Overview
- Southern University defeated UC San Diego 68-56 in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament First Four game on March 19, 2025, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
- Soniyah Reed led Southern with 24 points, including 19 in the first half, propelling the Jaguars to their first-ever NCAA Tournament win after six previous losses.
- UC San Diego’s Sumayah Sugapong scored 19 points in the Tritons' first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, which followed their transition from Division II.
- The victory earned Southern a spot in the next round, where they will face UCLA, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, on Friday.
- Southern and UC San Diego both secured their NCAA berths as conference champions, with Southern winning the SWAC and UC San Diego taking the Big West title.