LA JOLLA, Calif.— UC San Diego women's basketball will make its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, appearing as the No. 14 seed and facing No. 3 TCU on Friday.
 
The Tritons (24-8) will take on the hosting Horned Frogs (29-5) at 9 a.m. PT in Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Friday marks the first time any Triton contest will be aired on ESPN's flagship network. An audio broadcast will be live on 97.3 The Fan and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com. 
 
DETAILS
Game 33
No. 14 UC San Diego (24-8) vs No. 3 TCU (29-5)
Friday, Mar. 20 | 9 a.m. PT
Schollmaier Arena (6,800) | Fort Worth, Texas
All-time series: First meeting
Watch on ESPN | Listen on 97.3 The Fan | Live Stats
 

ABOUT THE TRITONS	ABOUT TCU
Roster | Schedule | Stats	Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 24-8	Overall: 29-5
Big West: 17-3	Big 12: 15-3
Home: 11-4	Home: 18-0
Away: 11-4	Away: 7-3
Neutral: 2-0	Neutral: 4-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1	vs. Ranked Opponents: 4-2
Streak: W6	Streak: L1

 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons defeated No. 4 Hawa'i, 60-48, in the Big West Championship final to earn their second consecutive conference title. UC San Diego got off to a slow start, falling behind 13-9 at the end of the first quarter. After trailing 28-20 at halftime, the Tritons rallied to score 40 points in the second half to secure the Big West crown. 
 
For her efforts at the conference tournament, Makayla Rose was named Big West Championship Most Outstanding Player and Erin Condron secured a spot on the all-tournament team. Rose was also named UCU Athlete of the Week.
 
UC San Diego 60, Hawai'i 48
Points: Condron (22); Rose (17); Smith (8)
Rebounds: Condron (14); Rose (8); Ma (7)
Assists: Ma, Maxie (5)
Steals: Rose (5); Condron, Maxie, Smith (2)
Blocks: Condron (1)
 
WHERE TO WATCH
Triton fans will gather on UC San Diego's campus for a watch party at Dirty Birds La Jolla at 9 a.m. PT on Friday. Associated Students is providing complimentary food (while supplies last) and raffle prizes will be available. 
 
Fans attending the game in Fort Worth are encouraged to join the Triton Fan Social on Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT, hosted by the UC San Diego Alumni Association. The event will take place at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (111 E 3rd St., Fort Worth, TX, 76102).
 
THE VANDERVEER LEGACY
There has been a VanDerveer coaching in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament every year since 1988, making 37 consecutive tournament appearances. UC San Diego head coach Heidi VanDerveer picked up the streak started by her sister Tara VanDerveer—famed Stanford women's basketball head coach—leading the Tritons to the big dance in their first season of Division I postseason eligibility in 2024-25. Tara retired at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, making 35 consecutive appearances in the tournament with the Cardinal. In total, the duo has coached in 48 NCAA Tournaments, with 38 for Tara (35 at Stanford; 3 at Ohio State) and 10 for Heidi (2 at UCSD, D-I; 6 at UCSD, D-II; 2 at Occidental, D-III).
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT DUO
Makayla Rose was named the Big West Championship Most Outstanding Player, averaging 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists. She played all 40 minutes in both the semifinal against UC Davis and final against Hawai'i. Rose recorded five steals in the championship game, three of which came in the second half of UC San Diego's comeback victory. She finished the title game with 17 points, eight rebounds, five steals and zero turnovers.
 
Erin Condron was outstanding in the championship final, earning a spot on the Big West All-Tournament Team. The junior forward/center recorded her 11th double-double of the season in the title game, leading the Tritons with 22 points and 14 rebounds—one shy of her career high—adding two steals, one block, one assist and playing all 40 minutes for the Tritons. She finished the tournament averaging 15.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 36.5 minutes.
 
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 (24) 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 102 for the season, which ranks 10th 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 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 145 for the season. She has 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 274 for the season. Condron set the Tritons' single season blocks record with 42 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).
 
FAB FIVE 
All five Tritons' starters are averaging over 30 minutes per game and four of the five are ranked in the top 15 in the conference in minutes per game. Makayla Rose (36.2) leads the group, ranking second in the Big West and 13th nationally. Dymonique Maxie (34.2) ranks sixth, while Erin Condron (33.8) and Sabrina Ma (33.5) rank 10th and 12th respectively. Rosa Smith (30.2) rounds out the group at 22nd in the Big West.
 
