DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS W. Basketball Contacts: Steve Rourke/Liza David For Immediate Release SID Phone: (310) 206-6831 July 2005 Web Page: www.uclabruins.com UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2005-2006 UCLA SCHEDULE UMMER ROSPECTUS Date Opponent Time at Site 2005-06 S P 11/6 Love & Basketball (Exhibition) 2:00 p.m. 11/13 Play Mode (Exhibition) 2:00 p.m. Returning Starters 11/18 @ Baylor TBA No. Name (starts/g in ’05) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 11/22 Brigham Young 7:00 p.m. 32 Nikki Blue (27/27) G 5-8 Sr. 17.0 5.0 11/25 v. Georgia (@ LMU Tourney) 5:00 p.m. 40 Lisa Willis (28/28) G 5-11 Sr. 16.3 6.9 11/26 v. LMU/Charlotte (@ LMU Tourn.) 3/5 p.m. 45 Noelle Quinn (16/16) G 6-0 Jr. 16.9 7.1 11/30 UC IRVINE 7:00 p.m. 14 Lindsey Pluimer (28/28) F 6-3 So. 10.1 6.4 12/3 @ Clemson TBA 31 Amanda Livingston (28/28) F 6-1 Jr. 7.9 4.4 12/5 @ Oklahoma TBA Other Returning Players 12/8 PEPPERDINE 7:00 p.m. No. Name (starts/g in ’05) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 12/17 @ UC Santa Barbara 7:00 p.m. 00 Ortal Oren (2/28) G 5-9 Sr. 3.2 1.5 12/20 OREGON* 7:00 p.m. 3 Shaina Zaidi (0/13) G 5-8 Jr. 2.3 0.7 12/22 OREGON STATE* 7:00 p.m. 11 Julia Pitts (9/18 in ’04) F 6-2 Jr.R 3.9 2.8 12/30 @ California* 7:00 p.m. 20 Lauren Pedersen (11/28) G 5-10 So. 3.3 2.4 1/1 @ Stanford* 2:00 p.m. 21 Brittany Ringel (0/3) F 6-1 Sr.R 1.0 0.7 1/6 ARIZONA* 7:00 p.m. 22 Consuelo Lezcano (0/26) C 6-4 Jr. 1.7 1.2 1/8 ARIZONA STATE* 2:00 p.m. 44 Emma Tautolo (0/27) F/C 6-2 Sr. 1.6 1.1 1/12 @ Washington* TBA Incoming Freshmen 1/14 @ Washington State* TBA 1/21 @ USC* TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. High School (points, reb./g) 1/27 STANFORD* 7:00 p.m. 1 Ashlee Trebilcock G 5-9 Newhall, CA Hart HS 1/29 CALIFORNIA* 2:00 p.m. (22.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg) 2/2 @ Arizona State* TBA 2 Tierra Henderson F/G 5-10 Pasadena, CA Muir HS 2/4 @ Arizona* TBA (16.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg) 2/9 WASHINGTON STATE* 7:00 p.m. 23 Chinyere Ibekwe P 6-4 Carson, CA HS 2/11 WASHINGTON* 2:00 p.m. (23.2 ppg, 12.9 rpg) 2/18 USC* 2:00 p.m. Not Returning 2/23 @ Oregon State* TBA No. Name (starts/g in ’05) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 2/25 @ Oregon* TBA 54 Sissy Pickett (0/15) C 6-7 Sr. 1.1 0.9 3/3-6 at Pac-10 Tny. (San Jose, CA) 3/18-21 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds (Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Norfolk, Trenton, Tucson, Penn Triple Threat Back for More — UCLA returns one of the finest backcourts in the nation State, Purdue) with its Big Three of seniors Nikki Blue and Lisa Willis and junior Noelle Quinn, who 3/25-28 NCAA Regionals (Connecticut, combined to average 50.2 points, 19.0 rebounds, 10.5 steals, 11.9 assists a game in Cleveland, San Antonio, Albuquerque) 2004-05 as the Bruins posted a 16-12 record and a sixth-place finish in the Pacific-10 4/2&4 NCAA Final Four (Boston, MA) Conference … Blue and Willis ranked fourth and fifth in the Pac-10 Conference in Home games listed in CAPS scoring … Quinn was on pace to join the list until she sat out the last 12 games of the season due to injury … Willis and Blue ranked 1-2 in the league in steals (No. 1 Willis- 3.6, sixth in the nation; No. 2 Blue-3.4, 12th in the nation) … In addition, Willis ranked No. 1 in three-point field goals made (2.52/tied for 25th in the nation) and No. 5 in the Pac-10 in rebounding (6.9) … Blue was second in the conference and tied for 12th in the ’04-05 PAC-10 RECORDS (FINAL) nation in assists (6.12). Team Pac-10 Overall Bruins Enjoy Summer Trip to Australia — The Bruins spent June 24-July 2, 2005 in Stanford 17-1 32-3 Australia. The team was based in Sydney, Australia from June 24-June 29 and defeated Arizona State 12-6 24-10 the Sutherland Sharks 87-57 on June 25. Noelle Quinn and Lisa Willis tied for scoring Oregon 12-6 21-10 honors with 22 points each. Consuelo Lezcano chipped in with 14. The Bruins rallied USC 12-6 20-11 back to defeat the Australian Junior National Team on June 27, 91-89 in overtime. Willis Arizona 11-7 20-12 led UCLA with 34 points. Quinn added 17 points, and Nikki Blue scored 15, including the UCLA 10-8 16-12 game-tying shot at the end of regulation and the first seven points in overtime. UCLA Washington 9-9 14-16 defeated Bankstown BBC, 83-70, on June 28. Willis topped the Bruins with 21 points. California 4-14 11-18 Lindsey Pluimer totaled 19 points, and Quinn had 16. The team arrived in Cairns, Washington St. 2-16 6-22 Australia on June 29 and lost an 81-72 decision to the Townsville Fire on June 30. Quinn Oregon State 1-17 6-23 led UCLA with 27 points. pg. 1 Five UCLA Players Invited To USA National Team Trials; Willis A Finalist For World University Games Team — UCLA had the most representation at the 2005 UCLA QUICK FACTS USA Basketball National Team Trials in Colorado Springs in May, with five players selected to participate. Nikki Blue, Lisa Willis and Noelle Quinn were vying for a spot Mailing Address: ............. UCLA Athletic Dept., on the World University Games team, while Lindsey Pluimer and Ashlee Trebilcock ................................................ P.O. Box 24044 competed for a position on the Under-19 World Championships squad. Willis was .......................... Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 selected as a finalist for the World University Games team. She and the other 15 Founded: .................................................. 1919 finalists will reconvene July 28 for training camp in Colorado Springs, where the final Enrollment: ............................................ 36,890 12-person team will be determined. On Aug. 5, the squad will travel to Izmir, Turkey, Chancellor: ...................... Dr. Albert Carnesale and train there until the 2005 World University Games gets underway on Aug. 10. Athletic Director: .................... Daniel Guerrero The women’s basketball competition will run Aug. 10-19 and feature 21 teams from Senior Women's Admin.: ............. Petrina Long across the world. Conference: ..................................... Pacific-10 Team Headlines — The Bruins went 16-12 overall in 2004-05 and return 10 players Nickname: .............................................. Bruins who saw action in at least 13 games each, including seven with starting experience Colors: ...................................... Blue and Gold from a year ago … UCLA jumped out to a 6-1 record to start the season, which was Home Court (Cap.): .. Pauley Pavilion (12,819) its best beginning to a season since the 1980-81 team won its first 12 games … Without Noelle Quinn in the lineup, the Bruins went 5-8 to end the season … Over the course of the season, the team set a school record for free throw percentage Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff (.717) … The team limited opponents to a .400 shooting percentage from the field, Head Coach: ................................ Kathy Olivier which ranks as the fourth-lowest in school history … UCLA shot .340 from three- Alma Mater: ...................................... UNLV ’83 point range, the fifth-best mark in school history … The team made 148 three- Record at UCLA (yrs.): ................ 181-164 (12) pointers, the second-most in school history … The Bruins ranked 11th nationally in Assistant Coaches: ..... Trisha Stafford-Odom, steals per game (11.96) and T25th in scoring average (72.0) … UCLA led the Pac- .......................... Pam Walker, Maylana Martin 10 in both steals and turnover margin for the second straight season. Office Assistant: ........................ Kari Duperron Individual Headlines — Lisa Willis and Nikki Blue each earned first-team all- Basketball Office Phone: .........(310) 794-6443 conference honors last season … Noelle Quinn earned honorable mention all- conference honors … Lindsey Pluimer was named to the first-team All-Pac-10 2004-05 Season Numbers Freshman team … Blue was named to the AP and Kodak/WBCA honorable mention Record: ................ 16-12 / 10-8 (6th in Pac-10) All-America teams … Blue was selected to the six-player Kodak All-Region 8 team Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 5/0 … Willis earned a spot as a finalist for the 2005 World University Games team during Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................. 11/1 tryouts for the USA Basketball Trials in May. Returning Redshirt: ....................................... 1 Nikki Blue — Became just the second Bruin in school history (Ann Meyers was the Newcomers: ................................................... 3 first) to record over 1,300 points (1,396) and over 400 assists (413) for a career … Selected to the WBCA/Kodak All-Region 8 team and earned honorable mention All- Class Breakdown America honors … One of 30 players selected as a mid-season candidate for the Seniors (5) Nikki Blue, Ortal Oren, Brittany Rin- Naismith Trophy … Honorable mention AP All-America … First-team All-Pac-10 pick for the third-consecutive year … Selected to three-straight Pac-10 All-Tourna- gel, Emma Tautolo, Lisa Willis ment teams … In the 12 games without Noelle Quinn in the lineup last season, Blue Juniors (5) Consuelo Lezcano, Amanda Living- improved her scoring average from 11.9 to 23.3 … Blue reached the 1,000-point ston, Julia Pitts, Noelle Quinn, Shaina Zaidi career mark in the game at Fresno State and finished the season ranked 10th on the Sophomores (2) Lauren Pedersen, Lindsey Plu- all-time UCLA scoring list … She averaged 21.7 points, 6.8 assists and 4.3 steals imer over the last 15 games of the season … Blue scored at least 20 points in seven of Freshmen (3) Tierra Henderson, Chinyere Ibek- the last eight games of the year and ended the season ranked first in scoring in Pac- we, Ashlee Trebilcock 10 games only (18.8 ppg) … Tied for 12th nationally in assists (6.12) and was also 12th in steals (3.35) … Shot 75.4% from the free throw line (92-122) over the last Sports Information 12 games of the season … Her total of 14 made free throws in a game at Stanford Contact 1: .................................