DAVIS, Calif. – UC San Diego senior captain Talisa Lin scored on a corner kick in the 78th minute as the Tritons earned a 1-0 win at UC Davis Thursday night on Aggie Soccer Field. UC San Diego outshot UC Davis, 13-5, for the match. The Tritons (3-5-5 overall, 1-2-1 Big West) picked up three points in the conference standings. UC San Diego freshman goalkeeper Charlotte Wilfert needed to make just one save in recording her sixth clean sheet of the season – and second straight.
 
With the home setback, the Aggies fell to 2-8-4 overall and 0-4-1 in Big West play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Though neither team scored in the first half, UC San Diego had numerous chances. Senior captain Lindsey Park took a shot in the fifth minute that was saved by UC Davis keeper Cat Pieper. The Tritons held a 4-2 first half advantage in shots and the Tritons earned four corner kicks while surrendering just one.
 
UC San Diego continued to apply pressure after halftime, and the Tritons finally broke through in the 78th minute. On their season-high eighth corner kick of the match, junior Andrea Guillen served a ball into the box, where defender Talisa Lin headed the ball into the upper-right corner of the net – her first goal of the season – to put the Tritons on top.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The goal was the third of Talisa Lin's career, and her first since 2023.
• UC San Diego's eight corner kicks are the most since the Tritons had eight in a win at San Diego State in Sept. 2024.
• With Thursday's shutout, Triton goalkeeper Charlotte Wilfert has not surrendered a goal in the last 211:50 of game action.
• UC San Diego earned eight corner kicks, surrendering just three.
• The Tritons wore their white kits.

 
QUOTABLE
"This was our most complete game from front to back. We committed to the game plan and got the reward for it," said UC San Diego head coach Kristin Jones '04. "We were patient and that enabled us to create quality chances throughout the match."
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues its Big West road trip when the Tritons visit Hawai'i Sunday evening. Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m. HST (7 p.m. PDT) from Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium. There will be no broadcast, but a link to live stats will be available 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.