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2017-18 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION COACHES AND STAFF Location: Los Angeles, CA 90095-1639 Head Coach: Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara ‘93) Founded: 1919 UCLA Record (Years): 123-78, .612 (six years) Enrollment: 43,301 Overall Record (Years): 123-78, .612 (six years) Nickname: Bruins Offi ce Phone: 310-206-1925 Colors: Blue and Gold Interviews: Contact SID Arena (Capacity): Pauley Pavilion (13,800) Assistant Coaches: Jenny Huth (Colorado ‘02) Location (Year Built): On-Campus (1965-66) Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara ‘92) Affi liation: NCAA Division I Shannon Perry (Iowa ‘98) Conference: Pac-12 Dir. of Basketball Operations: Pam Walker (UCLA ‘85) Chancellor: Gene D. Block (Stanford ‘70) Administrative Assistant: Debbie Haliday (UCLA ‘82) 310-825-2151 Athletic Trainer: Ariel Guldstrand (La Verne ‘12) Athletic Director: Daniel G. Guerrero (UCLA ‘74) Athletic Performance Coach: David Wood (Cal Poly ‘05) 310-825-8699 Equipment Manager: Kenneth Simpson (NC State ‘04) Senior Women’s Admin.: Christina Rivera (UC Irvine ‘96) Video Coordinator: Christian Blanks (Hampton ‘13) 310-825-8699 Academic Coordinator: Veronica Rodriguez-Mora (NYU ‘02) Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Michael Teitell Mental Training Consultant: Joshua Medcalf (Vanderbilt ‘07) Athletic Department Phone: 310-825-8699 Learning Specialist: Grace Murray (UCLA ‘11) Ticket Offi ce Phone: 310-UCLA-WIN HISTORY RADIO INFORMATION First Year of Basketball: 1974-75 (43rd season) Radio Station: Fox Sports AM 570 (select games) Overall All-Time Record: 785-504 (.609) Radio Stream: uclabruins.com Years In NCAA Tournament (Last): 14 (2017) Play-By-Play Announcer: Dave Marcus Years In AIAW Tournament (Last): 7 (1981) [email protected] Years In WNIT (Last): 1 (2015) Number of NCAA Titles: 0 Number of AIAW Titles: 1 (1978) TEAM INFORMATION Number of WNIT Titles: 1 (2015) Number of Conference Titles (Last): 1 (1999) 2016-17 Overall Record: 25-9 Number of 20-Win Seasons (Last): 14 (2017) Home Record: 16-0 Away Record: 6-7 Neutral Record: 3-2 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 2016-17 Pac-12 Record: 13-5 Home Record: 9-0 Women’s Basketball SID: Ryan Finney (K-State ‘90) Away Record: 4-5 rfi [email protected] Pac-12 Conference Finish: 4th 310-206-4701 (w) Pac-12 Conference Tourney Finish: Defeated #23 Arizona State 77-68 in 424-832-0676 (c) quarterfi nals, lost to #6 Oregon State 53-63 in the semifi nals Athletic Comm. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 24044, Postseason Appearance: Advanced to Sweet 16 in back-to-back seasons Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 for the fi rst time in school history, lost to #1 UConn 71-86 Overnight Address: J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Final National Ranking: 15 (AP)/13 (USA Today Coaches) Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1639 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 SID Offi ce Fax: 310-825-8664 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Press Box Phone: 310-206-9562 Returning Redshirts: 3 Athletic Website: www.uclabruins.com Incoming Scholarship Freshmen: 4 Athletic Twitter: www.twitter.com/UCLAAthletics Four-Year Transfers: 1 Athletic Instagram: instagram.com/uclaathletics Junior College Transfers: 0 Athletic Facebook: www.facebook.com/uclaathletics Incoming Walk-Ons: 0 WBB Website: www.uclawbb.com Roster Breakdown (Fr./So./Jr./Sr.): 5/1/5/3 WBB Twitter: www.twitter.com/UCLAWBB Incoming Recruiting Class Ranking: 6th WBB Instagram: instagram.com/uclawbb WBB Facebook: www.facebook.com/ UCLAWomensBasketball 1 2017-18 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS, CONT. Starters Returning (4): Name POS HT YR PPG RPG APG NOTE Monique Billings F 6-4 Sr. 16.7 10.5 0.9 Ranked 7th in NCAA (2nd in Pac-12) in double-doubles (19) Kelli Hayes G 6-0 Sr. 5.6 4.0 1.4 Started 31 of 34 games in 2016-17 Jordin Canada G 5-6 Sr. 17.8 5.2 5.7 Led Pac-12 in Assists (NCAA: 9th) and in Steals (2.5 spg) Kennedy Burke G 6-1 Jr. 12.2 4.9 1.9 Ranked 7th in Pac-12 in Steals (1.9 spg) Starters Lost (1): Name POS HT YR PPG RPG APG NOTE Kari Korver G 5-9 Sr. 8.6 3.0 2.0 Tied UCLA career mark in 3-PT FGM (256, Lisa Willis, 2003-06) Letterwinners Returning (8): Name POS HT YR PPG RPG APG NOTE Chrissy Baird G 6-1 RS-Jr. --- --- --- Did not play last year due to an undisclosed injury Monique Billings F 6-4 Sr. 16.7 10.5 0.9 Ranked 7th in NCAA (2nd in Pac-12) in double-doubles (19) Kennedy Burke G 6-1 Jr. 12.2 4.9 1.9 Ranked 7th in Pac-12 in Steals (1.9 spg) Jordin Canada G 5-6 Sr. 17.8 5.2 5.7 Led Pac-12 in Assists (NCAA: 