{"id":440292,"date":"2026-08-22T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440292\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:24:10","slug":"spartans-fall-to-uc-santa-barbara-in-season-opener-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440292\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartans Fall to UC Santa Barbara in Season Opener – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u2013\u00a0 Ronin Axelson<\/a> made five saves in goal to lead the San Jos\u00e9 State men\u2019s soccer team (0-1-0, 0-0-0 MW) in a 3-0 loss to UC Santa Barbara (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big West) Friday night at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium in the Spartans\u2019 season opener.<\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9 State held the Gauchos scoreless through the opening half hour before the Gauchos broke through in the 32nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Cameron Cook<\/a> was shown a red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity, leaving the Spartans to play the remainder of the contest with 10 men. UCSB capitalized just over a minute later, scoring off a corner kick with 1:09 remaining in the half, sending SJSU into the break trailing 2-0.<\/p>\n

Despite playing a man down, the Spartans generated more opportunities after halftime, including when Angel Gutierrez<\/a> launched a shot from outside the post off the bar in the 67th minute. However, UC Santa Barbara put the match away in the 83rd minute with another strike to make it 3-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Spartans finished with four shots and four corner kicks. UCSB held an 18-4 advantage in shots and put nine attempts on target.<\/p>\n

Neo Ruiz<\/a> led San Jos\u00e9 State with two shots, while Gutierrez and Jordi Tortell Daly<\/a> each added one
\nAxelson went the full 90 minutes in goal and was credited with five individual saves, with the Spartans also recording a team save
\nIsac Enriquez<\/a>, Gutierrez and Kazushi Shimada<\/a> made their collegiate debuts
\nThis was the first time the Spartans played the Gauchos since 2003<\/p>\n

UP NEXT: The Spartans will face Cal Poly on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game can be watched on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

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