LA JOLLA, Calif. – Visiting LMU got a goal in the 31st minute and made it hold up as the Lions blanked the Tritons, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Triton Soccer Stadium. With the victory, LMU improves to 5-3 on the season while the Tritons drop to 1-4-2 with Sunday's setback.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
LMU broke a scoreless deadlock in the 31st minute when Kailey Park fed Madison Werner who scored to put the visitors on top, one-nil. The Lions out-shot UC San Diego, 7-4, in the first half. The Tritons' best chance came in the 42' when freshman Karize Madero sent one in from distance. Her shot sailed high.
 

42' | Karize sends one in from distance...just strong!#GoTritons pic.twitter.com/H1ZlYI8jCT

— UCSD Women's Soccer (@UCSDwsoc) September 10, 2023

After halftime, neither team was able to find the back of the net, though both had chances. The Tritons generated the only corner kick of the second half, but the opportunity did not result in a direct shot attempt. For the match, LMU earned two corners to UC San Diego's one.
 
Keara Fitzgerald finished with eight saves for UC San Diego while LMU's JJ Hoover posted a clean sheet with four stops.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The start by first year Triton Karize Madero was the second of her career (also at Oregon State).
• Since UC San Diego moved to Division I, the Tritons are now 0-1-1 against LMU. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in Los Angeles a season ago.
• UC San Diego wore its white kits Sunday afternoon.
• Temperature was 81 degrees at game time under mostly cloudy skies.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego begins Big West play at home on Thursday when the Tritons host Cal State Bakersfield for a 7 p.m. kick. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live stats on UCSDTritons.com. Admission to UC San Diego home matches is free.
 
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.