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Mason Haubrich
1
Cal St. Fullerton CSF (2-6-2, 0-2-0)
3
Winner UC San Diego UCSD (4-5-0, 1-1-0)
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
(2-6-2, 0-2-0)
1
Final
3
UC San Diego UCSD
(4-5-0, 1-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 0 1 1
UC San Diego UCSD 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

UC San Diego Downs Fullerton, 3-1, For First-Ever Big West WIn

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Three different Tritons found the back of the net as the UC San Diego men's soccer team earned its first-ever Big West Conference win with a convincing 3-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton Saturday night inside Triton Soccer Stadium.
 
UC San Diego improves to 4-5 on the season (1-1 Big West) while the Titans are now 2-6-2 (0-2) in 2021.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a physical first half, with each side receiving a booking and the teams combining for 13 fouls.
 
UC San Diego drew a set piece from just outside the top of the box in the 11th minute, but Cooper Lachenbruch's shot sailed high, keeping the match scoreless.
 
The Tritons earned their first corner of the match in the 38th minute. Lachenbruch sent in a beautiful ball, and Jonah Bryan redirected the ball into the back of the net with a crisp header, giving the Tritons a one-nil lead.
 
UC San Diego out-shot Cal State Fullerton in the first half, 7-6. Dominic Peters made two first half saves for the Tritons and Jose Espino did the same for the visitors.
 
In the second half, the Tritons added to their lead when John Foltyn ran in and fed Nick Cirrito whose fourth tally of the season made the score two-nil in the 59th minute. Barely two minutes later, the score became 3-0 as Mason Haubrich scored on a rocket shot from just inside the 18.
 
The Titans got on the board in the 79' thanks to a goal from Sebastian Cruz.
 
Peters finished with six saves for UC San Diego. Cal State Fullerton held a 17-13 advantage in shots, including 10-7 after halftime.
 
HIGHLIGHTS


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TRITON TIDBITS
  • Bryan's goal was his second of the season, Cirrito his fourth, and Haubrich his second.
  • Cirrito becomes the fourth UC San Diego player to register a game-winning goal this season.
  • Saturday's match was only the second all-time between the Tritons and Titans. UC San Diego won the previous matchup, one-nil, in 1982.
  • Through nine matches, the Tritons have surrendered only two first half goals.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego hits the road for a pair of Big West matches next week. The Tritons will play at Cal Poly on Wednesday and at CSUN on Saturday. Both matches will kick off at 7 p.m. PT with live stats links on UCSDTritons.com. There will be a video stream Wednesday night from San Luis Obispo as well.
 
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.
 
 
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