The UC San Diego women's club soccer team walked off the pitch with a huge win over UC Irvine after having come off the field the night before with a 3-0 win over CSUN, ending the weekend with two wins under their belts! 

The game was intense from the kick off with the ball under the possession of UC San Diego. Unvexed, the Tritons dominated the Anteaters the first five minutes of the game. Midfielders stood their ground winning crucial tackles allowing the Tritons for a smooth and quick offensive transition into a counter attack. UC Irvine’s defensive line matched the intensity winning a tackle catching the opponents backline off guard, allowing them to score early on in the game. Not long after, offensive player Mia Fava stepped to Anteaters center back coming out victorious and heading straight to goal, just as the goal keeper stepped off her line, Fava made the split second decision to play a horizontal pass to Suhana Singh, who had followed up on the play, scoring the first goal for the Tritons. The intensity UC San Diego brought to the field was unmatched, their pressure soon led to UC Irvine giving up a corner. Julia Hagedorn grabbed the ball and headed to the corner flag. She placed the ball down and wound up to place a beautiful ball into the 18 yard box, where the defensive line got their head on the ball clearing it about 10 yards outside the 18 yard box where UC San Diego center-back Lauren Beers was able to strike the ball first touch scoring the second goal for the Tritons, giving them the 2-1 lead before the end of the first half. 

The second half started with the ball under the possession of UC Irvine where the Tritons quickly regained possession of the ball, knocking the ball effortlessly around the Anteaters, creating many opportunities to head towards goal. As the pace of the game increased UC Irvine picked up their pace as well in an attempt to match the Tritons. They earned themselves a corner kick around the 70th minute mark. The ball was played into the box where UCSD Goalkeeper Dahlia Sher made an incredible save getting her hand on the ball and tipping it out of the goal, but the UCI forward was ready and jumped up for the rebound heading it into the back of the goal, tying the Tritons 2-2. The energy of the match grew more and more as the 90 minute mark approached. Heading into the 80th minute of the game, Veronica (Roni) Yonce won a game changing tackle in the half of the Anteaters, after gaining control of the ball she slipped it  through the defensive line into the feet of Suhana Singh once again, taking her first touch in the direction of the goal, winding up her leg, she strikes the ball with great power landing it in the back of the net, giving the Tritons the 3-2 lead. Overall it was an exciting 3-2 win over the women's UC Irvine club soccer team and a victorious weekend!