TURLOCK, Calif.--- Stan State concludes the 2026 regular season this Thursday, Oct. 29, with an 11 a.m. CCAA match against Fresno Pacific at Ramirez Field in Fresno. The Warriors enter the regular-season finale 7-5-4 overall and 6-4-2 in conference play with 20 points as they look to secure one of the seven berths to the CCAA Tournament. The conference tournament begins Sunday, Nov. 1, with first-round matches hosted by the higher seeds at campus sites. The top seed receives a first-round bye, while the remaining six qualifying teams compete for spots in the semifinals, scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, at Kellogg Stadium in Pomona.

James Guides Warriors in First Season
First-year head coach Adam James has guided Stan State to a 7-5-4 overall record and a 6-4-2 mark in CCAA play through his first 16 matches leading the Warriors. Stan State enters its regular-season finale with 20 conference points, looking to secure a berth in the CCAA Tournament. James came to Stan State after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific, where he helped the Cougars make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and capture the 2025 PacWest Championship. His coaching background also includes stops at Cal State San Marcos and San Diego State.

Weekend Recap
Stan State went 0-0-2 in its two CCAA matches last week, battling Chico State to a 1-1 draw Thursday afternoon in Chico before playing Cal Poly Humboldt to a scoreless draw Saturday on Senior Night at Warrior Stadium. Against the Wildcats, Haylee Sousa scored her first goal of the season in the 25th minute off an assist from Olivia Maragos, but Chico State tied the match on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. Against Humboldt, the Warriors held a 19-12 advantage in shots, including an 11-6 edge in shots on goal, but could not find the back of the net. Senior goalkeeper Zara Mujica preserved the shutout with a penalty kick save in the 85th minute. For the week, Stan State outshot its opponents 30-23, while Mujica recorded 12 saves, a .923 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average in 180 minutes. Franchesca Maiden led the Warriors with 10 shots, followed by Aliah Avila with seven. The two draws extended Stan State's unbeaten streak to three matches.

Warriors in Review
Stan State enters its regular-season finale 7-5-4 overall and 6-4-2 in the CCAA, having gone unbeaten in its last three matches (1-0-2). Through 16 matches, the Warriors have outscored their opponents 20-14 while recording seven shutouts. Stan State averages 1.25 goals per match and has registered 17 assists on its 20 goals. Olivia Maragos leads the Warriors with six goals, four assists and 16 points, followed by Aliah Avila with four goals, three assists and 11 points. Karissa Franco has two goals and two assists for six points, while Kyndra Obermeyer and Alexi Ochoa have scored twice each. Mandy Thao is tied with Maragos for the team lead with four assists. Defensively, Zara Mujica has recorded 69 saves, and .831 save percentage and a 0.90 goals-against average in 1,395 minutes. She has been credited with six individual shutouts and has contributed to another shared shutout this season.

Home Field Advantage
Stan State has compiled a 37-17-9 record at Warrior Stadium since the start of the 2021 season, including a 3-2-2 mark this season. The Warriors have recorded home victories over Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State Dominguez Hills and No. 13 Cal Poly Pomona in 2026. Stan State has defeated nationally ranked Cal Poly Pomona in each of the Broncos' last two visits to Warrior Stadium, including a 2-0 victory over then-No. 4 and unbeaten Cal Poly Pomona on Senior Day in 2024.

Warriors in the Record Book
Aliah Avila and Zara Mujica continue to rank among Stan State's career leaders. Avila ranks fourth in program history with 21 career goals, fifth with 20 assists and fifth with 63 points. She is seven goals behind the 28-goal total shared by Marti Teunissen (2003-06) and Kirsten Coleman (2013-16), who are tied for third. Avila is also one assist behind Emily Reiles (2010-13), who ranks fourth with 21, and three points behind Coleman, who ranks fourth with 66. Avila ranks second in career game-winning goals with 13.

Mujica is tied for fifth in program history with 13 career shutouts, joining Haley Crook (2015-19). She ranks sixth with 137 career saves, 38 behind Chelsea Lewandowski (2013-15), who ranks fifth with 175. Mujica also ranks among the program's single-season leaders with 6.5 shutouts in 2026, tied for 10th with Breanna Vaughan (2003) and her own 2025 total of 6.5.

CCAA Standings
With one match remaining in the regular season, Stan State is tied for seventh place with Cal State Monterey Bay in the CCAA standings with 20 points each. The Warriors are 6-4-2 in conference play, while the Otters are 5-2-5. Cal State LA leads the conference with 26 points (8-2-2), followed by No. 21 Cal Poly Pomona with 25 points (7-1-4), Cal State San Bernardino with 24 points (7-2-3) and Cal State San Marcos with 23 points (7-3-2). UC Merced and Chico State are tied for fifth with 22 points each.

The top seven teams qualify for the CCAA Tournament, making Thursday's regular-season finales critical to determining the final postseason field and seeding. Stan State visits Fresno Pacific at 11 a.m., while Cal State Monterey Bay travels to Menlo. If the Warriors and Otters finish tied on points without any other teams involved, Stan State holds the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of its 2-1 victory over Monterey Bay at Warrior Stadium on Sept. 18. If additional teams finish tied, the CCAA's official tiebreaking procedures will determine the final tournament field and seeding.

