LA JOLLA, Calif.– UC San Diego women's basketball defeated Life Pacific, 88-32, on Wednesday morning in LionTree Arena. The Tritons (1-1) earned their first victory of the season, moving to 1-0 in the all-time series with Life Pacific. 
 
Izzy Forsyth led the Tritons with 17 points, while three other Tritons finished in double-figures. Damilola Sule recorded a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds in her UC San Diego debut, while Gracie Gallegos and Eri Blithikioti both finished with 12 points apiece. Katie Springs tallied a career-best 16 rebounds including seven offensive boards. Blithikioti led UC San Diego defensively with four steals and four blocked shots. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons jumped out to a 10-0 lead to open the contest, shooting 50 percent from the field in the opening period. Blithikioti and Smith led the Tritons with five points each and UC San Diego took an 18-7 lead into the first quarter break.
 
UC San Diego maintained a 13-point lead midway through the second quarter before the Tritons put together a 7-0 scoring run to extend their lead, 36-16. Parker Montgomery hit a three in the final minute and the Tritons took a 39-18 lead into the halftime break.
 
Both teams got off to a slow start offensively to begin the second half, with just three buckets in the opening four minutes. With UC San Diego leading 42-22, the Tritons shut out the Warriors in the remaining six minutes of the quarter. UC San Diego put together a 17-point scoring run to close out the quarter, led by Gracie Gallegos with seven points. The Tritons took a 59-22 lead into the final quarter break.
 
UC San Diego remained hot to begin the final period, outscoring LPU 14-3 to extend its lead, 73-25. The Tritons closed out the fourth quarter with a 10-point scoring run, including three consecutive baskets by Sule and cruised to the 88-32 victory. 
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Damilola Sule recorded the first double-double of the season for UC San Diego.
  • The junior transfer made her UC San Diego debut in the contest.
• Katie Springs recorded her second career high of the week with 16 rebounds after finishing with 11 just two days earlier. 
• It was Education Day in LionTree Arena with over 500 elementary and middle school students in attendance. 
• With the win, UC San Diego moved to 1-0 in the all-time series with Life Pacific.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will hit the road for their first contest of the season away from LionTree Arena, traveling to face Saint Mary's on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics 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 began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned 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.