LA JOLLA, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball will open its 2026-27 home schedule this week, playing host to Portland State and San Francisco in La Jolla.
The Tritons (1-1) will host the Vikings (0-3) on Thursday at 11 a.m. for Education Day in LionTree Arena. Prior to the contest, the Tritons will celebrate their 2025-26 Big West Championship with a pregame ring presentation and banner unveiling. On Sunday, UC San Diego will take on the Dons (1-1) at 1 p.m. for Military Appreciation Day.
Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
DETAILS
Game 3
UC San Diego (1-1) vs Portland State (0-3)
Thursday, Nov. 12 | 11 a.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 1-0
Division I: Same
Last meeting: UCSD 94, PSU 64 (Nov. 30, 2025)
Watch on ESPN+ |
Live Stats
Game 4
UC San Diego vs San Francisco (1-1)
Sunday, Nov. 15 | 1 p.m.
LionTree Arena (4,000) | La Jolla, Calif.
All-time series: 0-1
Division I: Same
Last meeting: UCSD 69, USF 80 (Nov. 16, 2025)
Watch on ESPN+ |
Live Stats
| ABOUT THE TRITONS |
ABOUT PORTLAND STATE |
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO |
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| Roster | Schedule | Stats |
Roster | Schedule | Stats |
Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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| Overall: 1-1 |
Overall: 0-3 |
Overall: 1-1 |
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| 25-26 Big West: 17-3 |
25-26 Big Sky: 2-16 |
25-26 WCC: 9-9 |
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| Home: 0-0 |
Home: 0-1 |
Home: 1-0 |
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| Away: 0-1 |
Away: 0-2 |
Away: 0-0 |
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| Neutral: 1-0 |
Neutral: 0-0 |
Neutral: 0-1 |
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| vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1 |
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0 |
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0 |
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| Streak: W1 |
Streak: L3 |
Streak: L1 |
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LAST TIME OUT
UC San Diego erased a 16-point deficit to defeat the University of San Diego in overtime, 90-88, on Saturday afternoon in Pechanga Arena at the inaugural National University Bill Walton Classic. The Tritons trailed by 10 points with just over one minute remaining in regulation before closing the gap to force OT.
Lev Feiman and
Michaela Fairwell both recorded career highs in points in the contest, with Fairwell scoring 15 of her points in the fourth quarter and overtime period.
UC San Diego 90, U. of San Diego 88 (OT)
Points: Feiman (21); Condron (19); Fairwell (17); Sin (13)
Rebounds: Condron (8); Feiman (5); Smith (4)
Assists: Cummins, Feiman (4); Condron, Sin (3)
Steals: Condron (4); Fairwell (3)
Blocks: Condron (2); Cummins, Feiman (1)
UP NEXT
The Tritons will host Whittier on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. and travel over the Thanksgiving weekend to face Northern Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. PT. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
CELEBRATING EDUCATION DAY
UC San Diego will welcome middle school students from Poway Unified School District for Education Day on Thursday in LionTree Arena. The event celebrates the power of education and sport to inspire young students, introduce them to new possibilities and encourage them to envision their own futures in higher education.
NEW TRITONS MAKING AN IMPACT
True freshman
Sadie Sin has made an immediate impact for the Tritons, scoring in double figures in her first two collegiate games and averaging 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 31.1 minutes per game. Senior
Alexandra Cummins has provided a spark for UC San Diego, averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in 26.4 minutes per game over the first two contests. Cummins made her first start for the Tritons on Nov. 2 in the season opener at No. 15 Washington and Sin and
Emma Cook made their first collegiate start against USD on Nov. 7.
BACK-TO-BACK BIG WEST CHAMPIONS
In 2025-26, UC San Diego went 24-9 overall and finished 17-3 in Big West play for a share of their first regular season conference title. Head coach
Heidi VanDerveer's squad went on to win the Big West Championship as the No. 2 Seed to become back-to-back tournament champions and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. UC San Diego is just the second team in NCAA Division I women's basketball to make the tournament in its first two seasons of postseason eligibility after reclassifying from Division II.
SOLID CORE RETURNING
UC San Diego will return six Tritons from the 2025-26 championship squad, including All-Big West honorees
Erin Condron (First Team),
Lev Feiman (All-Freshman),
Dymonique Maxie (Honorable Mention) and
Rosa Smith (Honorable Mention). UC San Diego had a strong core five with three players starting every game. All five starters averaged above 30 minutes per game, among the top of the Big West. The Tritons will return three of five starters, including Condron, Maxie and Smith.
