LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego heads out of state for the only time this season when the Tritons travel north for matches at Idaho and Washington State. UC San Diego (1-4) will be looking for its first road result of the season on Thursday when the Tritons play at Idaho (3-2). These two teams met once previously: a 2-0 Vandals win in La Jolla during the 2022 season. Thursday will mark UC San Diego's first indoor match in program history. Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. inside the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.
On Sunday, the Tritons will visit Washington State (2-2) for the first time, with action slated to begin at 1 p.m. Both of this week's matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with a link to live statistics available on UCSDTritons.com.
DETAILS
| Match 6: UC San Diego (1-4) at Idaho (3-2) |
| Thursday, Sept. 5 | 6 p.m. |
| P1FCU Kibbie Dome | Moscow, Idaho |
| ESPN+ | Live Stats |
| Series Record: Idaho leads, 1-0 |
| Last Meeting: Idaho 2, UC San Diego 0 (8/18/2022) |
| Match 7: UC San Diego (1-4) at Washington State (2-2) |
| Sunday, Sept. 8 | 1 p.m. |
| Lower Soccer Field | Pullman, Wash. |
| ESPN+ | Live Stats |
| Series Record: First meeting |
| Last Meeting: N/A |
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 1-4-0
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 1-2-0
Away: 0-2-0
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L1
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
| Stat |
UCSD |
Opp. |
| Goals |
4 |
7 |
| Goals/Game |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| Shots |
48 |
65 |
| Shots/Game |
9.6 |
13.0 |
| Shots on Goal |
19 |
30 |
| Corner Kicks |
14 |
16 |
| YC-RC-Fouls |
4-0-35 |
0-0-46 |
| PKs (Goals) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
ABOUT THE VANDALS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 3-2-0
Big Sky: 0-0-0
Home: 1-0-0
Away: 2-2-0
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W1
ABOUT THE COUGARS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 2-2-0
West Coast: 0-0-0
Home: 2-0-0
Away: 0-2-0
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: L1
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. Hilliard has scored twice and added that helper, totaling a team-best five points.
GILLIGAN GETS GOING
Triton freshman
Lana Gilligan is tied for second in The Big West with two assists on the season. 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: CBU 1, UC SAN DIEGO 0 (SEPT. 1) | Box Score
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.
LAST TIME VS. THE VANDALS: IDAHO 2, UC SAN DIEGO 0 (8/18/22) | Box Score
UC San Diego goalkeeper
Keara Fitzgerald made six saves but it wasn't enough as visiting Idaho topped host UC San Diego by a 2-0 score in the women's soccer season opener for both teams in front of a spirited crowd at Triton Soccer Stadium. The Vandals (1-0) out-shot the Tritons (0-1), 17-7, in the victory.
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).
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.
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.
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 49-36-16 (.564) over six-plus seasons.
TEAM CAPTAIN
This year's team captain is senior midfielder
Courtney Hilliard.
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.
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.
