LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 21 University of California San Diego women's basketball team will host its final homestand of the regular season this week, welcoming Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday and Cal State LA on Saturday for Think Pink Night and Senior Night.
DETAILS
GAME 23:
vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills
Thursday, Feb. 13 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 34-12
GAME 24:
vs. Cal State LA
Saturday, Feb. 15 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 36-7
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 18-4
CCAA: 14-3
Home: 8-2
Away: 7-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W10
Ranking: 21 (D2SIDA)
ABOUT CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 10-12
CCAA: 7-9
Home: 4-7
Away: 6-4
Neutral: 0-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-2
Streak: L2
Ranking: N/A
ABOUT CAL STATE LA
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 9-13
CCAA: 7-9
Home: 5-4
Away: 4-8
Neutral: 0-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: N/A
Streak: W1
Ranking: N/A
SENIOR NIGHT
The Tritons will honor seniors
Stephanie Moore and
Sydney Sharp on Saturday for Senior Night. Moore and Sharp will be recognized on the court prior to the game.
THINK PINK NIGHT
In partnership with Susan G. Komen, the Tritons will host Think Pink night on Saturday to raise awareness about breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game, and the first 100 fans in attendance will receive a pink lanyard.
When purchasing tickets, fans who show proof of their donation to Susan G. Komen will receive a discount.
CCAA TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO LA JOLLA
The Tritons will play host to the CCAA men's and women's basketball tournament next month at RIMAC Arena. The semifinals will take place on March 6 with the champions crowned March 7. This year, the men's tournament will be played in the afternoon and the women's sessions will be held at night.
In addition, the top four seeds will host a quarterfinal game on campus Tuesday, March 3. The UC San Diego women have clinched a spot in the tournament, but seedings are to be determined. All CCAA tournament games played at UC San Diego will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
POLLS
The Tritons were ranked 21
st in the latest D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll. In D2SIDA's most recent regional breakdown, UC San Diego was ranked third.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
UC San Diego received votes in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego faced Cal State Dominguez Hills on the road earlier this season, winning 85-63. The Tritons' most recent matchup with Cal State LA came last season, as they were victorious, 73-48.
ALMOST TO 200
Sydney Sharp has knocked down 199 3-pointers during her Triton career. She currently ranks fourth in program history and is on the heels of
Joleen Yang, who recorded 204 during her UC San Diego career from 2015-19.
FREE THROW FANS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 79% from the free throw line (311-396). The Tritons' percentage is good for 15
th in the nation.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.785 |
| Humboldt State |
0.764 |
| Sonoma State |
0.757 |
PLAYING CAREFULLY
The Tritons are averaging only 11.9 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Sioux Falls |
10.7 |
| Fort Hays St. |
11.0 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.2 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.5 |
| UC San Diego |
11.9 |
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.18 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.21 |
| Humboldt State |
1.10 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
1.03 |
MIGHTY MARGIN
UC San Diego has the highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 70.5 points per game while their opponents average 60.3, the Tritons have a margin of 10.2.
Margin
| UC San Diego |
10.2 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
9.4 |
| Cal State East Bay |
6.9 |
MONSTER YEAR FOR MACABUHAY
Julia Macabuhay ranks in the top five in five different statistical categories for the conference. Macabuhay ranks second in points per game (18.0), first in 3-point field goal percentage (44%), fourth in field goal percentage (50%), fourth in assists per game (4.3), and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.3).
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 for the rest of the regular season. UC San Diego will head north after this to face Cal State East Bay at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 20.
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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