HENDERSON, Nev.—After securing a share of its first-ever Big West regular season title, No. 2 seed UC San Diego women's basketball will begin defense of its 2025 Big West Championship in Friday's semifinal against No. 3 seed UC Davis.
 
The Tritons (22-8) will take on the Aggies (23-9) at 2:30 p.m. in Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nev. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
DETAILS
Game 31
UC San Diego (22-8, 15-3 Big West) vs UC Davis (23-9, 15-5 Big West)
Friday, Mar. 13 | 2:30 p.m.
Lee's Family Forum | Henderson, Nev.
All-time series: 7-21
Division I series: 4-9
Tournament record: 1-0 
Last meeting: UCSD 80, UCD 88 (3OT)(Feb. 12, 2026)
Streak: L2
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ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT UC DAVIS
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 22-8	Overall: 23-9
Big West: 17-3	Big West: 15-5
Home: 11-4	Home: 11-3
Away: 11-4	Away: 9-6
Neutral: 0-0	Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1	vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W4	Streak: W1

 
RETURNING TO HENDERSON
After a historic 2025-26 season, the Tritons will return to Henderson to defend their Big West crown. Last season UC San Diego entered as No. 4 seed and made history as the first program to send both its men's and women's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament in their first season of Division I eligibility. The Tritons defeated No. 8 seed Cal Poly in the quarterfinal, 59-54 and No. 1 seed Hawai'i in the semifinal, 51-49. UC San Diego secured the title with a 75-66 victory over No. 3 seed UC Davis in the championship.
 
BACK-TO-BACK 20-WIN SEASONS
For the first time in their Division I era, the Tritons have registered two consecutive 20-win seasons, reaching the mark on Feb. 28 at Cal Poly with a dominating 85-61 victory. UC San Diego registered five straight 20+ win seasons to close out the Division II era, including a 30-1 mark in 2018-19. In D-II, the Tritons reached 20 wins in 13 of the last 15 seasons, dating back to 2005-06.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons handled business on the road, wrapping up their regular season schedule away from La Jolla with a pair of wins at Cal State Bakersfield, 85-79, and Cal Poly, 85-61. With both UC Davis and UC Irvine dropping contests at Hawai'i and UC Santa Barbara, the Tritons moved back into a tie for the lead in the Big West with the Anteaters. Erin Condron recorded her 10th double-double of the season on Saturday at Cal Poly.
 
UC San Diego 77, Cal State Fullerton 69
Points: Condron (23); Rose (13); Ma (12); Feiman, Maxie (10)
Rebounds: Condron (9); Ma, Maxie (6); Rose (5)
Assists: Maxie, Smith (4) Rose (4)
Steals: Rose (4); Maxie (3); Feiman (2)
Blocks: Condron (3)
 
UC San Diego 72, UC Santa Barbara 65
Points: Rose (25); Feiman (16); Condron (12); Maxie (11)
Rebounds: Condron (8); Maxie (5); Four with 4
Assists: Condron, Maxie (4); Ma (3)
Steals: Rose (4); Feiman, Smith (2)
Blocks: Maxie (1)
 
SIX TRITONS EARN ALL-BIG WEST HONORS
UC San Diego had a conference-best six Tritons recognized with All-Big West honors, including Erin Condron and Makayla Rose earning a spot on the First Team. Rose secured back-to-back Big West Defensive Player of the Year, after earning the same distinction in 2024-25. She was also named Co-Best Hustle Player and earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team. Three Tritons earned All-Big West Honorable Mention, including Sabrina Ma, Dymonique Maxie and Rosa Smith, while Lev Feiman was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.
 
RECORDS REACHED FOR THE TRITONS
The Tritons have set several program records this season, including their most wins (22) in the Division I era. UC San Diego set the program's points record against a Division I opponent, scoring 94 points against Portland State (Nov. 30) and recorded a program-high 22 steals and 31 turnovers forced against CSUN (Jan. 31).
 
MAKAYLA ROSE set the Tritons' Division I single season program record on March 5 against Cal State Fullerton and currently has 96 for the season, which ranks 15th in the NCAA. She has already surpassed her previous season high at Stanislaus State (83) and her 63 steals mark from last season, which earned her Big West Defensive Player of the Year. Rose also set the Tritons' Division I single game record with nine steals against Hawai'i (Feb. 7). She is four steals away from reaching 100 for the season. She also recorded her 1,500th career point on her senior day against UC Santa Barbara, finishing with a game-high 25 in the contest. 
 
DYMONIQUE MAXIE set the Tritons' Division I single season program record for assists against UC Santa Barbara in the regular season finale (March 7) and currently has 136 for the season. She has nearly doubled her previous season highs of 71 and 74. She set the program's D-I single-game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30).
 
ERIN CONDRON set the Tritons' Division I single season program record for rebounds against UC Santa Barbara in the regular season finale (March 7) and currently has 255 for the season. Condron set the Tritons' single season blocks record with 40 so far this season and the program's D-I single-game record with 32 points and 14 free throws made at Long Beach State (Feb. 5).
 
