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Courtney Hilliard
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UC San Diego UCSD (2-7-2, 0-1-1)
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Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB (4-3-4, 2-0-0)
UC San Diego UCSD
(2-7-2, 0-1-1)
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Final
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UC Santa Barbara UCSB
(4-3-4, 2-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC San Diego UCSD 0 1 1
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Hillard Scores Late, Tritons Fall at UCSB

Tritons' captain nets her third goal of the season in the 78'

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC San Diego got a late goal from senior captain Courtney Hilliard, but the Tritons were unable to net the equalizer in a 2-1 setback to UC Santa Barbara Thursday night in a Big West showdown at Harder Stadium. With the victory, the Gauchos improved to 2-0 in The Big West (4-3-4 overall) while the Tritons (2-7-2, 0-1-1 Big West) have dropped two straight.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After UC Santa Barbara had a couple of early scoring chances, the Tritons controlled possession for much of the first half. In the 11th minute, senior Raquel Kalpakoff drew a foul just outside the 18-yard box. Grad transfer Skylar Enge and junior Talisa Lin lined up to take the free kick, and it was Lin who bent one in with tremendous pace – but the ball sailed just over the crossbar to keep the match scoreless.
 
Barely a minute after Lin's shot, junior Lindsey Park had two scoring chances, but her first shot was stopped by the Gauchos and the second was just off target.
 
In the 42nd minute, UC San Diego lost possession near midfield and the Gauchos capitalized on the turnover. Chayse Yu scored her second goal of the season on a breakaway to give UC Santa Barbara a 1-0 halftime lead. The Tritons held an 8-4 shots advantage in the first half.
 
After halftime, UC Santa Barbara stepped up its pressure and created some scoring chances. The Gauchos broke through in the 73rd minute as O'Callaghan Liu scored to put the home team on top, 2-0.  
 
Trailing by two late, the Tritons were undeterred. Sophomore Ellie Trevino got a look from inside the 18. Her shot was deflected, and Hilliard cleaned it up for the Triton goal.
 
UC San Diego applied pressure late, but the Tritons were unable to net the equalizer.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • Courtney Hilliard notched her third goal of the season and seventh of her career. Ellie Trevino was credited with her second career assist.
  • Senior Camryn Borg returned to the Triton lineup at left center back after missing the previous match. Borg played 78 minutes Thursday evening.
  • Triton goalkeeper Bella Barretto made four saves.
  • Sophomore Emily Fitzgerald played her third match of the season, logging 17 minutes at wide forward in the second half.
  • UCSB now leads the series over UC San Diego, 2-1-1 since the Tritons joined The Big West.
  • The Tritons wore their white kits with Barretto in red. 
QUOTABLE
"Late in the first half I thought we got complacent and teams with athleticism like Santa Barbara are going to capitalize if we let up. We did, and they did," said UC San Diego head coach Kristin Jones '04. "We're playing really good soccer for stretches, but because some results haven't gone our way, we need to learn that that's not good enough. We have to develop that killer instinct to win."
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues Big West play on Sunday night when the Tritons host Long Beach State (1-1 BW). Kick-off is slated for 6 p.m. from Triton Soccer Stadium with a live broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics available on UCSDTritons.com. Admission is free, but parking permits are required seven days per week on the UC San Diego campus.
 
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.
 
 
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