{"id":473948,"date":"2026-09-24T06:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473948\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:58:13","slug":"tritons-fall-to-cal-state-fullerton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473948\/","title":{"rendered":"Tritons Fall to Cal State Fullerton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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LA JOLLA, Calif. \u2014 Wednesday night’s men’s soccer match at Triton Soccer Stadium ended with visiting Cal State Fullerton taking home a 2-1 win over UC San Diego.
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\nThe Tritons (5-3-0) opened the scoring in the 38th minute with a goal from Gavin Allegaert<\/a>, but the Titans (2-3-3) responded with goals in the 41st and 76th minutes to earn the win.
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\nUC San Diego goalkeeper Nic Thiele<\/a> made six saves. The Tritons only forced one save from Fullerton’s keeper despite the ball being in the Tritons’ offensive half for 61% of the match.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nThe Tritons had several good looks at goal in the first half. A long ball by Thiele that was flicked on by Cael McElderry<\/a> found Allegaert in behind the defense in the 30th minute, but his shot missed high.
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\nMcElderry and Allegaert then combined again for the Tritons’ goal. Fullerton played out of the back after a goal kick, with pressure from the two Tritons\u2014along with Sean Ueda<\/a>\u2014forcing a turnover. McElderry poked the ball free to get it to Allegaert, who fired home a one-time shot with his left foot.
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\nThe Tritons had another good look at goal one minute later when Matias Mott<\/a> made a couple of defenders miss in the box. His ensuing shot missed wide left to keep the score at 1-0.
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\nFullerton then equalized before the break. The Tritons missed on a clearance, with Fullerton first to the loose ball. The Titans took advantage of the now-exposed Triton backline to play a runner in on goal, who scored to put the score at 1-1.
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\nThe visitors thought they were going into the break with a 2-1 lead after a shot found the back of the net in the 44th minute. But the Triton coaching staff initiated a challenge, with the goal taken away due to a foul in the build-up.
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\nA frantic second half featured 17 combined shots, six of which were on goal. Thiele made four of his saves after halftime. The end-to-end action eventually went Fullerton’s way with the game-winning goal in the 76th minute. A driving run centrally set up a ball in between the lines, with one final dribbling move then enough to beat the Triton defense.
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\nUC San Diego searched for an equalizer as the match progressed, registering three shots and three corner kicks after Fullerton’s goal. But the Tritons were unable to get anything on target, bringing the match to its 2-1 conclusion.
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\n\tFullerton is the first team this season to have more corner kicks in a match than the Tritons, taking six to UC San Diego’s five.
\n\tFreshman Matteo Saffer<\/a> made his collegiate debut, subbing on for an injured Gavin Carlson<\/a> in the first half. Saffer played the final 66 minutes of the match. <\/p>\n

UP NEXT
\nThe Tritons start Pac-12 play next Wednesday, Sept. 30, at home against Cal Poly. Free scarves will be given out to the first 200 fans in attendance. The match will also be available on ESPN+. Tickets are available through Triton Box Office<\/a>.
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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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