LA JOLLA, Calif. — A 23 point, 16 rebound night from
Megan Norris gave UC Davis women's basketball a come from behind victory over UC San Diego on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Score: UC Davis 66, UC San Diego 62
Location: La Jolla, Calif. (LionTree Arena)
Records: UC Davis 13-6 (6-2), UC San Diego 12-6 (7-1)
OPENING TIP
- Norris' night gives her a 12th double-double on the season. She's now hit the mark in three straight contests and in six of the last seven.
- Her 23 point night also marks the second time she's gone for 20+ in a game this season, previously scoring 26 against Hawai'i.
- Defensively, she came up big with three blocks and three steals.
- Tegan Young was the team's second leading scorer with 11 points, also grabbing a career-high nine rebounds.
- Ryann Bennett rounded out the double-digit Aggies with 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first five minutes were a back-and-forth affair as the road team found themselves down 6-10 after layups from Bennett, Norris, and Young.
- Norris' first of two threes put her team within one, but an 11-2 run from the Tritons in the final four minutes gave them a 21-11 lead after the first.
- Coming into the second quarter, the Ags began to cut into their opponents lead with a four point play from Avery Sussex and a jumper from Victoria Baker.
- A pair of threes kept UC San Diego ahead by double-digits late in the period. Coming off the bench, Emmy Ersdala hit a three to cut the deficit to eight before a personal 4-0 run from Sussex put her team within five, 33-38, as they hit the locker room.
- Coming out of the half, the offense came to life as a three from Young put her team within two and a layup from Norris tied things up at 40 apiece.
- But a defensive heavy quarter saw the teams combine for only 21 points, as a late Triton layup gave them a 48-44 lead heading to the final period of action.
- After seeing their opponent hit a three to open the fourth quarter, UC Davis began to produce, with threes from Bennett, Young, and Nya Epps powering an 11-0 run and another lead.
- A Triton three broke the scoring run, but the road team came to life again as an and one three point play from Baker gave her team a 60-54 lead with three minutes to go.
- From there, the Aggies held their lead with three trips to the free throw line in the final 30 seconds, knocking down four foul shots to secure a gusty 66-62 win.
UP NEXT: The Aggies wrap up a two week road trip when they take on UC Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT and will be streamed on ESPN+ and KDVS 90.3.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked #1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as #1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
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