No. 4 Tritons to start conference schedule with tests against rivals No. 8 Chico State and Cal State Stanislaus.
Coming off its best season, if not the best season of any
UCSD team at the Division-II level, the women’s basketball team will look to
stay undefeated and start a new California Collegiate Athletic Association win
streak when the No. 4 Tritons (5-0) host Cal State Stanislaus and No. 8 Chico
State on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, respectively.
Last year’s Tritons had a fierce rivalry with the
consistently competitive Chico State squad, splitting the season series at one
apiece before blowing out the Wildcats in the final game of the NCAA West
Regional at RIMAC Arena to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in
program history.
Both games will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. at RIMAC Arena.
UCSD can bounce back from a rough start to non-conference
play with wins over the Warriors and Wildcats.
First-year head coach Chris Carlson has not had the same strong
start that his counterpart on the women’s team has enjoyed. However, the
Tritons have only dropped two contests, both on the road and one to Division-I
San Diego State, and have a chance to erase their early woes with a strong
start to conference play in front of a home crowd.
UCSD is set to host Cal State Stanislaus and
over the weekend, and even splitting the games will give the Tritons a lift as
they enter a five-game homestand before hitting the road for four straight
California Collegiate Athletic Association contests from Jan. 4 through Jan.
12.
Both the Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 games are scheduled for 7:30
p.m. tip-offs.
