Men’s Soccer Falls in First Round of Big West Championship

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Riverside started strong, but dropped a 3-2 decision to UC Santa Barbara in Wednesday’s Big West First Round matchup at Harder Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED UC Riverside won two prime scoring opportunities in the first 15 minutes in the form of free kicks, but both attempts went into the wall. Persistence paid off for UCR’s attacking front though, as Noah Lopez brought a ball down in the attacking midfield from Jackson D’Alessandro and wove through a sea of Gaucho defenders to give UCR the 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute. Carlos Gonzalez was on his…