LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego kicked off conference play with a home game in front of a packed crowd of 814 people on Wednesday night. The Tritons fell by a 1-0 score to conference favorite, UC Davis. The Tritons are now 3-5-0 overall and 0-1-0 in Big West action, while the Aggies improve to 5-5-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the Big West.
UC Davis has won five consecutive matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego started off the game with dangerous crosses from senior forward
Nick Cirrito and two shots by junior midfielder
Mason Haubrich. UC San Diego's defense held strong until the 28' when a UC Davis player headed the ball into the back of the net. The Aggies took the lead and the Tritons entered the half down 1-0.
UC San Diego pressed hard in the second half. A shot by junior midfielder
Cory Daley went just wide in the 78' and the Tritons out-shot the Aggies, 8-6. A corner for UC San Diego in the last minute of the game looked promising but the Tritons couldn't find the back of the net. The game ended with a 1-0 win for the Aggies.
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- This was the first official matchup between the UC San Diego and UC Davis men's soccer teams as Big West foes.
- There was a season-high crowd of 814 at Triton Soccer Stadium.
- Senior goalkeeper Dominic Peters totaled 5 saves for UC San Diego.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue their homestand with a Big West match against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at 6:00 at Triton Soccer Stadium. The match can be seen 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.