SHARING THE WEALTH
Six different Tritons have been UC San Diego's leading scorer in a game this season, paced by Erin Condron with 12 games and Makayla Rose with 11 games. Condron has registered six 20-point performances and one 30-point effort, while Rose has five 20-point efforts. Sabrina Ma has led the Tritons in scoring in five games with five 20-point games and Rosa Smith has led the Tritons in four games with three 20-point games 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. 
 
TRITON TAKEAWAYS
The Tritons currently rank second in the Big West in turnover margin (6.75), 17th nationally in the same category and second in the conference in steals (10.7 per game, 37th nationally). UC San Diego is forcing 19.66 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the Big West and 44th nationally.
 
Makayla Rose is ranked 13th nationally and second in the Big West with 3.2 steals per game (102 total steals), while Dymonique Maxie ranks ninth in the conference with 2.0 per game and 65 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 42.7 field goal percentage and ranks third in the conference in scoring with 71.1 points per game. The Tritons are 15-1 when scoring 70 or more points, their only loss coming at UC Davis in triple overtime (88-80). Erin Condron leads the conference and ranks 35th nationally with a 53.6 field goal percentage, while Sabrina Ma ranks sixth in the Big West with a 32.6 three-point percentage. 
 
DEPENDABLE DEFENSE 
UC San Diego currently ranks fourth in the Big West in scoring defense, allowing 61.9 points per game with a scoring margin of 9.2 which ranks second (77th nationally). The Tritons are holding opponents to a 30.5 three-point percentage which ranks sixth in the Big West and 38.5 percent from the field to rank sixth. UC San Diego also ranks fifth in the conference in blocks per game (2.9).
 
ELECTRIC ERIN
Triton forward/center Erin Condron has been leading UC San Diego with an all-around outstanding junior season, averaging 15.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game. She has earned UCU Athlete of the Week five different times this season and Big West Player of the Week once, also earning a spot on the All-Big West First Team. 
 
Condron set the Tritons' Division I scoring record with 32 points at Long Beach State (Feb. 5) and has scored in double-figures 28 times out of 32 games. She has tallied 11 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 (6) against UC Davis (Mar. 13) and steals (4) against UC Davis (Jan. 26).
 
She currently leads the Big West and ranks 35th nationally in field goal percentage (53.6), ranks third in the conference in rebounds (8.6 per game, 72nd nationally; 274 total, 62nd nationally) and second in double-doubles (11, 40th nationally). Condron also ranks second in the conference in total field goals (208, 51st nationally), fourth in blocks (1.31 per game, 42 total) and total points (503) and seventh in points per game (15.7 per game).
 
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 20 double-figure scoring efforts and five 20-point performances. Rose is averaging 12.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 3.2 steals in a team-high 36.2 minutes per game. She has played the full 40 minutes in 14 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 (13th nationally). Rose also ranks 10th in the conference in field goal percentage (42.0) and 14th in scoring (12.8 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 (3.19) and 10th in total steals (102). She was also named Big West Championship MVP, All-Big West First Team, Big West All-Defensive Team and Co-Best Hustle Player.
 
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 145 total assists (57th nationally) and second in assist/turnover ratio (1.91, 50th 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 (1.11, 50th nationally) and ranks second in assists (14.3 per game).
 
SHARP SHOOTING SABRINA
Senior guard Sabrina Ma ranks third in the Big West in three-point baskets with 71 made threes this season and fourth in threes per game (2.22). She ranks second in the conference in three-point attempts (218). Ma currently ranks sixth in the conference in three-point percentage, shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored in double-figures 19 times this season with five 20-point performances and ranks 18th in the Big West with 11.5 points per game. Ma led the Tritons in their Big West semifinal victory over UC Davis, finishing with 21 points, including four three-pointers.
 
RED HOT ROSA
Redshirt junior Rosa Smith has had a strong junior campaign, averaging 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal in 30.2 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 (35.9) and ranks eighth in the conference in three-pointers (1.8 per game), 11th in field goal percentage (41.2), 15th in assists (2.5 per game) and 19th in scoring (11.0 per game).
 
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.
 
FRESH FACES
The Tritons added six talented newcomers to the squad during the offseason, signing two transfer scholar-athletes and four incoming true freshman 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.
 
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.
 
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.
 
ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has completed a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
 
FOUR BIG WEST TITLES
UC San Diego Athletics has secured four Big West Championships since joining the conference in 2020. The first conference regular season title was won by the baseball program in 2023 and the men's basketball team also won the regular season crown in 2024-25. Both the men's and women's basketball programs were crowned tournament champions at the Big West Championships in 2024-25. The women's program repeated at Big West Champions in 2025-26—earning the tournament title as well as a share of their first regular season title.
 
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.