LA JOLLA, Calif. – Opening Big West conference play on the road, UC San Diego men's soccer will travel north to face No. 22 UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Tritons will return to La Jolla on Saturday, Oct. 5 to host CSUN.
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Entering the week, UC Santa Barbara (6-2-1) comes in at the No. 22 spot on the United Soccer Coaches top 25 list after a dominant preseason. In the Big West Preseason Poll, the Gauchos were selected to finish third overall and currently lead the conference. UCSB has scored 23 goals in the preseason with Alexis Ledoux leading the Gauchos and the entire Big West with 7 goals of his own. Over 9 games, Gaucho keeper David Mitzner has allowed only 7 goals with 4 clean sheets.
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CSUN (2-3-3) enters Big West play in 8th place and will face UC Riverside on Wednesday before traveling to La Jolla. The Matadors were selected to finish 6th overall in the preseason poll and played some significant opponents in the preseason, including then No. 18 JMU and then No. 11 LMU. CSUN has scored 10 goals so far with three Matadors scoring two goals apiece. Deryk Jones Jr. leads the team in points with two goals and two assists. Matador keeper, Merrick Cook has allowed 11 goals with two clean sheets.
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UC San Diego (1-4-4) wraps their three-game road stand and opens Big West play against the Gauchos on Wednesday night in Santa Barbara. Selected to finish 8th overall in the preseason poll, the Tritons are currently in 10th place after a grueling preseason. In their nine preseason games, the gold and blue scored 13 goals, and three of their four losses were decided by a one goal difference.
Max Carvalho and
Kai Oppenheim lead the team with six points each both scoring two goals and tallying two assists.
Nolan Premack has tallied 40 saves with one clean sheet.
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MATCH INFO
Match 10
UC San Diego at No. 22 UC Santa Barbara
Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m.
Santa Barbara, Calif. | Harder Stadium
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Live Stats
Series: 1-2
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Match 11
UC San Diego vs. CSUN
Saturday, Oct. 7 | 7 p.m.
La Jolla, Calif. | Triton Soccer Stadium
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Series: 0-3
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
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Stats
Overall: 1-4-4
2023 Big West: 3-5-1
Home: 1-3-1
Away: 0-1-3
Ranked: 0-1
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| Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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| Overall: 6-2-1 |
Overall: 2-3-3 |
| 2023 BW: 4-3-2 |
2023 BW: 2-3-4 |
| Home: 3-0-1 |
Home: 1-1-2 |
| Away: 3-2 |
Away: 1-2-1 |
| Streak: L1 |
Streak: L1 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Carter Jacobus led the Tritons to a draw in Annapolis on Tuesday night as Navy was able to find the equalizer late in the match for 1-1 result.
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UC San Diego moves to 1-4-4 and Navy 2-4-3.
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ATTENDING THE MATCHES
Admission to UC San Diego home soccer matches is free, but parking permits are required seven days per week on campus. For UC San Diego Parking information,Â
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego men's soccer will split the week on the road at Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 9 before returning home to host Sacramento State on Oct. 12. The game will be live on ESPN+ with live stats available on ucsdtritons.com.
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VETERAN PRESCENCE
18 Tritons return to UC San Diego: 6 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 redshirt sophomores, and 6 redshirt freshmen.
NEWFACES
The Tritons added 13 newcomers: 5 transfers and 8 freshmen.
Cole Barrett
Nolan Premack
Adam Hillis
Bryce Barnum
Mhone Bogonko
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Ryan Namdar
Nikita Stukanov
Anthony Bugliari
Nick Aghaian
Tyler Cash
Kai Oppenheim
Michael Luechauer
Woody Brown
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MEDIA DAY
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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.