SHARING THE WEALTH
Six different Tritons have been UC San Diego's leading scorer in a game this season, paced by Erin Condron and Makayla Rose with 11 games apiece. Condron has registered five 20-point performances and one 30-point effort, while Rose has five 20-point efforts. Sabrina Ma and Rosa Smith have both led the Tritons in scoring in four games with four 20-point games for Ma and three for Smith this season. Dymonique Maxie and Lev Feiman were the top scorers in one game each to round out the group, with Feiman tallying one 20-point performance. 
 
FAB FIVE 
All five Tritons' starters are averaging over 30 minutes per game and four of the five are ranked in the top 11 in the conference in minutes per game. Makayla Rose (36.0) leads the group, ranking third in the Big West and 16th nationally. Dymonique Maxie (33.8) ranks eighth, while Erin Condron (33.6 and Sabrina Ma (33.5) rank 10th and 11th respectively. Rosa Smith (30.9) rounds out the group at 20th in the Big West.
 
TRITON TAKEAWAYS
The Tritons currently rank second in the Big West in turnover margin (6.67), 19th nationally in the same category and second in the conference in steals (10.9 per game, 33rd nationally). UC San Diego is forcing 19.97 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the Big West and 38th nationally.
 
Makayla Rose is ranked 13th nationally and second in the Big West with 3.20 steals per game (96 total steals), while Dymonique Maxie ranks eighth in the conference with 2.10 per game and 63 total (sixth in Big West). Sabrina Ma ranks 16th in the conference with 1.6 steals per game. The Tritons are also taking care of the ball on the other end, ranking third in the Big West with the fewest turnovers per game (13.3) and ranking 42nd in the NCAA.
 
EFFICIENT OFFENSE
UC San Diego is leading the Big West with a 42.9 field goal percentage and ranks third in the conference in scoring with 71.0 points per game and fourth in three-point percentage (31.0). Erin Condron leads the conference and ranks 35th nationally with a 54.2 field goal percentage, while Sabrina Ma ranks sixth in the Big West with a 32.8 three-point percentage. 
 
DEPENDABLE DEFENSE 
UC San Diego currently ranks fourth in the Big West in scoring defense, allowing 61.8 points per game with a scoring margin of 9.3 which ranks second. The Tritons are holding opponents to a 30.6 three-point percentage which ranks seventh in the Big West and 38.2 percent from the field to rank sixth. UC San Diego also ranks fifth in the conference in blocks per game (3.0).
 
QUICK STARTS
UC San Diego is outscoring opponents 520-378 in the opening quarter, winning the first frame in 20 of its 30 contests this season. The Tritons are 18-3 in contests where they hold the lead or are tied at the first quarter break.
 
The Tritons built their largest first-quarter advantage against Air Force with an 18-point lead (22-4) and scored their most points in the opening period against Portland State with a 30-14 advantage. UC San Diego also built significant first-quarter leads against Occidental (25-12), No. 22 Washington (21-12), Long Beach State (23-7), California Baptist (18-8), Cal Poly (14-7), Cal State Fullerton (19-13), CSUN (14-5), Cal State Bakersfield (18-14), UC Davis (21-11), CSUN (24-12), UC Irvine (24-17), Cal State Bakersfield (25-10), Cal Poly (18-11) and Cal State Fullerton (20-12)
 
ELECTRIC ERIN
Triton forward/center Erin Condron has been leading UC San Diego with an all-around outstanding junior season, averaging 15.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks in 33.6 minutes per game. She has earned UCU Athlete of the Week five different times this season and Big West Player of the Week once. 
 
Condron set the Tritons' Division I scoring record with 32 points at Long Beach State (Feb. 5) and has scored in double-figures 27 times out of 30 games. She has tallied 10 double-doubles and set career highs in points (32) and free throws made (14) at Long Beach State (Feb. 5), field goals made (11) against UC Riverside (Jan. 10), rebounds (15) at No. 22 Washington (Nov. 28), assists (5) against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) and steals (4) against UC Davis (Jan. 26).
 
She currently leads the Big West and ranks 35th nationally in field goal percentage (55.2), ranks third in the conference in rebounds (8.5 per game, 255 total) and second in double-doubles (10). Condron also ranks second in the conference in total field goals (195), fourth in blocks (1.33 per game, 40 total) and seventh in scoring (15.8 per game, 473 total).
 
MAK ATTACK
Senior Makayla Rose has been pivotal to the Tritons success this season, leading UC San Diego in scoring on 11 separate occasions with 18 double-figure scoring efforts and five 20-point performances. Rose is averaging 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 3.2 steals in a team-high 36.0 minutes per game. She has played the full 40 minutes in 12 different contests, as well as all 45 in the overtime victory at Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 8) and 54 minutes in triple overtime at UC Davis (Feb. 12). She ranks third in the Big West in minutes per game (16th nationally). Rose also ranks eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (42.6) and 14th in scoring (12.5 points per game).
 
