LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's basketball opened its home slate with a 91-32 victory over NAIA opponent Westcliff on Wednesday evening in RIMAC Arena. Madison Baxter scored a career high and Parker Montgomery matched her career best, both finishing with 14 points. Emily Cangelosi added 13 points for the Tritons and Ula Chamberlin chipped in 10.
 
The Tritons (2-1) tallied 30 points off of turnovers, led by three steals for Chamberlin and two apiece for Montgomery and Alex Obouh Fegue. Obouh Fegue also finished with six rebounds (three offensive) and Aishah Brown led the way with nine boards.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons jumped out to an early lead, with Madison Baxter registering the first five points for UC San Diego and sparking a 16-2 run to control the opening period. The Tritons shot 33 percent from the field to lead 16-6 at the end of the first quarter.
 
UC San Diego was red hot in the second period, shooting 80 percent (12-of-15) from the field and outscoring the Warriors 26-10. Emily Cangelosi saw her first minutes of the season and tallied six points in the half, along with Alex Obouh Fegue and the Tritons took a 42-16 lead into the halftime break. 
 
Parker Montgomery led the way out of the intermission, tallying seven of the Tritons' 21 points in the third quarter. UC San Diego used a 13-0 run to begin the period and held Westcliff to 3-of-13 from the field.
 
It was all Tritons in the final quarter, beginning the period on a 22-0 run led by Baxter's six points and shutting out the Warriors until the 4:51 mark. UC San Diego hit 4-of-5 from beyond the arc to close out the contest and secure the 91-32 victory. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS


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TRITON TIDBITS

• It was UC San Diego's largest margin of victory (+59) since Jan. 7, 2016—a 93-34 victory over San Francisco State.
• Madison Baxter scored a career-high and Parker Montgomery matched her career high, each finishing with 14 points.
• Emily Cangelosi recorded her highest scoring tally (13 points) since March 5, 2021 at Cal State Fullerton (16 points).
• For the third straight game UC San Diego's starters consisted of Madison Baxter, Aishah Brown, Sydney Brown, Brianna Claros and Julia Macabuhay.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego will remain in RIMAC for its Division I home opener, playing host to Cal (3-0) on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.