DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

W. Contacts: Steve Rourke/Liza David For Immediate Release SID Phone: (310) 206-6831 Dec. 18, 2001 Web Page: www.uclabruins.com

PAC-10 PLAY BEGINS FOR UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM IN PAULEY

UCLA (3-5) Expected Starters — 2001-2002 Schedule No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Date Opponent Time at Site/Result 10 Whitney Jones F 5-10 So. 5.3 3.3 11/6 Slovakia (exhib.) W 83-56 35 Jamila Veasley F 6-1 So. 2.5 3.8 11/11 LA All-Stars (exhib.) W 96-66 11/16 @ Spartan Chevrolet Classic 32 Malika Leatham C 6-2 Sr. 10.0 7.8 v. Liberty W 62-55 1 Natalie Nakase G 5-2 Jr. 4.6 4.9 ast. 11/17 @ Michigan State L 63-67 21 Jalina Bradley G 5-7 Jr. 7.4 3.8 11/24 Ohio State W 64-60 11/27 Brigham Young W 73-62 Off The Bench 12/1 at Utah L 42-89 2 Brianna Winn G 5-10 Fr. 3.8 1.3 12/5 at San Diego L 51-79 4 Kristee Porter F 6-0 Jr. 5.5 4.5 12/8 Colorado (Fox Sports) L 48-79 5 Melissa Maurin G 5-6 Jr. 0.0 0.0 12/16 at Baylor (Fox Sports) L 59-92 13 Gennifer Arranaga G 5-6 So. 5.1 2.5 12/20 Oregon* 7:00 14 Natalie Jarrett F 6-0 Jr. 2.0 0.6 12/22 Oregon State* Noon 12/28 at Stanford* 7:00 20 Michelle Greco G 5-9 Sr. 23.6 5.0 12/30 at California* 2:00 33 Shalada Allen F 6-2 Sr. 5.5 4.3 1/4 at Washington* 7:00 54 Sissy Pickett C 6-7 Fr. 0.0 0.5 1/6 at Washington State* 2:00 55 Krystle Johnson F/C 6-4 Fr. 0.4 0.8 1/13 USC* 2:00 1/17 Arizona State* 7:00 UCLA Hosts Oregon Schools In Pac-10 Opener — The Bruins will begin Pac- 1/19 Arizona* 4:00 10 play on Thursday, Dec. 20 against Oregon (5-4) in Pauley Pavilion at 7:00 p.m. 1/24 at Oregon State* 7:00 1/26 at Oregon* 7:00 The Ducks are in their first season under new head coach Bev Smith. Shaquala 2/1 Washington State* 7:00 Williams, the 2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year returns after a year off due to a knee 2/3 Washington*(FSN) 11:00 am injury. Williams leads the team in scoring with a 15.6 per-game average. Cal State 2/5 at Long Beach State 7:30 Northridge transfer Edniesha Curry averages 11.7 points per game. 2/9 at USC* (Sports Arena) 4:00 2/14 at Arizona* 7:00 Oregon leads the all-time series with the Bruins, 17-16, but UCLA won the last 2/16 at Arizona State* 2:00 matchup, 70-68 in Pauley Pavilion last February. 2/22 California* 7:00 Head coach Judy Spoelstra's Oregon State Beavers (4-5) come to Pauley Pavilion 2/24 Stanford* 3:00 3/1-4 at Pac-10 Tourn.*(at Oregon)2:00 on Saturday, Dec. 22. Tip-off time for that game is 12 noon, a change from previous schedules. Home games in bold. Times are local to leads the Beavers with 22.0 points per game and also averages 6.3 site. rebounds. UCLA leads the series with the Beavers, 24-13, but Oregon State has won the last ’01-02 Pac-10 Records (12/17) three meetings. Team Pac-10 Overall Stanford 0-0 8-1 Radio/TV — Both games will be broadcast live on KBET 850 am (Thousand Arizona State 0-0 9-2 Oaks) and KEWS 1340 am (Riverside), as well as on the internet at California 0-0 4-3 www.uclabruins.com. Lou Riggs and Michael Sondheimer will call the action Oregon 0-0 5-4 along with Stacey Nuveman (Thursday) and Angie Kammer (Saturday). Washington 0-0 5-4 Arizona 0-0 4-4 Greco To Sit Out Rest of Season — It was announced on Wednesday, December Oregon State 0-0 4-5 12 that Bruin leading scorer Michelle Greco will not participate for the remainder USC 0-0 4-5 of the current season for medical reasons. Due to a history of mild concussions UCLA 0-0 3-5 during her sophomore and junior year, the UCLA Medical Staff believes that Greco Washington St. 0-0 2-8 should take a year off from competition. At the conclusion of the 2001-02 season, UCLA will submit a medical hardship petition to the Pacific-10 Conference with the hope that Greco will be granted another year of collegiate eligibility.

