TRITON Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 8

GAME

THE DRIVE TO DIVISION I

A raucous home crowd with plenty of alumni celebrating Spirit Night this February helped the women ’ s basketball team rally in the fourth quarter and defeat Cal Poly Pomona by just two points , 68-66 . Here , senior Dalayna Sampton avoids her defender and puts up a shot . This season , Sampton was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year and received Women ' s Basketball Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention . This year ’ s Spirit Night offered just a glimpse of the energy and excitement to come as the Tritons drive toward collegiate competition at the NCAA Division I level .
MAY 2016 DECEMBER 2016 NOVEMBER 2017 FALL 2020
Students vote and pass referendum to move to NCAA Division I
UC San Diego faculty endorses reclassification
Big West Conference invites UC San Diego to join its ranks
First year of full Division I schedule with Big West Conference ; games broadcast on ESPN3
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