'Eaters, Gauchos Duel to 0-0 Match

Saturday, October 25

Santa Barbara, Calif.

7:00 PM

UC Irvine

8-3-6, 3-0-5

UC Santa Barbara

6-4-7, 4-0-4

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Irvine	0	0	0
UC Santa Barbara	0	0	0

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Photo by: Robert Huskey

'Eaters, Gauchos Duel to 0-0 Match

October 25, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --- UC Irvine men's soccer withstood a high-flying affair Saturday night at Harder Stadium with a 0-0 draw against UC Santa Barbara.

Senior Salute

The hosts honored their seniors prior to the match in their final home regular season match of 2025
The Gauchos looked to put on a show with 10 shots in the first half making keeper Joe O'Shaughnessy work on three of them making saves
- His toughest came in the 31st minute on a ball dipping to his left as he reached out for a one-handed save on a short-hop tipping it wide
The Anteaters got one shot up in the half as Marcus Lee got one on target in the 38th minute, less than a minute after he came on as a sub

Wreaking Havoc

The second half began with more of the same as UC Santa Barbara added the first four shots with O'Shaughnessy picking up another save.
An errant shot for the 'Eaters broke up the run before three more for the Gauchos all missing the frame putting them up 17-2 on shots in the match
UC Irvine saw its chance starting in the 75th minute
- The Anteaters broke out and played in the Gaucho half for a bit starting with four shots in two minutes including Justin Conyers with a snipe that UCSB keeper stopped on a hop
- The shots kept coming with Marcus Lee missing by inches in the 85th minute. Lyons got another shot up later in the minute stopped on a dive and the rebound corraled just before Misael Gonzalez Lopez could poke it in
- Gonzalez Lopez got his chance in the 88th minute curling one just high on the seventh and final UCI shot
The Gauchos had a pair of last gasps in the final minutes
- A cross in the 89th minute saw O'Shaughnessy reach up and tip it off the crossbar for a corner kick
- As the seconds ticked down, the Gauchos pressured an Anteater defender near the goalline and got a foot at it serving it across the face of goal and wide as time expired

UC Irvine 0, UC Santa Barbara 0

The draw keeps unbeaten streaks for each side as UCI sits at 3-0-5 over their last eight and UCSB builds their unbeaten streak to 11 straight on 4-0-7
- UCI remains unbeaten in the last five regular season matchups with the Gauchos at 1-0-4
The scoreless draw gives Joe O'Shaughnessy his seventh shutout of the season and an eighth for the team
- He collected five saves on the night matching his season high from the match at Cal State Bakersfield
The 'Eaters were out-shot, 21-9, while putting one-third of their shots on target.
- UCI also committed just six fouls while UCSB, one of the most-cautioned programs in the country, made just 12 with one caution
The point gives UC Irvine 14 in Big West play, a 3-0-5 record, and keeps them in position for a Big West title sitting two points behind UCSB and Cal State Fullerton for first place
- The point and results from the day also clinch a spot in the Big West Championship for the Anteaters, the seventh consecutive appearance for UCI

Next up is the regular season finale for UC Irvine, Saturday, November 1 with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff against UC Riverside. The 'Eaters will celebrate their seniors before the match in Anteater Stadium.

Ready for the next chance in a 0-0 match #RipEm

Hosts have the advantage in shots 10-1 and corners 3-0 - Joe with 3 saves including this one pic.twitter.com/mi7lr8Xv9D
— UCI Men's Soccer (@UCImsoc) October 26, 2025