SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—In their final road game of the regular season, UC San Diego women's basketball defeated Cal Poly, 85-61, on Saturday afternoon in Mott Athletics Center. The Tritons (20-8, 15-3 Big West) secured their second consecutive 20-win season with the victory over the Mustangs (3-25, 1-17 Big West).
 
All ten Tritons scored in the contest, led by Makayla Rose with 16 points and three steals. Erin Condron recorded her tenth double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds, adding three steals and two assists. Rosa Smith and Lev Feiman added 12 points apiece and Dymonique Maxie finished with a team-high six assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons scored early and often in the opening quarter, building an 11-4 advantage behind six points for Condron and a three by Ma. A five-point swing by the Mustangs with under four minutes on the clock cut the advantage to two, 11-9. UC San Diego responded with a seven-point run and took an 18-11 lead into the first quarter break.
 
UC San Diego continued to stack possessions in the second quarter, outscoring Cal Poly, 27-15 in period. A pair of threes from Ma added to a 30-17 advantage for the visitors midway through the period. The Tritons continued to push the pace down the stretch, outscoring Cal Poly, 11-5, in the closing minutes to lead, 45-26, at halftime.
 
After back-to-back layups by the Mustangs to open the third period, Smith scored five consecutive points as part of a 7-0 swing for the visitors to lead, 52-30. A three by Smith and a layup by Maxie gave the Tritons their largest lead of the quarter, 61-37, with under two minutes to play. UC San Diego took a 64-43 advantage into the final break.
 
Cal Poly began the final period with a 4-0 run, but the Tritons quickly responded to score nine unanswered, highlighted by a Lev Feiman three to lead, 73-47. Another three by Feiman with under four minutes remaining gave UC San Diego its largest lead of the contest, 78-50. The Tritons held on down the stretch to secure the, 85-61, victory.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Erin Condron recorded her 10th double-double of the season.
• Makayla Rose inched closer to the Tritons' single-season steals record, with three in the contest. She is now two steals away from the program record.
• With the win, the Tritons moved back into a tie for the top spot in the Big West with UC Irvine with two games remaining.
• UC San Diego held the advantage in points off turnovers (19-9), second chance points (11-4), fast break points (20-0), steals (11-4), turnovers forced (20-6) and rebounds (38-33).
• The Tritons are now 9-5 in the all-time series, 9-4 in Division I and 1-0 this season against Cal Poly.
• UC San Diego starters were Erin Condron, Sabrina Ma, Dymonique Maxie, Makayla Rose and Rosa Smith.

 
UP NEXT
In the final week of the regular season, the Tritons will return to La Jolla to host Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, March 5 at 6 p.m. and celebrate Senior Day against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, March 7 at 4 p.m. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
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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.