LA JOLLA, Calif. — Big West Conference action begins for UC San Diego men's soccer this week with one match on the road and one at home. The Tritons visit UC Irvine on Wednesday before hosting UC Davis on Saturday.
 
The match with UC Davis is presented by University Credit Union and will kick off at 7:00 p.m. from Triton Soccer Stadium. Admission is free, but parking permits are required seven days a week on the UC San Diego campus. That match will also be broadcast on ESPN+ with Steve Quis and Sal Zizzo on the call.
 
DETAILS
Match 9
UC San Diego at UC Irvine
Wednesday, Oct. 1 | 6:00 p.m.
Anteater Stadium | Irvine, Calif.
Series Record: UC San Diego leads 9-7-3
Last Meeting: UC San Diego 2, UC Irvine 2 (Nov. 2, 2024)
 
Match 10
UC San Diego vs UC Davis
Saturday, Oct. 4 | 7:00 p.m.
Triton Soccer Stadium | La Jolla, Calif.
Series Record: Tied 4-4-1
Last Meeting: UC Davis 2, UC San Diego 0 (Oct. 26, 2024)
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 0-6-2
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 0-3-1
Away: 0-2-1
Neutral: 0-1-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-3-1
Streak: L3
 
TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Stat	UCSD	Opp.
Goals	1	14
Goals/Game	0.13	1.75
Assists	1	11
Shots	58	140
Shots/Game	7.3	17.5
Shots on Goal	23	56
Corner Kicks	29	50
Saves	42	22
YC-RC	15-2	11-0
Fouls	75	95
PKs (Goals)	0 (0)	3 (2)

 
ABOUT THE UC IRVINE ANTEATERS
Overall: 5-3-1
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 5-0-1
Away: 0-3-0
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-1-0
Streak: L3
 
ABOUT THE UC DAVIS AGGIES
Overall: 0-5-3
Big West: 0-0-0
Home: 0-3-1
Away: 0-2-2
Neutral: 0-0-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-0-0
Streak: L3
 
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
Nonconference play concluded at home with a match versus San Jose State last Saturday, Sept. 27. The Tritons were defeated 3-0 after going down to 10 men in the 59th minute.
 
LAST TIME VS UC IRVINE (Nov. 2, 2024) | Box Score
The two teams closed out last year's regular season with a 2-2 draw at Triton Soccer Stadium in La Jolla. All four goals came in the first half, with the Tritons going on top first after scoring twice in the first 10 minutes.
 
LAST TIME VS UC DAVIS (Oct. 26, 2024) | Box Score
The Tritons were defeated 2-0 in last year's Big West match between the two sides. The match was played at Aggie Soccer Field in Davis.
 
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 continues with a pair of road matches next week. The Tritons will visit UC Riverside on Oct. 8 and Cal Poly on Oct. 11.
 
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.