Menlo and Cal Poly Pomona earned road victories, while Cal State San Bernardino defended its home field Sunday (Nov. 1) in the first round of the 2026 CCAA Men's Soccer Tournament presented by FloCollege.
 
The three winners will join No. 1 seed Cal State LA in Pomona for the semifinals Friday, Nov. 6. The remaining field includes two former tournament champions in the Golden Eagles and Broncos, while Menlo and San Bernardino are seeking their first titles.
 
Match 1: No. 5 Menlo 2, No. 4 Cal State Monterey Bay 1 [Box score]
SEASIDE, Calif. - Janne Spangenberg scored his first goal of the season in the 84th minute to lift No. 5 seed Menlo to a 2-1 victory over No. 4 seed Cal State Monterey Bay.
 
Manuel Portillo gave the Oaks an early lead with his fifth goal of the season just 1:55 into the match. Despite being outshot 11-5 in the first half, Menlo carried its 1-0 advantage into the break behind five saves from Vebjoern Madshus.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay pulled even in the 61st minute when Mason Ward converted a penalty kick for his sixth goal of the season.
 
The score remained tied until Roy Rosenberg found Spangenberg for the game-winner at 83:54. The Oaks then held on to hand Monterey Bay its first home loss of the season and secure the program's first postseason victory since joining NCAA Division II.
 
Madshus finished with seven saves for Menlo (9-6-3). Griffin Welch had three saves for the Otters (11-4-3), who held a 20-8 advantage in shots.
 
Match 2: No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona 2, No. 3 Cal State San Marcos 1 (OT) [Box score]
SAN MARCOS, Calif. - No. 6 seed Cal Poly Pomona scored with just over a minute remaining in regulation before completing its comeback in overtime for a 2-1 victory over No. 3 seed Cal State San Marcos.
 
Cisco Avila put the Cougars in front in the 37th minute with his 12th goal of the season. Yoel Vazquez protected that lead before halftime by saving a penalty kick from Marvin Gamez in the 41st minute.
 
San Marcos remained ahead until Nico Sanchez scored off an assist from Vincent Padilla at 88:58. It was Sanchez's sixth goal of the season and sent the match into overtime.
 
The Broncos needed less than three minutes in the extra period to secure their trip to the semifinals. Esteban Salais scored his third goal of the season at 92:48 off assists from Efren Nunez Dominguez and Gamez to complete the comeback.
 
Kaden Gust made seven saves for Cal Poly Pomona (8-5-5). Vazquez finished with two for Cal State San Marcos (11-6-1), last season's tournament runner-up.
 
The Broncos will continue their pursuit of a fourth CCAA Tournament title after winning in 2014, 2015 and 2019. Their 2015 championship came on their home field, where they will host this year's semifinals and final.
 
Match 3: No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino 3, No. 7 UC Merced 0 [Box score]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Diego Lopez scored twice in the second half to lead No. 2 seed Cal State San Bernardino to a 3-0 victory over No. 7 seed UC Merced.
 
After a scoreless first half, Lopez broke through in the 61st minute off an assist from Anthony Luna to give the Coyotes the lead.
 
UC Merced goalkeeper Angel Joaquin kept the deficit at one by saving Alix Soukup's penalty kick in the 68th minute. However, Lopez added his second goal at 72:09 off an assist from Jesse Gonzalez to extend the advantage to 2-0.
 
Damian Gonzalez provided the final score with a penalty kick in the 84th minute.
 
The Coyotes (13-3-3) outshot the Bobcats 20-7, including 13-4 in the second half. Donovan Palomares made two saves to earn the shutout. Joaquin had one save for UC Merced (7-7-3).
 
The victory sends San Bernardino to the semifinals for the first time since 2021, when it also advanced with a shutout in the opening round. The Coyotes defeated Chico State 1-0 that year before falling to Cal Poly Pomona 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals.
 
Next games
The semifinals will be played Friday, Nov. 6, at Kellogg Stadium on the campus of Cal Poly Pomona. No. 5 Menlo will face No. 1 Cal State LA at 4 p.m., followed by No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona against No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino at 7 p.m.
 
The Golden Eagles are seeking their eighth CCAA Tournament championship and first since completing a run of three consecutive titles from 2021-23. The Broncos and Coyotes will meet in a rematch of their 2021 semifinal.
 
The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. All times are Pacific.