LA JOLLA, Calif. – The University of California San Diego women's basketball team (RV) looks to continue its momentum at home this week, hosting Humboldt State and Stanislaus State.
DETAILS
GAME 20:
vs. Humboldt State
Thursday, Jan. 30 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 21-11
GAME 21:
vs. Stanislaus State
Saturday, Feb. 1 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 34-11
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 15-4
CCAA: 11-3
Home: 6-2
Away: 6-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W7
Ranking: RV
ABOUT HUMBOLDT STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 11-8
CCAA: 7-7
Home: 9-3
Away: 2-5
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: W2
Ranking: N/A
ABOUT STANISLAUS STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 1-12
CCAA: 1-9
Home: 0-5
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-2
Streak: L7
Ranking: N/A
GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
On Saturday, come support the Tritons as they celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day! Prior to the game, join UC San Diego Athletics and UC San Diego Recreation for the Girls and Women in Sports Festival at RIMAC Arena from 4-5:30 p.m. There will be autograph sessions with scholar-athletes, inspiring talks from Olympians, and more. Free bookmarks commemorating Girls and Women in Sports Day will be given to all game attendees (while supplies last).
HONORARY COACH
Dean of Student Affairs for Thurgood Marshall College Amber Vlasnik will be serving as the Tritons' honorary coach on Saturday afternoon. Vlasnik and her daughter will be seated courtside as the Tritons battle Stanislaus State.
TURNER TIMES TWO
Thursday will be the second time this season that
Tyla Turner faces off with her sister, Tyra, who is a senior guard at Humboldt State. In their previous meeting on Jan. 11, Tyla put up 19 points in UC San Diego's 88-82 win at Humboldt.
POLLS
The Tritons received votes in the latest D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll. In D2SIDA's most recent regional breakdown, UC San Diego was ranked fourth.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
UC San Diego also received votes in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego faced both teams on the road earlier this season. On Jan. 9, UC San Diego topped Stanislaus State, 76-56. The Tritons followed up with an 88-82 win over Humboldt State on Jan. 11.
FREE THROW FANATICS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 78.1% from the free throw line (261-334). The Tritons' percentage is good for 13
th in the country.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.781 |
| Sonoma State |
0.762 |
| Humboldt State |
0.751 |
PLAYING CAREFULLY
The Tritons are averaging only 11.7 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Sioux Falls |
10.8 |
| Fort Hays St. |
10.9 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.6 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.7 |
| UC San Diego |
11.7 |
CAN I BE OF ASSISTANCE?
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.17 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.17 |
| Humboldt State |
1.07 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
0.98 |
MARGIN OF VICTORY
UC San Diego has the highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 69.4 points per game while their opponents average 60.4, the Tritons have a margin of 9.1.
Margin
| UC San Diego |
9.1 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
8.9 |
| Cal State East Bay |
8.0 |
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
After their two games at home, the Tritons will hit the road for a single game. UC San Diego will take on Chico State at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 before returning home for its final homestand of the regular season.
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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