SPOKANE, Wash. – On the road at Gonzaga, UC San Diego dropped their second loss of the season to the Bulldogs in a 2-0 result.
 
The Tritons move to 4-2-2 while Gonzaga moves to 3-5.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Gonzaga got on the board in the 32nd minute of the first half to take the lead. The Bulldogs recorded eight shots with three on goal to the Tritons' two shots. Dominic Peters made three saves for the gold and blue in the first half.
 
In the second half, the Tritons took four shots with three on goal while the Bulldogs took 11 shots with three on. UC San Diego looked for opportunities to get on the board with three corners in the second half. Asa Gibson recorded three shots for the Tritons with one on goal. In the 68th minute, Gonzaga added another goal to solidify their lead. With some late pressure from Nick Cirrito and Alan Kim, the Tritons were unable to overcome the deficit.


 
QUOTABLE
After facing a relentless Gonzaga attack, head coach Jon Pascale said, "we are a resilient group and I know our squad will bounce back to be ready for the road ahead."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Asa Gibson, Noah Sonenstein, and Dominic Peters are the three Tritons who played the full 90 minutes in tonight's matchup.
• Dominic Peters recorded seven saves tonight.
• Each team committed 10 fouls with two yellow cards going to both teams.
• This is the first time UC San Diego and Gonzaga have met one another with the series moving to 0-1 after tonight.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego heads across town to San Diego State on Sep. 24 with kickoff scheduled for 7 pm. Live stats will be 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.