LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 18 University of California San Diego women's basketball team is approaching its final games of the 2019-20 regular season as it hits the road this week.
DETAILS
GAME 25:
vs. Cal State East Bay
Thursday, Feb. 20 – 5:30 p.m.
Pioneer Gym – Hayward
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 17-7
GAME 26:
vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Saturday, Feb. 22 – 1 p.m.
Otter Sports Center – Monterey
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 28-4
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 20-4
CCAA: 16-3
Home: 10-2
Away: 7-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W12
Ranking: 18 (D2SIDA), 25 (WBCA)
ABOUT CAL STATE EAST BAY
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 16-8
CCAA: 12-6
Home: 7-2
Away: 6-5
Neutral: 3-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: W1
Ranking: N/A
ABOUT CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 6-14
CCAA: 6-12
Home: 3-7
Away: 3-7
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-1
Streak: L1
Ranking: N/A
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, as well as a top-four seeding. All CCAA tournament games played at UC San Diego will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
POLLS
The Tritons were ranked 18
th 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 was ranked 25
th in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
View the WBCA poll
here.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
The Tritons are in the running for the CCAA regular season title. View the latest CCAA standings
here.
UC San Diego has already clinched a spot in the CCAA Tournament, as well as a top-four seeding, meaning it will host a quarterfinal game at 5:30 p.m. on March 3 at RIMAC Arena.
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego faced both teams at RIMAC Arena earlier this season. The Tritons narrowly lost to the Otters, 59-58, on Jan. 2, and then defeated the Pioneers on Jan. 4, 70-58.
CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 79% from the free throw line (335-425). The Tritons' percentage is good for 14
th in the nation.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.788 |
| Humboldt State |
0.767 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
0.752 |
NO TROUBLE WITH TURNOVERS
The Tritons are averaging only 11.8 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Sioux Falls |
10.6 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.2 |
| Fort Hays St. |
11.3 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.5 |
| UC San Diego |
11.8 |
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.23 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.23 |
| Humboldt State |
1.17 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
1.02 |
WINNING BIG
UC San Diego has the highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 71.8 points per game while their opponents average 60.7, the Tritons have a margin of 11.1.
Margin
| UC San Diego |
11.1 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
9.8 |
| Cal State East Bay |
7.1 |
TOP OF THE CONFERENCE CATEGORIES
Julia Macabuhay ranks in the top five in four different statistical categories for the conference. Macabuhay ranks second in points per game (18.2), fourth in field goal percentage (50%), fifth in assists per game (4.3), and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.4).
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 close out the regular season at Cal State San Marcos. UC San Diego will face the Cougars at 1 p.m. on Feb. 29.
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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