LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara men's soccer match-up could have gone to overtime on Wednesday night after the Tritons scored off a free kick in the 88' to tie the score at 1-1, but the potential equalizer was called off because of a handball, and the Tritons lost 1-0 to the first place Gauchos.
UC San Diego dropped its third straight one-nil contest, falling to 4-8 on the season (1-4 Big West). With the victory, UC Santa Barbara is now 8-3-3 overall while remaining unbeaten in Big West action at 4-0-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Santa Barbara took the lead early in the match, scoring off a corner in the 4'. The Tritons settled into the game and offensive runs by senior defender
Jake Serpa created multiple goal scoring opportunities. The Gauchos out-shot the Tritons 9-5 and the first half ended with the Tritons trailing 1-0.
UC San Diego put high pressure on the Gauchos in the second half. Junior midfielders
Cooper Lachenbruch and
Cory Daley led the midfield with hard tackles and dangerous through balls. In the 88th minute, the Tritons scored off a free kick. The referees ruled it as a handball and the goal was called off. The game ended with a loss for UC San Diego, 1-0.
Shor made four saves in his first career start for the Tritons.
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- UC San Diego junior goalkeeper Nick Shor and freshman forward Max Carvalho made their first starts for the Tritons.
- UC San Diego wore navy uniforms.
- The Tritons only have one more home match this season. The game will take place on Oct. 23 against CSU Bakersfield.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will take on Sacramento State in an away game at 3:00 on Saturday. Tune in to ESPN+ to watch it live.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
