Despite its early exit from California Collegiate Athletic
Association playoffs, the UCSD women’s soccer team is still a contender for the
NCAA Division II National Championship. Thanks to a 12-3-2 regular season
record that earned them an at-large bid into the West subregional, the Tritons
will have a chance to showcase the skills they exhibited so frequently during
the regular season on a national stage.
On Nov. 8, the Tritons will take the field in
rival Cal State Dominguez Hills in a win-or-go-home test. The winner will
advance to take on the Far West regions’ No. 1 seed and host team, the Seattle
Pacific University Falcons, who went undefeated with 20 wins during the regular
season.
UCSD went 0-1-1 against the Toros this season, including a
1-0 home loss on Oct. 10 (pictured above), and is 12-14-3 against them
all-time. Although they have had problems with the Toros, the Tritons will not
be in unfamiliar territory, as they have made the NCAA tournament in 21 of the
last 22 years. Coverage of the team’s first-round game will come in the next
issue. (Photo by Sanh Luong/Guardian)
