SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — UC San Diego will make its Big West Men's Soccer Championship debut on Wednesday with a first round match at Cal Poly. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
The Tritons went 2-2-5 (11 points) in Big West play to earn the six seed in the championship. Cal Poly finished in a three-way tie for first with 17 points but is the three seed after tiebreakers were factored in.
 
The winner of Wednesday's match will advance to play at two seed UC Irvine this Saturday, Nov. 8. That semifinal contest precedes the championship match on Nov. 15.
 
DETAILS
Big West Championship First Round
UC San Diego (6 Seed) at Cal Poly (3 Seed)
Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 7:00 p.m.
Mustang Memorial Field at Spanos Stadium | San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Series Record: Cal Poly leads 3-2-0
Last Meeting: Cal Poly 4, UC San Diego 0 (Oct. 11, 2025)
 
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 2-8-7
Big West: 2-2-5
Home: 2-3-3
Away: 0-4-4
Neutral: 0-1-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-3-1
Streak: W1
 
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Stat	UCSD	Opp.
Goals	10	26
Goals/Game	0.59	1.53
Assists	7	24
Shots	180	262
Shots/Game	10.6	15.4
Shots on Goal	65	104
Corner Kicks	61	96
Saves	78	55
YC-RC	26-2	30-2
Fouls	183	233
PKs (Goals)	0 (0)	3 (2)

 
ABOUT THE CAL POLY MUSTANGS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 8-5-5
Big West: 5-2-2
Home: 4-2-2
Away: 4-3-3
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-0-1
Streak: W3
 
FINAL BIG WEST STANDINGS
1. UC Santa Barbara (17 Pts.)
2. UC Irvine (17)
3. Cal Poly (17)
4. Cal State Fullerton (16)
5. UC Davis (14)
6. UC San Diego (11)
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7. Cal State Bakersfield (11)
8. UC Riverside (7)
9. CSUN (6)
10. Sacramento State (5)
 
UC San Diego finished ahead of Cal State Bakersfield because the Tritons won the regular season match between the two teams. UC Santa Barbara is the one seed after taking the most points in matches with UC Irvine and Cal Poly. UC Irvine is the two seed thanks to the goals scored tiebreaker.
 
A DIFFICULT NONCONFERENCE
Five of the Tritons' eight nonconference opponents have spent time in the Top 25 this season, with four of those five matches coming away from home. Cal, Duke, USD and Utah Valley were all ranked at the time the Tritons played them.
 
LAST TIME OUT | Box Score
The Tritons sent out their seniors with a 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton last Saturday on Senior Night. Fourth-year Triton Brian Arens scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute.
 
LAST TIME VS CAL POLY (Oct. 11, 2025) | Box Score
This year's regular season contest between the two teams went the way of the Mustangs, who won 4-0 at home last month. The Tritons were playing their first match since losing grad senior goalkeeper and team captain Nolan Premack to a season-ending injury.
 
2025 WEEKLY HONORS
GK Nolan Premack, UCU Athlete of the Week (Aug. 25)
D Evan Wellerstein, UCU Athlete of the Week (Sept. 1)
M/D Adam Dunbar, UCU Athlete of the Week (Oct. 6)
D Keenai Braun, UCU Athlete of the Week (Oct. 27)
F Brian Arens, UCU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 3)
GK Nic Thiele, Big West Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
M/D Adam Dunbar, Big West Freshman of the Week (Nov. 3)
 
CLASSROOM SUCCESS
Two Tritons earned accolades for their hard work both in the classroom and on the pitch in 2024. Senior Jonah Kawamura and redshirt freshman Quinn Sellers were named to the Academic All-District Team as announced by College Sports Communications (CSC). Sellers is back with the Tritons in 2025 for his redshirt sophomore season.
 
THREE TRITONS CAPTURE BIG WEST HONORS IN 2024
Three UC San Diego scholar-athletes were honored by The Big West in 2024 as the conference announced its men's soccer postseason awards. Senior Max Carvalho earned his third Big West nod as he was named to the All-Conference Second Team. Freshmen Kai Oppenheim and Quinn Sellers were named to the All-Freshman Team, and both return for the Tritons in 2025.
 
10 FRESHMEN JOIN THE SQUAD
UC San Diego men's soccer head coach Jon Pascale has announced the addition of ten newcomers who will join the Tritons' roster for the 2025 season: Gavin Allegaert, Adam Dunbar, Masa Fujita, Gary Green, Ian Mai, Liam Murdin, Jack Nishimoto, Sagar Patel, Max Pulvers and Sean Ueda. Murdin is a redshirt freshman transfer from Cal Poly, while the rest of the class are true freshmen and recent high school graduates.
 
HEAD COACH JON PASCALE
Now in his 18th season at the helm of UC San Diego men's soccer, Jon Pascale has an all-time record of 151-100-50 (.502) with the Tritons at the start of 2025. Pascale is a three-time California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year and led the Tritons to four Division II NCAA Championship berths from 2013 to 2019. His record in Division II was 130-61-40 (.649).
 
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.
 
TRITON SOCCER TALK
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. New episodes of Tritoncast are available on the most popular podcasting apps and on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast.
 
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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.