All three home teams advanced Sunday (Nov. 1) in the first round of the 2026 CCAA Women's Soccer Tournament presented by FloCollege. UC Merced earned an overtime victory, Cal State San Bernardino rallied with two late penalty kicks, and Cal State LA secured its spot in a shootout.
 
Match 1: No. 4 UC Merced 1, No. 5 Cal State Monterey Bay 0 (OT) [Box score]
MERCED, Calif. - Jocelin Roa scored three minutes into overtime to lift No. 4 seed UC Merced to a 1-0 victory over No. 5 seed Cal State Monterey Bay.
 
Roa broke the scoreless tie at 93:03 off assists from Zamaya Rivera and Jackie Tamayo. It was her 12th goal of the season and sent the Bobcats (11-2-5) into the semifinals.
 
UC Merced held a 19-7 advantage in shots, but Monterey Bay goalkeeper Willow Baltazar kept the Otters in the match with nine saves, including seven in the first half.
 
The Otters had an opportunity to take the lead just before halftime, but Ariana Chisteckoff's penalty kick attempt in the 45th minute was unsuccessful. Alicia Lepe finished with four saves to earn the shutout for UC Merced.
 
Cal State Monterey Bay moved to 8-3-7 with the loss.
 
Match 2: No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino 2, No. 6 Cal State San Marcos 1 [Box score]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Unieque Solis-Marquina converted two penalty kicks less than four minutes apart late in the second half to lead No. 3 seed Cal State San Bernardino to a 2-1 comeback win over No. 6 seed Cal State San Marcos.
 
The Cougars took the lead in the 58th minute when Lily Jensen scored her third goal of the season off an assist from Brianna Delgado.
 
Cal State San Marcos continued to create chances to extend its lead. Kayla Knoob hit the crossbar in the 65th minute, and Bella Ortiz made saves on attempts by Madi Carreon and Knoob to keep the Coyotes within one.
 
Solis-Marquina delivered the equalizer from the penalty spot at 81:33. She stepped up again at 85:15 and converted what proved to be the game-winning goal.
 
The teams finished tied with 13 shots apiece. Ortiz had five saves for the Coyotes (10-4-4), while Keira Patterson made three for the Cougars (9-5-5).
 
Match 3: No. 2 Cal State LA 0, No. 7 Stanislaus State 0 (Cal State LA advances on PKs, 4-2) [Box score]
LOS ANGELES - No. 2 seed Cal State LA converted all four of its shootout attempts to advance past No. 7 seed Stanislaus State following a scoreless draw through regulation and two overtime periods.
 
Celine Gehrig and Kristin Mijares made the Golden Eagles' first two attempts, while Karissa Franco and Kyndra Obermeyer answered for Stanislaus State to keep the shootout even at 2-2.
 
Itzel Ramirez put Cal State LA ahead in the third round before the Warriors missed their next attempt. Briana Chagolla then converted to give the Golden Eagles a 4-2 advantage, and another Stanislaus State miss secured LA's trip to the semifinals.
 
Cal State LA outshot the Warriors 12-5, including 6-0 in the second overtime, but neither team could break through in 110 minutes.
 
Kendyl Sumlin made two saves for the Golden Eagles (11-2-6). Zara Mujica finished with five saves for Stanislaus State (8-5-5).
 
Next games
The three advancing teams will join No. 1 seed Cal Poly Pomona at Kellogg Stadium for the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 5. UC Merced will face the Broncos at 4 p.m., followed by Cal State San Bernardino against Cal State LA at 7 p.m.
 
The championship match is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. All times are Pacific.