LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's basketball will return home to LionTree Arena to play host to crosstown foe San Diego State on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The Tritons (2-4) will face the Aztecs (6-1) for the ninth time in program history and the second time as an NCAA Division I program. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.

DETAILS
Game 7
UC San Diego (2-4) vs San Diego State (6-1)
Thursday, Dec. 1 | 7 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 1-2 (0-1 in D-I)
Last Meeting: UCSD 57, SDSU 65 (Dec. 17, 2021)
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 2-4
Big West: 0-0
Home: 1-0
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 1-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L1
 
ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 6-1
Mountain West: 0-0
Home: 6-0
Away: 0-1
Neutral: 0-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: W6
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will take a break for fall quarter finals, before traveling to the Bay Area to take on Cal on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. and San Jose State on Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. Live video streams and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons finished 1-2 at the UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament over the holiday weekend, placing sixth in the bracket tournament. UC San Diego fell to Illinois State on Friday, 62-79, before bouncing back to defeat Stetson, 53-48, on Saturday. On the final day, the Tritons fell to East Tennessee State, 46-55.
 
UC San Diego 62, Illinois State 79
Points: Brown (14); Mullings (13); Cangelosi (10)
Rebounds: Cangelosi, Mullings (7); Springs (6)
Assists: Mullings (3); Montgomery (2)
 
Notables: ISU held the advantage in field goal percentage 51.9% compared to 36.8%, and three-pointers 9-5. Mullings scored a career high and Springs recorded career highs in points and rebounds. 
 
UC San Diego 53, Stetson 48
Points: Brown (14); Montgomery (12); Forsyth (8)
Rebounds: Brown, Cangelosi (7); Springs (6)
Assists: Brown (3); Baxter, Mahan (2)
 
Notables: UCSD held the advantage in rebounds (38-32), bench points (28-8), points in the paint (22-16) and fast break points (12-4).
 
UC San Diego 46, ETSU 55
Points: Forsyth (10); Mullings (9); Brown, Montgomery (8)
Rebounds: Mullings (7); Brown, Forsyth (6)
Assists: Talbot (4); Cangelosi (3)
 
Notables: The Tritons shot 36.4% from the field compared to 33.3% for ETSU. Forsyth scored a career high and led the offense for the first time in her career as well. 
 
STACKING UP AGAINST THE BIG WEST
Sydney Brown ranks fifth in The Big West in scoring with 14.7 points per game and fourth in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game and sixth in free throw percentage (.750). Julia Macabuhay ranks 11th in assists with 2.8 per game and Emily Cangelosi ranks fifth in the conference in three-point field goals per game (2.0).
 
CANGELOSI NAMED BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK (NOV. 21)
Redshirt senior guard Emily Cangelosi recorded a career-high 25 points to lead UC San Diego to an 85-76 victory over Portland (Nov. 20) and earn Big West Player of the Week. It was the first Big West weekly honor for Cangelosi, who became just the second Triton to earn the recognition since UC San Diego joined the conference in 2020-21. 
 
Cangelosi shot 47 percent from the field and 58 percent from the perimeter with a career-best seven three-pointers. She also added three rebounds, two assists and one steal in the contest. For her performance, Cangelosi was also named UCU Athlete of the Week (Nov. 21).
 
PINTO NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (NOV. 14)
Grad transfer Denali Pinto put up strong numbers in UC San Diego's season opener at California Baptist. Despite playing limited minutes in the second half, Pinto led the Tritons with 17 points, hitting 4-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-5 from three-point range and finishing 6-for-6 at the free throw line. The Boulder, Colo. native also finished with five rebounds, three assists and one steal for the Tritons.
 
BROWN, MACABUHAY PICKED FOR PRESEASON TEAM
Sydney Brown and Julia Macabuhay were named to the All-Big West Preseason Team and UC San Diego was the only team with multiple scholar-athletes on the six-person preseason list.
 
Brown was named to the All-Big West Second Team a season ago, averaging 12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds—both team-highs—and finishing with a team-best seven double-doubles.
 
