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.

UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson,