LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's basketball defeated UC Riverside, 70-54, on Saturday afternoon in LionTree Arena. The Tritons (10-5, 5-0 Big West) won all four quarters over the Highlanders (5-10, 3-2 Big West) to remain unbeaten in Big West play.
 
Erin Condron recorded a career-high 22 points and added 12 rebounds and two blocks for her fourth double-double of the season. Dymonique Maxie tallied a season-best 17 points, while Sabrina Ma chipped in eight points and led the Tritons with three steals. Rosa Smith led the team with four assists and Condron finished with three.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a quick three by the Highlanders, both teams struggled to find their rhythm offensively combining to start 2-for-16 from the floor. Midway through the period, the Tritons put together a seven-point scoring run to take the lead, 7-3. UCR responded with a seven point run of its own to retake the lead, 10-7, with under three minutes to play. Maxie recorded back-to-back layups for UC San Diego in the closing minutes to make it 11-10 at the first quarter break.
 
UC Riverside opened the second period with an early basket to take the lead, 12-11, but the Tritons responded with five quick points to pull in front, 16-12. The Highlanders got the majority of their points outside the arc, going 4-for-9 from three to keep pace with UC San Diego. With under three minutes to play, the Tritons put together a nine-point scoring run behind four points from Condron and a timely three from Junaé Mahan to lead, 30-24. Ma hit a three off the glass at the buzzer to give UC San Diego a 33-26 advantage at halftime.
 
The teams kept things close to begin the second half, battling to a 35-31 Triton advantage with six minutes in the period. Back-to-back threes from Ma and Maxie and a jumper by Maxie gave UC San Diego an eight-point swing and build the lead to double-digits, 43-31. The Tritons held UCR to just 1-for-11 from the field to close out the quarter scoring the final five points unanswered to lead 50-35 at the final break.
 
Condron took control in the final quarter, scoring eight of the Tritons' 20 points. UC San Diego matched the Highlanders shot-for-shot to maintain their double-figure advantage, leading by as many as 18 in the period and securing the 70-54 victory.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Erin Condron recorded a career high 22 points and her fourth double-double.
• Dymonique Maxie recorded her season-high with 17 points, finishing just two points shy of her career high.
• UC San Diego had the advantage in points in the paint (50-16), points off turnovers (11-9), second chance points (16-10), rebounds (37-35), turnovers forced (13-11) and assists (13-10).
• The Tritons are now 10-16 in the all-time series and 8-3 in D-I against UC Riverside. 
• UC San Diego starters were Erin Condron, Sabrina Ma, Dymonique Maxie, Makayla Rose and Rosa Smith.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will travel to face CSUN on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. and play host to Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. The games 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.