LA JOLLA, Calif. – Hosting CSUN for a midweek matchup in Big West play, UC San Diego fell to the Matadors in a 1-0 result.
The Tritons drop to 7-7-2 overall and 3-4 in the Big West while the Matadors move to 7-4-4 overall and 4-2-1 in the Big West.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Locked at zeroes through the first half, UC San Diego took three shots with two on goal to CSUN's three shots, though none were on frame for the Matadors. The Tritons threatened with a look from
Alessandro Allen on a corner kick for the gold and blue. As the ball came out of the box, a cross from
Jonah Kawamura set Allen up for a header on the back post that was stopped by the Matadors' goalie.
The board remained empty as CSUN opened the second half with an offensive flurry, firing six shots in the first 13 minutes to get ahead early. The Tritons kept their defensive shape to dominate possession for the next 30 minutes. Taking four shots with one on frame, UC San Diego attempted to find the Matadors' seams.
A dangerous shot from
Mason Haubrich came in the 70th minute as he found himself in a one-v-one situation on the right side of the 18-yard box. As the beat his defender, Haubrich fired a shot that rattled the left post of the woodwork.
Another critical moment came when defender,
Euan Clark, crashed the goal on a striking cross from
Carter Jacobus. Clark caught the ball neatly on the outside of his foot to redirect it to the right side of the net, but the Matadors' goalie was waiting to make the save.
With less than five minutes to go, CSUN's captain found the back of the net on a header. The Tritons ran out of time as they looked to equalize.
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- Eight shots were taken over the course of the game with five different Tritons looking to put the ball away.
- Dominic Peters continues to lead The Big West in saves per game and is second in goals against (.963) and total saves (56).
- After tonight's loss, the Tritons (3-3) move into seventh place tied with UC Irvine in The Big West conference. Each team has nine points so far this season.
- This is the second time UC San Diego and CSUN have met one another. The series moves to 0-2 after tonight.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego heads to UC Davis on Oct. 22 for their last road game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 pm and will stream live on ESPN+ with live stats available on ucsdtritons.com.
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.
