Thursday, January 26
La Jolla, Calif.
7:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
4-16,3-7Big West
55
at
62
UC San Diego
9-10,6-3Big West
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CSUN
14
16
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12
55
UC San Diego
19
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62
CSUN Drops a 62-55 Decision at UC San Diego
1/26/2023 9:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LA JOLLA, Calif.—Sydney Brown scored 31 of the 62 UC San Diego points as the Tritons defeated CSUN 62-55 in Big West women's basketball action at LionTree Arena Thursday night.
THE FIRST HALF
Led by Emily Cangelosi, who made her first three three three-point attempts, the Tritons opened the game on a 12-4 run. The first 15 UCSD points came from three-point range as the Tritons led 15-8 at the first quarter media timeout. Both teams went scoreless for over three minutes as the Matadors chipped away at the Tritons to trail 19-14 at the end of the first.
UCSD scored the two points of the second quarter on a pair of Bridget Mullins free throws. CSUN mounted an 8-0 charge that was capped off by a Michelle Duchemin layup, giving the Matadors their first lead of the night at 22-21. The Tritons, who missed their first seven field goal attempts of the second, came out of the second quarter media timeout to retake the lead on a Julia Macabuhay three-pointer. Tess Amundsen tied the game at 24 on the following CSUN possession. The Matadors would hold UCSD to three field goals in the second quarter, taking a 30-29 lead into halftime.
THE SECOND HALF
Both defenses started strong in the second half. CSUN got off to a 2-of-8 start, while UCSD began 1-of-7. The Matadors increased the advantage to 36-34 at the third quarter media timeout, which came at 4:38. Out of the timeout, Jordyn Jackson connected on a three-point play for CSUN's largest lead to that point, 39-34. Anaiyah Tu'ua's layup on the next Matador possession increased the advantage to seven, forcing UCSD to call timeout.
Brown broke a Tritons' three-minute scoring drought with free throws. UC San Diego got a stop, leading to a couple of Mullins free throws, cutting the lead to 41-38. Duchemin responded with a mid-range jumper for a 43-38 score. Both teams turned the ball over two times before Brown's layup made it a one-possession game heading into the fourth quarter. Brown tied the game on the second UC San Diego possession of the fourth quarter. Kayanna Spriggs returned the lead to the Matadors with a layup. A CSUN steal and Jackson's basket put the Matadors up by four. Cangelosi cut it to one with a three-pointer. UC San Diego returned to the lead 48-47 on a Brown layup.
The Matadors called timeout at the 5:27 mark, calling a play for Jackson, who drove to the lane for a score. Both teams went scoreless for over two minutes. At 3:19, Brown put UCSD up for good with a three-pointer 51-49. Brown converted a drive to the basket on the Triton's next possession for a four-point advantage. The Matadors did not score a field goal for nearly five minutes as UCSD went on to the victory.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"There is a reason Sydney Brown is a first-team All-Conference player, and she showed that tonight. We did a good job of controlling the tempo in the first half. Despite being up six or seven points in the second half, we continue to be unable to put teams away. Some of that is on the defensive end, and some do not understand how to win games. We are playing to lose and not to win. Although we had four players in double figures, we did a great job on the boards, again, the free throw line continues to haunt us."
THE STATS
Brown was 9-of-20 from the field, 4-of-9 from three-point range, and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. She also grabbed eight rebounds. Cangelosi posted 15 as only five UC San Diego players scored in the game. Jackson paced CSUN with 15 points. Spriggs charted 12 points and eight rebounds. Duchemin tallied 10 points and eight rebounds. Amundsen added 10.
CSUN limited the Tritons to 32.7% shooting (18-of-55) while going 41% from the floor (25-of-61). UCSD made 10-of-30 three-point attempts while not allowing a three-pointer from the Matadors (0-8). CSUN outrebounded UCSD 42-32, outscoring the Tritons 28-16 in the paint. UC San Diego drew 19 CSUN fouls, resulting in 16-of-19 from the charity stripe. CSUN drew 13 fouls, going 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
NOTES
Thursday was only the third meeting between CSUN and UCSD (9-10, 6-3 Big West) as the Tritons continue their move up to Division I… the Matadors lead the all-time series 2-1…the Matadors failed to connect on a three-pointer (0-8) for the first time since Mar. 13, 2013, when CSUN went 0-for-12 against UC Santa Barbara…between CSUN and Boise State, Amundsen has scored 910 career points…Jackson has 1,022 career points for the Matadors.
