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DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS W. Basketball Contacts: Steve Rourke/Liza David For Immediate Release SID Phone: (310) 206-6831 Dec. 7, 2004 Web Page: www.uclabruins.com NO. 18/20 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT UNBEATEN FRESNO STATE ON SATURDAY UCLA At Fresno State on Saturday — No. 18/20 UCLA (5-1) will play the first of three 2004-2005 Schedule/Results straight games on the road when it battles unbeaten Fresno State (5-0, with a game versus Date Opponent Time/Result Washington State on Thursday) on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Save Mart Center. After a break 11/7 Love & Basketball (ex.) L,60-73 for exams (the week of Dec. 13), UCLA travels to play at Illinois on Dec. 19 and at Ohio State 11/13 West Coast All-Stars (ex.) W,93-45 on Dec. 21. 11/19 v.TCU (@ Miami, FL Jam) L,60-65 UCLA concluded a string of four-straight games against teams which advanced to the 11/21 v.Gardner-Webb(@ Miami) W,89-48 post-season a year ago with a perfect 4-0 mark after a 70-64 win against Purdue on 11/24 Clemson W,83-52 Sunday. (Texas and Purdue were in the NCAA tournament, Clemson and Pepperdine 11/28 #4 Texas W,63-60 12/2 @ Pepperdine W,74-61 played in the NWIT). Noelle Quinn had her fifth straight twenty-point effort this season with 12/5 #14 Purdue (FSN) W,70-64 23 points versus the Boilermakers and was named the U.S. Bank Pac-10 Player of the 12/11 @ Fresno State 5:00 Week for the second week in a row. The Bruins have now won seven straight home games 12/19 @ Illinois Noon over the past two seasons. 12/21 @ Ohio State 7:00 Bruins In The Rankings — UCLA moved up from No. 25 to No. 18 in the AP poll, tying for 12/28 USC* 7:00 the biggest jump of the week. The Bruins are ranked for the first time this year in the ESPN/ 1/2 Oregon State* 2:00 1/4 Oregon* 7:00 USA Today Coaches Poll, debuting at No. 20. UCLA moved into the AP rankings at No. 25 1/7 @ Washington St.* 7:00 on Nov. 29 after the win over No. 4 Texas. It was the first time UCLA has been ranked in 1/9 @ Washington* 1:00 the AP poll since the week of Feb. 21, 2000, when the Bruins were ranked No. 22 after 1/14 Arizona State* 7:00 defeating No. 15 Arizona. UCLA was ranked as high as fourth in 1999-2000. 1/16 Arizona* 2:00 Listen Live — Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on the internet at uclabruins.com. 1/20 @ Stanford* 7:00 Dave Marcus will call the action. 1/22 @ California* (FSN) 3:00 1/27 @ Oregon* 7:00 UCLA Probable Starters — 1/29 @ Oregon State* (FSNW) 7:30 2/3 Washington* 7:00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 2/6 Wash. St.* (FSN) 1:00 32 Nikki Blue G 5-8 Jr. 7.3 3.5 2/10 @ Arizona* 7:00 40 Lisa Willis G 5-11 Jr. 14.2 5.2 2/12 @ Arizona State* TBD 45 Noelle Quinn G 6-0 So. 21.2 6.7 2/18 California* 7:00 31 Amanda Livingston F 6-1 So. 5.3 4.2 2/20 Stanford* (FSN) 11:00 a.m. 14 Lindsey Pluimer F 6-3 Fr. 11.0 6.2 2/26 @ USC* 3:00 Off the Bench — 3/4-7 at Pac-10 Tourn.(San Jose) TBD 00 Ortal Oren G 5-9 Jr. 5.3 1.7 All games radio broadcast on internet 3 Shaina Zaidi G 5-8 So. 4.5 0.5 (www.uclabruins.com). Home games in 21 Brittany Ringel F 6-1 Jr.R — — bold. Times are local to site. 22 Consuelo Lezcano F/C 6-4 So. 2.0 2.2 44 Emma Tautolo F 6-2 Jr. 2.5 1.7 54 Sissy Pickett C 6-7 Sr. 2.0 2.0 Pac-10 Standings 20 Lauren Pedersen G 5-10 Fr. 2.2 1.3 Team '04-05 '03-04 Record 5 Stephanetta Bingley G 5-2 So. — — Stanford 5-0 14-4 27-7 Arizona 6-1 14-4 24-9 Scouting The Bulldogs — Fresno State is off to a perfect 5-0 start after posting home wins Arizona State 6-1 11-7 17-12 over Pepperdine (58-38), Oklahoma State (57-53) and San Diego (68-43) and road UCLA 5-1 11-7 17-13 victories over Santa Clara (76-71) and Denver (72-58). Three Bulldog players average in USC 3-2 11-7 15-13 double digits, led by six-foot senior forward Aritta Lane (11.