A promising season slipped away from the UCSB men’s soccer team after Cal State Fullerton eliminated the Gauchos on penalty kicks 1-1 (5-3) in the opening round of the Big West Tournament on Wednesday night at Harder Stadium.
It was a cruel ending to the season for the Gauchos as they outshot the Titans 18-7 and created several quality chances in the latter stages of the second half and overtime, but the goal never came.
“If you follow Gaucho soccer, scoring goals this year has always been an issue for us and that didn’t exactly go away,” said UCSB coach Tim Vom Steeg. “When we did score we usually scored in bunches and it didn’t happen tonight.”