pg. 1 Looking Ahead — The Bruins travel to Bruins Picked To Finish Eighth In Pac- the Bay Area on Dec. 28 to face Stanford 10 — The Pac-10 women’s basketball Updated UCLA Career Records and Dec. 30 to face Cal. media picked UCLA to finish tied for Multi-Sport Stars Join Team — Soccer eighth in the conference in a pre-sea- son poll. Stanford was the near unani- Points standout Whitney Jones, the third-lead- 1) (1978-81) ...... 3198 ing scorer on the Bruin team last season mous choice to finish first, followed by 2) (1997-00)...... 2101 with 7.2 points, participated in her first Arizona State, Washington, USC, Or- 3) Rehema Stephens (1990-92).1887 basketball game at San Diego last Wednes- egon, Arizona, Oregon State, UCLA, 4) (1991-94).....1813 Cal and Washington State. 5) Anita Ortega (1976-79) ...... 1751 day. She had four rebounds in 25 minutes 6) (1975-78) ...... 1685 of play. Three-sport star Kristee Porter, The Bruins were also picked eighth 12) Debbie Willie (1978-81) ...... 1200 the second-leading scorer on the Bruin (tied) in a pre-season vote of the Pac- 13) S. VanEmbricqs (1987-90).....1192 14) Jackie Joyner (1981-83,84-85)1167 team last season (13.0 points), saw action 10 coaches. Stanford was the near 15) Michelle Greco (1998-)...... 1158 in her first game on Dec. 8 against Colo- unanimous choice to finish first, fol- rado after playing in the NCAA Regional lowed by Washington, USC, Arizona Steals volleyball final on Saturday night, Dec. 7. State, Arizona (T-5th), Oregon (T- 1) Ann Meyers (1975-78) ...... 403 She totaled three points and three re- 5th), Oregon State, California (T-8th) 2) Nicole Anderson (1990-93)...... 274 3) Sandra VanEmbricqs (1987-90)258 bounds versus the Buffaloes. and Washington State. 4) Tawana Grimes (1995-98)...... 256 Porter was a star player on the volleyball Oregon to Host First Pac-10 Women’s 5) Anita Ortega (1976-79) ...... 240 6) Maylana Martin (1997-00)...... 237 team, earning all-district and all-confer- Basketball Tournament — The 2001- 7) Natalie Williams (1991-94)...... 226 ence honors her first two seasons and All- 02 season will conclude with the first- 8) Erica Gomez (1996, 1998-01)..224 America honors in 2000. She set numer- ever Pac-10 Women’s Basketball Tour- 9) Mary Hegarty (1981-84)...... 215 10) Detra Lockhart (1991-94)...... 210 ous UCLA and Pac-10 records for coach nament to be hosted by Oregon on Michelle Greco (1999-)...... 207 Andy Banachowski, including the career March 1-4. All conference schools will kills record (2,225, 14th-best in NCAA participate in the tournament, with Three- Shot Attempts history). Porter also competes in the triple the winner receiving the conference’s 1) DeDe Mosman (1989-92) ...... 361 jump for the UCLA women's track and automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tour- 2) Melanie Pearson (1997-99) .....287 3) Erica Gomez (1996, 1998-00)..281 field team and qualified for the Pac-10 nament. The team that finishes the 4) Michelle Greco (1999-)...... 236 Championships in that event. regular season atop the Pac-10 stand- Jones is a starting midfielder and second- ings, based on the results of the double Three-Point Shots Made team All-Pac-10 selection for the highly- round robin play, is the conference 1) DeDe Mosman (1989-92) ...... 136 champion. 2) Melanie Pearson (1997-99) .....115 ranked UCLA women’s soccer team, 3) Erica Gomez (1996, 1998-00)....81 which finished its season on Dec. 2 after 2001-02 Game Recaps 4) Michelle Greco (1999-)...... 