Rose has shown why she earned back-to-back Big West Defensive Player of the Year, ranking 13th nationally in steals per game (3.20) and 15th in total steals (96).
 
DYMO DEALING DIMES
Point guard Dymonique Maxie currently leads the Big West with 4.5 assists per game (68th nationally), facilitating the Tritons' offense. The junior also ranks first in the conference with 136 total assists (75th nationally) and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.84, 59th nationally). Maxie set the Tritons' Division I single game record with 11 assists at Portland State (Nov. 30), finishing just three shy of the program's all-time record. She has recorded double-figure assists twice this season and surpassed her previous season high against UC Irvine (Jan. 24). 
 
UC San Diego currently leads the Big West in assist/turnover ratio (1.07, 59th nationally) and ranks third in assists (14.3 per game).
 
SHARP SHOOTING SABRINA
Senior guard Sabrina Ma ranks fourth in the Big West in threes per game (2.23) and fifth in three-point baskets with 67 made threes this season. She ranks second in the conference in three-point attempts (204). Ma currently ranks sixth in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored in double-figures 18 times this season with four 20-point performances and ranks 18th in the Big West with 11.5 points per game. 
 
RED HOT ROSA
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith has had a strong junior campaign, averaging 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 30.9 minutes per game. She has scored in double-figures 16 times this season, with three 20-point performances.
 
Smith leads the team in three-point percentage (36.2) and ranks seventh in the conference in three-pointers (1.9 per game), 11th in field goal percentage (41.5), 12th in assists (2.6 per game) and 19th in scoring (11.4 per game).
 
EXPERIENCED ROSTER
UC San Diego returns seven Tritons from the 2024-25 squad that recorded the program's first 20-win season of the Division I era. Starters Gracie Gallegos and Sabrina Ma return, as well as All-Big West preseason honoree Erin Condron. Last season Ma was named Big West Newcomer of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention alongside Gallegos, who earned a spot on the Big West Championship All-Tournament Team. 
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons added six talented newcomers to the squad during the offseason, signing two transfer scholar-athletes and four incoming true freshmen for the 2025-26 season. UC San Diego added 2024-25 Big West Defensive Player of the Year, Makayla Rose (UC Riverside) for her senior season and junior guard Dymonique Maxie (Nevada). Guard Michaela Fairwell (Irmo, S.C.), guard Lev Feiman (Woodland Hills, Calif.), forward Tatum Jones (Aurora, Colo.) and guard/forward Niya Price (Lancaster, Calif.) round out the freshman class for the Tritons.
 
TRITONS PICKED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL
The defending Big West champions were picked to finished fourth in the Big West Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 77 points and two first-place votes. Hawai'i was picked to finish first with 91 points and four of the 11 first-place votes, followed closely by UC Irvine with 90 points and four first-place votes as well. UC Davis received one first-place vote and 83 points for third, while UC San Diego received the remaining two first-place votes to rank fourth.
 
UC Santa Barbara was picked to finish fifth with 61 points, followed by Long Beach State (57 points), UC Riverside (51), Cal Poly (34), CSUN (27), Cal State Fullerton (20), Cal State Bakersfield (14).
 
WINNING IN THE CLASSROOM
The Tritons excelled in the classroom in 2024-25, with six scholar-athletes being named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team, including current Tritons Erin Condron, Gracie Gallegos, Junaé Mahan and Rosa Smith. Additionally, 15 Tritons were named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll with 10 earning Highest Honors (3.51-4.00 GPA) including Gracie Gallegos, Sabrina Ma, Nicki Polocheck, Rosa Smith and Damilola Sule.
 
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. The university remains committed to finding a conference affiliation for its sports that will not compete in the West Coast Conference.
 
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.
 
ANDY FEE NAMED ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT UC SAN DIEGO 
On Sept. 10, 2025, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla announced the hiring of college sports veteran Andy Fee as the Tritons' new Director of Athletics. Fee will become just the fourth Director of Athletics at UC San Diego since 1966. Fee joins the Tritons after spending the 2024-25 season as Deputy AD at Seattle University. Prior to Seattle U, Fee spent two years at Washington as Deputy AD and Chief of Staff. 
 
Before relocating to Seattle, Fee spent five years as Director of Athletics at Long Beach State from 2017 to 2022. During this time, Long Beach State's athletic programs found great success as the school advanced to the postseason in 18 of its 19 sports programs in his five-year tenure. The Beach won a pair of national championships in men's volleyball and claimed The Big West Commissioner's Cup three times. 
 
No stranger to conference transition, Fee will help guide the Tritons into the West Coast Conference in 2027-28. He also helped guide Washington into the Big Ten and Seattle U into the WCC in July.
 
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.