NEW FACES IN LA JOLLA
The Tritons will add seven talented newcomers, including three transfers and four true freshmen. Upperclassmen
Alexandra Cummins (San Jose State),
Jite Gbemuotor (CSUN) and
Coryn Watts (Denver) bring depth to the Triton lineup. Cummins averaged 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds 1.8 assists last season for the Spartans. Gbemuotor was an All-Big West Honorable Mention in 25-26, averaging 9.2 points and team-leading 8.3 rebounds while shooting 49.6 percent from the field for the Matadors. Watts was an All-Summit League first team selection, averaging 19.6 points per game for the Pioneers.
UC San Diego will also add four first-year scholar-athletes, including
Emma Cook (Archbishop Mitty HS),
Noelle Mulvanny (Mater Dei HS),
Sadie Sin (Clovis HS) and
Megan Roberts (Eastlake HS (WA)).
TRITONS PICKED FIRST IN BIG WEST PRESEASON POLL
For the first time since reclassifying to Division I in 2020, the Tritons were picked to finish first in the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Tritons earned 10 of the 12 first-place votes with 120 points. UC Irvine was picked to finish second with 108 points and one first-place vote and UC Santa Barbara rounded out the top three with 94 points.
Big West newcomer California Baptist was picked fourth with 93 points and newcomer Sacramento State received the remaining first-place vote with 88 points. Another new conference member, Utah Valley (70 points) was picked sixth, followed by UC Riverside (59), CSUN (53), Cal Poly (35), Cal State Bakersfield/Long Beach State (25) and Cal State Fullerton (22).
TRIO NAMED TO BIG WEST PRESEASON TEAM
Erin Condron (Woodend, Victoria, Australia),
Lev Feiman (Woodland Hills, Calif.) and
Rosa Smith (Kirkland, Wash.) were named to the 2026-27 Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Team, marking the most ever Big West preseason honorees for the Tritons.
Erin Condron | Senior | Forward/Center
Condron was an All-Big West First Team selection and Big West Championship All-Tournament honoree in 2025-26. She set the program's Division I single season rebounds record (297), while also leading the team with 549 points. Condron also set the Tritons' D-I single game scoring record with 32 points (Feb. 5) and ranked first in the Big West in field goal percentage (52.1). She averaged a team-best 15.6 points and 8.5 rebounds, with 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals in 33.8 minutes per game.
Lev Feiman | Sophomore | Guard
Feiman had a strong debut season in 25-26, earning a spot on the Big West All-Freshman Team. She appeared in 28 games, making six starts for the Tritons, averaging 6.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game. Feiman shot 46.8 percent from the field on the season, 39.5 percent from three and 88.5 percent from the free throw line, recording 10 double-figure scoring efforts and one 20-point game.
Rosa Smith | Graduate Student | Guard
Smith returns for a graduate year after earning All-Big West Honorable Mention and CSC Academic All-District honors last season. She appeared in 32 games, making 29 starts and averaged 10.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal in 30.1 minutes per game. Smith ranked eighth in the Big West in threes per game (1.8) and 15th in assists per game. She recorded 16 double-figure scoring efforts and three 20-point games on the season.
UC SAN DIEGO RANKED IN PRESEASON MID-MAJOR TOP 25®
The Tritons open the 2026-27 season at No. 5 in the Preseason Mid-Major Top 25®, earning one first-place vote in the coaches' poll. Now in its' 17th season, the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. The Tritons' appeared in the Mid-Major Top 25® for the first time last season, spending two weeks at No. 25 late in the season.
TOUGH TESTS EARLY FOR TRITONS
The two-time defending Big West Champions will begin their season on the road at Washington (Nov. 2) and face USD at the Bill Walton Classic (Nov. 7). UC San Diego will then play seven of the next eight games in LionTree Arena, starting with the home opener against Portland State (Nov. 12). The Tritons will also host San Francisco (Nov. 15), Whittier (Nov. 24), Cal State San Marcos (Dec. 10) and Pacific (Dec. 14).
The Tritons will travel to Northern Arizona (Nov. 28) over the Thanksgiving Weekend and wrap up the non-conference slate with a trip to the East Coast for the FDU Holiday Classic in Hackensack, N.J. on Dec. 19-20. UC San Diego will face La Salle in a neutral matchup on the opening day, with Youngstown State and host FDU also participating in the weekend tournament.
ALLEN ELEVATED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
UC San Diego women's basketball head coach
Heidi VanDerveer announced the elevation of
PhyNique Allen to Associate Head Coach for the 2026-27 season. Allen enters her sixth season with the UC San Diego program in 26-27, responsible for coordinating the offense and supporting the Tritons' recruiting efforts.
During her tenure in La Jolla, Allen has helped 18 Tritons earn All-Big West accolades. After she took over offensive duties last season, UC San Diego averaged 70.2 points per game with a +7.5 scoring margin, ranking third and second in the Big West respectively. The Tritons were first in field goal percentage (42.0) and second in assists (465 total, 14.09 per game).
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.
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.
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.
