LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 17 University of California San Diego women's basketball team will close out its regular season at Cal State San Marcos this weekend, with a top seed for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament and sole possession of the regular season title at stake.
DETAILS
GAME 27:
vs. Cal State San Marcos
Saturday, Feb. 29 – 1 p.m.
The Sports Center – San Marcos
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 9-1
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 22-4
CCAA: 18-3
Home: 10-2
Away: 9-2
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W14
Ranking: T-17 (D2SIDA), 23 (WBCA)
ABOUT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 22-4
CCAA: 17-4
Home: 11-2
Away: 9-2
Neutral: 2-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 2-0
Streak: W8
Ranking: N/A
UC SAN DIEGO BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for UC San Diego's first season of NCAA Division I basketball go on sale Friday, Feb. 28. Purchasing season tickets is the only way to ensure access to every Tritons home basketball game in 2020-21. Full season tickets start at just $59. For more information or to secure your seats, visit
UCSDtritons.com/tickets.
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-two seeding. All CCAA tournament games played at UC San Diego will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
The Tritons have clinched a share of the CCAA regular season title. With a win, they would secure sole possession, but with a loss, the Cougars would earn a share of the title as well. View the latest CCAA standings
here.
With just one game separating the Tritons and Cougars, the top seed of the CCAA Tournament is still up for grabs. The winner of Saturday's contest will earn the number one seed, while the loser will secure the second seed. Both teams are already guaranteed to host a quarterfinal game.
RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA regional rankings, UC San Diego was ranked third behind Hawaii Pacific (25-1) and Alaska Anchorage (25-2).
View the regional rankings
here.
The Tritons were ranked 17
th (tied with North Georgia) in the latest D2SIDA Women's Basketball National Poll.
View the D2SIDA poll
here.
UC San Diego was ranked 23
rd in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
View the WBCA poll
here.
MOST RECENT MATCHUP
UC San Diego will look to avenge its loss to Cal State San Marcos from earlier this season. The Tritons fell to the Cougars on Nov. 21, 69-63, at RIMAC Arena in their first conference game of the season.
BE CAREFUL!
The Tritons are averaging only 11.8 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
NCAA Turnovers Per Game
| Sioux Falls |
10.7 |
| Fort Hays St. |
11.3 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.4 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.5 |
| UC San Diego |
11.8 |
FREE THROW FANS
UC San Diego remains atop the conference leaderboard, shooting 77% from the free throw line (343-445). The Tritons' percentage is good for 24
th in the nation.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| UC San Diego |
0.771 |
| Humboldt State |
0.766 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
0.755 |
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.23 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.21 |
| Humboldt State |
1.15 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
1.03 |
WINNING BIG
UC San Diego has the highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 71.4 points per game while their opponents average 59.4, the Tritons have a margin of 12.0.
Margin
| UC San Diego |
12.0 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
10.8 |
| Cal State East Bay |
5.4 |
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 (17.8), fourth in field goal percentage (50%), fifth in assists per game (4.0), 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
Next, the Tritons will host a quarterfinal game of the CCAA Tournament on Tuesday, March 3. UC San Diego's opponent is to be determined.
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
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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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