Among the CCAA Leaders
Stan State ranks third in the CCAA in saves per match (4.44), sixth in points per match (3.56) and assists per match (1.06), and seventh in goals per match (1.25) through 16 matches. The Warriors have recorded 57 points on 20 goals and 17 assists, including seven game-winning goals and nine first goals of a match. Defensively, Stan State has recorded 71 saves, and .833 save percentage and seven shutouts.

Individually, Aliah Avila ranks first in the CCAA in shots on goal per match (1.75) and fourth in shots per match (2.75). She also ranks 10th in goals per match (0.25), game-winning goals per match (0.13) and points per match (0.69). Avila also ranks 20th nationally in NCAA Division II in shot accuracy (.636), having placed 28 of her 44 shots on goal. Olivia Maragos ranks fourth in the CCAA in goals per match (0.40) and points per match (1.07), seventh in shots on goal per match (1.27) and assists per match (0.27), and eighth in game-winning goals per match (0.13). Mandy Thao ranks sixth in assists per match (0.25).

In goal, Zara Mujica ranks second in the CCAA in saves per match (4.31), sixth in save percentage (.831), eighth in shutouts per match (0.38) and ninth in goals-against average (0.90). She has recorded 69 saves and six individual shutouts in 1,395 minutes.

CCAA Regular-Season Finale
All 14 CCAA women's soccer teams will conclude the regular season Thursday, Oct. 29, with seven conference matches beginning at 11 a.m. In addition to Stan State visiting Fresno Pacific, Cal State LA travels to Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona visits Cal State San Marcos, San Francisco State plays at UC Merced, Cal State San Bernardino travels to Cal State East Bay, Cal State Monterey Bay visits Menlo and Chico State plays at Cal Poly Humboldt. With seven teams qualifying for the CCAA Tournament, Thursday's results will determine the final postseason field and seeding for the Nov. 1 quarterfinals.

NCAA Power Index Rankings
Stan State is ranked 14th in the NCAA Division II West Region in the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings through Oct. 25, with an NPI rating of 52.577. Western Washington leads the region at No. 29 nationally, followed by Cal Poly Pomona (33), Cal State LA (38), Point Loma (41), Concordia Irvine (44), Simon Fraser (46) and UC Merced (51).

The West Region consists of teams from the CCAA, PacWest and GNAC. Seven teams will qualify for the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship, with three automatic berths awarded to conference tournament champions and four at-large selections. The next NPI rankings are scheduled for Nov. 2, with daily updates beginning Oct. 26. NCAA Championship selections will be announced Monday, Nov. 9.

Scouting Fresno Pacific
Fresno Pacific enters Thursday's regular-season finale 4-9-3 overall and 3-6-3 in CCAA play with 12 conference points, sitting in 10th place in the standings. The Sunbirds have lost three consecutive matches, including a 6-0 setback at Cal State LA on Sunday and a 2-0 loss at No. 21 Cal Poly Pomona on Friday. Fresno Pacific has scored 12 goals while allowing 30 in 16 matches, averaging 0.75 goals per match while surrendering 1.88 goals per contest. The Sunbirds are 2-2-3 at home this season, including a 1-1-3 mark in CCAA play.

Gizelle Aguirre leads Fresno Pacific with three goals and six points, while Bailey Roberson has two goals, three assists and a team-leading seven points. Sophie Rosales has added two goals and four points. Goalkeeper Brielle Calhoun has recorded 75 saves, a .728 save percentage, a 2.14 goals-against average and two shutouts in 14 matches. Isabella Alvarez has added 14 saves, an .875 save percentage and two shutouts in nine appearances. Fresno Pacific has recorded four shutouts this season.

Series History vs. Fresno Pacific
Stan State leads the all-time series against Fresno Pacific 11-0, including a 6-0 record in Fresno. Thursday's match will mark the first meeting between the programs as CCAA opponents. The Warriors have outscored the Sunbirds 28-6 in the previous 11 meetings, including six shutouts. Stan State won the most recent meeting 4-2 on Aug. 31, 2022, at Ramirez Field in Fresno. In that match, Summer England gave the Warriors an early 1-0 lead before Fresno Pacific scored twice to take a 2-1 advantage early in the second half. Alexis Brewah tied the match in the 48th minute off an assist from England before assisting on Sabrina Cabrera's game-winning goal in the 56th minute. Brewah added an insurance goal in the 66th minute to secure the victory. Stan State also defeated Fresno Pacific 2-0 at Warrior Stadium in 2021 and 1-0 in Fresno in 2019.

CCAA Soccer on FloCollege
Thursday's 11 a.m. regular-season finale between Stan State and Fresno Pacific at Ramirez Field in Fresno will be streamed live on FloCollege as part of the CCAA's partnership with FloSports. Live statistics will also be available for fans to follow the action.

Up Next
Following Thursday's regular-season finale at Fresno Pacific, Stan State will look to advance to the seven-team CCAA Tournament, which begins Sunday, Nov. 1, with first-round matches hosted by the higher seeds at campus sites. The top seed receives a first-round bye, while the remaining six teams compete for berths in the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 5, at Kellogg Stadium in Pomona. The championship match is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, also at Kellogg Stadium. The CCAA Tournament champion earns the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship, with NCAA selections announced Monday, Nov. 9.