Down 63-64 with 51 seconds left in the West Regional Final, sophomore forward Erin Dautremont got tied up with Anchorage’s 6’2” Hanna Johansson.

On a grainy, halting live feed streamed from a small gym in Arcata, Humboldt, the Guardian staff watched senior guard Daisy Feder muscle her way into the key. With 9.9 seconds left, the shooter gave the then-undefeated Tritons a tenuous one-point lead as Humboldt head coach Joddie Gleason called for the timeout. The Lumberjacks returned to the court to inbound the ball from their baseline. Ninety-four feet separated them from the Triton basket, but UCSD elected to throw out a sloppy, undecided press.

Going into last week’s games, the UCSD women’s basketball team was ranked No. 2 in the nation and had its sights set on the best start to the season ever.

Without a loss in the 2012 season, the No. 2 UCSD women’s basketball team has strung together the most wins in school history after taking down Cal State East Bay 84-73 last Friday and No. 24 Cal State Monterey Bay 91-63 on Sunday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — After 14 regular season games, the No. 3 UCSD Women’s Basketball team remains undefeated.

UCSD vs. Cal State San Marcos

The Tritons opened up their annual Thanksgiving tournament with a resounding 85-55 win over Cal State San Marcos on Friday, Nov. 25.