A 68-54 loss to California Collegiate Athletic Association leader Cal State Bakersfield on Feb. 13, and a 77-71 win over Cal State Stanislaus on Feb. 14 moved UCSD to 12-9 overall and 8-8 in the CCAA.
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UCSD has won both of its matchups with Cal State Stanislaus this year and has dropped both of its games against Cal State Bakersfield. This was the fifth weekend in a row that the team earned a split in its two games.
Cal State Bakersfield played without its leading scorer, and UCSD matched he Roadrunners very well in the opening period. UCSD kept the game close in the first half, and had several leads, but trailed at halftime, 30-26.
The Tritons took a lead early in the second half but saw it vanish when the Roadrunners went on a 9-0 run. UCSD was never able to catch them. Cal State Bakersfield increased its lead for the rest of the half — its largest lead was 19 points — and was able to cruise to a 68-54 victory. The Roadrunners were able to shoot 56 percent from the floor while the Tritons managed only 30 percent.
Sophomore guard Katie McElree led the Roadrunners with 22 points, and Lily Ramirez had 17 points and nine rebounds. Senior guard Ali Ginn had 10 points for the Tritons. Freshman guard Leora Juster had seven points along with nine rebounds and three assists.
In UCSD’s game against Cal State Stanislaus on Feb. 14, the Tritons allowed the first basket to go to the Warriors, but countered with a three-pointer and maintained the lead for the rest of the game. Cal State Stanislaus was able to cut the lead to four points right before halftime, but UCSD scored the last four points before the buzzer to lead 36-28.
The Tritons were ahead throughout the game but saw their lead close to within four points on three occasions, pulling away every time. The Warriors had cut the lead to one point with 2:26 remaining, but UCSD made all of its final 10 free throws to secure the game. The Tritons finished with a 77-71 win.
UCSD had a huge advantage from the free-throw line, making 25 of 32 attempts, while Cal State Stanislaus only attempted five shots from the foul line.
Juster led all Tritons with 19 points, with Ginn, junior forward Margaret Johnson and sophomore guard Andrea Herold all contributing double-digit figures. With back-to-back contributions of 10 points, Ginn moved to within 57 points of setting the all-time scoring record at UCSD.
Sophomore guard Jacquelynn Packard led scoring for Cal State Stanislaus with 18 points, followed by junior forward Lindsay Rice with 17 points and junior center Shavaki Jackson with 12 points.
Next, UCSD will face Chico State and UC Davis on the road on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, respectively. UCSD defeated Chico State, 79-71, at home on Jan. 17 and lost to UC Davis, 73-68, on Jan. 16 also at home.