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg). Six-foot junior Washington 3-3 9-9 18-13 forward Amy Parrish (11.0, 5.0) and 5-6 junior guard Mirenda Swearengin (10.2, 5.0) rank Oregon State 2-4 8-10 17-15 Oregon 5-0 6-12 14-15 second and third on the team, respectively, in scoring. California 3-3 4-14 12-17 The Series With Fresno State — The Bruins lead the series 8-0. UCLA captured last Washington St. 3-2 2-16 6-22 season's (Dec. 21) matchup in Pauley Pavilion by a score of 69-56. Nikki Blue led the way with 23 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and six steals. A 13-2 Bruin run early in the second half broke open a close game and sent UCLA on to the victory. pg. 1 of 5 Bruin Notes — Nikki Blue needs 18 points to Bruins Deal No. 4 Texas 63-60 Loss — The For the Record become the 16th Bruin to reach the 1,000- Bruins rallied from a 17-point first half deficit UCLA 80 pts or over 2-0 point mark for their career … A 5-1 season to hand No. 4 Texas a 63-60 loss in Pauley UCLA 79 pts or under 3-1 start is UCLA's best beginning to a season Pavilion. UCLA, which missed 15 of its first 16 since the 1982-83 team won its first five shots in the contest, trailed 31-14 at the 2:33 Opp 80 pts or over 0-0 games of the year … The 1980-81 UCLA mark of the first half. The Bruin narrowed the Opp under 80 pts 5-1 team won its first 12 games … No team has gap to 33-25 at the half and tied the game at Lead at half 4-1 scored more than 65 points (TCU) this sea- 43-all with 9:53 to play. Neither team led by Tied at half 0-0 son against the Bruins … Noelle Quinn has more than four points the rest of the way. A Trail at half 1-0 scored in double digits in the last 27 con- basket by Noelle Quinn made it 61-60 Bruins secutive games, including five straight games with 13 seconds remaining. Texas missed a Fg% .500 or better 0-0 of twenty points or more … The Bruins own pair of free throws with six seconds to go, Fg% less than .500 5-1 a 12-0 record when Quinn scores at least 20 and Quinn grabbed the rebound and was Opp Fg% under .450 4-1 points in a game … Lisa Willis needs seven fouled. The Bruin sophomore hit both chances Opp. Fg% btn .450-.500 1-0 more made three-point shots to become the from the line to make it 63-60 with five sec- Opp Fg% over .500 0-0 school's all-time leader … Five players cur- onds to play. Texas missed a three-point Outshooting/tied Opp. 3-0 rently have more assists than turnovers this shot just before the buzzer sounded. season (Quinn, Blue, Livingston, Oren, Outshot by Opp 2-1 Pedersen) … The Bruins have held the last 18 Bruins Win 83-52 Decision over Tigers — UCLA Reb. Adv./Tied 2-0 regular season opponents to 70 points or Noelle Quinn scored 23 points to pace the Opp. Reb. Advantage 3-1 less. Bruins to a 83-52 win over Clemson on Nov. With five minutes to play: 24. UCLA used a 17-3 run toward the end of Quinn Named Pac-10 POW Two Straight the first half on the way to taking a 42-20 UCLA leads 4-0 Weeks — UCLA sophomore guard Noelle halftime lead. The Bruins enjoyed at least a UCLA trails 1-1 Quinn was selected the U.S. Bank Pac-10 20-point lead for the rest of the contest. Lisa Player of the Week for the second consecu- Willis added 18 points, eight rebounds, six tive week after averaging 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and eight steals. Lindsey Pluimer was rebounds, four assists and two steals in wins also in double digits with 13 points. ’04-05 Individual Stats over Pepperdine and No. 14 Purdue. Quinn Double Double (pts/reb) notched her fourth and fifth consecutive 20- Bruins Split At Miami Jam in Florida — Quinn (1) point games (20 vs. Pepperdine, 23 vs. UCLA dropped its opening game of the sea- Purdue). She has now received Player of the son, 65-60, to TCU in the first round of the Double Figures (pts) Week honors four times in her short career. Miami, FL Jam on Nov. 19. The Bruins were Quinn (6) held scoreless for over seven minutes in the Willis (5) Bruin Top No.