76 losing in the NCAA quarterfinals. Ninth-Ranked Baylor Downs Bruins Bruins Face Another Tough Schedule — The Bruins lost its second consecutive reer-high 13 points for UCLA. Leading — This year’s schedule is once again a game to a Top 15 opponent, falling to scorer Michelle Greco sat out the game due to medical reasons. challenging one. In fact, UCLA’s strength ninth-ranked Baylor, 92-59. UCLA kept of schedule rating is No. 7 in the recent it close in the first half until a 7-0 Baylor Utah Downs UCLA In Salt Lake City — WBCA/Summerville RPI. The Bruins run to close the half gave the Bears a 15- Utah ran out to a 16-1 lead and never have already faced Top 15 opponents point lead. Whitney Jones led the Bruins looked back in a 89-42 Bruin loss. The Colorado and Baylor, as well as 2001 with 14 points on 6-9 shooting. Jalina Utes shot 52 percent from the field, in- NCAA Tournament participants Liberty Bradley added 12 points, and Natalie cluding 64 percent from beyond the arc. and Utah, and 2001 WNIT champion Nakase had eight assists. Michelle Greco led the Bruins with 13 Ohio State. The Bruins will face NCAA 15th-Ranked Colorado Deals Bruins Set- points, and Malika Leatham and Shalada Allen each had seven rebounds. tournament teams from inside the con- back— Colorado ran out to 21-4 advan- ference in Oregon, Arizona State, Wash- tage on the way to handing the Bruins a Bruins Use Second Half Surge to Best ington and Stanford. 79-48 defeat. Jalina Bradley and Shalada BYU— UCLA rallied from a deficit of Allen added 11 points each for UCLA. 31-26 at the half to hand BYU a 73-62 Greco Named to Pre-Season All-Pac-10 Bradley also pulled down a career-best defeat. Michelle Greco led all scorers Team by Media — Michelle Greco was eight rebounds. The Bruins played their with 22 points, 15 in the second half. The one of three returning all-conference play- second game without leading scorer Bruins shot 60% as a team in the second ers who were selected by the media to the Michelle Greco. half and took its first lead of the stanza at Pre-Season All-Conference team. Greco the 4:08 mark on a three-point shot by was joined by Stanford’s San Diego Hands Bruins 79-51 Road Set- back — San Diego used a 17-2 run to start Natalie Nakase. UCLA hit seven of eight and Oregon State’s Felicia Ragland. USC free throws in the final 45 seconds of the forward Ebony Hoffman and the 2000 the second half and posted a 79-51 win over the Bruins. USD had taken a 31-21 game to secure the win. Shalada Allen Player of the Year Shaquala Williams of came off the bench to equal her career Oregon were also named to the team. lead at the intermission. Gennifer Arranaga matched her career-high with highs in both points (14) and rebounds 13 points and Jalina Bradley added a ca- (7). pg. 2 Bruins Rally for Win Over Ohio State — UCLA rallied from a season in the Dec. 18 game at Old Dominion … Starter in 19 34-21 halftime deficit to record a 64-60 win over Ohio State. games and saw action in 22 games a year ago … Ranked second Michelle Greco led the way with 23 points. Jalina Bradley hit a in the conference in rebounding (8.1), 11th in scoring (13.0) big basket with 37 seconds remaining to give UCLA a 60-57 and third in blocked shots (1.77) … Finished the year by scoring lead. Greco nailed two free throws after Ohio State missed a shot in double figures in the last 11 games of the season. Career with 12 seconds remaining. After a Buckeye three-pointer Highs: Points - 32, vs. Washington State, 3-8-01; Rebounds - narrowed the gap to 62-60 with nine seconds to play, Natalie 16, v. Arizona, 1-20-01; Assists - 3, at USC, 2-10-01; Blocks - 5, Nakase hit two free throws for the final 64-60 margin. at Old Dominion, 12-18-00 ; Steals - 4, last vs. Wash. State, 3- Bruins Split At MSU Classic — The Bruins ran their all-time 8-01. record in season openers to 20-8 after erasing a ten-point halftime deficit and recording a 62-55 win against Liberty in #5 Melissa Maurin — Has yet to see action this season … Saw game one of the Spartan Chevrolet Classic. Michelle Greco led action in six games off the bench in 2001 … Scored six points all players with 24 points. Malika Leatham recorded her first against Washington State. Career Highs: Points - 