LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's soccer team celebrated its home opener with a massive shutout, taking down Marymount (Calif.) on Friday night at Triton Soccer Stadium. The Tritons scored early and often to win the match 6-0.
For UC San Diego (1-2-0), it marked the first win of the season. The Mariners fell to 0-2-0 in 2021.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons pulled ahead early with a goal by senior outside midfielder
Mason Haubrich at the 11 minute mark. Haubrich's cross connected with the body of a Marymount defender and deflected into the back of the net. UC San Diego scored again in the 24' with a ball from senior defender
Jake Serpa to junior outside midfielder
Alessandro Allen who tapped it into the net to make it 2-0.
Just a minute later, freshman
Carter Jacobus found the bottom right corner with a shot inside the box. The Tritons finished the half leading 3-0.
Senior forward
Nick Cirrito and sophomore forward
John Foltyn started the second half with a vengeance. Cirrito scored off a pass from Foltyn in the 46' and Foltyn got one of his own 10 seconds later. The Tritons upped the score to 5-0.
Senior defender
Jonah Bryan added to the tally with a header goal in the 52'. The Tritons held on to a comfortable lead and won the match 6-0.
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- Friday marked the first matchup between the Marymount and UC San Diego's men soccer teams.
- Senior midfielder Mason Haubrich, freshman midfielder Carter Jacobus, and senior defender Jonah Bryan scored their first career goals for the Tritons.
- The Tritons last 6-0 win came against Saint Martin's in 2016.
- Junior goalkeeper Nick Shor played 24 minutes for the Tritons and totaled 3 saves.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will head north to take on University of Portland in an away game on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on the West Coast Conference network.
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.
