LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego concludes its road trip on Thursday night when the Tritons head south to face crosstown foe San Diego State. UC San Diego (1-5-1) looks to build upon an impressive result last time out, when the Tritons earned a 1-1 draw at Washington State. The Tritons got an outstanding defensive effort and senior
Raquel Kalpakoff scored her team-leading third goal of the season. Meanwhile, the Aztecs have dropped three straight – all against top 25 competition.
The Tritons will be looking for their first-ever win over the Aztecs. Since moving to Division I, UC San Diego is 0-1-1 against San Diego State, including a 2022 draw in San Diego.
Thursday's kick-off is slated for 7 p.m. atop the SDSU Sports Deck, with links to live video and live statistics available on UCSDTritons.com.
DETAILS
| Match 8: UC San Diego (1-5-1) at San Diego State (1-3-1) |
| Thursday, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. |
| SDSU Sports Deck | San Diego |
| Live Video | Live Stats |
| Series Record: SDSU leads, 6-0-5 (SDSU 1-0-1 in Division I |
| Last Meeting: SDSU 3, UC San Diego 2 (9/07/2023) |
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 1-5-1
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 1-2-0
Away: 0-3-1
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: T1
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
| Stat |
UCSD |
Opp. |
| Goals |
6 |
10 |
| Goals/Game |
0.86 |
1.43 |
| Shots |
67 |
100 |
| Shots/Game |
9.6 |
14.3 |
| Shots on Goal |
29 |
43 |
| Corner Kicks |
19 |
29 |
| YC-RC-Fouls |
6-0-49 |
2-0-61 |
| PKs (Goals) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
ABOUT THE AZTECS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 1-3-1
Mountain West: 0-0-0
Home: 1-2-1
Away: 0-1-0
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-3
Streak: L3
BIG WEST POSTSEASON
The Tritons concluded the 2023 season with a 4-3-3 mark in conference play, including wins at tournament second seed UC Davis and third seed Cal Poly. Despite finishing fifth in The Big West standings last year, conference regulations prevented the Tritons from taking part in the six-team Big West Championship. That won't be the case this year with UC San Diego fully eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play. The six-team Big West Championship begins Nov. 3 with the opening round, concluding with the championship match on Nov. 10. The winner of the Big West Championship will receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
HILLIARD RECOGNIZED
UC San Diego senior captain
Courtney Hilliard was named
University Credit Union Athlete of the Week on Aug. 26 after scoring a goal and adding an assist in the Tritons' 3-0 win over Nevada. For the season, Hilliard has scored twice and added a pair of helpers, totaling a team-best six points.
GILLIGAN GETS GOING
Triton freshman
Lana Gilligan is third in The Big West with two assists on the season (tied with teammate
Courtney Hilliard). Last year,
Alexis Nguyen set a Division I program record with five assists as a freshman.
SKYLAR SETS THE BAR
Despite having not yet made her Triton debut, UC San Diego grad student
Skylar Enge was named to the Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Team. A native of Cardiff, Calif., Enge joins the UC San Diego roster in 2024 after completing her undergraduate career at Pepperdine University. She started all 18 matches in 2023 as a senior and helped lead the Waves to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances during her four years in Malibu.
LAST TIME OUT: UC SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON STATE 1 (SEPT. 1) | Box Score
UC San Diego senior
Raquel Kalpakoff scored her team-leading third goal of the season in the 21st minute and the Tritons hung on late to earn a 1-1 draw with host Washington State Sunday afternoon at Lower Soccer Field. It was a stellar performance by the Triton defense all afternoon to earn the impressive road result. Making her first career start, sophomore goalkeeper
Bella Barretto needed to make just five saves for UC San Diego (1-5-1).
LAST TIME VS. THE AZTECS: SDSU 3, UC SAN DIEGO 2 (9/07/23) | Box Score
UC San Diego defender
Talisa Lin notched her first career goal and senior
Sarah Kowack scored her first as a Triton, but it wasn't enough as visiting San Diego State (4-2-1) hung on for a 3-2 win over the Tritons at Triton Soccer Stadium.
