RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Traveling to Riverside for the midweek conference matchup, UC San Diego men's soccer defeated UC Riverside in a 5-2 rout on Wednesday night.
The Tritons advance to 3-8-3 overall and 2-2-1 in Big West play, while the Highlanders move to 1-9-3 overall and 1-3-1 in Big West play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Riverside notched the first goal in the second minute, shocking the Tritons with the quick goal. They pulled ahead to 2-0 in the 12th minute as another Highlander goal found the back of the net.
The Tritons upped their pressure to earn a free kick just outside the 18-yard box.
Carter Jacobus feigned a kick before
Alessandro Allen sent the ball in looking for
Max Carvalho who was crashing on the backside. Allen's kick hit the back post and ricocheted into the net to bring the Tritons within one, 2-1.
The gold and blue equalized two minutes later as Carvalho fought for possession in the box to finally bury the goal with a flying kick.
After working the ball around the field,
Brian Arens fended off his attackers to find
James Redington who found
Iñaki Iribarren in the box for his eighth goal of the season.
Entering the second half, the Tritons led the Highlanders by a goal at 3-2. In the 49th minute, UCR earned a red card after taking down a Triton on a breakaway. Two minutes later, Allen was brought down and fouled in the 51st minute, earning a penalty kick. Converting on the PK earned the gold and blue another insurance goal.
As play continued, the Highlanders grew more physical committing a total of 10 fouls in the second 45 with three cards.
The Tritons did not let up on their attack and the continued pressure earned them a fifth and final goal in the 89th minute.
Carter Jacobus worked all night on the wing to send the ball across for his teammates, but his goal came with no assist as he wove his way through the UCR defense. Taking them one way and then the other, he sent the ball in to the far side bottom corner, far out of the reach of the hosts.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Alessandro Allen led the offensive with two goals on two shots.
- Max Carvalho scored his third goal of the season on five shots.
- Iñaki Iribarren scored his eighth goal of the season on two shots.
- Carter Jacobus scored his first goal of the season tonight in the 89th minute of play.
- James Redington and Brian Arens earn their first assists of the season on their goal to Iribarren.
- The last time the Tritons scored five or more goals was Sep. 3, 2021 vs. Marymount California.
- The all-time vs. record moves to 2-1 with UC San Diego taking the lead.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to La Jolla to host Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Triton Soccer Stadium. Admission is free and the local San Diego youth soccer clubs will be battling to see who can have the biggest group of fans in attendance. The 1993 national championship team will be honored at halftime as well. If you can't make it to the game, it will be 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 has begun a new era 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
