2025–26 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team

2025–26 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–7 (13–2 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachVanessa Nygaard
Assistant coaches
  • Britinee Yasukochi
  • PhyNique Allen
  • Alexandria Young
  • Miranda Seto
Home arenaLionTree Arena
2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 – 2   .867 22 – 4   .846
UC San Diego 13 – 2   .867 18 – 7   .720
UC Davis 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Cal State Fullerton 11 – 5   .688 15 – 11   .577
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 18 – 7   .720
Hawai'i 9 – 6   .600 15 – 10   .600
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438 9 – 17   .346
Cal State Northridge 4 – 11   .267 8 – 16   .333
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 13   .133 7 – 18   .280
Long Beach State 2 – 13   .133 3 – 22   .120
Cal Poly 1 – 15   .063 3 – 23   .115
† 2026 Big West tournament winner
As of February 19, 2026

The 2025–26 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team will represent the University of California, San Diego during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tritons, led by 14th-year head coach Heidi VanDerveer, play their home games at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

This is the second year the team will be eligible for the NCAA tournament.

Previous season

The Tritons finished the 2024–25 season 20–16, 13–7 in Big West play to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They received the 4 seed in the Big West tournament, where they won over Cal Poly in the quarterfinals, Hawai'i in the semifinals and UC Davis in the championship game to win the Big West championship and clinch the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] It marked UC San Diego's first NCAA D1 Tournament appearance. They were seeded as the No.16 seed in the Spokane 1 region,[3] where they fell to Southern in the first four.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Grace Talbot 2 G 5'7" Junior Littleton, CO Graduated
Sumayah Sugapong 3 G 5'7" Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to Arizona[5]
Meaali'i Amosa 13 F 6'1" Senior Garden Grove, CA Graduated
Izzy Forsyth 20 F 6'0" Senior Vancouver, BC Transferred to Hawai'i[6]
Eri Blithikioti 23 G 5'11" Sophomore Athens, Greece Transferred to Northern Arizona[7]
Kayanna Spriggs 24 F 6'2" Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Parker Montgomery 32 G 5'7" Graduate Student Porter Ranch, CA Graduated
Emma Svaboda 33 C 6'3" Senior La Quinta, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Makayla Rose 4 G 5'7" Senior Roseville, CA UC Riverside
Dymonique Maxie 10 G 5'8" Junior Hayward, CA Nevada

Recruits

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Michaela Fairwell
G 		Irmo, SC Dutch Fork High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   
Tatum Jones
F 		Aurora, CO Mullen High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Lev Feiman
G 		Woodland Hills, CA Brentwood High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Niya Price
G/F 		Lancaster, CA Antelope Valley High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

Big West Conference Preseason Poll

The Big West Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 16, 2025. The Tritons were predicted to finish fourth in the conference with 77 points and two first place votes.[8]

Big West Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 Hawai'i 91 (4)
2 UC Irvine 90 (4)
3 UC Davis 83 (1)
4 UC San Diego 77 (2)
5 UC Santa Barbara 61
6 Long Beach State 57
7 UC Riverside 51
8 Cal Poly 34
9 Cal State Northridge 27
10 Cal State Fullerton 20
11 Cal State Bakersfield 14
(#) first-place votes

Big West Preseason All-Big West Team

Junior forward/center Erin Condron was named to the preseason All-Big West Team.[9]

Player School
Skylar Burke UC Santa Barbara
Erin Condron UC San Diego
Shelley Duchemin UC Riverside
Hunter Hernandez UC Irvine
Megan Norris UC Davis
Imani Perez Hawai'i
Ritorya Tamilo Hawai'i

