Southern Jaguars at UC San Diego Tritons
· NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 1 in Spokane - First Four
Southern defeats UC San Diego women 68-56 for its first NCAA Tournament win in seven appearances
The 16th-seeded Jaguars (21-14) won for the first time in seven tournament appearances and go up against overall No. 1 seed UCLA in the round of 64 on Friday.
Reed, who came in averaging under 11 points a game, made 8 of 10 shots including three 3-pointers. Aniya Gourdine shot 7 of 14 and added 17 points and seven rebounds. Tionna Lidge scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. The Jaguars shot 49%.
Sumayah Sugapong led UCSD (20-16) with 19 points, making three 3-pointers, and had six assists. Parker Montgomery hit four 3-pointers and added 15 points. The Triton duo combined for 25 second-half points. UCSD, which reached the tournament in its first year of eligibility, shot 34%.
A 3-pointer by Sabrina Ma and a bucket from Junae Mahan got the Tritons within six with a minute to go before Southern's free throws accounted for the remainder of the scoring.
Montgomery and Sugapong hit a pair of 3-pointers apiece and combined for all but two of UCSD's 20 third-quarter points to cut a 20-point deficit to nine heading into the final period.
The game was tied only at 2-2. Reed, who entered midway through the first quarter, made a trio of 3-pointers and added another bucket in leading the Jaguars to a 19-11 first-quarter edge. Gourdine had a pair of 3-pointers and Reed eight straight points in the second quarter when Southern outscored UCSD 21-9.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 68 - 56 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 68 - 56 |
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Aleighyah Fontenot subbing in for Southern | 68 - 56 |
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D'Shantae Edwards subbing out for Southern | 68 - 56 |
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Southern Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 56 |
Statistics
 SOU |
UCSD |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 21-61 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 6-10 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 60 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-16 | FT | 5-6 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 603 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 14-1 | - | 18-9 |
| Alcorn State | 11-3 | 2.5 | 14-11 |
| Alabama State | 11-4 | 3 | 14-12 |
| Southern | 10-4 | 3.5 | 14-11 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-7 | 6 | 11-14 |
| Grambling | 7-7 | 6.5 | 10-17 |
| Jackson State | 7-7 | 6.5 | 9-17 |
| Florida A&M | 6-9 | 8 | 7-19 |
| Texas Southern | 5-10 | 9 | 9-18 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 5-10 | 9 | 6-20 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-11 | 10 | 6-22 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-15 | 14 | 2-24 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 14-2 | - | 23-4 |
| UC Davis | 14-3 | 0.5 | 21-7 |
| UC San Diego | 13-3 | 1 | 18-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-5 | 2.5 | 16-11 |
| Hawai'i | 10-6 | 4 | 16-10 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-7 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
| UC Riverside | 7-10 | 7.5 | 9-18 |
| Cal State Northridge | 5-11 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-14 | 12 | 7-19 |
| Long Beach State | 2-14 | 12 | 3-23 |
| Cal Poly | 1-15 | 13 | 3-23 |