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LA JOLLA, Calif. \u2014 Goals came early and often in the first match of the men’s soccer season on Thursday night as UC San Diego beat visiting Navy 7-0 at Triton Soccer Stadium. UP NEXT
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\nOren Stuppel<\/a> had a brace just seven minutes in, with Kelham Wolf<\/a> scoring in the final minute of the first half to give the Tritons a 3-0 halftime lead. Sean McTague<\/a> and Jack Nishimoto<\/a> then scored six minutes apart early in the second half before Ryan Namdar<\/a> added two goals to bring the match to its 7-0 final scoreline.
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\nThe Tritons took 19 shots, with 12 on target. Goalkeeper Nic Thiele<\/a> made three saves to earn the clean sheet. He played the first 77 minutes, with Luc Narido<\/a> checking in to finish the match without incident.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nMcTague made a run down the right side before finding Stuppel arriving in the box for the match’s opening goal in the 5th minute. The two are both grad transfers from Cal Poly, where they spent the last four seasons together. Stuppel’s second goal came in the 7th minute after a solo run on the left wing.
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\nThe third goal of the first half saw three freshmen combine to find the back of the net in their collegiate debuts. Cael McElderry<\/a> took a long free kick from the right sideline that found an unmarked Gavin Carlson<\/a> on the back post. Carlson’s header into the middle saw Wolf win an aerial dual, with his headed effort beating the Navy goalkeeper.
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\nThe second-half scoring got underway in the 61st minute. McTague converted on a Midshipmen turnover, followed by Nishimoto intercepting a back pass in the 67th minute to make it 5-0.
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\nNamdar then finished off two nice combination plays for his brace, one from each side of the field. Adam Dunbar’s<\/a> cross from the right side found Namdar for a headed goal in the 74th minute. Lalo Barbieri<\/a> then drove to the endline on the left side, earning an assist after Namdar taped home the ensuing cross to end the evening.
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\nNishimoto and Barbieri were both making their collegiate debuts, registering their first goal collegiate goal and assist respectively. Namdar also scored the first goal of his collegiate career.
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\n“The overall depth of the group really showed tonight,” head coach Jon Pascale<\/a> said. “We played a lot of players, and each one contributed. Each guy we put on is a very capable player. I think that depth is going to pay big dividends next week when we go on the road and have two tough opponents in two very difficult places to play.”
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\nTRITON TIDBITS<\/p>\n
\nThe Tritons head to Texas for a match with Houston Christian next Thursday, Aug. 27. They will then visit Colorado for a match at Air Force on Sunday, Aug. 30.
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\nAbout UC San Diego Athletics
\nAfter two decades as one of the most successful\u00a0programs in\u00a0NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as\u00a0a\u00a0member\u00a0of The Big West in\u00a0NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in\u00a0Divisions\u00a0II\u00a0and III and helped guide\u00a01,400 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.\u00a0For more information on the Tritons, visit\u00a0UCSDtritons.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media\u00a0@UCSDtritons<\/a>.
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