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UC San Diego

Kennedy Carter
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
1
UC Santa Barbara UCSB (3-5-7, 1-3-2)
2
Winner UC San Diego UCSD (3-6-3, 2-1-1)
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
(3-5-7, 1-3-2)
1
Final
2
UC San Diego UCSD
(3-6-3, 2-1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 1 0 1
UC San Diego UCSD 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Pair of Goals Push Tritons Over Gauchos

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Following a three week break away from their home pitch, the UC San Diego Tritons (3-6-3, 2-1-1 Big West) earned an impressive 2-1 victory against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (3-4-7, 1-3-2) at Triton Soccer Stadium, on a beautiful Thursday night in Southern California.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
On a lovely night under the lights in La Jolla, both offenses wasted little time to get on the scoreboard.
 
The visiting Gauchos opened the scoring on Thursday night as Malnuri Alwis found the back of the net at the 12-minute mark to give her team the early lead.
 
Trailing but not deterred, UC San Diego was able to battle back before halftime as Kennedy Carter added her second goal of the season following an exceptional pass from Alexis Nguyen with 23 minutes remaining in the first half.
 
 
Seeking to break the tie following a foul in the box, the Tritons looked to their keeper to come up with a big play to preserve the score. Keara Fitzgerald made sure to take care of the rest with this impressive save to keep the score at 1-all heading into the break.
 
 
Coming out of halftime, both teams tried to generate chances but couldn't find the back of the net until the Tritons took control of the game for good.
 
Following a booming kick from Fitzgerald down the middle of the field, Carter corralled the loose ball and streaked down the field with all the Gaucho defenders behind her as she found the back of the net and put UC San Diego ahead for good.
 
 
The Triton defense held on the rest of the way to put the match away for good as UC San Diego moved to above .500 in Big West play.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • With her pair of goals tonight, Carter continues to grow her lead atop the program's all-time Division I goal leader board with her 11th career goal.
  • With the win tonight over UC Santa Barbara, the Tritons have beaten the Gauchos for the first time in the program's Division I era.
  • Tonight's match set a new season-high for attendance with 541 fans rocking Triton Soccer Stadium on Thursday evening.  
  • Temperature at kickoff was a comfortable, still 70 degrees in La Jolla.
QUOTABLE with Kristin Jones 



QUOTABLE with Kennedy Carter


UP NEXT
UC San Diego will be back in action on their home pitch this Sunday Oct. 8 at 2:00 p.m. against the Cal State Fullerton Titans (4-4-7, 2-1-3 Big West). Sunday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+ from Triton Soccer Stadium 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 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 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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