LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 6 University of California San Diego women's basketball team is back home this week as it opens conference play against crosstown rival Cal State San Marcos. Then, the Tritons head to Cal State San Bernardino over the weekend.
 
DETAILS
Game 4:
vs. Cal State San Marcos
Thursday, Nov. 21 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
ESPN3 | Live Stats | Ticket Information
Series Record: UC San Diego leads 9-0
 
Game 5:
at Cal State San Bernardino
Sunday, Nov. 24 – 1 p.m.
Coussoulis Arena – San Bernardino
Watch | Live Stats | Ticket Information
Series Record: UC San Diego leads 36-21
 
ABOUT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 3-0
CCAA: 1-0
Home: 2-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W3
WBCA Ranking: N/A
 
ABOUT CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 0-3
CCAA: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-1
Neutral: 0-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: L3
WBCA Ranking: N/A
 
POLLS
At the national level, the Tritons were ranked sixth in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll and the D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll. In D2SIDA's regional breakdown, UC San Diego ranked second.
 
Cal State San Bernardino is not ranked in either poll. In the D2SIDA poll, Cal State San Marcos was receiving votes.
 
View the D2SIDA poll here.
View the WBCA poll here.
 
MACABUHAY HONORED
Julia Macabuhay earned the title of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17. Macabuhay led the Tritons to a pair of wins over Western Washington, 76-68, and Seattle Pacific, 79-67, at the West Region Crossover Classic over the weekend. The sophomore scored 45 points across the two contests. For her efforts, she was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
 
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
The Tritons did not lose in any of their games against the Cougars or Coyotes last season. UC San Diego went 3-0 against Cal State San Marcos, including a matchup in the CCAA Tournament. Against Cal State San Bernardino, the Tritons were 2-0.
 
HEAD COACH HEIDI VANDERVEER
A former WNBA coach, Olympic team scout and assistant for the legendary Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee, Heidi VanDerveer enters her eighth season as the UC San Diego head coach in 2019-20. VanDerveer was named the CCAA Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive season in 2018-19 as well as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) West Region Coach of the Year for the second-straight year.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Following the Tritons' two games, UC San Diego will head to Hawaii for the Malika Sports Oahu Thanksgiving Classic. The Tritons will face Minnesota State-Moorhead and Hawaii Pacific at the classic.
 
UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS WITH ESPN NETWORKS
All UC San Diego home men's and women's basketball games will be broadcast live on ESPN3, making the Tritons one of just three NCAA Division II programs to have all of its home basketball games air live on ESPN Networks.
 
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO HOOPS
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdwbb.
 
BIG WEST BOUND
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team. In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
 
GEAR 
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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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