Score: UC Davis 66, UC San Diego 75
Location: Henderson, Nev. (Lee's Family Forum)
Records: UC Davis 21-12 (13-7), UC San Diego 20-15 (15-5)
The short story:
Tova Sabel and
Ryann Bennett led their team with 13 points, but the UC Davis women's basketball team's Big West Tournament run came to an end with a loss to the UC San Diego Tritons.
OPENING TIP
- Sabel and Megan Norris were selected to the Big West All-Tournament Team
- Sabel and Bennett each hit double-digits with 13 points, with Bennett shooting from 5-of-11 (46%) from the field.
- Norris was efficient in the paint, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
- Mazatlan Harris was the defensive anchor for the Aggies, blocking a career-high three shots.
- UC Davis had great productivity from their second unit with 29 bench points.
- The Aggie defense continued to impress from beyond the arc, holding the Tritons to 4-of-19 (21%) from three.
WHAT HEAD COACH JENNIFER GROSS HAD TO SAY
"I'm incredibly proud of our team. When you pour so much into something, it really hurts when it doesn't come out the way you want. But I'm really proud of our group and I'm hoping we'll get to play some more basketball still."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After UC San Diego began the game on an 8-0 run, Norris and Victoria Baker got the offense going with back-to-back three pointers.
- As the Tritons continued to produce on offense, Harris hit her first shot of the game from beyond the arc to cut the deficit to single-digits at the end of the first.
- In the second quarter, threes from Sabel and Avery Sussex got the Aggies as close as nine.
- However, UCSD continued to produce, with the Tritons holding a 34-21 lead at halftime.
- Throughout the third quarter, both teams continued to exchange baskets, with Norris and Sabel each leading the scoring with four apiece.
- Going into the fourth, UC San Diego continued to lead 54-39.
- With three minutes left, Davis looked to get back into the game with a 7-0 scoring run to cut the deficit down to ten.
- However, free throws from the Tritons put it out of reach, clinching a 75-66 win.
