LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 14 University of California San Diego women's soccer team fell to Poina Loma, 1-0, at Triton Soccer Stadium in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Tritons conclude their final season in Division II with a record of 16-2-1.
Point Loma was able to strike in the 29
th minute. The Sea Lions capitalized on commotion in the box following a free kick to take a 1-0 lead. It was all Point Loma needed, as the Tritons were unable to come up with the equalizer.
The Tritons applied pressure throughout regulation, outshooting the Sea Lions, 15-9. UC San Diego nearly evened the score with just two minutes to go, but an offsides call negated the opportunity.
One of UC San Diego's other top chances came at the 73
rd minute.
Erika Braun fed the ball to
Kameryn Hoban who took a shot from about eight yards out, but the Sea Lion goalie was there to make the save.
In the net, goalkeeper
Angelica Ramos allowed just one goal and recorded six saves. Ramos closes the year with 14 shutouts.
UC San Diego's impressive season comes to an end. The Tritons captured their fifth-straight California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title after a pair of double overtime victories over Cal Poly Pomona and Sonoma State.
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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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