LA JOLLA, Calif. – Wrapping up non-conference play, the Tritons fell to Utah Tech in a 2-1 loss on Saturday, Sep. 23 after the Trailblazers made a second-half comeback.
 
UC San Diego drops to 1-6-2 and USD improves to 4-4.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Striking early, the Tritons made it on the board first with a goal in the 12th minute when Andrew McGee found Iñaki Iribarren in the box. The senior chipped the pass in out of the keeper's reach to put the Tritons on top at 1-0.
 
Pressured remained equal between the two teams with 8 shots by the Trailblazers to the Tritons' seven in the first half.
 
The Tritons remained on top until the 61st minute when Utah Tech found the equalizer. UC San Diego put together two other good looks in back-to-back minutes with no result. In the 87th minute, the Trailblazers took the lead and were able to put the game away on the late goal.
 
In the second half, the Tritons fell to five shots while the Trailblazers tallied 10. Overall both teams tallied five shots on goal in 90 minutes.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Of the Tritons' 10 goals this season, Iñaki Iribarren has scored six of them so far.
• Andrew McGee earned his first start for the Tritons tonight, along with Matthew Lin making his first collegiate start.
• Matthew Lin played the full 90 along with Evan Wellerstein, Adam Walker, Jonah Kawamura, and Iñaki Iribarren.
• Nick Shor made three saves in goal and played the full 90 minutes.
• A total of 28 fouls and two yellow cards were dealt between the two teams with Utah Tech responsible for 16 fouls.
• Utah Tech now leads the series at 2-1.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego begins Big West play on Wednesday, Sep. 27 when they host the conference favorite UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. Live stats will be 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.