CARSON, Calif. - The 20th-ranked UC San Diego women's soccer team went on the road and defeated 12th-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon.  With the win the Tritons improve to 6-1-0 overall and 2-1-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play while the Toros fall to 5-2-1 overall and 1-1-1 in league action.

Freshman Kelly Mayo put the Tritons up early, taking an Alise Malley pass at the 4:18 mark and slotted its past the CSUDH netminder for a 1-0 lead. The goal was the first of Mayo's career while Malley's assist was her sixth of the season.

The Tritons took that 1-0 lead into intermission and built on it early in the second stanza as junior Megan Dickey sent home a goal at the 48:00 mark of the match. The goal was Dickey's eighth of the season and was unassisted as it came off a rebounded shot that was blocked by the Toro defense.

Freshman Mia Shirley notched her first career shutout with the win, making seven saves while facing 13 CSUDH shots. The Tritons took two more shots on the night than did the Toros while attempting two less corner kicks. Both teams had one yellow card in the match while CSUDH committed 12 fouls to only nine for UCSD.

The Tritons return to action on Saturday, September 24 against Cal Poly Pomona.  Kickoff is set for 7:00 pm on Triton Soccer Field. Following that match UCSD will travel to Northern California for a pair of matches next weekend, facing off with Sonoma State on Friday and San Francisco State on Sunday.