LA JOLLA, Calif. – Due to COVID testing protocol concerns, Friday's exhibition women's soccer match between UC San Diego and San Diego has been canceled. The Tritons will open their first Division I season on Thursday, August 19, when UC San Diego welcomes Cal to Triton Soccer Stadium. Action is set to get underway at 1 p.m., and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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.