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Kennedy Carter
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Winner UC San Diego UCSD (2-4-1, 0-0-0)
1
CSUN CSUN (1-8-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
UC San Diego UCSD
(2-4-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
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CSUN CSUN
(1-8-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC San Diego UCSD 1 1 2
CSUN CSUN 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Carter Scores Twice as Tritons Win at CSUN

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – UC San Diego sophomore Kennedy Carter scored a pair of goals – including the game-winner in the 59th minute – as the Tritons won a non-conference match at CSUN, 2-1, on Thursday evening. UC San Diego improved to 2-4-1 on the season, while the Matadors fell to 1-8.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The match was scoreless early, but Kennedy Carter was tripped inside the box, leading to a UC San Diego penalty kick in the ninth minute. Carter gave the Tritons a 1-0 lead when her shot beat the CSUN keeper low and to her left.
 
The Matadors got the equalizer in the 28th minute. CSUN sent in a cross that was redirected with a header from Cora Willcot, tying the match at 1-1.
 
UC San Diego held a 9-4 advantage in shots during the first half, including five shots on goal to two for the Matadors. The Tritons amassed 10 corner kicks in the first half, surrendering just one.
 
In the second half, the Tritons regained the lead in the 59th minute. Michelle Baddour pushed up the right side and sent a perfectly-placed ball through the box. Emily Knepler drew out her defender leaving Carter on the receiving end, and she tapped it home to put UC San Diego back on top, 2-1.
 
The Matadors had a chance for the equalizer in the 87th minute, but Ashley Cruz's shot was saved by Keara Fitzgerald – one of two saves on the night for the Tritons' goalkeeper.
 
QUOTABLE
"This was more of a complete game on our part; we stuck to the game plan really well," said UC San Diego head coach Kristin Jones. "Offensively, we were dangerous. Any time we have that many corners it means we were attacking in those areas. Defensively, our response to their goal was exactly what it needed to be and we played well on that side of the ball in the second half."
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • Thursday's match was a non-conference match between the Tritons and Matadors. The two programs will meet in a Big West Conference match on Oct. 3 in La Jolla.
  • Carter leads UC San Diego and is tied for first in the Big West with four goals.
  • UC San Diego out-shot the Matadors, 16-6, and held a massive 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.
  • The Tritons improved to 2-3-0 away from home in 2021.
UP NEXT
The Tritons return home for the first time in four weeks, as UC San Diego hosts Grand Canyon on Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission to UC San Diego matches is free, but all fans six and over must show proof of COVID vaccination or a negative COVID test within 48 hours to be admitted. For more information on UC San Diego's spectator policy, click here.
 
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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