9th) and in Steals (2.5 spg) Lajahna Drummer F 6-1 RS-Jr. 1.5 1.5 1.0 Played in two games, granted a medical hardship Kelli Hayes G 6-0 Sr. 5.6 4.0 1.4 Started 31 of 34 games in 2016-17 Ashley Hearn F 6-4 Jr. 1.4 1.6 0.1 Ranked 15th in Pac-12 in blocks (29, 1.1 bpg) Ally Rosenblum F 6-4 So. 1.6 2.8 0.3 Played in 12 games, missed most of the season due to injury Letterwinners Lost (4): Name POS HT YR PPG RPG APG NOTE Paulina Hersler F 6-3 Jr. 3.4 2.6 0.4 Transferred to Florida as a graduate student Kari Korver G 5-9 Sr. 8.6 3.0 2.0 Tied UCLA career mark in 3-PT FGM (256, Lisa Willis, 2003-06) Nicole Kornet G 6-1 Sr. 7.7 3.8 0.9 Second on the team with 48 made three-point FGs Dominique Williams G 5-8 Jr. 0.1 0.8 0.6 Medically retired, is an undergraduate assistant Redshirt Players Returning (3): Name POS HT YR PPG RPG APG NOTE Lindsey Corsaro G 6-1 RS-Fr. 1.5 0.8 0.3 Played in four games, granted a medical hardship Japreece Dean G 5-6 RS-Jr. --- --- --- Sat out last season after transferring from Texas Tech Lajahna Drummer F 6-1 RS-Jr. 1.5 1.5 1.0 Played in two games, granted a medical hardship Incoming Scholarship Freshmen (4): Name POS HT PPG RPG APG SPG NOTE Chantel Horvat G 6-1 --- --- --- --- Ranked No. 15 on ESPNW HoopGurlz Top 100 Lauryn Miller F 6-1 --- --- --- --- Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year Michaela Onyenwere F 5-11 20.8 8.9 2.5 3.4 2017 McDonald’s All-American, 3X Colorado Player of the Year Kayla Owens G 6-1 11.2 6.1 2.9 2.9 Ranked No. 37 on ESPNW HoopGurlz Top 100 2 2017-18 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV Sunday, Nov. 5 Vanguard (Exhibition) Pauley Pavilion 2:00 pm Friday, Nov. 10 San Jose State Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 12 Presbyterian College Pauley Pavilion 2:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 18 Baylor Pauley Pavilion TBD Pac-12 Networks Tuesday, Nov. 21 Connecticut Pauley Pavilion 7:30 pm ESPNU Friday, Nov. 24 Kansas State1 Las Vegas, Nev. 1:15 pm Saturday, Nov. 25 Creighton1 Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 pm Tuesday, Nov. 28 UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion 7:00 pm Sunday, Dec. 3 UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion 1:30 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Dec. 8 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 5:00 pm Fox Sports Go Sunday, Dec. 17 at Seton Hall South Orange, N.J. 10:00 am Wednesday, Dec. 20 at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 4:00 pm Friday, Dec. 29 at Stanford* Stanford, Calif. 5:30 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Dec. 31 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 11:00 am Pac-12 Networks Friday, Jan. 5 Oregon State* Pauley Pavilion 6:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Jan. 7 Oregon* Pauley Pavilion 5:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Jan. 12 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Jan. 14 at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. 3:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Jan. 19 California* Pauley Pavilion 6:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Jan. 21 Stanford* Pauley Pavilion 3:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Jan. 26 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 7:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Jan. 28 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. 3:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Feb. 2 USC* Pauley Pavilion 8:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Monday, Feb. 5 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. 6:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Feb. 9 Arizona* Pauley Pavilion 8:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Sunday, Feb. 11 Arizona State* Pauley Pavilion 1:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Friday, Feb. 16 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 8:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Monday, Feb. 19 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 7:00 pm ESPN Thursday, Feb. 22 Colorado* Pauley Pavilion 8:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Saturday, Feb. 24 Utah* Pauley Pavilion 2:00 pm Thu.-Sun., Mar. 1-4 at Pac-12 Tournament2 Seattle, Wash. TBD Pac-12 Networks/ESPN KEY: 1 - South Point Thanksgiving Shootout (South Point Arena) / 2 - Pac-12 Tournament (Seattle, Wash./KeyArena) / * Pac-12 game / Home games in bold / All times listed are Pacifi c 3 2017-18 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Chantel Horvat G 6-1 Fr. Geelong, Australia (Geelong College) 1 Kayla Owens G 6-1 Fr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) 3 Jordin Canada G 5-6 Sr.