LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 22 University of California San Diego women's basketball team is at home this week, hosting Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay to open 2020.
DETAILS
GAME 12:
vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Thursday, Jan. 2 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 28-3
GAME 13:
vs. Cal State East Bay
Saturday, Jan. 4 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 16-7
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 8-3
CCAA: 4-2
Home: 3-1
Away: 2-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: L1
WBCA Ranking: 22
ABOUT CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 2-7
CCAA: 2-5
Home: 2-4
Away: 0-3
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: N/A
Streak: L1
WBCA Ranking: N/A
ABOUT CAL STATE EAST BAY
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 10-3
CCAA: 6-1
Home: 4-1
Away: 3-1
Neutral: 3-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W2
WBCA Ranking: N/A
POLLS
At the national level, the Tritons were ranked 22nd in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 Coaches Poll. In D2SIDA's most recent regional breakdown, UC San Diego ranked fourth.
Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay are not nationally ranked.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego hosted Cal State East Bay in last year's regular season finale, winning 77-69. The Tritons topped Cal State Monterey Bay in 2018-19 as well, by a score of 77-41 on Nov. 29 and 71-36 on Feb. 28.
FREE THROW FANATICS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 0.779 from the free throw line (148-190).
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.779 |
| Sonoma State |
0.766 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
0.749 |
PLAYING CAREFULLY
The Tritons are averaging just 11.6 turnovers per game, which is the seventh-lowest in the nation. UC San Diego's opponents are averaging 14.1 turnovers per contest.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Fort Hays St. |
9.6 |
| Augustana (SD) |
10.1 |
| Sioux Falls |
11.2 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.3 |
| Walsh |
11.3 |
| Pittsburg St. |
11.4 |
| UC San Diego |
11.6 |
CONFERENCE LEADER
Julia Macabuhay tops the CCAA with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio. Her average of 4.8 assists per game ranks second in the conference.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| Julia Macabuhay - UC San Diego |
2.1 |
| Tyra Turner – Humboldt State |
1.9 |
| Angelica Baylon – Stanislaus State |
1.9 |
SISTER, SISTER
Stephanie Moore will face off against her sister, Delia Moore, who is a sophomore guard at Cal State East Bay. This will be Delia's second trip to Stephanie's collegiate home court, as she played in last season's contest between the two teams on March 2.
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 hit the road following this week's slate of games, facing Stanislaus State at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 in Turlock.
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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