6, vs. Wash- career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Natalie ington State, 3-8-01; Rebounds - 2, at California, 3-1-01; Nakase contributed eight assists. Assists - None; Steals - 1, vs. Wash. State, 3-8-01. Against Michigan State in the championship game, Greco #10 Whitney Jones — Joined the team in practice on Monday, poured in a career-high 36 points and nine rebounds and also Dec. 3, and saw action in the San Diego game on Dec. 5 … Had set a new school record with eight three-point shots, but it four rebounds and a in 25 minutes of play against the wasn't enough to overtake the Spartans, who won 67-63. Leatham Toreros … Had two points and a vs. Colorado … Led scored 10 points with six rebounds and a career-high four steals. the team with 14 points on 6-9 shooting at Baylor and also had Jalina Bradley added a career-high six rebounds. five rebounds and four steals … Starting midfielder on the Bruin Player Bio Updates soccer team and a second-team All-Pac-10 selection this past year … Soccer team lost in the quarterfinals on Dec. 2 … Starter #1 Natalie Nakase — Recorded seven points, eight assists and in the final 17 basketball games of last season … Ranked eighth five rebounds at Baylor … It was her third game this season with in the Pac-10 in steals (1.83) and scored a career-best 21 points eight assists … Had four points and seven rebounds versus in the win over Washington. Career Highs: Points - 21, vs. Colorado … Had seven points and six rebounds at San Diego … Washington, 3-10-01; Rebounds - 10, last vs. Washington, 3- Hit a three-pointer to give UCLA the lead for good in the come- 10-01; Assists - 4, last vs. Washington State, 3-8-01; Steals - 5, from-behind win over BYU … Handed out eight assists and hit last vs. Washington State, 3-8-01. two big free throws with nine seconds to play to help secure the win vs. Ohio State … Had five assists against Michigan State #13 Gennifer Arranaga — Started against Colorado but saw … Recorded eight assists with four points and three rebounds limited action due to a sprained ankle sustained in the San vs. Liberty … Starter in all 29 games last season … Finished the Diego game … Matched her career high with 13 points at San year ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in assists (4.45) and steals (2.21) Diego in her first career starting role …Tied her career best with … Handed out a career best nine assists at Stanford … Had eight five rebounds at Utah and also scored eight points and made steals in the win over Oregon, eighth on the all-time school list. three steals … Scored eight points with five rebounds at Utah … Career Highs: Points - 11, last vs. USC, 1-14-01; Rebounds - 8, Scored six points with three steals against Michigan State at ASU, 2-17-01; Assists - 9, at Stanford, 3-3-01; Steals - 8, vs. … Pulled down a career-high tying five rebounds and scored Oregon, 2-23-01. four points … Appeared in 28 games off the bench last year … Scored a then career-best 13 points vs. San Diego … Scored 11 #2 Brianna Winn — 5-10 guard from The Bishop’s School in points in the win over Oregon … Had six steals vs. Georgia … La Jolla, CA … Has appeared in six games …Recorded a Had five rebounds and 11 points at Colorado. Career Highs: collegiate-best seven points in 15 minutes of play at Baylor … Points - 13, last at San Diego, 12-5-01; Rebounds - 5, last at Scored six points in 16 minutes of play at Utah … Recorded four Utah, 12-1-01; Assists - 2, last at Baylor, 12-16-01; Steals - 6, vs. points and two rebounds in the win over BYU … Scored two Georgia, 12-30-00. points with one rebound against Liberty … Helped lead her high school team to the Division 4 state championship as a senior … #14 Natalie Jarrett — Had a season-high seven points and a First-team All-CIF performer who averaged 13 points, nine career-best two blocks versus Colorado … Scored three points