LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's basketball will face its first conference road test on Thursday at Long Beach State at 7 p.m. PT. The Tritons will then return to RIMAC Arena to host Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.
 
All games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
DETAILS
Game 1
UC San Diego (6-7, 3-1 Big West) at Long Beach State (10-2, 3-1 Big West)
Thursday, January 20 | 7 p.m. PT
Walter Pyramid (4,000) | Long Beach, Calif. 
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats  
Series Record: 0-2
Last Meeting: LBSU won 54-50 (Jan. 29, 2021) and 74-53 (Jan. 30, 2021)
 
Game 2
UC San Diego vs Cal State Fullerton (6-7, 1-2 Big West)
Saturday, January 22 | 4 p.m. PT
RIMAC Arena (4,000) | San Diego, Calif. 
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats  
Series Record: 1-1
Last Meeting: CSUF won 60-57 (Mar. 5, 2021) and UCSD won 68-66 in OT (Mar. 6, 2021)
 
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 6-7
Big West: 3-1
Home: 5-3
Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-1
Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W1
 
ABOUT LONG BEACH STATE
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 10-2
Big West: 3-1
Home: 5-0
Away: 3-2
Neutral: 2-0
Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L1
 
ABOUT CAL STATE FULLERTON
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 6-7
Big West: 1-2
Home: 4-2
Away: 2-5
Neutral: 0-0
Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L1
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will head north for a pair of road games, traveling to face Cal Poly on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. PT and CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. PT. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available on UCSDTritons.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons went 1-1 last week in RIMAC Arena, dropping a tough 59-44 decision to Big West leader UC Irvine on Tuesday. UC San Diego bounced back with a dominant 82-58 victory over Hawai'i on Thursday, marking head coach Heidi VanDerveer's 200th win with the Tritons.
 
Aishah Brown averaged a double-double with 12.5 ppg and 12.5 rpg in the two games for the Tritons. The sophomore forward recorded career highs in rebounds (17) and blocks (6) and finished one point shy of her career high in points (18) against UC Irvine with her second double-double of the season. Sydney Brown finished with seven points, while Madison Baxter and Emily Cangelosi chipped in six each.
 
Sydney Brown recorded her fourth double-double of the year in Thursday's victory over the Rainbow Wahine, tallying 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Caneglosi and Baxter also scored in double figures with 15 points each. The Tritons recorded a season-best 16 three pointers, shooting 43 percent beyond the arc.
 
SYDNEY BROWN EARNS UCSDTRITONS.COM ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Senior Sydney Brown collected 32 points and 18 rebounds to help the Tritons go 1-1 last week. The Rexford, N.Y. native put up seven points, two rebounds and three assists in a hard-fought loss to UC Irvine on Tuesday. Brown recorded her best performance of the season in an 82-58 victory over Hawai'i on Thursday. She finished with 25 points, including 5-of-11 from three-point range and recorded career highs in rebounds (16) and assists (6), adding one steal in the contest.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

Stat	UCSD	Opp.
Points	62.2	59.4
Field Goal Pct.	.377	.339
3-Point FG Pct.	.331	.247
Free Throw Pct.	.688	.722
Rebounds	41.4	39.8
Assists	14.5	11.7
Turnovers	15.2	12.8
Steals	6.0	8.4
Blocks	4.9	3.3

 
VANDERVEER RECORDS 200 WINS WITH TRITONS
Head coach Heidi VanDerveer recorded her 200th victory with the Tritons on Jan. 13, 2022 with an 82-58 win over Hawai'i in RIMAC Arena. VanDerveer currently holds a 200-71 as head coach of the Tritons and a career record of 308-152. During her tenure, she's led UC San Diego to five consecutive CCAA titles from 2016 to 2019, earned four CCAA Coach of the Year honors and twice was named the WBCA West Region Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
 
TRITON TOUGH DEFENSE 
UC San Diego ranks among the top defenses in the Big West Conference in several categories, including first in field goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage defense and blocked shots. 
 

