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Andrea Guillen
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3
Winner UC San Diego UCSD (2-1-3, 0-0-0)
2
Colorado Col. CC (2-2-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
UC San Diego UCSD
(2-1-3, 0-0-0)
3
Final
2
Colorado Col. CC
(2-2-2, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC San Diego UCSD 0 3 3
Colorado Col. CC 0 2 2

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Guillen's Goal Propels Tritons Past Colorado College

UC San Diego is unbeaten over its last five matches

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UC San Diego junior Andrea Guillen scored her first career goal in the 70th minute to propel the Tritons to a 3-2 come-from-behind win Thursday night over Colorado College at Stewart Field. It was a wild second half that saw five combined goals in the rain, after a scoreless first half under dry conditions.
 
Unbeaten in five straight, the Tritons are now 2-1-3 overall. The Tigers fell to 2-2-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego's first scoring chance of the match came in the 19th minute, when grad student Natalie Abel weaved through traffic and fired a shot with pace from 23 yards out – but Tigers' keeper Regan Wallace made the stop waist high. The Tritons earned their first corner kick of the match in the 23rd minute, but a shot attempt from sophomore Kat Harris sailed wide.
 
Colorado College had a shot in the 28th minute that was on frame, but UC San Diego keeper Charlotte Wilfert was there to make an easy save. The Tritons earned their second corner in the 40th minute but could not get a look at the net. UC San Diego held a slim 4-2 lead in shots over the first 45.
 
As the second half got underway, what had been a light drizzle for the last couple minutes of the first half picked up in intensity. In the 56th minute, the Tritons broke through. Redshirt freshman Ava Tibor found Abel, whose shot trickled past a lunging Wallace. Abel's first score of the season gave UC San Diego a one-nil lead.
 
Less than two minutes later, CC's Jessica Anderson netted the equalizer. The Tigers forged ahead in the 62nd minute on a goal by Sophia Mayne.
 
Undeterred, UC San Diego fired right back, just 1:45 after the Tigers took the lead. Junior Alexis Nguyen scored her first of the season with a rebound and putback, bringing the match level at 2-2.
 
In the 70th minute, UC San Diego regained the lead. Guillen ripped a shot off the post. She stayed with it, collected the loose ball, and fired a rocket into the back of the net with her left foot to put the Tritons on top.
 
In the 89th minute, UC San Diego was handed a yellow card, setting up a Tigers free kick. The Triton defense prevented Colorado College from getting a shot off, and UC San Diego hung on for the road win.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • The goal by Natalie Abel was the seventh of her career, and fifth as a Triton. The tally by Alexis Nguyen was her second career score.
  • Ava Tibor's assist was the first of her career.
  • The Colorado College goal in the 57th minute snapped a scoreless streak of 276:58 by Triton goalkeeper Charlotte Wilfert.
  • UC San Diego equaled its season high with seven shots on goal.
  • Thursday was UC San Diego's first match of the season on an artificial surface.
  • The Tritons are 2-0-1 against opponents from the Mountain West so far this season following Thursday's win.
  • The Tritons wore their navy kits, with Wilfert in red.
 
QUOTABLE
"I told them afterwards I'm extremely proud of them," said UC San Diego head coach Kristin Jones '04. "When they scored their first goal [to tie the match], we bounced right back. Dre [Andrea Guillen] has been playing really well for us so I'm glad she was able to stick with that play to get her first goal in that fashion."
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons wrap up their four-match road swing over an eight-day stretch on Sunday when they visit Colorado State. The match kicks off at 1 p.m. MDT (Noon in San Diego) with links to a live broadcast and live stats on UCSDTritons.com.
 
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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 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. 
 
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