LA JOLLA, Calif.–UC San Diego San Diego women's basketball fell to UC Davis, 72-49, on Monday afternoon in LionTree Arena. The Tritons (12-14, 9-7 Big West) moved to 5-16 in the all-time series with the Aggies (13-12, 9-6 Big West) and split the season series 1-1.
Izzy Forsyth led the Tritons with nine points, while
Sydney Brown added eight and
Emily Cangelosi and
Junae Mahan chipped in seven apiece. Brown and
Katie Springs led the team with eight rebounds each, while Cangelosi and
Julia Macabuhay collected three assists each. Brown also finished the day with a team-high two blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead to open the contest, but then the Tritons went ice-cold missing their next eight shots from the field. UC Davis took control of the contest early, scoring 23 unanswered points and taking a 23-7 lead into the first quarter break.
The Tritons found a rhythm in the second quarter, using a 10-0 scoring run to cut the deficit to single digits, 25-19. The Aggies responded with an 8-3 run of their own and stalled the UC San Diego momentum, taking a 35-26 lead into halftime.
The teams traded baskets early in the second half, but the Aggies used a 16-point scoring run—including four consecutive three-pointers—to close out the period and took a 57-33 lead into the final break.
The Tritons continued to battle into the final period, getting good minutes from freshmen
Gabby Louther and
Junae Mahan. However, the deficit proved too much to overcome and the Aggies secured the 72-49 victory.
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"Kind of disappointed from start to finish," said UC San Diego head coach
Heidi VanDerveer. "Give Davis a lot of credit, they came out with a tremendous amount of energy and jumped on us early. I thought that we responded but we never really had much control of the game."
"It starts with us and that's something we need to learn. They are a championship caliber team, have championship culture and that's something that we pride ourselves on and they gave us a good lesson. Playing hard, having that edge, all the things that we talk about, they showed us. Disappointed but hope that we can respond and have a better day this Thursday against Irvine."
TRITON TIDBITS
- Izzy Forsyth led the Tritons in scoring for the third game in a row.
- UC San Diego shot 35% from the field and 27% from three, compared to 43% for UC Davis with 13 three-pointers (41%).
- Points in the paint were even (24-24), while the Aggies held the advantage off of turnovers (23-12). UC Davis finished with nine turnovers, compared to 20 for UC San Diego.
- UC San Diego starters were Sydney Brown, Emily Cangelosi, Izzy Forsyth, Julia Macabuhay and Parker Montgomery.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue a busy stretch of four games in eight days, playing host to UC Irvine on Thursday for the Tritons Pink Game at 7 p.m. UC San Diego will wrap up the week at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 4 p.m. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
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 Conference 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 83 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.
