LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego freshman goalkeeper
Charlotte Wilfert made a career high eight saves in recording her seventh clean sheet as the Tritons blanked visiting UC Riverside, one-nil, Thursday night at Triton Soccer Stadium. Freshman
Ava Tibor scored her fifth goal of the season in the win for UC San Diego (4-5-6 overall, 2-2-2 Big West). The Tritons are unbeaten in their last four.
UC Riverside fell to 0-12-2 (0-5-1) with Thursday's loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego broke through with the first goal of the match in the ninth minute. Triton freshman
Anya Lin came up the right side and played a strong ball into the box, where fellow freshman
Ava Tibor was there to head the ball into the back of the net. Tibor's team-leading fifth goal of the season put UC San Diego up, one-nil.
UC Riverside held an 8-4 advantage in shots over the first 45 minutes, but UC San Diego maintained the one goal advantage at halftime. Triton keeper
Charlotte Wilfert made four first half saves.
After halftime, the Highlanders continued to apply pressure, but Wilfert made the necessary stops. UCR was issued yellow cards in the 52nd and 60th minutes.
In the 87th minute, UCR had perhaps its best scoring chance of the night. The Highlanders earned a corner and sent the ball in, but Triton senior back
Allie Luo made an enormous, and unconvetional, stop to keep UC Riverside off the board.
TRITON TIDBITS
- The assist from Anya Lin was the first of her career.
- UC San Diego had a slim 15-14 edge in shots.
- The Tritons lead the Division I series between these two programs, 2-0-3. The overall series is 4-1-5 in favor of the Tritons.
- The Tritons wore their navy blue kits with Wilfert in red.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego remains at Triton Soccer Stadium to host Cal State Fullerton Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission is free. There will also be a broadcast on ESPN+ with a link to live stats on UCSDTritons.com.
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 has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
