RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Triton men's soccer earned its third-straight draw on Wednesday night with a 2-2 result at UC Riverside. The Tritons have tied all three of their Big West matches so far this season.
 
Sean Ueda and Evan Wellerstein grabbed the goals for the Tritons, who came back from deficits twice in the match. Nate Morgan registered both assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Riverside opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Ueda equalized just three minutes later. The hosts then found the back of the net again in the 37th minute to take a 2-1 lead into halftime.
 
The Tritons wasted no time leveling the score again after the break. Wellerstein's goal came in the 50th minute.
 
Both teams spent the rest of the half searching for a winner, but time eventually ran out with the score still knotted at two. The Tritons had more shots in both the second half and the match, but their two goals were their only two shots on target.
 
The Highlanders had a 7-2 advantage in shots on frame. The home side's hopes of going in front took a hit in the 84th minute when a Highlander player received a red card, forcing UC Riverside to play a man down for the final six minutes of the match.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Sean Ueda scored his first career goal.
• Evan Wellerstein's second goal of the season saw him become the first Triton with multiple goals this season.
• Wednesday's red card for UC Riverside was the first ejection of the season for a Triton opponent. 

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"It was a strange match tonight," head coach Jon Pascale said. "Both teams had stretches where they were in control. I thought our team showed great resilience equalizing twice. We were on the front foot at the end of the match and had a strong chance of getting the winner."
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons stay on the road for a match this Saturday at Cal Poly. The contest begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 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.