LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 17 University of California San Diego women's basketball team will open the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament by hosting Humboldt State in a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday evening. The winner will face the victor of the quarterfinal matchup between Cal Poly Pomona and Stanislaus State.
DETAILS
GAME 28:
vs. Humboldt State
Tuesday, March 3 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
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Series Record: UC San Diego leads 22-11
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 22-5
CCAA: 18-4
Home: 10-2
Away: 9-3
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: L1
Ranking: T-17 (D2SIDA), 23 (WBCA)
ABOUT HUMBOLDT STATE
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 15-12
CCAA: 11-11
Home: 11-4
Away: 4-8
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: L2
Ranking: N/A
CCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals - Tuesday, March 3
No. 8 Sonoma State at No. 1 Cal State San Marcos, 5:30 p.m.
No. 7 Humboldt State at No. 2 UC San Diego, 5:30 p.m.
No. 6 Stanislaus State at No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Cal State East Bay at No. 4 Chico State, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals - Friday, March 6 (RIMAC Arena)
Winner of 2/7 vs. winner of 3/6, 5:30 p.m.
Winner of 1/8 vs. winner of 4/5, 8 p.m.
Championship - Saturday, March 7 (RIMAC Arena)
Championship game, 8 p.m.
CCAA TOURNAMENT IN LA JOLLA
The Tritons will play host to the CCAA men's and women's basketball tournament 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. All CCAA tournament games played at UC San Diego will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
View the interactive tournament bracket
here.
CCAA TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Prices for the CCAA Tournament are as follows:
Reserved Courtside: $20
General Admission: $10
Seniors (60+): $5
Youth (3-12): $5
Active Military (w/ID): $5
Students (All currently-enrolled CCAA students): $3
Children Under 3-years-old: Free
The first 500 currently-enrolled UC San Diego students will receive free tickets courtesy of the UC San Diego Athletics Department.
ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO HOME GAMES
Parking permits are required seven days a week on campus. For UC San Diego Parking information,
click here or download the
Parkmobile smartphone or web application. The parking lot nearest RIMAC Arena is the Hopkins Parking Structure, located south of the arena at 9730 Hopkins Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.
HIGH FIVE! TRITONS WIN FIFTH-STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON TITLE
The Tritons earned a share of the CCAA regular season title with their 18-4 regular season conference record. This is their fifth-straight regular season crown, as well as their 10
th in program history.
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 MATCHUPS
UC San Diego faced Humboldt State twice during the regular season. At home, the Tritons cruised to an 81-65 victory over the Jacks on Jan. 30. It was tighter on the road, but the Tritons' offense was strong as they secured an 88-82 win on Jan. 11.
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 |
10.6 |
| Augustana (SD) |
11.3 |
| Humboldt St. |
11.4 |
| Fort Hays St. |
11.6 |
| UC San Diego |
11.8 |
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.20 assist/turnover ratio.
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio
| UC San Diego |
1.20 |
| Humboldt State |
1.16 |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
1.00 |
FREE THROW FANS
UC San Diego ranks second on the conference leaderboard, shooting 77% from the free throw line (352-456). The Tritons' percentage is good for 25
th in the nation.
Conference Free Throw Percentage
| Humboldt State |
0.774 |
| UC San Diego |
0.772 |
| Cal State San Marcos |
0.758 |
WINNING BIG
UC San Diego has the second-highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 70.9 points per game while their opponents average 57.1, the Tritons hold a margin of 10.9.
Margin
| Cal State San Marcos |
11.1 |
| UC San Diego |
10.9 |
| Cal State East Bay |
5.0 |
MACABU-HIGH ON THE LEADERBOARD
Julia Macabuhay ranks in the top five in five different statistical categories for the conference. Macabuhay ranks second in points per game (17.7), fourth in field goal percentage (49%), fifth in free-throw percentage (80%), 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
With a win over Humboldt State, the Tritons would face the winner of the quarterfinal between third-seed Cal Poly Pomona and sixth-seed Stanislaus State at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at RIMAC Arena.
UC SAN DIEGO BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for UC San Diego's first season of NCAA Division I basketball are on sale now. 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.
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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