LA JOLLA, Calif. — Triton men's soccer's final nonconference match of the season brings a fellow California school to La Jolla for the first time this season as San Jose State visits on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from
Triton Soccer Stadium.
Saturday is the team's Latinx Heritage Night. Free conchas will be given out to the first 100 students in attendance.
Admission to Triton Soccer Stadium is free, but parking permits are required seven days a week on the UC San Diego campus. Fans can also catch the action on ESPN+ with David Gentile and Sal Zizzo on the call.
DETAILS
Match 8
UC San Diego vs San Jose State
Saturday, Sept. 27 | 7:00 p.m.
Triton Soccer Stadium | La Jolla, Calif.
Series Record: Tied 1-1-1
Last Meeting: UC San Diego 1, San Jose State 1 (Sept. 12, 2024)
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 0-5-2
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 0-2-1
Away: 0-2-1
Neutral: 0-1-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-3-1
Streak: L2
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
| Stat |
UCSD |
Opp. |
| Goals |
1 |
11 |
| Goals/Game |
0.14 |
1.57 |
| Assists |
1 |
9 |
| Shots |
46 |
119 |
| Shots/Game |
6.6 |
17.0 |
| Shots on Goal |
22 |
49 |
| Corner Kicks |
26 |
46 |
| Saves |
38 |
21 |
| YC-RC |
14-1 |
10-0 |
| Fouls |
68 |
86 |
| PKs (Goals) |
0 (0) |
3 (2) |
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Overall: 6-1-2
Home: 1-1-2
Away: 5-0-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0-1
Streak: W2
TESTED VS THE BEST
The Tritons have faced four ranked opponents so far this season (Cal, Duke, USD, Utah Valley), with all but one being on the road. Next week's Big West opener is against UC Irvine, who is currently receiving votes in the Top 25.
LAST TIME OUT | Box Score
The Tritons visited in-town opponent USD last Sunday, falling 1-0 at Torero Stadium. USD was ranked No. 23 at the time and is now No. 11 nationally.
LAST TIME VS SAN JOSE STATE (Sept. 12, 2024) | Box Score
San Jose State hosted the Tritons at Spartan Soccer Field, with the two teams finishing deadlocked at 1-1. The hosts struck first in the 52nd minute, but the Tritons were able to get their equalizer less than five minutes later on a goal from
Evan Wellerstein.
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
Big West play begins next Wednesday, Oct. 1, as the Tritons travel north to play UC Irvine. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 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.
