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Kennedy Carter
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2
UC San Diego UCSD (1-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
San Diego State SDSU (2-1-3, 0-0-0)
UC San Diego UCSD
(1-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
2
San Diego State SDSU
(2-1-3, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC San Diego UCSD 1 1 2
San Diego State SDSU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Carter's Late Goal Propels Tritons to Draw at San Diego State

SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego senior Ashlynn Kolarik scored on a header in the 39th minute and junior Kennedy Carter netted the equalizer with just 101 seconds to play as the visiting Tritons battled host San Diego State to a 2-2 draw atop the SDSU Sports Deck on Sunday night.
 
The Aztecs are now 2-1-3 while the Tritons are 1-3-1 following Sunday night's tie. The match was UC San Diego's first regulation tie under the new NCAA rule that removed overtime periods from regular season contests.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego fired off a season-best nine shots – seven on goal – in the first half. In the 39th minute, freshman Talisa Lin played the ball in from near midfield where Kolarik was streaking down the left side. Her header found the far corner of the net to give the visitors a late first half lead.
 
The Tritons pressured SDSU keeper Alexa Madueno throughout the first half, peppering her with shots over the first 45. Maudueno made six saves. UC San Diego's seven shots on goal in the first half matched a season high for any game so far this season.
 
In the second half, momentum turned quickly following a pair of tough yellow cards on UC San Diego. Captain Kennedy Carter was issued a card in the 50th minute and in the 54' San Diego State tied the match on a Logan Nidy score. Moments later, UC San Diego keeper Keara Fitzgerald made a terrific diving save but she was issued a card after the play. That set up a PK in the 55' for SDSU's Kiera Utush. She converted the penalty kick to give San Diego State a 2-1 lead.
 
The Tritons had a couple of good looks late and finally broke through with Kennedy Carter's equalizer at 88:19. The score was Carter's first of the season and the sixth of her career.
 
UC San Diego's 14 shots matched a season best.
 
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TRITON TIDBITS
  • Kolarik's goal was her first of the season and the fifth of her Triton career. Lin's assist was her first collegiate helper.
  • UC San Diego's five corner kicks are a season high.
  • Sunday's match was the first between the Tritons and Aztecs since 1991 when UC San Diego played in Division III.
  • Temperature at kick-off was 87 degrees.
  • UC San Diego used the same starting lineup for the fourth consecutive match.
  • The Tritons wore white for the third time this season, with GK Keara Fitzgerald in light blue.
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons return home to Triton Soccer Stadium to begin a four-game homestand later this week. UC San Diego will host New Mexico on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Saint Mary's on Sunday at 1. Admission to both matches is free and both contests will air live on ESPN+ with Steve Quis and Natasha Belak-Berger calling the action.
 
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.
 
 
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