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Junae Mahan pregame dance vs CSUB
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45
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 2-22,2-12 Big West
63
Winner UC San Diego UCSD 12-13,8-5 Big West
CSU Bakersfield CSUB
2-22,2-12 Big West
45
Final
63
UC San Diego UCSD
12-13,8-5 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 6 9 17 13 45
UC San Diego UCSD 19 15 15 14 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | by Senji Torrey '25

Tritons Sweep Season Series with Roadrunners

UC San Diego defeated Cal State Bakersfield, 63-45, on Thursday evening

LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego women's basketball (12-13, 8-5 Big West) put on a defensive clinic Thursday, collecting 15 steals in a 63-45 victory over Cal State Bakersfield (2-22, 2-12 Big West).  
 
Sumayah Sugapong led the team on both ends, racking up 12 points, nine rebounds and four steals. On Celebrating Black Excellence Night, Kayanna Spriggs contributed to the defense-heavy campaign with three steals and another four defensive rebounds, while also picking up 11 points. Erin Condron's strong first half efforts saw her record 11 points, as well as a block and steal. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
After a slow start, the Tritons drew their first lead at 5-4 via a Sabrina Ma three-pointer. The Roadrunners struggled through a four-minute scoring drought, wherein they gave up possession seven times before a media timeout at 9-4. Condron dominated off the bench, collecting back-to-back layups, a pair of free throws, and a buzzer-beating three to cap off the first quarter scored at 19-6. 
   
UC San Diego's aggressive defense continued into the second quarter as Bakersfield experienced 1-of-8 and 1-of-7 shooting stints throughout the period. Gracie Gallegos and Sugapong both recorded four points, highlighted by a pullup Gallegos jumper and steal-and-score lay up from Sugapong, to go up 34-15 heading into halftime.   
 
Spriggs nabbed consecutive steals to start the second half, followed by a steal each from Ma and Gallegos that forced an early Bakersfield timeout at 40-15. The break boosted the visitors' success as they went on a 16-0 run over four minutes that included a pair of threes. Junaé Mahan broke the Tritons out of the drought with a pull-up jumper, followed by a banked-in three by Ma to claw back a 49-32 lead.   
Scoring slowed in the final 10 minutes as defense tightened up on both ends. The Tritons went 0-for-7 over three minutes, while the Roadrunners went 0-for-4 over four minutes. Both droughts were quenched by free throws. Rosa Smith dialed in during the final two minutes, finessing two layups to help the Tritons to a 63-45 win.   
TRITON TIDBITS  UP NEXT 
UC San Diego takes a trip to Northern California for a 2 p.m. matchup against UC Davis on Saturday. The Tritons are 5-18 all-time against the Aggies. 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 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. 
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