LA JOLLA, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball will begin its full Big West schedule this week, hosting Cal Poly and traveling to Hawai'i.
 
The Tritons (6-5, 1-0 Big West) will celebrate the new year on Thursday, playing host to the Mustangs (2-10, 0-2 Big West) at 12 p.m. in LionTree Arena. UC San Diego will travel to Honolulu for a matchup with the Rainbow Wahine (6-6, 0-2 Big West) on Saturday at 9 p.m. PT. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
DETAILS
Game 12
UC San Diego (6-5, 1-0) vs Cal Poly (2-10, 0-2)
Thursday, Jan. 1 | 12 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 7-5
Division I series: 7-4
Last meeting: UCSD 59, CP 54 (March 13, 2025)(Big West Quarterfinal)
Streak: W2
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Game 13
UC San Diego vs Hawai'i (6-6, 0-2)
Saturday, Jan. 3 | 9 p.m. PT
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) | Honolulu, Hawai'i
All-time series: 4-5
Last meeting: UCSD 51, UH 49 (March 14, 2025)(Big West Semifinal)
Streak: W1
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 

ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT CAL POLY	ABOUT HAWAI'I
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 6-5	Overall: 2-10	Overall: 6-6
Big West: 1-0	Big West: 0-2	Big West: 0-2
Home: 4-2	Home: 2-3	Home: 5-3
Away: 2-3	Away: 0-7	Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0	Neutral: 0-0	Neutral: 1-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-2	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L1	Streak: L6	Streak: L1

 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons wrapped up their non-conference slate before the holidays, dropping a 71-68 contest to Northern Arizona. The Tritons erased a 19-point deficit but came up just short of the comeback. Erin Condron was named UCU Athlete of the Week after leading UC San Diego in points, rebounds and blocks.
 
UC San Diego 68, Northern Arizona 71
Points: Condron (16); Maxie, Rose (14); Ma (12)
Rebounds: Condron, Mahan (6); Maxie (4)
Assists: Maxie (6); Condron (3)
Steals: Maxie (3); Smith (2)
Blocks: Condron, Mahan (2)
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to face Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, Jan. 8 and host UC Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 10. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
QUICK STARTS
UC San Diego has won five of its last seven games, while outscoring opponents 150-75 in the opening quarter. The Tritons built their largest first-quarter advantage against Air Force with an 18-point lead (22-4) and scored their most points in the opening period against Portland State with a 30-14 advantage. UC San Diego also built first-quarter leads against Occidental (25-12), No. 22 Washington (21-12), Long Beach State (23-7) and California Baptist (18-8) during that stretch.
 
TRITON TAKEAWAYS
The Tritons currently rank second in the Big West in turnover margin (7.09), 22nd nationally in the same category and second in the conference in steals (10.6 per game). UC San Diego is forcing 21.00 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the Big West and 47th nationally. Makayla Rose ranks second in the Big West with 2.64 steals per game and Dymonique Maxie ranks fifth with 2.45, respectively ranking 51st and 76th nationally.
 
DEPENDABLE DEFENSE 
UC San Diego currently ranks third in the Big West in scoring defense, allowing 60.2 points per game. The Tritons are holding opponents to a 26.7 three-point percentage which ranks second in the conference and 37.0 percent from the field to rank fifth in the Big West. UC San Diego also ranks third in the conference in blocks per game (3.5).
 
ELECTRIC ERIN
Triton forward/center Erin Condron has had a sensational start to her junior campaign, averaging 14.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks over 11 starts. Condron has scored in double-figures nine times, tallied three double-doubles and set career highs in points (19) against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) and rebounds (15) at No. 22 Washington (Nov. 28). 
 
She currently leads the Big West and ranks 40th nationally in field goal percentage (55.6), ranks fourth in the conference in rebounds per game (8.4) and fifth in total rebounds (92). Condron also ranks fourth in conference in blocks (14 total, 1.27 per game).
 
RED HOT ROSA
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith has found her rhythm, scoring in double figures in five of the last six games for the Tritons. During that stretch, Smith is second on the team with 15.3 points per game and averaging 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 29.6 minutes per game. 
 
Smith ranks third in the Big West in field goal percentage (50.5), eighth in assists (2.7 per game), 12th in three-pointers (1.6 per game) and 17th in scoring (12.2 per game).
 
DYMO PASSING DIMES
Point guard Dymonique Maxie currently leads the Big West with 4.1 assists per game, facilitating the Tritons' offense. The junior ranks second in the conference with 45 total assists and in assist/turnover ratio (1.7). Maxie set the Tritons' Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30), finishing just three shy of the program's all-time record.
 
SHARP SHOOTING SABRINA
Senior guard Sabrina Ma ranks third in the Big West in threes per game (2.64), which ranks 51st nationally. She ranks fourth in the conference in three-point baskets with 29 made threes this season, ranking 95th in the NCAA, and ranks third in the conference in three-point attempts (79). Ma currently ranks ninth in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 13th in field goal percentage (41.2). She has scored in double-figures seven times this season with two 20-point performances and ranks 15th in the Big West with 12.5 points per game.
 
RECORDS REACHED IN 2025-26
The Tritons have already set several program records in the early part of the 2025-26 season, including Dymonique Maxie setting the program's Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30). UC San Diego also set the program's points record against a Division I opponent, scoring 94 points against the Vikings (Nov. 30).
 
