SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Behind yet another shutout in the net from sophomore Yesenia Betancourt, the Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team recorded a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) upset over No. 1-nationally ranked UC San Diego at The Cage on Wednesday afternoon.
 
GOALS
CSUSM – 64' Lauren Perry (Assist: Madyson Brown)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM keeper Yesenia Betancourt made an incredible leaping save in a one-on-one situation to deflect UCSD's Mary Reilly's shot in the 34th minute.
• Off Brown's corner kick from the right, Perry drilled the ball to the low left corner of the net to put CSUSM up 1-0.

 
QUICK KICKS

• This marks CSUSM's first win over a top-ranked team in its NCAA Division II history.
• The Cougars (5-4-1, 4-1 CCAA) handed UCSD (9-1-1, 4-1) its first loss of the season.
• The victory over UCSD is CSUSM's first in program history after eight previous attempts.
• The Tritons outshot the Cougars, 14-8. 
• Perry collected her second goal of the season in the contest.

.@CSUSM_WSoc Head Coach Bobby Renneisen discusses biggest win in program history, a 1-0 shutout over No. 1 @UCSDtritons #BleedBlue4Decade2 #goCCAA #NCAAd2 pic.twitter.com/C3wmO9jJdG

— CSUSM Athletics (@CSUSMcougars) October 3, 2018

 

.@CSUSM_WSoc Lauren Perry talks about what she believes is her biggest goal of her career #BleedBlue4Decade2 #goCCAA #NCAAd2 pic.twitter.com/C2jf83Lhee

— CSUSM Athletics (@CSUSMcougars) October 3, 2018

 

UP NEXT
The Cougars travel north to take on San Francisco State on Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m.