rebounds and eight assists as senior … Career Highs: Points - in just four minutes at Utah … Starter in 10 games last season 7, at Baylor, 12-16-01; Rebounds - 2, last at Baylor, 12-16-01; … Saw action in 23 games overall … Had nine points against Assists - 2, vs. BYU, 11-27-01; Steals - 1 at Baylor, 12-16-01. Utah and Pepperdine … Pulled down seven rebounds at New Mexico and vs. Duke. Career Highs: Points - 9, last vs. #4 Kristee Porter — Recorded eight points, six rebounds and Pepperdine, 12-28-00; Rebounds - 7, last at New Mexico, 11- four blocks at Baylor … Saw her first action of the season versus 11-00; Blocks - 2 vs. Colorado, 12-8-01; Steals - 2, last vs. Colorado (Dec. 8) and had three points, two blocked shots and Pepperdine, 12-28-00. three rebounds in 20 minutes … Also a standout on the Bruin volleyball and track and field teams … Volleyball completed #20 Michelle Greco — Led the Bruins in scoring in the first five play this season on Dec. 7 with a loss to Long Beach State in the games of the season … Will sit out the remainder of the current NCAA Regional final … Saw her first basketball action last season for medical reasons … UCLA will submit a medical pg. 3 hardship petition to the Con- points and grabbed a team- ’02 Individual Stats ference office with the hope that best nine boards in the win For the Record Greco will be granted another over BYU … Had 15 points Double Double (pts/reb) UCLA 80 pts or over Leatham (1) year of collegiate eligibility … and eight rebounds in the win 0-0 Veasley (1) Had a game-high 22 points in over Ohio State … All-tour- the win over BYU, 15 in the nament selection at the Spar- UCLA 79 pts or under 3-5 Double Figures (pts) second half … Also blocked a tan Chevrolet Classic Greco (5) career-high two shots … Had a … Scored 10 points with six Opp 80 pts or over Leatham (4) game-high 23 points vs. Ohio rebounds and a career-high 0-2 Bradley (3) State … MVP of the Spartan four steals against Michigan Opp under 80 pts Allen (2) Chevrolet Classic after averag- State … Posted her first ca- 3-3 Arranaga (1) ing 30 points and six rebounds reer double-double with 14 Lead at half Veasley (1) in two games … Scored a ca- points and a career-high 11 0-0 Jones (1) reer-high 36 points and made a rebounds against Liberty school-record eight three-point … Starter in all 29 games at Tied at half 20-Pt. Scoring shots against Michigan State … center a year ago … Scored a 0-0 Greco (4) Also tied her career-high with Pac-10 high of 14 points at Trail at half nine boards against the Spar- Cal … Scored 13 points in the 3-5 (* 30 pt or better) tans … Led all players with 24 win over USC … Scored a Greco (1) Fg% .500 or better points against Liberty and also career-best 16 points and had 0-0 recorded four assists with three five blocked shots in the win Double Figures (reb) steals and three rebounds … Re- over Long Beach State … Her Fg% less than .500 Leatham (1) 3-5 Veasley (1) corded a rare triple-double five blocked shots vs. Long against the West Coast All-Stars Beach State tied her for sec- Opp Fg% under .450 Leading Scorers (w/ ties) with 11 points, 12 rebounds and ond on the all-time single 3-3 10 assists in the exhibition con- game list at UCLA. Career Greco (5) Opp. Fg% btn .450-.500 Bradley (2) test … Starter in 27 games last Highs: Points - 16, vs. LBSU, Arranaga (1) season and led the Pac-10 in 12-10-00; Rebounds - 11, vs. 0-1 Allen (1) scoring with a 19.9 average in Liberty, 11-16-01; Blocks - 5, Opp Fg% over .500 2000-01 … Led the Pac-10 in Jones (1) vs. LBSU, 12-10-00; Steals - 4, 0-1 percentage (.865), at Michigan State, 11-18-01. Leading Rebounders ranked fourth in steals (2.33) Outshooting or tied with (w/ ties) and sixth in made three-point #33 Shalada Allen — Had a Opp. Leatham (4) shots per game (1.85) … First- team-high tying 11 points vs. 3-0 Veasley (2) team all-conference … Led the Colorado … Had four points Outshot by Opp team in scoring in 21 games … and four rebounds off the 0-5 Had 16 games of 20 points or bench at San Diego … Tied UCLA Reb. Advantage / Tied more. Career Highs: Points - 36, at Michigan State, 11-18-01; her career-high with a team- 0-0 Rebounds - 9, last at Michigan State, 11-18-01; Assists - 7, last leading (tied) seven rebounds at Utah … Also had seven re- Opp. Reb. Advantage vs. Wash. State, 1-9-00; Steals - 7, last at Stanford, 2-3-00. 