SAN DIEGO – Cal State Fullerton men's soccer dropped its road contest to UC San Diego by a final score of 3-1 Saturday evening at Triton Soccer Stadium.

Fullerton controlled the pace throughout much of the first half, however, the Tritons were able to score in the 38th minute, just a few minutes before halftime to take a 1-0 lead. UC San Diego's Jonah Bryan scored on a header off a corner kick.

The Titans came out of the locker room in the second half with high energy looking to get the equalizer as they pressured UC San Diego from the kickoff. Despite the Titans' focus to get back in the match, UCSD was able to add to its lead in the 59th minute to make the score 2-0. Just over two minutes later UC San Diego extended its lead to 3-0 on a goal by Mason Haubrich.

Fullerton got on the board in the 79th minute of action as Sebastian Cruz scored his team-high fifth goal of the season to make it a 3-1 game. Omar Yehya picked up his first collegiate points with his assist on the goal.

79' | Titans are on the board! @Cruzs100 scores his 5th of the season to make it a 3-1 game. #TusksUp pic.twitter.com/smotcKJZVS

— Titans Men's Soccer (@FullertonMSOC) October 3, 2021

The match was much more tightly contested than the scoreboard indicated as the Titans outshot UC San Diego 17-13 and controlled much of the possession throughout the 90 minutes.

Following the loss, the Titans are 2-6-2 and 0-2 in Big West Conference play. Fullerton looks to bounce back Wednesday as they head to the central valley to face CSU Bakersfield.