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DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS W. Basketball Contacts: Steve Rourke/Liza David For Immediate Release SID Phone: (310) 206-6831 Nov. 14, 2006 Web Page: www.uclabruins.com #20/21 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT #4/5 TENNESSEE ON NOV. 16TH/UCR ON 18TH Bruins Hit the Road to Play at Tennessee and UC Riverside — The 20th (AP)/ 21st 2006-2007 UCLA Schedule (ESPN/USA Today) -ranked Bruins will travel to play at #4 (ESPN/USAToday)/5(AP)- Date Opponent Tentative Pacifi c Time ranked Tennessee on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacifi c time. The 11/12 UC Santa Barbara W, 87-62 Bruins will return to Southern California and play on Saturday night at UC Riverside 11/16 @ #5 Tennessee 4 p.m. at 7 p.m. Pacifi c. 11/18 @ UC Riverside 7 p.m. 11/21 Oklahoma 7 p.m. Tennessee, 1-0 after a 102-72 win over Chattanooga on Nov. 12, leads the series with 11/24 @Hawaiian Air Rainbow Wahine Classic the Bruins by a 14-1 count. The teams last played in a November 1999 game in Pauley UCLA vs. Gonzaga 3:10 p.m. Pavilion, which was won, 88-77, by the Lady Vols. UCLA's lone win in the series (65- (North Carolina v. Sacramento St.,Arkansas v. Denver,Texas 62) came in Knoxville, TN in January of 1981. Junior guard Alexis Hornbuckle led the Tech v. Hawaii) Lady Vols with 19 points in their season-opening win over Chattanooga. Sophomore 11/25 vs UNC or Sac. St. 11 a.m./5:30p.m. Candace Parker, who became the youngest player ever selected to the USA Senior 11/26 1 p.m./3:10 p.m./5:20 p.m./7:30 p.m. National team this past summer, added 15 points. 11/30 @ Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. 12/4 @ UC Irvine 7 p.m. UC Riverside lost its season-opening game at Oklahoma State (77-47) on Nov. 10 and 12/8-9 @ New Mexico Lobo Classic will host the University of San Diego on Nov. 14 before welcoming the Bruins on Sat- 12/8 UCLA vs Delaware State 5 p.m. urday to the UCR Student Recreation Center. UCR captured the Big West Conference 12/9 vs Sam Houston St./ N. Mexico 5/7 pm championship tournament title last season and advanced to the NCAA tournament, 12/17 Baylor (FSN) 12:30 p.m. where it lost a fi rst-round matchup with North Carolina. The Highlanders were picked 12/20 California* 7 p.m. by the conference coaches as the favorite in the Big West in 2006-07. Kemie Nkele, 12/22 Stanford* 2 p.m. a 6-1 junior center, was a pre-season all-conference selection and scored 14 points 12/29 @ Washington State* 2 p.m. 12/31 @ Washington* 7 p.m. and grabbed nine rebounds in the opening day loss to Oklahoma State. 1/5 Oregon State* 7 p.m. Looking Ahead — UCLA faces third-ranked Oklahoma on Nov. 21 in Pauley. The 1/7 Oregon* 2 p.m. Sooners will be the second of potentially three Top 5 teams the Bruins will face in the 1/13 USC* 2 p.m. fi rst three weeks of the season. 1/18 @ Arizona State* 10 a.m. 1/20 @ Arizona* (FSN) 11 a.m. UCLA Returning Starters (# ’05-06 starts/career starts) — 1/26 Washington* 7 p.m. No. Name (g in '06/ career starts) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 1/28 Washington State* 2 p.m. 2/1 @ Oregon* 7 p.m. 45 Noelle Quinn (32/75) G 6-0 Sr. 18.1 8.2 2/3 @ Oregon State* 7 p.m. 14 Lindsey Pluimer (32/61) F 6-4 Jr. 10.6 5.4 2/10 @ USC* (FSN) 11 a.m. 31 Amanda Livingston (29/59) F 6-1 Sr. 5.7 2.4 2/15 Arizona* 7 p.m. Other Returners (# '05-06 games/ career starts/ career games) 2/18 Arizona State* (FSN) 1 p.m. 2 Tierra Henderson (32/1/33) G 5-10 So. 1.1 1.4 2/22 @ Stanford* 7 p.m. 3 Shaina Zaidi (12/0/35) G 5-8 Sr. 1.3 0.3 2/24 @ California* 2 p.m. 3/2-5 Pac-10 Tourn. @ San Jose 11 Julia Pitts (11/17/37) F 6-2 Sr.R 0.5 1.1 3/17-20 NCAA 1st/2nd Rds. (Austin,TX; East 22 Consuelo Lezcano (18/3/53) F/C 6-4 Sr. 1.8 0.7 Lansing,MI; Hartford,CT; Minneapolis,MN; 23 Chinyere Ibekwe (32/1/33) F/C 6-4 So. 5.0 3.8 Pittsburgh,PA; Raleigh,NC; LA,CA; Stanford,CA) Freshmen 3/24-27 NCAA Regionals (Dallas,TX; Dayton,OH; No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School Greensboro,NC; Fresno,CA) 34 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 Fr. Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Ctr.) 4/1-3 NCAA Final Four (Cleveland,OH) 21 Amy Horton G/F 5-10 Fr. Tallapoosa, GA (Haralson Co. HS) 13 Erica Latimer F/G 6-0 Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) Final '05-06 Pac-10 Standings Team Pac-10 Overall 5 Alexis Olivier G 5-8 Fr. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) Stanford 15-3 26-8 32 Jerica Williams G 5-8 Fr. La Mesa, CA (Mt. Miguel HS) Arizona State 14-4 25-7 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 Fr. Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) UCLA* 12-6 21-11 Washington 11-7 19-11 Not Returning USC 11-7 19-12 Name (g in '06/career starts) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG California 10-8 18-12 Nikki Blue (31/116) G 5-8 Sr. 12.5 4.7 Oregon State 7-11 16-15 Ortal Oren (30/3) G 5-9 Sr. 2.9 1.2 Oregon 5-13 14-15 Arizona 3-15 8-22 Lauren Pedersen (26/11) G 5-10 So. 1.7 0.9 Washington State 2-16 8-20 Brittany Ringel (6/0) F 6-1 Sr. 1.0 0.7 * won Pac-10 Tournament Emma Tautolo (8/0) F 6-2 Sr. 1.0 0.3 Lisa Willis (32/90) G 5-11 Sr. 17.8 5.8 pg. 1 of 5 Bruins Best Gauchos in Opener— UCLA The Bruins add six freshmen to the team other eight include Denise Curry (four times, opened the regular season with a 87-62 win - 6-6 center Moniquee Alexander of the 1978-1981), Natalie Williams (three times, over UC Santa Barbara in Pauley on Nov. Edison Academic Center at IMG Academy 1992-94), Ann Meyers (two times, 1978 & 12. Lindsey Pluimer scored a career-high in Bradenton, FL, guard/forward Amy Horton 1975), Maylana Martin (one time, 1999), 23 points to pace the Bruins and grabbed of Haralson County HS in Tallapoosa, GA, Rehema Stephens (one time, 1991), Dora a team-best 11 boards, one shy of her ca- forward/guard Erica Latimer of Windward HS Dome (one time, 1988), Necie Thompson reer-best. UCLA opened up the game with in Los Angeles and guards Jerica Williams of (one time, 1982). a 12-2 run in the last fi ve minutes of the fi rst Mt. Miguel HS in the San Diego area, Alexis Coaches, Media Pick Bruins To Finish half and led 43-31 at intermission. A 11-1 Olivier (Los Alamitos HS) and Allison Taka Sixth In Pac-10 — The Pac-10 women’s run early in the second half helped to open (Culver City HS). basketball coaches picked UCLA to fi nish up a 21-point Bruin advantage and put the Challenging Schedule Set for 2006-07 sixth in the conference in the annual pre- game under control. Noelle Quinn scored 13 — The Bruins could see action against as season poll. Stanford, with nine fi rst-place points and handed out six assists. many as 10 teams which were in the NCAA votes, was the solid choice to fi nish fi rst. The Bruins Go 1-1 in Exhibitions— UCLA Tournament a year ago (Tennessee, Baylor, Cardinal (81 points) was followed by Arizona used 18 points and 10 rebounds from Noelle Oklahoma, California, USC, Washington, State (one fi rst-place vote, 70), USC (63), Quinn and 17 points and seven rebounds Stanford, Arizona State, New Mexico, North California and Washington (53), UCLA (46), from Lindsey Pluimer to top Team Concept, Carolina). UCLA will play at Tennessee on Arizona (32), Oregon (22), Washington State 79-73 on Nov. 5. Despite 14 points from re- November 16. It will mark the fi rst meeting (16) and Oregon State (14). In the media turning starters Quinn, Pluimer and Amanda with the Lady Vols since the 1999-2000 poll, Stanford is ranked No. 1, receiving all Livingston, UCLA dropped a 79-70 decision season. Big XII teams from Oklahoma and 11 fi rst-place votes. Arizona State is second, to Love and Basketball on Nov. 1 in Pauley Baylor come to Pauley Pavilion on November followed by USC, California, Washington, Pavilion. Pluimer grabbed 12 rebounds, and 21 and December 17, respectively. The Bru- UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State and Livingston added 11 to complete their double- ins could also meet North Carolina and New Washington State. doubles. Quinn handed out seven assists. Mexico in Holiday tournament action. Bruin Pac-10 Notes — With a third place Senior guard Shaina Zaidi was also in double UCLA Ranked In Top 25 in Four Polls conference fi nish in 2006, the Bruins earned digits with 10 points in a starting role.