LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 25 University of California San Diego women's basketball team continues its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament run with a semifinal matchup against sixth-seeded Stanislaus State. The other semifinal matchup will take place between Cal State San Marcos and Cal State East Bay at 8 p.m.
 
DETAILS
GAME 29:
vs. Stanislaus State
Friday, March 6 – 5:30 p.m.
RIMAC Arena – La Jolla
Watch | Live Stats | Ticket Information
Series Record: UC San Diego leads 35-11
 
ABOUT UC SAN DIEGO
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 23-5
Home: 11-2
Away: 9-3
Neutral: 3-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W1
Ranking: 25
 
ABOUT STANISLAUS STATE
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 15-13
Home: 8-5
Away: 7-7
Neutral: 0-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-0
Streak: W1
Ranking: N/A
 
ABOUT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 24-4
Home: 13-2
Away: 9-2
Neutral: 2-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: 3-0
Streak: W10
Ranking: 19
 
ABOUT CAL STATE EAST BAY
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 18-11
Home: 7-4
Away: 8-6
Neutral: 3-1
vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-2
Streak: W2
Ranking: N/A
 
REMAINING CCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Semifinals - Friday, March 6 (RIMAC Arena)
UC San Diego vs. Stanislaus State, 5:30 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos vs. Cal State East Bay, 8 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, March 7 (RIMAC Arena)
Championship game, 8 p.m.
 
View the tournament hub here.
 
CCAA TOURNAMENT IN LA JOLLA
UC San Diego is playing host to the CCAA men's and women's basketball tournament at RIMAC Arena. The semifinals will take place on March 6 with the champions crowned March 7. The men's tournament will be played in the afternoon and the women's sessions will be held at night. All CCAA tournament games played at UC San Diego will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
View the interactive tournament bracket here.
 
ALL-CONFERENCE ACCOLADES
This morning, the Tritons earned five All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) accolades, along with the Most Valuable Player award. Julia Macabuhay was named Most Valuable Player and was selected to the first team with Tyla Turner, while Sydney Sharp was picked to the second team. Brianna Claros and Sydney Brown were recognized with honorable mentions. Read more here.
 
CCAA TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Prices for the CCAA Tournament are as follows:
 
Reserved Courtside:  $20
General Admission:  $10
Seniors (60+):  $5
Youth (3-12):  $5
Active Military (w/ID):  $5
Students (All currently-enrolled CCAA students):  $3
Children Under 3-years-old:  Free
 
The first 500 currently-enrolled UC San Diego students will receive free tickets courtesy of the UC San Diego Athletics Department. 
 
ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO HOME GAMES
Parking permits are required seven days a week on campus.  For UC San Diego Parking information, click here or download the Parkmobile smartphone or web application. The parking lot nearest RIMAC Arena is the Hopkins Parking Structure, located south of the arena at 9730 Hopkins Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093.
 
GIVEAWAYS FOR STUDENTS
Students- get your necessities for finals at the games! Students will receive free blue books, scantrons, pencils, and coffee coupons at the games on Friday and Saturday (while supplies last).
 
TRITON GREAT RETURNS TO LA JOLLA
Last month, Leora Juster was revealed as a member of the CCAA Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Juster will speak about her experiences on the Triton women's basketball team during the ESPN3 halftime show of the UC San Diego women's basketball semifinal on Friday.
 
EYES ON BACK-TO-BACK TOURNAMENT TITLES
The Tritons captured last year's CCAA Tournament title with a score of 72-60 over Cal Poly Pomona. This year, UC San Diego looks for its second-straight CCAA Tournament crown. The Tritons have not won back-to-back CCAA Tournament titles in their program history.
 
HIGH FIVE! TRITONS WIN FIFTH-STRAIGHT REGULAR SEASON TITLE
The Tritons earned a share of the CCAA regular season title with their 18-4 regular season conference record during the 2019-20 season. This is their fifth-straight regular season crown, as well as their 10^th in program history.
 
TERRIFIC START TO THE TOURNAMENT
The Tritons rolled to a 78-61 victory over Humboldt State in the quarterfinals. Tyla Turner led the way with 26 points, and the mark was both a new season high for her and a game high. Sydney Sharp recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-best 12 rebounds. View the full recap here.
 
RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA regional rankings, UC San Diego was ranked fourth behind Hawaii Pacific, Alaska Anchorage, and Cal State San Marcos.
 
View the regional rankings here.
 
UC San Diego was ranked 25^th in the newest WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
 
View the WBCA poll here.
 
MOST RECENT MATCHUPS
UC San Diego defeated Stanislaus State twice during the regular season. On Jan. 9, the Tritons won 76-56 at Stanislaus. Then on Feb. 1, the Tritons were victorious 82-54 at home.
 
BE CAREFUL!
The Tritons are averaging only 11.8 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-lowest in the nation.
 
NCAA Turnovers Per Game

Sioux Falls	10.5
Humboldt St.	11.2
Augustana (SD)	11.3
Fort Hays St.	11.6
UC San Diego	11.8

 
ASSIST AFTER ASSIST
UC San Diego leads the conference with a 1.20 assist/turnover ratio.
 
Conference Assist/Turnover Ratio

UC San Diego	1.20
Humboldt State	1.16
Chico State	0.98

 
FREE THROW FANS
UC San Diego ranks second on the conference leaderboard, shooting 78% from the free throw line (361-466). The Tritons' percentage is good for 26^th in the nation.
 
Conference Free Throw Percentage

Humboldt State	0.776
UC San Diego	0.775
Cal State San Marcos	0.758

 
WINNING BIG
UC San Diego has the second-highest margin of victory in the conference. Averaging 71.1 points per game while their opponents average 60.0, the Tritons hold a margin of 11.1.
 
Margin

Cal State San Marcos	11.2
UC San Diego	11.1
Cal State East Bay	5.7

 
MACABU-HIGH ON THE LEADERBOARD
CCAA MVP Julia Macabuhay ranks in the top five in five different statistical categories for the conference. Macabuhay ranks second in points per game (17.6), fourth in field goal percentage (49%), fifth in free-throw percentage (80%), fifth in assists per game (4.0), and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.3).
 
HEAD COACH HEIDI VANDERVEER
A former WNBA coach, Olympic team scout and assistant for the legendary Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee, Heidi VanDerveer enters her eighth season as the UC San Diego head coach in 2019-20. VanDerveer was named the CCAA Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive season in 2018-19 as well as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) West Region Coach of the Year for the second-straight year.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The winner of the CCAA Tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. The NCAA will announce all of the NCAA Championship selections during its selection show at 7 p.m. on March 8. Watch online here.
 
UC SAN DIEGO BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for UC San Diego's first season of NCAA Division I basketball are on sale now. Purchasing season tickets is the only way to ensure access to every Tritons home basketball game in 2020-21. Full season tickets start at just $59. For more information or to secure your seats, visit UCSDtritons.com/tickets.
 
UC SAN DIEGO PARTNERS WITH ESPN NETWORKS
All UC San Diego home men's and women's basketball games will be broadcast live on ESPN3, making the Tritons one of just three NCAA Division II programs to have all of its home basketball games air live on ESPN Networks.
 
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO HOOPS
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdwbb.
 
BIG WEST BOUND
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team. In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin 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. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.
 
GEAR 
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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.

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