LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego men's soccer will cap a three-match homestand by hosting a pair of schools from Utah. The Tritons will first welcome Utah Tech on Friday, followed by a match with No. 16 Utah Valley on Monday.
 
Both matches begin at 7:00 p.m. and will also be streamed live on ESPN+. Admission to Triton Soccer Stadium is free, but parking permits are required seven days a week on the UC San Diego campus.
 
Friday's match is Youth Night, with free umbrella hats given away to the first 100 kids aged 12 and under. The team will also be signing autographs after the match. Monday's match is Military Appreciation Night.
 
DETAILS
Match 5
UC San Diego vs Utah Tech
Friday, Sept. 12 | 7:00 p.m.
Triton Soccer Stadium | La Jolla, Calif.
Series Record: Tied 2-2-0
Last Meeting: Utah Tech 2, UC San Diego 1 (Sept. 23, 2023)
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Match 6
UC San Diego vs No. 16 Utah Valley
Monday, Sept. 15 | 7:00 p.m.
Triton Soccer Stadium | La Jolla, Calif.
Series Record: Utah Valley leads 1-0-0
Last Meeting: Utah Valley 3, UC San Diego 1 (Aug. 29, 2024)
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 0-3-1
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 0-1-0
Away: 0-1-1
Neutral: 0-1-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1-1
Streak: L1
 
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Stat	UCSD	Opp.
Goals	1	7
Goals/Game	0.25	1.75
Assists	1	7
Shots	22	77
Shots/Game	5.5	19.3
Shots on Goal	7	30
Corner Kicks	14	29
Saves	23	6
YC-RC	8-1	6-0
Fouls	43	46
PKs (Goals)	0 (0)	2 (1)

 
ABOUT THE UTAH TECH TRAILBLAZERS
Overall: 1-2-2
Home: 1-0-1
Away: 0-2-1
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0-0
Streak: W1
 
ABOUT THE UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES
Overall: 5-0-0
Home: 4-0-0
Away: 1-0-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0-0
Streak: W5
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons hosted Houston Christian on Sept. 4 in their home opener, a 2-0 defeat. The visitors opened the second half with a goal in the 49th minute before putting the game away on a penalty kick in the 86th.
 
LAST TIME VS. UTAH TECH (Sept. 23, 2023) | Box Score
The Tritons scored first in the 12th minute, with the lead holding up until Utah Tech equalized in the 61st. The Trailblazers then added a late winner in the 87th minute to defeat the Tritons 2-1. The match was played at Triton Soccer Stadium in La Jolla.
 
LAST TIME VS. UTAH VALLEY (Aug. 29, 2024) | Box Score
Utah Valley opened a 2-0 lead before the Tritons pulled one back on a penalty kick in the 71st minute. The Wolverines then got an insurance goal in the 85th minute to secure the 3-1 victory. The match was played in Orem, Utah. Ten of the 17 Tritons who appeared in the match are back this season, including seven starters.
 
2025 WEEKLY HONORS
GK Nolan Premack, UCU Athlete of the Week (Aug. 25)
D Evan Wellerstein, UCU Athlete of the Week (Sept. 1)
 
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.
 
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO SOCCER
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through X, Facebook and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdmsoc.

FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

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UP NEXT
The Tritons will not have to go far for their next match, a road contest at nearby University of San Diego. The match is set for Sept. 21 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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.