SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — San Diego men's soccer (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCC) is set to begin its 2021 season at UC Santa Barbara (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Big West) before returning to Torero Stadium to host Lipscomb in what will mark its 2021 home debut.

The Toreros will take on the Gauchos at 7 p.m. at the 17,000-seat Harder Stadium on Thursday, August 26, then welcome the Bisons to San Diego for a 6 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, August 29.

Live statistics and video will be available for Thursday evening's match on UCSBGauchos.com, and Sunday's home opener will be streamed on the WCC Network alongside live statistics on USDToreros.com.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS THE GAUCHOS
USD is 7-11-1 against UC Santa Barbara all-time, with the two programs' most recent meeting coming on October 1, 2019, a 2-2 tie at Torero Stadium.

San Diego is 2-6 all-time at Harder Stadium, a span that includes an NCAA Tournament game in 2002.

The Toreros' most recent win in Santa Barbara came in September of 1989, when USD took down the Gauchos by a 3-2 margin.

USD has scored 20 goals and allowed 40 in its 19 meetings with UC Santa Barbara.

ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS THE BISONS
USD is 2-1-0 versus Lipscomb all-time, with the two programs' most recent meeting coming in September 2018 in Nashville, a 1-0 win for the Toreros.

The Bisons and USD have met just once at Torero Stadium — a double-overtime thriller that went to the Lipscomb by a 3-2 margin.

The Toreros have scored six goals and allowed just four in their three matchups with Lipscomb.

LAST TIME OUT
The Toreros enjoyed a successful exhibition match at CSUN last Saturday evening, beating the Matadors by a score of 2-1.

Mason Tunbridge scored in the fourth minute with an assist from Jake Schneider to give USD a 1-0 lead, then Miltiadis Hadjipanayiotou answered back at the 45:17 mark in the second half after CSUN tied it to earn the Toreros a 2-1 victory.

San Diego recorded four shots (three on goal) and goalkeeper Marley Mascarenas notched six saves.