On Wednesday, March 19, the UC San Diego women’s basketball team (20-16, 13-7 Big West) played the first March Madness game in school history. Sophomore guard Sumayah Sugapong contributed 19 points to a furious second-half comeback effort, while graduate student guard Parker Montgomery scored 15 points in the final game of her five-year UCSD career. However, the Tritons were unable to close the gap in the final minutes, losing to the Southern University Jaguars 68-56. While the 2024-25 season ended in disappointment for the Tritons, their year was nothing short of extraordinary. In its first year of postseason eligibility, UCSD earned a No. 4 seed in the Big West Championship — its best-ever finish in the conference standings — then upset No. 1 Hawai’i and No. 3 UC Davis en route to a Big West title. Led by Sugapong, redshirt sophomore guard Gracie Gallegos, and junior guard Sabrina Ma, the Tritons will look to return to the Big Dance next season.  Story by Kurt Johnston and Henry St...