Stat	Rank	Avg
FG Pct. Defense	1	.339
3-Point FG Pct. Defense	1	.247
Blocked Shots	1	4.92
Defensive Rebounds	1	30.38
Defensive Reb- Sydney Brown	1	6.62
Rebounding- Sydney Brown	4	8.31
Rebounding- Aishah Brown	5	7.77
Blocked Shots-Aishah Brown	4	1.15

­VETERAN RETURNERS
The Tritons return 11 letterwinners, including three starters from the 2020-21 season—their first in Division I—where they finished eighth in the Big West final standings. The senior class is represented by Madison Baxter, Sydney Brown (All-Big West Second Team), Emily Cangelosi, Brianna Claros and Julia Macabuhay.
 
FRESH FACES
UC San Diego will add eight newcomers for the upcoming season, including transfers Alex Obouh Fegue (R-Sr., Virginia Tech) and Ula Chamerlin (Jr., Weber State. The Tritons will also welcome six freshman, including Izzy Forsyth (G, Vancouver, B.C.), Jaisa Gamble (G, San Bruno, Calif.), Bridget Mullings (C, Phoenix, Ariz.), Katie Springs (C, San Jose, Calif.), Courtni Thompson (G, San Jose, Calif.) and Kayleigh Walton (F, El Paso, Texas).
 
TRITONS PICKED 7/9 IN PRESEASON POLLS
UC San Diego was picked to finish seventh in the Big West preseason coaches poll with 38 points and picked to finish ninth in the media poll with 46 points. Senior Sydney Brown appeared on two or more ballots for both the coaches and media preseason All-Big West teams.
 
UC Davis was picked to finish first in both the coaches (9 votes) and media (6 votes). The coaches selected UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State and Hawai'I to round out the top five. The media had Long Beach State, UC Irvine, Hawai'I and CSU Bakersfield taking up its remaining four top spots.
 
TRITONS SIGN FOUR TO NLIS
UC San Diego signed four incoming freshmen who will join the Tritons for the 2022-23 season. The Tritons will welcome Gracie Gallegos (G; Denver, Colo.), Gabby Louther (G; Pueblo West, Colo.), Junae' Mahan (G; Stockton, Calif.) and Grace Talbot (G; Littleton, Colo.) as members of the 2021 signing class.
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
Five Tritons were selected to the Big West All-Academic Team for the 2020-21 season. Returners Madison Baxter, Sydney Brown and Emerson Herrmann were among a league-best 118 Tritons recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the field of play.
 
Baxter also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Division I First Team honors in 20-21, her first all-district recognition.
 
UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
UC San Diego's nationally renowned Return to Learn program was created to return to in-person teaching, learning, conducting pioneering research and serving our communities in the safest way possible. The program has three adaptive pillars that are central to our strategy to resume on-campus activity: risk mitigation, viral detection, and intervention.

For the latest information on UC San Diego and COVID-19, please visit the University's Return to Learn site.

GAME DAY HAS A NEW LOOK
Triton fans now have a whole new way to access game day information, as game programs have gone digital! Fans can visit UCSDTritons.com from their smart phone or scan the QR code at the entrance to RIMAC Arena for everything they need to know about each home game, including updated rosters, schedules, and stats for each team, as well as links to watch on ESPN+.

COVERING THE TRITONS
Media members wishing to cover a UC San Diego game in-person at RIMAC Arena must notify a member of the Athletics Communication staff no later than 24 hours prior to the game. All media members will need to complete a UC San Diego symptom screening form on the day of game prior to arriving on campus.

Following the conclusion of each home game, a video highlight melt and video postgame interviews will be made available for media members to download.
 
ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program is in its second year of 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.
 
WHY THE TRITONS
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
 
UC SAN DIEGO ON THE WORLDWIDE LEADER
Most UC San Diego home men's and women's basketball games, men's and women's soccer matches, men's and women's volleyball matches, baseball and softball games are broadcast live on ESPN+. For more information on where to watch UC San Diego women's basketball, visit UCSDTritons.com/live.
 
UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS LAUNCHES WEEKLY PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and the Big West Conference. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps, including Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Vurbl. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter @Tritoncast.
 
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.
 
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!

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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.