CONDRON EARNS SECOND UCU WEEKLY NOD (DEC. 22)
Junior Erin Condron averaged nearly a double-double with 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds to lead UC San Diego in the final week of non-conference play. Condron shot 53.8 percent from the field, adding five assists, three steals and two blocks in two games for the Tritons. In Monday's 67-59 victory at California Baptist, Condron tallied a team-best 15 points and 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. On Saturday against NAU, she led the Tritons once again with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks. 
 
SMITH NAMED UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 8)
UC San Diego guard Rosa Smith recorded her Triton career high with 27 points in UC San Diego's Big West-opening win over Long Beach State. The redshirt junior finished 11-for-18 from the field (61 percent) with four 3-pointers in 32 minutes. Smith also tallied five assists, four rebounds and two steals in the contest. It marked her fourth consecutive double-figure scoring effort and fifth this season. 
 
CONDRON EARNS UCU ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (DEC. 1)
Junior Erin Condron averaged a double-double in an outstanding week, with 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds over three games. The Tritons' forward recorded career highs in rebounds (15) and steals (3) against No. 22 Washington and tallied a career high in field goals made (8) against Occidental. Condron shot 57 percent from the field (21-for-37), totaling 49 points, 35 rebounds (9 offensive), three blocks, three steals and two assists.
 
MA JOINS 1,000 POINT CLUB
Senior Sabrina Ma recorded her 1,000th career point on Nov. 22 against Air Force, reaching the milestone on a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter. Ma recorded 497 of her points with the Tritons after spending the first two seasons at San Jose State and currently has 1,085 career points.
 
EXPERIENCED ROSTER
UC San Diego returns seven Tritons from the 2024-25 squad that recorded the program's first 20-win season of the Division I era. Starters Gracie Gallegos and Sabrina Ma return, as well as All-Big West preseason honoree Erin Condron. Last season Ma was named Big West Newcomer of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention alongside Gallegos, who earned a spot on the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team. 
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons added six talented newcomers to the squad during the offseason, signing two transfer scholar-athletes and four incoming true freshmen for the 2025-26 season. UC San Diego added 2024-25 Big West Defensive Player of the Year, Makayla Rose (UC Riverside) for her senior season and junior guard Dymonique Maxie (Nevada). Guard Michaela Fairwell (Irmo, S.C.), guard Lev Feiman (Woodland Hills, Calif.), forward Tatum Jones (Aurora, Colo.) and guard/forward Niya Price (Lancaster, Calif.) round out the freshman class for the Tritons.
 
CONDRON NAMED TO PRESEASON COACHES' TEAM
Junior forward Erin Condron was named to the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team, selected by the conference's 11 head coaches. Condron had a breakout sophomore season for the Tritons in 2024-25, averaging 8.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game. Condron appeared in 22 games after missing the first 14 games due to injury, recording 10 double-figure scoring efforts and one double-double.
 
TRITONS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL
The defending Big West champions were picked to finished fourth in the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 77 points and two first-place votes. Hawai'i was picked to finish first with 91 points and four of the 11 first-place votes, followed closely by UC Irvine with 90 points and four first-place votes as well. UC Davis received one first-place vote and 83 points for third, while UC San Diego received the remaining two first-place votes to rank fourth.
 
UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fifth with 61 points, followed by Long Beach State (57 points), UC Riverside (51), Cal Poly (34), CSUN (27), Cal State Fullerton (20), Cal State Bakersfield (14).
 
HISTORY MADE
The Tritons women's basketball team had a historical 2024-25 campaign, winning the Big West Championship as the No. 4 seed and recording the first 20-win season of the program's Division I era. UC San Diego made history as the first program to send both its men's and women's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament in their first season of Division I eligibility.
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Tritons excelled in the classroom in 2024-25, with six scholar-athletes being named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team, including current Tritons Erin Condron, Gracie Gallegos, Junaé Mahan and Rosa Smith. Additionally, 15 Tritons were named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll with 10 earning Highest Honors (3.51-4.00 GPA) including Gracie Gallegos, Sabrina Ma, Nicki Polocheck, Rosa Smith and Damilola Sule.
 
UC SAN DIEGO HEADED TO THE WCC
On Sept. 3, 2025, UC San Diego accepted a formal invitation to join the West Coast Conference (WCC) beginning July 1, 2027. UC San Diego will compete in 14 of the West Coast Conference's 16 sponsored sports, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's water polo, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's golf and women's rowing. The university remains committed to finding a conference affiliation for its sports that will not compete in the West Coast Conference.
 
Beginning in 2027-28, the WCC membership will consist of: University of California San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, University of the Pacific, Pepperdine University, University of Portland, Saint Mary's College, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, and Seattle University. UC San Diego will become the first public institution in the West Coast Conference since the departure of the University of Nevada-Reno in 1979.
 
ANDY FEE NAMED ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT UC SAN DIEGO 
On Sept. 10, 2025, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla announced the hiring of college sports veteran Andy Fee as the Tritons' new Director of Athletics. Fee will become just the fourth Director of Athletics at UC San Diego since 1966. Fee joins the Tritons after spending the 2024-25 season as Deputy AD at Seattle University. Prior to Seattle U, Fee spent two years at Washington as Deputy AD and Chief of Staff. 
 
Before relocating to Seattle, Fee spent five years as Director of Athletics at Long Beach State from 2017 to 2022. During this time, Long Beach State's athletic programs found great success as the school advanced to the postseason in 18 of its 19 sports programs in his five-year tenure. The Beach won a pair of national championships in men's volleyball and claimed The Big West Commissioner's Cup three times. 
 
No stranger to conference transition, Fee will help guide the Tritons into the West Coast Conference in 2027-28. He also helped guide Washington into the Big Ten and Seattle U into the WCC in July.
 
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.