San Diego Athletics

SAN DIEGO — USD redshirt-sophomore Chloe Walls stopped a penalty kick late in the first half and finished with four saves and the clean sheet as Las Toreras team opened the 2026 season with a 0-0 draw against Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night at Torero Stadium.

The opening night result extended the Toreros' non-conference unbeaten streak to 10 matches dating back to head coach Greg LaPorte's first season at the helm of the program in 2024. San Diego went undefeated in eight non-conference matches in 2025, the first undefeated non-conference season in program history. 

San Diego carried the run of play early, holding the lion's share of possession and outshooting the Titans 5-3 before the break. A pair of true freshmen making their first career starts made the biggest threats of the half as Mia Teran accounted for three of those USD attempts and Lily Johnson drew a save out of the Cal State Fullerton goalkeeper in the 30th minute.

Walls' biggest moment came in the 41st. Awarded a penalty, Cal State Fullerton sent Sail Bozinovic to the spot, and Walls pushed the attempt away, diving to her left to keep the match level at halftime. 

While the Toreros continued to maintain the majority of possession, the Titans' counterattack created more chances, taking eight of their 11 total shots in the second half and earning four of their five corner kicks. Walls answered with a pair of late game saves, while the Torero back line blocked three more attempts. 

On the other side, reigning WCC All-Freshman Team selection Amanda Anders had San Diego's final two looks inside the last five minutes, one blocked in front of goal and one just over the bar.

Seventeen Toreros saw the field in the opener, including six off the bench, seven total making their USD debuts.

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The Toreros are back in action on Thursday, Aug. 20, when they travel to Los Angeles to take on No. 20 UCLA at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Kickoff against the Bruins is set for 7 p.m. and will stream live on B1G+.