By james art LA JOLLA, CA – UC San Diego men’s soccer will conclude the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 2 by hosting UC Irvine at Triton Soccer Stadium on the La Jolla campus. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m., and nine Triton senior players will be honored before the game at 6:45 p.m.
Entering the final week of regular-season competition, UC San Diego is on a three-game losing streak, falling from second to eighth over the past two weeks. The Tritons will host UC Irvine, who is currently tied for third in the Big West standings. UC San Diego will be without many key players as they head into their final game due to injury. Max Carvalho continues to lead the team with four goals and three assists and 11 points. Nolan Premack has played every single minute of all 17 games this season with 65 saves and four clean sheets.
MATCH INFORMATION
Match 18
UC Irvine vs. UC San Diego
Saturday, November 2
19 hours | La Jolla, California | Triton Football Stadium
Watch | Live stats
Series: 2-3-1
ABOUT THE NEWTS
List | Schedule | statistics
Total: 4-9-4
Big West: 3-5
Start: 4-4-1
Away: 0-5-3
Standings: 0-2
| FOR THE ANT-EATERS | |
| List | Schedule | statistics | |
| Overall: 7-7-2 | |
| Big West: 4-3-1 | |
| Start: 5-3-1 | |
| Away: 2-4-1 | |
LAST TIME OUT
UC San Diego men’s soccer drops to eighth after dropping its final road game of the season to UC Davis 2-0.
UC San Diego moves to 3-5 in Big West play and 4-9-4 overall. The Aggies move to 3-3-2 in conference play and 7-5-5 overall.
ATTENDING THE MATCHES
Admission to UC San Diego home football games is free, but parking permits are required seven days a week on campus. For UC San Diego parking information, click here.
VETERAN PRESENCE
18 Tritons return to UC San Diego: 6 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 redshirt sophomores and 6 redshirt freshmen.
NEW PERSONS
The Tritons added 13 newcomers: 5 transfers and 8 recruits.
Cole Barrett
Nolan Premack
Adam Hillis
Bryce Barnum
Monet Bogonko
Ryan Namdar
Nikita Stukanov
Anthony Bullari
Nick Aghayan
Tyler Cash
Kai Oppenheim
Michael Leuchauer
Woody Brown
BEHIND CALISIA AT MEDIA DAY
UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS WEEKLY PODCAST
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, UC San Diego’s interscholastic athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons won 30 teams and nearly 150 individual national championships during his 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 earned prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s most distinguished institutions, graduating with an average of 91 percent, one of the highest percentages among institutions in all departments.