In his head coaching debut, San Diego State men’s soccer head coach Ryan Hopkins led the Aztecs (0-0-1) to a 1-1 draw against UCLA, which ended in extra time at the Bruins’ (1-1-1) home field in Los Angeles on Feb. 20.
The game was scoreless until the 73rd minute when UCLA sophomore forward Ollie de Visser found the back of the net. It only took five minutes for SDSU sophomore winger Blake Bowen to equalize via a free-kick from freshman midfielder Iñigo Villaldea’s right foot.
Throughout the game, SDSU showed dominance against UCLA’s shot ratio, with the Aztecs’ racking up 15 shots on goal compared to UCLA’s eight.