UC San Diego

LOS ANGELES – The University of California San Diego men's soccer team had its season come to an end Thursday night, as the Tritons fell 1-0 to Midwestern State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Making its first tournament appearance since 2016, seventh seed UC San Diego concludes its season with a 14-6 record.
 
Playing as the 10-seed, the Mustangs improve to 16-4 and advance to the second round. They will face host and No. 2 seed Cal State LA on Saturday night.
 
Midwestern State struck quickly, getting on the board in the fifth minute of the match when Carlos Flores took a pass from Sebastian Venegas and found the back of the net far side from inside the box to put the Mustangs in front, 1-0.  That strike was the fifth goal of the season for Flores, and turned out to be the only goal of the match.
 
Early in the second half, the Tritons had what appeared to be their best scoring opportunity of the match when redshirt junior midfielder Jón Veigar Kristjánsson was fouled inside the box, setting up a penalty kick in the 48th minute. However, Midwestern State keeper Taylor Lampe was able to make the save, keeping UC San Diego off of the board.
 
The Tritons held a strong 7-2 advantage in corner kicks, but they were unable to capitalize. Overall, the Mustangs posted a 12-10 advantage in shots. UC San Diego redshirt junior goalkeeper Pedro Enciso was credited with three saves. Lampe made eight saves in the match for Midwestern State.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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