FULLERTON, Calif.–UC San Diego San Diego women's basketball dropped a 57-71 contest to Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday evening in Titan Gym. With the loss, the Tritons (11-13, 8-6 Big West) moved to 3-2 in the all-time series with the Titans (11-13, 6-9 Big West).
 
Izzy Forsyth finished with a career high 26 points, while Parker Montgomery added six and Sydney Brown and Bridget Mullings chipped in five. Brown led the way with seven rebounds and Mullings added five. Five different Tritons tallied at least two assists and Emily Cangelosi, Forsyth and Montgomery each finished with two steals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind early, the Tritons battled to keep pace with the CSUF offense. The Titans held a 12-6 lead before UC San Diego put together a six-point run to tie the game with 2:01 on the clock. Fullerton then went on a 10-2 run to close out the quarter and took a 22-14 lead into the break.
 
The Titans extended their lead to as many as 12 before the Tritons rallied with a 10-2 scoring run—sparked by eight consecutive points from Forsyth—to make it 24-28. A late three-pointer by CSUF extended the Titans lead again, 33-26, as the teams headed into halftime.
 
The Tritons kept pace with Fullerton to open the second half before an 8-0 scoring run by the Titans extended their lead, 46-31. UC San Diego continued to battle and chipped the deficit back to single digits, 52-43, heading into the final quarter break.
 
Cangelosi hit a three to open the fourth quarter and cut the deficit to six, but Fullerton responded with a three-point play of its own. With the Tritons trailing 55-48 midway through the quarter, CSUF put together a 10-2 run to effectively stall UC San Diego's momentum and secure the eventual victory, 71-57.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Izzy Forsyth turned in her 11th double-figure scoring effort of the season, second 20+ point game and recorded a new career high with 26 points.
• UC San Diego shot 41.2% from the field and 7-of-19 (36.8%) from three, while CSUF shot 50% from the field and 8-of-19 (42.1%) from three.
• Points off of turnovers were even (14-14), while CSUF had the edge in points in the paint (32-22) and second chance points (10-6).
• UC San Diego starters were Sydney Brown, Emily Cangelosi, Izzy Forsyth, Julia Macabuhay and Parker Montgomery. 

UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel to CSUN on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the second contest this season against the Matadors. 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 began a new era in 2020 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 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.