LA JOLLA, Calif. – The University of California San Diego women's basketball team (RV) looks to extend its five-game win streak and maintain its spot at the top of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings as it battles the Gators and Seawolves this week.
DETAILS
GAME 18:
vs. San Francisco State
Thursday, Jan. 23 – 5:30 p.m.
Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza – San Francisco
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 36-10
GAME 19:
vs. Sonoma State
Saturday, Jan. 25 – 1 p.m.
The Wolves' Den – Rohnert Park
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 34-10
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 13-4
CCAA: 9-3
Home: 6-2
Away: 4-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W5
Ranking: RV
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 1-14
CCAA: 1-11
Home: 1-5
Away: 0-8
Neutral: 0-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: L5
Ranking: N/A
ABOUT SONOMA STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 12-5
CCAA: 8-4
Home: 3-3
Away: 9-2
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-1
Streak: W4
Ranking: N/A
POLLS
The Tritons received votes in the latest D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll. In D2SIDA's most recent regional breakdown, UC San Diego ranked fourth.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego faced Sonoma State earlier this season. The Tritons topped the Seawolves on Dec. 19, 56-34. The Seawolves' 34-point effort was the lowest by a Triton opponent since UC San Diego defeated San Francisco State 93-34 on Jan. 7, 2016.
The last time the Tritons faced the Gators was during last year's CCAA Tournament on March 5. UC San Diego cruised to an 87-36 win over San Francisco State en route to its CCAA Tournament title.
CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 78.1% from the free throw line (227-290). The Tritons' percentage is good for 13
th in the country.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.781 |
| Sonoma State |
0.765 |
| Humboldt State |
0.761 |
PLAYING CAREFULLY
The Tritons are averaging only 11.8 turnovers per game, which is the sixth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Fort Hays St. |
10.5 |
| Sioux Falls |
10.7 |
| Humboldt State |
10.9 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.4 |
| Pittsburg St. |
11.8 |
| UC San Diego |
11.8 |
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.20 assist/turnover ratio.
Julia Macabuhay has been key, as she ranks 23
rd in the nation with a 2.22 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.20 |
| Humboldt State |
1.10 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
0.98 |
PLENTY OF POINTS
Julia Macabuhay remains second in the conference with an average of 17.9 points per game.
Conference Scoring Average
| Alexia Thrower (Humboldt State) |
21.1 |
| Julia Macabuhay (UC San Diego) |
17.9 |
| Sydney Bordonaro (Cal State LA) |
17.7 |
CAREER NIGHT
Three Tritons recorded new career highs in UC San Diego's 63-50 win over Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday.
Sydney Brown's 11 rebounds,
Stephanie Moore's eight boards, and
Layla Ybarra-Harvey's six points were all new top collegiate marks.
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' trip up north, they will return home to face Humboldt State at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 30.
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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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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