WSOC: Tritons Walk Away With 2-1 Win in Season Opener After McTigue Scores in 104th Minute

Sophomore forward Sarah McTigue's scored in the 104th minute Saturday night, leading the No. 18 UC San Diego women's soccer team to a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Central Washington in the Tritons' season opener. Despite UCSD leading for much of the night, CWU managed to tie up the match in the second half and send the contest into extra time. A scoreless first overtime meant yet another period. Roughly four minutes into the second overtime frame, McTigue dribbled into space near the top of the 18 yard area and fired a shot into the right bottom corner of the net to give the Tritons a win to start their 2009 campaign. "Early we were || CONTINUE

WVB: No. 13 Tritons Take Down No. 7 Minnesota Duluth And Michigan Tech On Saturday

The 13th-ranked UC San Diego women's volleyball team improved to 4-0 on the season with two more wins at the Wildcat Open, hosted by Northern Michigan. UCSD opened the day with a thrilling 15-25, 32-30, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13 win over national power No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. Elaine Chen closed out the second set with back-to-back aces, while a block by Cara Simonsen and Sylvia Schmidt gave the Tritons the final point in set five for the win. Schmidt finished the match with 19 kills and Lauren Bradley had a career-high 16 kills on .406 hitting. The Tritons returned to the court to face Michigan Tech and cruised to a 25-18, 25-19, 25-21 win. || CONTINUE