California Baptist University
6-5,0-0WAC
UC San Diego
6-4,1-0Big West
CBU Falls to UCSD at Home on Monday Night
12/15/2025 8:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University women's basketball team dropped its Monday night matchup to UCSD at home, falling 67-59 to the visiting Tritons. The loss drops CBU to 6-5 in non-conference action while improving the Tritons to 6-4.
Both offenses struggled to find their rhythm in the first period, with neither team shooting over 30% at the start. UCSD expanded its lead behind the play of its strong defense, which forced eight Lancer turnovers in the opening frame, leading to multiple scoring opportunities in transition. CBU's defense stepped up in a big way in the second period to keep them in the game, holding UCSD to just seven points on three made field goals to close the gap to 25-20 at the half.
The pace quickened dramatically in the third period as both offenses went from struggling to on fire in the blink of an eye. Both teams nearly shot 60% from the floor in the third period, with UCSD shooting 57% and CBU shooting 55%. The Tritons' success from the perimeter was the difference, as they connected on five of their seven shots to outscore CBU 30-22 in the period. CBU started off the fourth period with a 7-0 run to try and flip the momentum in its favor, but the Tritons would keep the Lancers at bay, not allowing the lead to come under five points. CBU made a few more pushes against the Tritons but ultimately succumbed to a 67-59 loss.
Filipa Barros led the Lancers in scoring in the loss with 11 points and added six rebounds. Emma Johansson would be the only other Lancer in double-figures with ten points, adding seven rebounds and three blocks. Grace Schmidt made her season debut off the bench and would score five points and collect four rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
NEXT: The Lancers will hit the road on Friday for a two-game road trip beginning with a game against the Denver Pioneers on Friday, December 19.
