LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's soccer plays two matches this week beginning on the road at San Jose State on Thursday, Sep. 12 and will then be back home on Sunday, Sep. 15 to host Air Force.
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San Jose State (1-2-1) enters the week coming off a 1-0 loss to Cal Poly, the third member of the Big West the Spartans have played. SJSU opened the season against then No. 5 Stanford falling in a hard 2-1 decision. They went on to tie with CSU Bakersfield (1-1) and defeated Sacramento State (2-1). Diogo Baptista leads the Spartans with two goals and four points.
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Facing two top 25 teams so far this season, Air Force (0-4-1), like the Tritons, is still in the hunt for their first victory. Then No. 10 SMU felled the Falcons in a 1-0 result after a physical match with 12 yellow cards dealt between the teams. On Sunday, No. 4 Western Michigan hosted AF in Kalamazoo, defeating the Falcons 5-1. Four Falcons have scored a goal so far this season with Nick Bisagno leading the way at three points on a goal and an assist.
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UC San Diego (0-4-1) enters the week after a heartbreaker against University of San Diego on Sep. 8 when the Tritons fell in a 2-1 decision. The gold and blue are still hunting for their first victory of the season as they are led by
Andrew Valverde who has scored two goals so far this season.
Max Carvalho adds his help with a goal and an assist and newcomer
Kai Oppenheim has tallied two assists over five games.
Michael Luechauer, another Triton newcomer, made his collegiate debut on Sunday night.
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MATCH INFO
Match 6
UC San Diego at San Jose State
Thursday, Sep. 12
6:30 p.m. PST
Spartan Soccer Complex
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Live Stats
Series: 1-1
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Match 7
UC San Diego vs. Air Force
Sunday, Sept. 15
7 p.m. PST
Triton Soccer Stadium
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Live Stats
Series: 1-0
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
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Stats
Overall: 0-4-1
2023 Big West: 3-5-1
Home: 0-3-1
Away: 0-1
Neutral: 0-0-0
Ranked: 0-1
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ABOUT THE FALCONS |
| Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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| Overall: 1-2-1 |
Overall: 0-4-1 |
| 2023 WAC: 3-4-1 |
2023 MW: 1-6-1 |
| Home: 1-0-1 |
Home: 0-2 |
| Away: 0-2 |
Away: 0-2-1 |
| Neutral: 0-0 |
Neutral: 0-0 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Crosstown foe, University of San Diego felled the Tritons on Sunday night with a 2-1 result in La Jolla. All three goals were netted in the second half of the match.
Andrew Valverde earned his second goal of the season in the 68th minute.
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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
Traveling to the DMV, UC San Diego men's soccer will take on Howard University on Sep. 21 at 5 p.m. PST before traveling to Annapolis to face Navy on Sep. 24 at 4 p.m. PST.
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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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UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS WEEKLY PODCAST
Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on TwitterÂ
@Tritoncast.
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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.