NEW-LOOK TRITONS
UC San Diego women's soccer head coach
Kristin Jones '04 has announced the addition of ten newcomers joining the Tritons' roster for the 2024 season: three transfers and seven first-year scholar-athletes.
Skylar Enge (Pepperdine),
Ginny Fronk (George Mason), and
Kailey Park (LMU) transferred to UC San Diego. First-year Tritons include
Eva Andersen,
Ruby Berg,
Lana Gilligan,
Kat Harris,
Kate Oberhauser,
Jenna Rivera, and
Ava Tibor.
ROCKET CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF
Senior
Raquel Kalpakoff led the Tritons – and ranked fourth in The Big West – with five goals scored last season off the bench. Kalpakoff's five goals equals a program best for a season in Division I, matching
Kennedy Carter's five scores in the 2021 campaign.
GOAL SCORERS
Kennedy Carter is UC San Diego's all-time goals leader at the Division I level, scoring 11 times over three seasons with the Tritons:
HEAD COACH KRISTIN JONES '04
One of the most decorated players to come through the renowned UC San Diego women's soccer program, Kristin Jones is in her seventh season as the program's head coach. The former Triton standout became assistant with the program in 2004 and was elevated to associate head coach in 2015. Her career head coaching record stands at 49-37-17 (.558) over six-plus seasons.
TEAM CAPTAIN
This year's team captain is senior midfielder
Courtney Hilliard.
CALIFORNIA KIDS
29 of 31 Tritons on this year's roster hail from California. Only
Talisa Lin (Golden, Colo.) and
Lauren Rocco (Libertyville, Ill.) reside out-of-state.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Junior midfielders
Caitlin Wilson and
Corinne Wilson hope to have Triton opponents seeing double on the pitch. The sisters – both bioengineering majors in Sixth College – are one of 19 sets of twins playing on the same team in Division I this season.
SISTER, SISTER
UC San Diego is one of just ten Division I teams with multiple pairs of sisters on its roster. In addition to the Wilson twins, grad student
Kailey Park and junior
Lindsey Park are sisters as well.
MADERO CAPTURES BIG WEST HONORS
Sophomore
Karize Madero garnered Big West All-Freshman Team honors following the 2023 campaign. Madero played significant minutes in all 18 matches, making 12 starts for the Tritons. The native of Downey notched her first career goal in the 90th minute during UC San Diego's dramatic come-from-behind victory at UC Davis on Oct. 1. Madero is the second Triton all-time to be named to the Big West All-Freshman Team, joining goalkeeper
Keara Fitzgerald in 2021.
SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM
The UC San Diego women's soccer program earned the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award for 2023-24. The award recognizes exemplary work in the classroom. As a team, the Tritons posted a 3.34 grade point average (GPA) during the 2023-24 school year.
CLASSROOM SUCCESS II
Ten Tritons were named to The Big West All-Academic Team after the 2023 season, including returners
Camryn Borg,
Courtney Hilliard,
Raquel Kalpakoff,
Talisa Lin,
Allie Luo,
Lindsey Park, and
Lauren Rocco.
CLASSROOM SUCCESS III
Five Tritons earned accolades for their hard work both in the classroom and on the pitch.
Camryn Borg,
Courtney Hilliard,
Talisa Lin,
Allie Luo, and
Lindsey Park were all named to the Academic All-District Team as announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
GOING OUT ON TOP
UC San Diego ended its Division II era by capturing its fifth straight CCAA conference tournament title in 2019.
GAME DAY GOES WITH YOU
Triton fans can access game day information by visiting
UCSDTritons.com/WSgameday from their smart phone or scan the QR code at the entrance to Triton Soccer Stadium for everything they need to know about each home game, including updated rosters, schedules, and stats for each team, as well as links to watch on ESPN+.
UC SAN DIEGO ON THE WORLDWIDE LEADER
Most UC San Diego home men's and women's basketball games, men's and women's soccer matches, men's and women's volleyball matches, baseball and softball games are broadcast live on ESPN+. For more information on where to watch UC San Diego soccer, visit
UCSDTritons.com/live.
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS LAUNCHES WEEKLY PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast,
Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. 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 Twitter
@Tritoncast.
WOMEN'S SOCCER ON TRITONCAST
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.