3-5 bounds and matched her ca- #21 Jalina Bradley — Scored 12 points with a career-high four reer-high in scoring with 14 With five minutes to play steals at Baylor for her third consecutive double-figure scoring points off the bench in the UCLA leads 2-1 game … Had 11 points and a career-best eight rebounds in the win over BYU … Scored eight UCLA trails 1-4 game vs. Colorado … Scored a career-high 13 points at San points with a career-high ty- Diego … Had six points and hit a big basket with 37 seconds left ing seven rebounds against Liberty … High scorer against the in the win over Ohio State … Recorded a then career-high six West Coast All-Stars, totaling 22 points with nine rebounds (six rebounds and had five points against Michigan State … Scored offensive boards) … Saw action in 26 games and had one start six points and had a career-high tying three steals with three last year … Had 14 points and three rebounds at Colorado … boards against Liberty … Starter in 12 games last year … Led the Pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in the win over Long Bruins with 12 points and five assists against Utah … Had 11 Beach State … Came off the bench to score six points and grab points off the bench at Stanford … Scored 10 in the win over five rebounds vs. Duke. Career Highs: Points - 14, last vs. BYU, Oregon as a starter. Career Highs: Points - 13, at San Diego, 12- 11-27-01; Rebounds - 7, last vs. Utah, 12-1-01; Assists - 2, at 5-01; Rebounds - 8, vs. Colorado, 12-8-01; Assists - 5, vs. Utah, Washington, 1-4-01; Steals - 2, last at Old Dominion, 12-18- 11-17-00; Steals - 4, at Baylor, 12-16-01. 00. #32 Malika Leatham — Pulled down a team-high nine re- #35 Jamila Veasley — Pulled down a team-best eight rebounds bounds at Baylor to go along with six points … Had six points at San Diego … Had a career-high 10 points in the win over and six rebounds against both Colorado and San Diego … Led Ohio State and added 10 rebounds for her first career double- UCLA in rebounding at Utah with seven boards … Scored 15 double … Saw action in all 29 games off the bench … Scored a pg. 4 career-best nine points and grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in the win over Oregon … Had eight rebounds in the win over Washington State … Sister, Aisha, played for UCLA Calling All Coaches from 1995-98 … Four-time all-league selection in high school … First-team all-CIF the The Pac-10 Conference will begin last two seasons … Named co-MVP of her league … Her sister, Aisha, played at UCLA weekly teleconference calls with from 1995-98. Career Highs: Points - 10, vs. Ohio State, 11-24-01; Rebounds - 11, vs. all 10 coaches on Dec. 13. Oregon, 2-23-01; Assists - 1, last at San Diego, 12-5-01; Steals - 3, vs. Washington, 3-10- 01. Dates: Thu., Dec. 13 #42 Stacy Robertson — Suffered a torn ACL in her left knee in the first week of pre-season Tue., Jan. 8 practices and is likely out for the 2001-02 season after undergoing surgery on Nov. 21 … Tue., Jan. 15 Saw action in 15 games in 2000-01 … Her season was cut short by surgery on her right knee Tue., Jan. 22 after she suffered a torn ACL during practice in late February … Had a best of six points Tue., Jan. 29 vs. San Diego. Tue., Feb. 5 Tue., Feb. 12 #54 Sissy Pickett — 6-7 center from Martin High School in Coushatta, LA … Has Tue., Feb. 19 appeared in two games … Pulled down eight rebounds and scored six points against the Mon., Feb. 25 West Coast All-Stars … Scored over 1,000 points in each of her four high school seasons … Averaged 27.7 points, 13.9 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots per game as a senior. Schedule (times are Pacific): Career Highs: Rebounds - 1, at Utah, 12-1-01. 