Playing in their first Division I postseason, the Tritons, with their victory over third-seeded UC Davis, claimed their first tournament title, in their first try, since becoming postseason eligible after joining the Big West.

It was maybe 50 feet to the bench and the pile of bodies that mobbed her as the horn sounded, the final confirmation that the Triton women’s basketball team, with a 75-66 decision against the Aggies, had won the Big West Tournament title and earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament in the school’s first year of full Division I membership.

The top-seeded Tritons pull away late to beat the second-seeded Anteaters, 75-61, reaching the Big Dance in their first year of eligibility and denying UCI, which was looking to make its first