LONG BEACH, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball fell to Long Beach State 62-44 on Thursday evening in Walter Pyramid.
 
The Tritons (6-8, 3-2 Big West) were led by Emily Cangelosi who finished with a game-high 14 points and team-high eight rebounds. Parker Montgomery added 10 points and Bridget Mullings chipped in six rebounds for UC San Diego.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons took the early lead in the first quarter with back-to-back buckets from Cangelosi and a layup by Bridget Mullings to lead 7-2. UC San Diego saw a string of five points from Parker Montgomery, bringing the lead to 14-9 with 3:00 remaining in the first period. However, a 5-0 run by the Beach tied the game in the closing seconds and the teams went into the first break tied 14-all.
 
The Beach used a 9-0 run to open the quarter and it was all LBSU in the second period, outscoring UC San Diego 19-9 on 47 percent shooting (8-of-17). The Tritons surrendered seven turnovers in the period, resulting in 11 points for LBSU on the other end. Long Beach State took a 33-23 lead into the halftime break.
 
The deficit grew to 15 early in the third quarter before back-to-back threes by Cangelosi and Montgomery cut the lead back to single digits. The Tritons continued to battle but trailed 47-33 heading into the final quarter break.
 
The Beach continued to build its lead to begin the final quarter before the Tritons put together a 9-3 run sparked by freshman Izzy Forsyth. But the deficit proved to be too much and UC San Diego fell to LBSU 62-44.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Emily Cangelosi finished with her fifth double-figure performance of the season with a game-high 14 points, and team-high eight rebounds for the Tritons.
• With the loss, the Tritons move to 0-3 in the all-time series with the Beach.
• UC San Diego's starters consisted of Madison Baxter, Sydney Brown, Emily Cangelosi, Brianna Claros and Bridget Mullings—who made her first career start for the Tritons.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will return home to RIMAC Arena to play host to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT. As previously announced, Triton athletic competitions will proceed without spectators for all home games on the UC San Diego campus through Jan. 30. For more information and regular updates regarding attendance at UC San Diego athletic events, please click here.
 
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.