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03/14 19:08 CDT Condron's double-double sends UC San Diego to Big West crown,
beating Hawaii 60-48
Condron's double-double sends UC San Diego to Big West crown, beating Hawaii
60-48
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) --- Erin Condron scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds
and UC San Diego took control in the second and beat Hawaii 60-48 in the Big
West Conference championship on Saturday.
Makayla Rose scored 17 points for the second-seeded Tritons (24-8), who
clinched the Big West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second
straight year.
It's the fifth conference title for the Tritons during their 14-year tenure
under head coach Heidi Vanderveer.
Bailey Flavell scored 13 points for fourth-seeded Hawaii (22-11).
After losing its first three games in conference play, the Rainbow Wahine went
on a tear and entered Saturday's game having won 16 of 17 games, including nine
straight.
Down 28-20 at halftime, the Tritons outscored Hawaii 20-9 in the third and took
a 40-37 lead with 16 seconds left in the quarter and led for the remainder. UC
San Diego pulled away on 10-for-15 shooting in the fourth quarter.
Hawaii used a 7-0 run in the final 1:44 of the first quarter to go up 13-6 at
the end of one. In the second, UC San Diego scored five straight to get within
17-16 before Hawaii closed the quarter outscoring the Tritons 11-4.
Hawaii led 26-16 with 2 1/2 minutes left before the break having shot 11 fewer
attempts than the Tritons who were (19%) 6-of-32 shooting. But despite having
outshot UC San Diego 43% to 23%., Hawaii led only 28-20.
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