LA JOLLA, Calif. – Visiting California Baptist got a goal off a deflection in the 66th minute and made that hold up, as the Lancers held off UC San Diego by a 1-0 score Sunday afternoon at Triton Soccer Stadium.

The Lancers improved to 3-3 with the victory, while UC San Diego dropped to 1-4 with Sunday's setback.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Most of the first half was played in the middle third and neither team broke through. The Tritons officially took five shots, though only one was on frame – and that was stopped by CBU keeper Mikayla O'Brien. On the other end, UC San Diego sophomore goalkeeper Ginny Fronk faced her lone first half shot in the 40th minute, and she lunged forward to make a diving stop.
 

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The Tritons had the only two corner kicks of the match over the first 45 minutes of action.
 
The Lancers broke the scoreless deadlock in the 66th minute when Kaylee Hauck fired a rocket from the top of the box that deflected off a Triton defender and ricocheted into the back of the net. That goal held up, propelling the visitors to their second win of the week.
 
UC San Diego had a couple of scoring chances down the stretch but the Tritons were unable to break through and convert the equalizer.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• California Baptist held a slim 9-8 shot advantage in the match. The Lancers out-shot UC San Diego, 8-3, in the second half.
• Following Sunday's match, UC San Diego now leads the all-time series between the two schools, 11-2.
• Sunday was the first meeting on the pitch between the Tritons and Lancers since a 1-0 UC San Diego win in Riverside back in 2015 – when both teams competed in NCAA Division II.
• The Tritons wore their white kits Sunday afternoon with Fronk in baby blue.

 
QUOTABLE
"This had all the makings of a 1-0 kind of game from the start," said UC San Diego head coach Kristin Jones '04. "I thought we lacked some energy and intensity that we needed and credit [California Baptist] for breaking through. We'll have to regroup and get ready for a challenging road trip next week."
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego hits the road for a pair of matches next week. On Thursday, the Tritons will play at Idaho. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. PDT from inside the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow, with live coverage on ESPN+ and live statistics 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.