Gauchos and Tritons Split Points, Stay Tied in Big West Standings

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer team (8-2-6, 3-1-3) tied UC San Diego (7-3-5, 3-1-3) 1-1 on Saturday at Harder Stadium in a pivotal Big West matchup. Both teams came in tied for third in the conference, and both left the field with a point and in the same position. HOW IT HAPPENED UC Santa Barbara spent much of the first half defending the Tritons’ pressure but limited the damage to a 1-0 halftime deficit. Maddie Buckley was tested 31 seconds in and made a save on a shot before UCSD broke through in the 11…