SAN FRANCISCO— UC San Diego women's basketball fell to San Francisco, 80-69, on Sunday afternoon in War Memorial Gym. After trailing by as many as 17, the Tritons (1-3) cut the deficit to six with under a minute to play but were unable to complete the comeback against the Dons (2-2).
 
Erin Condron recorded a career-high 18 points to lead the Tritons, while Rosa Smith finished with 13, Michaela Fairwell added 12 and Sabrina Ma chipped in 10. Condron also led the team in rebounds (6) and assists (3), while Fairwell and Smith finished with five rebounds each. Fairwell collected a team-best three steals, while Smith, Dymonique Maxie and Makayla Rose finished with two apiece.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons started on their back foot after falling behind 8-0 to start the contest. A pair of jumpers from Condron and Smith with under three minutes remaining made it a one-score game, 14-11. The Dons responded with back-to-back buckets of their own to stall UC San Diego's momentum. The Tritons trailed USF, 18-13, at the first quarter break.
 
The teams traded baskets to a 26-23 Dons advantage midway through the second quarter. San Francisco found its rhythm, going on a 14-2 scoring run to create separation, 40-25. The Tritons rallied late in the quarter, scoring seven unanswered—including five from Smith—but USF still took a 44-34 lead into halftime.
 
The Dons carried the momentum into the third quarter, maintaining a double-figure lead for most of the period. The Tritons found some success beyond the arc with a pair of threes by Fairwell and one from Ma to keep the game within reach, 62-51. San Fracisco scored five points in the final minute to lead, 67-51, at the final quarter break.
 
UC San Diego opened the final period with a seven-point run to make it 67-58 with just over five minutes to play. A timely three by Makayla Rose cut the deficit to six with under a minute remaining, but the Tritons went cold from the floor, missing their final four shots and ultimately falling, 80-69. 
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Erin Condron recorded a career-best 18 points, as one of four Tritons scoring in double figures.
• UC San Diego had the advantage in points off turnovers (24-14) and bench points (27-23), while USF had the edge in second chance points (15-2) and points in the paint (52-34).
• The Tritons are now 0-1 in the all-time series with San Francisco.
• UC San Diego starters were Erin Condron, Sabrina Ma, Dymonique Maxie, Niya Price and Makayla Rose. 

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will return to LionTree Arena to play host to Air Force on Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. 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 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.