Roster

2025–26 UC San Diego Tritons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Michaela Fairwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Dutch Fork High School Irmo, South Carolina
F 3 Tatum Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mullen High School Aurora, Colorado
G 4 Makayla Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr UC Riverside Roseville, California
G 5 Gabby Louther 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Pueblo West High School Pueblo West, Colorado
G 10 Dymonique Maxie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Nevada Hayward, California
F/C 11 Erin Condron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Braemar College Woodend, Australia
G 12 Rosa Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Idaho Kirkland, Washington
G 13 Lev Feiman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brentwood School Woodland Hills, California
G 15 Sabrina Ma 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr San Jose State San Francisco, California
G/F 21 Nicki Polocheck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Memorial Senior High School Houston, Texas
G 22 Gracie Gallegos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Mullen High School Denver, Colorado
G/F 24 Niya Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Antelope Valley High School Lancaster, California
G 25 Junaé Mahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lincoln High School Stockton, California
F 30 Damilola Sule 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS UC Merced Bakersfield, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific L 66–69  0–1
  16 – Rose   8 – Condron   4 – Maxie  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,038)
Stockton, CA
November 7, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Denver W 72–54  1–1
  19 – Ma   8 – Maxie   3 – Maxie  LionTree Arena (1,292)
San Diego, CA
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State L 60–71  1–2
  15 – Feiman   9 – Condron   4 – Condron  LionTree Arena (341)
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 69–80  1–3
  16 – Condron   8 – Condron   3 – Condron  Sobrato Center (569)
San Francisco, CA
November 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Air Force W 55–43  2–3
  12 – Condron   7 – Rose   5 – Rose  LionTree Arena (1,282)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Occidental W 87–39  3–3
  22 – Ma   11 – Condron   8 – Smith  LionTree Arena (1,183)
San Diego, CA
November 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 22 Washington L 50–67  3–4
  19 – Smith   15 – Condron   3 – Smith  Alaska Airlines Arena (2,530)
Seattle, WA
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 94–54  4–4
  21 – Ma   9 – Condron   11 – Maxie  Viking Pavilion (310)
Portland, OR
December 6, 2025
1:00 p.m., SPECSN 		Long Beach State W 75–45  5–4
(1–0) 		 27 – Smith   7 – Condron   6 – Maxie  LionTree Arena (245)
San Diego, CA
December 15, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at California Baptist W 67–59  6–4
  15 – Condron   13 – Condron   5 – Maxie  Fowler Events Center (368)
Riverside, CA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona L 68–71  6–5
  16 – Condron   6 – Tied   6 – Maxie  LionTree Arena (246)
San Diego, CA
January 1, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 76–54  7–5
(2–0) 		 21 – Smith   6 – Condron   8 – Smith  LionTree Arena (410)
San Diego, CA
January 3, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaii W 65–54  8–5
(3–0) 		 16 – Condron   6 – Ma   6 – Maxie  Stan Sheriff Center (1,731)
Honolulu, HI
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 81–69 OT 9–5
(4–0) 		 22 – Rose   8 – Rose   10 – Maxie  Titan Gym (245)
Fullerton, CA
January 10, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 70–54  10–5
(5–0) 		 22 – Condron   12 – Condron   4 – Smith  LionTree Arena (428)
San Diego, CA
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 60–48  11–5
(6–0) 		 23 – Ma   11 – Condron   3 – Maxie  Premier America Credit Union Arena (385)
Northridge, CA
January 17, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 84–66  12–5
(7–0) 		 21 – Tied   8 – Tied   6 – Maxie  LionTree Arena (425)
San Diego, CA
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Davis L 62–66  12–6
(7–1) 		 21 – Condron   10 – Condron   4 – Tied  LionTree Arena (537)
San Diego, CA
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine W 68–66  13–6
(8–1) 		 20 – Smith   8 – Polocheck   5 – Rose  Bren Events Center (711)
Irvine, CA
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara W 52–49  14–6
(9–1) 		 11 – Tied   9 – Condron   4 – Tied  The Thunderdome (657)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 31, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 82–67  15–6
(10–1) 		 18 – Rose   7 – Condron   5 – Tied  LionTree Arena (743)
San Diego, CA
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 64–53  16–6
(11–1) 		 32 – Condron   13 – Condron   4 – Tied  LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (571)
Long Beach, CA
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hawaii W 59–46  17–6
(12–1) 		 28 – Rose   6 – Ma   6 – Rose  LionTree Arena (1,082)
San Diego, CA
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 80–88 3OT 17–7
(12–2) 		 22 – Condron   11 – Condron   5 – Maxie  University Credit Union Center (548)
Davis, CA
February 14, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside W 79–68  18–7
(13–2) 		 20 – Rose   6 – Tied   7 – Maxie  SRC Arena (167)
Riverside, CA
February 21, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine       LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 26, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton       LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
March 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara       LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
Big West Women's Tournament
March 11–14, 2026
TBA 		vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[10]

References

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  2. ^ "CHAMPIONS! Tritons Earn First Big West Tournament Crown". UC San Diego. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Tritons Face Southern in First Four of NCAA Tournament". UC San Diego. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tritons' Historic Run Ends in NCAA Tournament". UC San Diego. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Arizona Women's Basketball Welcomes UC San Diego Transfer Sumayah Sugapong". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Welcomes Three Newcomers for 2025-26". Hawai'i Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "NAU Women's Basketball Heads into 2025-26 Season with New Look, Same Goals". NAU Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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