Macabuhay also received all-conference recognition for the 21-22 season, earning All-Big West Honorable Mention. The redshirt-senior guard finished second on the team with 8.1 points per game and finished second on the team with 56 total assists.
 
EXPERIENCED ROSTER
UC San Diego returns nine Tritons who saw playing time during the 2021-22 season, including four of the five starters. The senior class returns Madison Baxter, Sydney Brown, Emily Cangelosi and Julia Macabuhay for a fifth season. Parker Montgomery is the lone junior, while Izzy Forsyth, Bridget Mullings, Katie Springs and Courtni Thompson return for their sophomore season.
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons add five talented newcomers to the 2022-23 roster, including four freshmen and one graduate transfer. The freshmen additions include Gracie Gallegos (Denver, Colo.), Gabby Louther (Pueblo West, Colo.), Junae Mahan (Stockton, Calif.) and Grace Talbot (Littleton, Colo.). Graduate transfer Denali Pinto joins UC San Diego after spending four seasons at Colorado School of Mines.
 
TRITONS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL
As UC San Diego heads into its third year in the Big West, the Tritons were picked fourth with 72 points in the coaches' poll—their highest preseason nod. Hawai'i was picked to finish first with 99 points and nine first-place votes, followed by UC Santa Barbara with 84 points and the remaining two first-place votes. Long Beach State (73 points) rounded out the top three.
 
The remaining schools were ranked in the following order: UC Davis (71 points), UC Irvine (62), UC Riverside (40), CSUN (36), Cal State Fullerton (33), Cal Poly (18), CSU Bakersfield (17).
 
TRITON MILESTONES
Julia Macabuhay is approaching several career milestones in the record books of UC San Diego. The redshirt senior currently has 253 career assists (82 games) which moves her in to fifth all-time for the Tritons, just behind Emily Osga (123 games, 2009-13) with 290 career assists. Macabuhay is also approaching the 1,000 career points mark, scoring 976 points in her UC San Diego career.
 
Sydney Brown has tallied 541 career rebounds (74 games) and is 46 away from breaking into the top-10 all-time rebounders for the Tritons. Brown also has 905 career points at UC San Diego.
 
UC SAN DIEGO SIGNS THREE TO NLIS 
The Tritons announced three newcomers who will join UC San Diego for the 2023-24 season. The Tritons will add two international athletes, including Eri Blithikioti a 5'11" guard from Athens, Greece and Australian Erin Condron, a 6'4" power forward/center from Woodend, Victoria. Additionally, UC San Diego will welcome local product Sumayah Sugapong (San Diego, Calif.), a 5'7" guard who prepped at La Jolla Country Day School.
 
TRITONS SHINE IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE COMMUNITY
Madison Baxter, Sydney Brown and Emily Cangelosi were all named to the Big West All-Academic Team for the 2021-22 season. 
 
Additionally, Brown was a recipient of the 2021-22 Big West Service and Leadership Award. She was one of eight scholar-athletes to receive the honor for the 21-22 academic year and the first Triton to be recognized. The award criteria encompass service, leadership and academics. 

WELCOME TO LIONTREE ARENA
Since it was established nearly three decades ago, the University of California San Diego's RIMAC (Recreation, Intramural and Athletic Complex) Arena has been home to countless athletic competitions, graduations, concerts and other events that are imprinted on the memories of thousands of UC San Diego alumni, students, friends and visitors.
 
In June of 2022, UC San Diego announced that RIMAC Arena has been named LionTree Arena in recognition of a $5 million gift for scholar-athletes from LionTree, an independent investment and merchant bank with expertise in technology, media and the digital economy. LionTree was founded by UC San Diego alumnus Aryeh B. Bourkoff, who also serves as the firm's CEO. LionTree's gift is the largest ever received by UC San Diego Athletics, establishing the LionTree Endowed Scholarship Fund to support scholar-athletes.
 
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 GOES DIGITAL
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 LionTree 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 LionTree Arena must notify a member of the Athletics Communication staff no later than 24 hours prior to the game. 

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 has begun 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 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter 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.