9:30 - 9:35 a.m. #55 Krystle Johnson — 6-4 forward/center from Hoover, AL High School … Has seen Moderator opens call action in eight games … Scored her first collegiate points with three points against Michigan State … Pulled down two offensive rebounds against Ohio State … Her free 9:35 - 9:40 a.m. throws in the final seconds of the high school State championship game broke a 41-all tie Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. and gave Hoover a 43-41 win …Johnson finished her career as the second-leading scorer in her school’s history. Career Highs: Points - 3, at Michigan State, 11-17-01; Rebounds 9:40 - 9:45 a.m. Joan Bonvicini, Arizona - 2 vs. Ohio State, 11-24-01; Blocks - 1, vs. Liberty, 11-16-01. Head Coach Kathy Olivier — Now entering her ninth season as UCLA head coach, 9:45 - 9:50 a.m. Kathy Olivier has steadily built the program to reflect her own positive, upbeat and Jenny Przekwas, Washington St. outgoing personality. In 2001, Olivier guided a team which playing without eight of its top nine scorers from the 9:50 - 9:55 a.m. June Daugherty, Washington previous season to a winning home record in Pac-10 play and wins over three nationally- ranked teams. In 2000, she saw her team reach the NCAA tournament for a school record 9:55 - 10:00 a.m. third straight season. The squad also set a Bruin home attendance record by averaging Chris Gobrecht, USC over 3,700 fans. Maylana Martin became just the third player to ever earn All-Pac-10 honors in four straight seasons. Olivier became just the second coach at UCLA and the 10:00 - 10:05 a.m. 11th ever in the Pac-10 to earn victory number 100, which came against San Diego State. Kathy Olivier, UCLA In 1999, she led her Bruin team to the school’s first ever Pac-10 conference title and an unprecedented second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for the program. The 10:05 - 10:10 a.m. team totaled the most wins (26) since the 1981 season and advanced further in the NCAA Judy Spoelstra, Oregon State tournament (Regional final) than any previous UCLA team. The team put together back- to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1970’s. In addition, the 1999 Bruin team 10:10 - 10:15 a.m. finished with its highest ranking ever (No. 7) in the USA Today poll. In 1998, she guided Bev Smith, Oregon UCLA to what was then its best finish ever (tie for second) in the Pac-10, its best winning percentage in the last 17 seasons and the first 20-win season since 1992. 10:15 - 10:20 a.m. Caren Horstmeyer, California Bruins Sign Top Recruiting Class — Head coach Kathy Olivier has signed five standouts for the 2002-03 season - guard Nikki Blue of Bakersfield, CA (West HS), forward Emma 10:20 - 10:25 a.m. Tautolo of Moreno Valley, CA (Moreno Valley HS), guard-forward Lisa Willis of Long Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Beach, CA (Narbonne HS), guard Ortal Oren of Rishon-Lezion, Israel (Kiriat-Sharet HS) and forward Julia Pitts (North HS in Torrance, CA). Media members should contact the Pac-10 office for the phone Blue, a 5-8 guard, is regarded by several publications as the No. 1 combo guard in the number to participate. country. All-Star Girls Report listed her as the No. 6 player in the nation, and she is a Street & Smith’s third-team All-American. Last year, she was named Cal-Hi Sports Junior Player of the Year in the state and broke the all-time Central Section scoring record with 913 points while averaging 34 points and six assists per game. Tautolo, a 6-2 forward-center, is an all-league athlete in basketball