LA JOLLA–On a night when the likely CCAA player of the year was having trouble with her shot, the UCSD Tritons’ “junkyard dog” came through to clean up the mess. Tiffany Hunter scored a career-high 23 points and added 13 rebounds as the 10th ranked Tritons (17-1, 11-1 CCAA) shut down Cal State San Bernadino 58-41 in front of 2,020 on Spirit Night at RIMAC Arena. The attendance was a new school record for a womens’ basketball game.
“Tiffany was everywhere,” said UCSD head coach Charity Elliott after the game, “I don’t know how she gets some of those rebounds but she never quits.”
Hunter’s rebounding tenacity, which included 6 offensive boards and 10 points on put-backs, allowed UCSD to win on a night when leading scorer Chelsea Carlisle was held to 8 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
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by Jeff Creps on November 21, 2009
The Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros defeated the UCSD Tritons on Friday night to take the NCAA Division II Western Regional title in women’s soccer. The game, which was tied 2-2 after regulation, ended in a 4-1 penalty kick shootout. It was a physical game that was played in a thick layer of fog that covered the field the entire night.
CSUDH Forward Brooke Thompson led the way for the Toros with one goal during regulation, adding another during penalty kicks.
The close finish was no surprise from either side. Coming into Friday night’s game the all-time series was tied 16-16-4.
“It always seems to be a [close game],” said Coach Joe Flanagan after the game. “A team may go up and look good early, and then the other team comes back. These two teams are like a heavy weight match.”
The Tritons dominated time of possession in the first half, but neither team was able to score. It was the physical play of the Toros that kept the score even through the first 45 minutes of play.
UCSD came out noticeably flat in the second half, and the Toros took advantage. CSUDH scored twice in the first five minutes of the period (48’, 50’), once off a free kick and then off of a sloppy play from UCSD that ended up an own goal.
“Unfortunately that little four-minute spell to start the second half put us behind.” UCSD Coach Brian McManus said.
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