LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 22 University of California San Diego women's basketball team hits the road this week before returning home for afternoon action, and then will travel once more to close out the weekend.
DETAILS
Game 9:
at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Tuesday, Dec. 17 – 5:30 p.m.
Torodome – Carson
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 33-12
Game 10:
vs. Sonoma State
Thursday, Dec. 19 – 12:00 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 33-10
Game 11:
at Cal Poly Pomona
Sunday, Dec. 22 – 1:00 p.m.
Kellogg Arena – Pomona
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 22-17
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 6-2
CCAA: 2-1
Home: 2-1
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W1
WBCA Ranking: 22
ABOUT CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 4-6
CCAA: 1-3
Home: 2-2
Away: 2-3
Neutral: 0-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: L5
WBCA Ranking: N/A
ABOUT SONOMA STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 7-2
CCAA: 3-1
Home: 2-1
Away: 5-1
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W4
WBCA Ranking: N/A
ABOUT CAL POLY POMONA
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 6-4
CCAA: 2-2
Home: 3-1
Away: 1-2
Neutral: 2-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-1
Streak: L2
WBCA Ranking: N/A
FIELD TRIP DAY
UC San Diego is excited to host Field Trip Day as the Tritons battle Sonoma State at noon on Thursday. Open to all children in grades three through five, Field Trip Day includes free admission, UC San Diego-themed giveaways, educational programming, and fun and energy at the game. For more details, click
here.
POLLS
At the national level, the Tritons were ranked 22
nd in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll. In D2SIDA's regional breakdown, UC San Diego ranked fifth.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
The Tritons won all six of last year's matchups with this week's opponents. UC San Diego topped Dominguez Hills at home, 89-70, and on the road, 89-73. Against Sonoma State, the Tritons won 86-47 at home and 79-61 in Rohnert Park. The Tritons defeated Cal Poly Pomona 101-72 during the regular season, and again by a score of 72-60 to claim the CCAA Tournament title.
ON FIRE FOR FREE THROWS
UC San Diego ranks at the top of the conference leaderboard with a 0.783 free throw percentage (112-for-143).
CCAA Free Throw Percentages
| UC San Diego |
0.783 |
| Sonoma State |
0.767 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
0.752 |
JULIA MACABU-HIGH ON THE LEADERBOARDS
Julia Macabuhay ranks first in the conference with her 2.3 assist/turnover ratio and second with her 19.3 points per game.
CCAA Assist/Turnover Ratio
| Julia Macabuhay (UC San Diego) |
2.3 |
| Tyra Turner (Humboldt State) |
2.1 |
| Stephanie Custodio (Cal State San Marcos) |
2.8 |
CCAA Points Per Game
| Alexis Thrower (Humboldt State) |
21.2 |
| Julia Macabuhay (UC San Diego) |
19.3 |
| Sydney Bordonaro (Cal State LA) |
16.4 |
PLAYING CAREFULLY
The Tritons are averaging just 11 turnovers per game, which is the fourth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Fort Hays St. |
9.8 |
| Humboldt St. |
10.7 |
| Augustana (SD) |
10.7 |
| UC San Diego |
11.0 |
| Pittsburg St. |
11.0 |
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
The Tritons will see their first action of 2020 when they battle Cal State Monterey Bay. UC San Diego will take on the Otters at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 at RIMAC Arena.
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
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons
here.
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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