LA JOLLA, Calif.—After earning a share of its first ever Big West regular season title, UC San Diego women's basketball had six scholar-athletes recognized with All-Big West honors, as announced Tuesday by the conference.
Senior
Makayla Rose highlighted the group with four all-conference accolades. She was named Big West Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, also earning Co-Best Hustle Player, All-Big West First Team and Big West All-Defensive Team.
Junior
Erin Condron joined Rose on the All-Big West First Team, while three Tritons earned All-Big West Honorable Mention, including senior
Sabrina Ma, junior
Dymonique Maxie and redshirt-junior
Rosa Smith. Rounding out the group,
Lev Feiman was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.
MAKAYLA ROSE | DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR & CO-BEST HUSTLE PLAYER | ALL-BIG WEST FIRST TEAM | ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Senior
Makayla Rose has been key to UC San Diego's success this season, leading the team in minutes per game (36.0) and steals per game (3.20) with both marks ranking nationally at 16th and 13th respectively. Rose set the Tritons' Division I program record for steals in a season and currently has 96 for the year, which ranks 15th in the NCAA. She also set the program's D-I single game record with nine steals against Hawaii (Feb. 7).
The Roseville, Calif. native is averaging 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.2 steals, with a 42.6 field goal percentage. At the conclusion of the regular season, Rose ranks second in the Big West in steals, third in minutes, ninth in field goal percentage, 14th in scoring, 20th in assists and 22nd in rebounding.
ERIN CONDRON | ALL-BIG WEST FIRST TEAM
Forward/center
Erin Condron had a breakout junior season for the Tritons, leading the team in points (15.8 per game), rebounds (8.5 per game) and field goal percentage. Her 54.2 field goal percentage ranks first in the Big West and 35th nationally. She also ranks 50th in the NCAA in double-doubles with 10 this season. Condron set the Tritons' Division I program record for rebounds in a season and currently has 255 this season which ranks 81st in the NCAA. She also set the program's Division I record for points in a game (32) and free throws made (14) at Long Beach State (Feb. 5).
The Woodend, Australia native is averaging 15.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals in 33.6 minutes this season. Condron ranks first in the Big West in field goal percentage, third in rebounding, fifth in blocks, sixth in scoring and 10 in minutes.
SABRINA MA | ALL-BIG WEST HONORABLE MENTION
Senior
Sabrina Ma is averaging 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 33.5 minutes per game. She is leading the team in threes (2.2 per game), ranking third in the Big West and also sixth in three-point percentage (32.8). The San Francisco native also ranks 11th in the Big West in minutes, 16th in steals, 17th in scoring and 22nd in rebounding.
DYMONIQUE MAXIE | ALL-BIG WEST HONORABLE MENTION
Junior
Dymonique Maxie is averaging 7.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.1 steals in 33.8 minutes per game. She is leading the Big West in assists and ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (1.84), ranking 67th and 59th in the NCAA respectively. Maxie set the Tritons' Division I program record for assists in a season and currently has 136. She also set the program's D-I single-game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30).
ROSA SMITH | ALL-BIG WEST HONORABLE MENTION
Redshirt junior
Rosa Smith is averaging 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 30.9 minutes per game. She ranks eighth in the Big West in three pointers per game (1.9), second on the team in team in assists and in field goal percentage (41.5).
LEV FEIMAN | BIG WEST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Freshman
Lev Feiman is averaging 6.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 14.4 minutes per game. She has scored in double figures in nine different contests, including a career high 20 points at UC Riverside (Feb. 14) and a crucial 16 points in the regular season finale against UC Santa Barbara (March 7), helping the Tritons secure a share of the regular season title.
The Tritons will head to the Big West Championship in Henderson, Nev. as the No. 2 seed, advancing directly to the Semifinal on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Lee's Family Forum.
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.