Kuntz posted the most wins in his first season as head coach of the Titans since Al Mistri won 13 games in 1981. The 10 wins also proved to be the Titans first winning season since 2001 and led Fullerton to their first ever Big West Tournament Championship.
Quick Hits
The 2014 Titans posted a double-digit win season, to go along with their first winning campaign for the first time since 2001.
• The Titans finished the 2014 season tied for the school record for most shutouts in one season, both the 2014 team and the 1993 team finished with nine.
• Jeff Salt finished the season with a goals against average of 0.90, good for second place in the Fullerton record book, only Nart Arislanook posted a better mark in 1982 when he recorded a 0.82 goals against average.
• Salt also tied Arislanook for second place in season shutouts with seven, trailing only Bob Amman who had nine in 1993.
About No. 16 Cal
The Bears wrapped up their 2014 season 11-7-1 and ended their postseason run in a 3-2 loss in the third round of the NCAA Tournament against UCLA. Cal returns six starters while losing their top two goal scorers last season. The Bears ended the 2014 season as the top scoring offense in the NCAA and led the Pac-12 in points, goals, goals per game, assists and assists per game.
Men's Soccer Season Ticket – a savings of 33%
Adult/Senior: $63
Youth: $45
Season ticket includes both men's soccer exhibition matches
Men's Soccer Single Game | Exhibition Games/General Admission/Premium Games^
Adult: $5/$8/$10
Senior/Faculty Staff*: $5/$7/$8
Youth: $5/$6/$6
Groups of 20 or more**: $5/$6/$6
*Faculty/Staff tickets will not be sold online. A vaild Faculty/Staff Titan Card must be shown at the main box office or at the gate to receive discounted price. **Tickets available by presale only ^Men's and women's soccer doubleheaders on Sept. 4 and Sept. 27
Tickets can now be purchased online (24 hours a day) for the both the men's and women's programs. In addition, season tickets can be purchased in person at the Athletics Ticket Office, and over the phone at 657-278-2783. For more information, click HERE.
