LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's soccer heads to the East Coast for a two-game slate as they face Howard University on Saturday, Sep. 20 followed by a Tuesday, Sep. 24 match vs. Navy.
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Howard enters the Saturday matchup 0-4. After being on the road to open the season, the match vs. the Tritons will be their season home opener. The Bison have scored 6 goals so far this season and three of their four games have been lost by a one-goal margin. Bryson Baker leads the team with a goal and two assists.
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The Midshipmen are currently 1-4-2 and will compete on the road at Lafayette on Saturday before meeting UC San Diego. Navy has scored six goals over eight games with Wyatt Stevens leading the way with three goals. The Tuesday matchup will be the Midshipmen's final non-conference match.
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UC San Diego (1-4-2) enters the week after earning their first win of the season over Air Force.
Kai Oppenheim now leads the team with two goals and two assists. The freshman Triton scored a brace against the Falcons for his first collegiate goal and the game winner. Against San Jose State, redshirt sophomore
Evan Wellerstein tallied his first collegiate goal helping the Tritons earn the draw.
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MATCH INFO
Match 8
UC San Diego at Howard
Saturday, Sep. 21
11 a.m. PST
Washington D.C. | Greene Stadium
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Live Stats
Series: First Meeting
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Match 9
UC San Diego at Navy
Tuesday, Sep. 24
7 p.m. PST
Annapolis, M.D. | Glen Warner Soccer Facility
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Series: First Meeting
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
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Stats
Overall: 1-4-2
2023 Big West: 3-5-1
Home: 1-3-1
Away: 0-1-1
Ranked: 0-1
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ABOUT THE MIDSHIPMEN |
| Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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| Overall: 1-2-1 |
Overall: 1-4-2 |
| 2023 NEC: 1-7 |
2023 Patriot League: 3-2-4 |
| Home: 0-0 |
Home: 1-2-1 |
| Away: 0-4 |
Away: 0-2-1 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Kai Oppenheim notched a career game on Sunday, scoring a brace in UC San Diego's (1-4-2) 3-0 triumph over Air Force (0-5-1).Â
Adam Hillis dialed in for a goal and an assist to help the Tritons to their first win of the season.
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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
The Tritons will open the Big West season on Wednesday, Oct. 2 on the road at UC Santa Barbara. 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.