and volleyball. Last season, she averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game. Her father, John, was a pg. 5 defensive lineman on the UCLA football team from 1977-80. The 2000-01 Bruins Highlights — Willis, a 5-9 guard-forward, was a starter on Narbonne HS’s •Senior Michelle Greco became the fourth Bruin to California State title teams in 2000 and 2001. She was named a lead the Pac-10 in scoring third-team All-State performer by Cal-Hi Sports after averag- •Greco was named a first-team all-conference per- ing 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals last season. An former, extending the school’s streak of having at least honorable mention USA Today and Street & Smith’s All-Ameri- one player named to the all-Pac-10 team in each of the can, she is ranked as the 38th-best prospect in the nation by All- 15 seasons of the league Star Girls Report. •Greco set a school record with 50 made three-point Oren, a 5-9 guard-forward and a member of the Israeli Junior shots National Team, averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists •Greco became the 19th Bruin to reach the 1,000-point last season while leading her team to the Israeli Championship. mark Pitts, a 6-2 forward, was a three-sport standout at North Tor- • Kristee Porter’s 39 blocks (in 22 games) was the rance High. She was an all-CIF selection in both basketball and second-highest total in school history and the highest volleyball (middle blocker), as well as a standout in track (400 per game average ever (1.77) meters). She averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds last season. • Whitney Jones’ 21 made three-point shots placed her “We are very excited to add a group which brings with it as much fifth on the all-time freshman list talent and promise as any we have ever had here at UCLA,” said • Natalie Nakase’s eight steals against Oregon tied her Olivier. “We competed with many of the other top programs for the eighth-best single game performance ever by a across the country and came out on top. Each of these players UCLA player will be able to make their mark individually and as a unit.” • Malika Leatham (v. Long Beach State) and Kristee Porter (v. Old Dominion) each blocked five shots in a game to tie for second on the all-time school list • The attendance at the Washington game (7,036) was the seventh-highest home crowd count in UCLA his- tory • UCLA led the Pac-10 in steals (11.17) per game • UCLA played 21 of its 29 games against teams which advanced to post-season tournaments … 15 teams managed to win at least 20 games

2001-02 UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/ JC) 1 Natalie Nakase G 5-2 Jr.* 2V Huntington Beach, CA (Marina HS) 2 Brianna Winn G 5-10 Fr. HS San Diego, CA (The Bishop’s School) 4 Kristee Porter F 6-0 Jr.* 2V Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS) 5 Melissa Maurin G 5-6 Jr.* 1V Chino, CA (Don Lugo HS) 10 Whitney Jones F 5-10 So. 1V San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS) 13 Gennifer Arranaga G 5-6 So. 1V Corona, CA (Centennial HS) 14 Natalie Jarrett F 6-0 Jr. 2V Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont HS) 20 Michelle Greco G 5-9 Sr. 3V LaCrescenta, CA (Crescenta Valley HS) 21 Jalina Bradley G 5-7 Jr. 2V Oxnard, CA (Channel Islands HS) 32 Malika Leatham C 6-2 Sr. 1V Houston, TX (Hastings HS / Blinn JC) 33 Shalada Allen C 6-2 Sr. 1V Paris, TX (Chisum HS / Kilgore JC) 35 Jamila Veasley F 6-1 So. 1V Cerritos, CA (Valley Christian HS) 54 Sissy Pickett C 6-7 Fr. HS Coushatta, LA (Martin HS) 55 Krystle Johnson C/F 6-4 Fr. HS Hoover, AL (Hoover HS) * indicates athlete has utilized redshirt year

Head Coach: Kathy Olivier (UNLV ’82) Assistant Coach: Tia Jackson (Iowa ’95) Assistant Coach: Pam Walker (UCLA ’85) Assistant Coach: Theon Carrier (Long Beach State ’92)

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