LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara scored the game-winning goal in the 79th minute as the visiting Gauchos earned a 2-1 win at UC San Diego on Thursday evening.
The Gauchos (7-6-3 overall, 5-1-1) moved into first place in the Big West win the win – their third straight. The Tritons had their unbeaten streak snapped at three. UC San Diego is now 4-7-2 (2-2-1) in 2021.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons got on the board in the 30th minute when junior
Ava D'Arcangelo had a takeaway and fired a rocket from just outside the box. Her shot found the back of the net, giving the home team a one-nil lead.
The Gauchos tied the match in the 37th minute on a goal from Skye Shaffer. Her equalizer sent the match into halftime knotted at 1-1.
The Tritons held a 6-2 advantage in shots during the first half, possessing the ball for 56% of the half. Each team had one corner kick.
In the second half, UC San Diego played well and out-shot the visitors, 7-4. But the Gauchos took advantage of a Triton foul setting up a free kick. Emma Vanderhyden capitalized with her third goal of the season to give UC Santa Barbara a 2-1 advantage with just over 11 minutes to play.
The Tritons kept pushing forward looking for a late equalizer, but UC San Diego was unable to convert. With the clock winding down,
Kameryn Hoban had one last chance for the Tritons, but her shot sailed wide with just eight seconds remaining.
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HIGHLIGHTS
TRITON TIDBITS
- The Gauchos had posted five consecutive clean sheets prior to Thursday's match.
- D'Arcangelo's goal was her second of the season.
- UC San Diego was issued its first two yellow cards of the season.
- UC Santa Barbara now leads the all-time series, 13-0, but the teams had not played since 1987 prior to Thursday.
- The Tritons out-shot the Gauchos, 13-6.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego travels to San Luis Obispo on Sunday to face Cal Poly. Action gets underway at Noon with video and live stats available on UCSDTritons.com.
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.
