LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego ties California 1-1 in their first Pac-12 matchup of the Division I era.
 
The Tritons move to 3-0-1 while the Golden Bears move to 0-1-3.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego and Cal battled through the first half. The Tritons sent three shots to the Golden Bears' four. The Tritons forced five corners and kept the pressure on Cal's defense as the game grew physical with seven fouls committed by the Bears.
 
After a scoreless first half, the Tritons' patience and pressure paid off when Carter Jacobus was fouled in the penalty box setting up a penalty kick. Alessandro Allen found the back of the net sending the Tritons ahead 1-0 in the 72nd minute.
 
Responding in the same minute, Cal tied the score at 1-1.
 
In the second half, the Tritons were able to record two shots with the Bears taking eight. Dominic Peters along with his defensive line of Noah Sonenstein, Jake Serpa, Adam Walker, and Euan Clark held the Bears to their one goal over 90 minutes. Peters recorded two saves.
 
The teams continued to battle as the clock wound down, but the final score remained tied 1-1.
 
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TRITON TIDBITS

• UC San Diego is the third Big West contest in which California has been unable to gain a winning result.
• Tonight's matchup marks the first time UC San Diego has competed against a Pac-12 opponent.
• The last time the Tritons completed a penalty kick was vs. UC Riverside where the gold and blue came out on top with a 2-1 result.
• Sonenstein, Serpa, Walker, and Peters have completed four full contests this season, playing the entire 90 minutes in each.
• This is the first time UC San Diego and Cal have met one another with the series beginning in a tie.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego is home for another Friday/Sunday split to host the University of Denver and UNLV on Sept. 9 and 11. The games kick off at 7:00 pm at the Triton Soccer Stadium where admission is free and will also stream live on ESPN+ with sports broadcaster Taylor Quellman and 15-year pro-baller Sal Zizzo calling the action.  Live stats will be 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.