UP NEXT
CSUN (4-16, 3-7 Big West) hosts UC Irvine (15-4, 7-1 Big West) Saturday. Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 2 p.m. with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
THE FIRST HALF
Led by Emily Cangelosi, who made her first three three three-point attempts, the Tritons opened the game on a 12-4 run. The first 15 UCSD points came from three-point range as the Tritons led 15-8 at the first quarter media timeout. Both teams went scoreless for over three minutes as the Matadors chipped away at the Tritons to trail 19-14 at the end of the first.
UCSD scored the two points of the second quarter on a pair of Bridget Mullins free throws. CSUN mounted an 8-0 charge that was capped off by a Michelle Duchemin layup, giving the Matadors their first lead of the night at 22-21. The Tritons, who missed their first seven field goal attempts of the second, came out of the second quarter media timeout to retake the lead on a Julia Macabuhay three-pointer. Tess Amundsen tied the game at 24 on the following CSUN possession. The Matadors would hold UCSD to three field goals in the second quarter, taking a 30-29 lead into halftime.
THE SECOND HALF
Both defenses started strong in the second half. CSUN got off to a 2-of-8 start, while UCSD began 1-of-7. The Matadors increased the advantage to 36-34 at the third quarter media timeout, which came at 4:38. Out of the timeout, Jordyn Jackson connected on a three-point play for CSUN's largest lead to that point, 39-34. Anaiyah Tu'ua's layup on the next Matador possession increased the advantage to seven, forcing UCSD to call timeout.
Brown broke a Tritons' three-minute scoring drought with free throws. UC San Diego got a stop, leading to a couple of Mullins free throws, cutting the lead to 41-38. Duchemin responded with a mid-range jumper for a 43-38 score. Both teams turned the ball over two times before Brown's layup made it a one-possession game heading into the fourth quarter. Brown tied the game on the second UC San Diego possession of the fourth quarter. Kayanna Spriggs returned the lead to the Matadors with a layup. A CSUN steal and Jackson's basket put the Matadors up by four. Cangelosi cut it to one with a three-pointer. UC San Diego returned to the lead 48-47 on a Brown layup.
The Matadors called timeout at the 5:27 mark, calling a play for Jackson, who drove to the lane for a score. Both teams went scoreless for over two minutes. At 3:19, Brown put UCSD up for good with a three-pointer 51-49. Brown converted a drive to the basket on the Triton's next possession for a four-point advantage. The Matadors did not score a field goal for nearly five minutes as UCSD went on to the victory.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"There is a reason Sydney Brown is a first-team All-Conference player, and she showed that tonight. We did a good job of controlling the tempo in the first half. Despite being up six or seven points in the second half, we continue to be unable to put teams away. Some of that is on the defensive end, and some do not understand how to win games. We are playing to lose and not to win. Although we had four players in double figures, we did a great job on the boards, again, the free throw line continues to haunt us."
THE STATS
Brown was 9-of-20 from the field, 4-of-9 from three-point range, and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. She also grabbed eight rebounds. Cangelosi posted 15 as only five UC San Diego players scored in the game. Jackson paced CSUN with 15 points. Spriggs charted 12 points and eight rebounds. Duchemin tallied 10 points and eight rebounds. Amundsen added 10.
CSUN limited the Tritons to 32.7% shooting (18-of-55) while going 41% from the floor (25-of-61). UCSD made 10-of-30 three-point attempts while not allowing a three-pointer from the Matadors (0-8). CSUN outrebounded UCSD 42-32, outscoring the Tritons 28-16 in the paint. UC San Diego drew 19 CSUN fouls, resulting in 16-of-19 from the charity stripe. CSUN drew 13 fouls, going 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
NOTES
Thursday was only the third meeting between CSUN and UCSD (9-10, 6-3 Big West) as the Tritons continue their move up to Division I… the Matadors lead the all-time series 2-1…the Matadors failed to connect on a three-pointer (0-8) for the first time since Mar. 13, 2013, when CSUN went 0-for-12 against UC Santa Barbara…between CSUN and Boise State, Amundsen has scored 910 career points…Jackson has 1,022 career points for the Matadors.
UP NEXT
CSUN (4-16, 3-7 Big West) hosts UC Irvine (15-4, 7-1 Big West) Saturday. Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 2 p.m. with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
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Team Stats
CSUN
UCSD
FG%
.410
.327
3FG%
.000
.333
FT%
1.000
.842
RB
42
32
TO
16
12
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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