LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego topped the Utah Tech Trailblazers in a Friday night matchup at home with a final result of 1-0.
 
The Tritons move to 3-0 while the Trailblazers drop to 0-3.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego's attack came early against Utah Tech as Mason Haubrich took two hard shots in the fourth minute with the defense blocking the first and the second saved by the keeper. These were the lone shots from the Tritons as they held 55% of possession during the half.
 
The Triton goal came in the ninth minute on a hard attack from Alessandro Allen as he took the ball past two Trailblazers' feet and sent a cross in the box that was deflected by Utah Tech into their own goal.
 
Utah Tech upped their attack in the second recording six shots compared to their one in the first. The blue and gold responded with five shots of their own with two on goal.
 
Dominic Peters held it down in goal, keeping the Tritons on top when he made a huge save in the 79th minute as Utah Tech grew more desperate for a goal.
 
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TRITON TIDBITS

• This is the Tritons' best season start through three contests, going 3-0 and recording six unanswered goals.
• Mason Haubrich, Max Carvalho, and Alessandro Allen all record a shot on goal in tonight's contest with Haubrich and Carvalho recording two total shots.
• Five Tritons played the entire 90 minutes tonight with four of them holding defensive positions.
• This is the second time UC San Diego and Utah Tech have met one another and are now tied in the series at 1-1.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns home on Sept. 4 to host the Cal Golden Bears. The game kicks off at 7:00 pm at the Triton Soccer Stadium where admission is free and will also 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.