LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego women's soccer team got a goal from sophomore Kennedy Carter in the 65th minute as the Tritons (0-1-1) battled visiting Texas Tech (1-0-1) to a 1-1 draw at Triton Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first half, UC San Diego's stout defense kept the potent Red Raiders' offense off the board. Texas Tech out-shot the Tritons, 7-1, but three saves from sophomore Grace Taylor kept the match scoreless. Taylor also made a terrific point-blank stop in the 42nd minute, suffering an injury on contact with Tech's Ashleigh Williams, but Taylor was able to stay in the match. Williams received a yellow card for the contact.
 
Earlier in the first half, Texas Tech had a great scoring opportunity in the 28', but UC San Diego junior Kate Hottinger made a terrific block.
 

Great tackle by Kate leaves Texas Tech scoreless in the 28'! ??

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Each team had three corner kicks in the first half, and the Red Raiders held a slight edge in possession time, 54-46%.
 
UC San Diego got on the board in the 65' when midfielder Caitlin McCarthy found forward Kennedy Carter whose quick touch beat the Texas Tech keeper to put the Tritons in front.
 

Kennedy Carter with her first collegiate goal gives the Tritons a 1-0 lead vs. Texas Tech! ??

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The Red Raiders tied the match five minutes later on a goal from Macy Schultz. For the first time in the young season, the match went to overtime, tied 1-1.
 
The Tritons put together a pair of chances early in the first extra session, but neither team was able to score as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
 
Taylor was credited with seven saves over 110:00, while her counterpart Madison White made two. For the match, the Red Raiders out-shot UC San Diego 22-6, and each team had six corner kicks.
 
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TRITON TIDBITS

• Sunday's match was the first-ever meeting between UC San Diego and Texas Tech in women's soccer. Competing in their first Division I season, the Tritons have not faced any other Big 12 opponent.
• Not all Tritons are new to Division I. Carter is a transfer from Utah (Pac-12) Emily Knepler is a transfer from Louisville (ACC), and Kameryn Hoban began her career at Loyola Marymount (WCC).
• On Sunday, the Tritons played their first overtime match since Nov. 17, 2019 – a double overtime 1-0 win over Sonoma State in the CCAA (Division II) championship match.
• For the second straight match, UC San Diego wore its blue uniforms.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons hit the road for the first time this season, when they travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV next Sunday morning. Action is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. PT on August 29.
 
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.