LA JOLLA, Calif. – In its second match of the season, UC San Diego women's soccer battled visiting Northern Arizona to a scoreless draw Thursday night in a non-conference contest at Triton Soccer Stadium. UC San Diego is now 0-1-1 on the young season while the Lumberjacks are 1-1-1 in 2025.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team found the back of the net over the first 45 minutes in a period that saw just six total shots. NAU goalkeeper Reece Reichwald made two saves, and the Tritons had the only corner of the period.
The pace picked up in the second half, with NAU earning four quick corners and UC San Diego keeper Charlotte Wilfer making three saves to keep the match level.
NAU held a 10-7 advantage in shots, with Wilfert registering five saves and her first clean sheet.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Northern Arizona had six corner kicks to UC San Diego's one. All six NAU corners came after halftime.
- UC San Diego has posted 18 clean sheets in the program's Division I era (2021-present).
- The Tritons remain unbeaten against the Lumberjacks at 1-0-1 in the series.
- The Tritons wore their new navy kits with goalkeeper Charlotte Wilfert in red.
QUOTABLE
"Overall, this wasn't our best performance," said UC San Diego head coach
Kristin Jones '04. "I thought we lacked a lot of the intensity we showed last week [vs. Cal]. Having said that, we did a really nice job defending their corners and we'll need to continue that moving forward."
UP NEXT
The Tritons return to the pitch Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. when they host UNLV inside Triton Soccer Stadium. Admission is free, and the match will air live on ESPN+ with Steve Quis and Natasha Belak-Berger.
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.average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
