LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's soccer fell to Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night at Triton Soccer Stadium in a 4-1 result.
The Tritons move to 2-7-3 overall and 1-1-1 in Big West play, while the Titans advance to 9-2-2 overall and remain undefeated in conference at 3-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Striking first, Cal State Fullerton went up 1-0 in the 20th minute. Creating early looks, the Tritons were unable to draw even before the end of the half.
The score remained 1-0 until the 62nd minute when they put away another goal to pull away to 2-0. The Tritons caught a break in the 81st minute when the Titans scored an own goal bringing UC San Diego within one. As the Tritons kept making attempts for the equalizer, the tide turned as the Titans put away two more goals, one in the 86th minute and the final one in the 90th minute.
Over the two halves, the Tritons took 17 shots to the Titans' 12. The gold and blue also took 10 corner kicks – a team season-high – and were unable to convert. UC San Diego was awarded 14 free kicks over the course of the match while Fullerton won eight.
TRITON TIDBITS
- UC San Diego earned a season-high 10 corner kicks in a single game.
- All three yellow cards handed out tonight were dealt to Cal State Fullerton.
- Evan Wellerstein remains the only Triton to have started and played all 12 games so far this season.
- Seven different Tritons took at least one shot tonight with three taking three or more.
- The all-time vs. record moves to 2-1 with Fullerton leading.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly in a Sunday afternoon matchup on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. The game 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.
