UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Women’s Basketball Contact: Ryan Andersen / [email protected] / c: (916) 337-7914 UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS No. 8 UCLA Bruins (7-2, 5-2) vs. No. 25 Washington State Cougars (7-1, 5-1) Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. PT No. Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 21 M. Onyenwere 9 9 30.1 18.7 8.4 2.7 20 C. Osborne 9 9 33.5 17.0 4.6 4.7 23 N. Chou 9 7 27.8 11.0 3.7 1.8 GAME INFO THE MATCHUP 11 E. Bessoir 9 1 21.4 8.9 4.9 1.4 Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800) 0 C. Horvat 5 2 19.2 8.0 6.0 1.0 Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Tip-off Time: 11:00 a.m. PT 2020-21 SCHEDULE TV: Pac-12 Network OVERALL: 7-2 TV Talent: Anne Marie Anderson, Tammy Blackburn 7-2 (5-2) Record 7-1 (5-1) Pac-12: 5-2 | Non-Conference: 2-0 Radio: ucla.leanplayer.com 8/8 Ranking (AP/Coaches) 25/RV Home: 4-1 | Away: 3-1 | Neutral: 0-0 Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) NOVEMBER (1-0) TALE OF THE TAPE (2020-21 STATS) SERIES HISTORY VS. WSU Wed. 27 Cal State Fullerton W, 98-59 UCLA WSU Overall: ................................................ 57-8 (66th meeting) Sun. 29 at Pepperdine Postponed at UCLA: ................................................................32-0 76.2 SCORING OFFENSE 69.9 DECEMBER (4-2) at WSU: .................................................................24-8 Fri. 4 at No. 7 Arizona* L, 65-68 56.6 SCORING DEFENSE 61.1 Neutral: ...................................................................1-0 Sun. 6 at Arizona State* W, 63-59 Current Streak ................................................ UCLA W5 Wed. 9 UCSB W, 102-45 +19.7 SCORING MARGIN +8.8 Last Meeting: .........UCLA won at WSU, 70-62 (Feb. 1, 2020) Sun. 13 at USC* W, 73-52 .426 FG% .433 Head Coach Cori Close vs. Opponent: ...........................12-2 Sat. 19 California* W, 71-37 Mon. 21 No. 1 Stanford* L, 49-61 .372 FG% DEFENSE .392 JANUARY (2-0) STORYLINES Fri. 1 at Oregon State* Postponed Sun. 3 at No. 8 Oregon* W, 73-71 Fri. 8 Colorado* Postponed THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP: No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 25 Washington State Sun. 10 Utah* W, 92-67 The Bruins are back at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom to take on Washington State on Sunday, Jan. 17. UCLA Fri. 15 Washington* has reached its highest AP ranking of the season thus far (No. 8), while the Cougars enter Sunday’s matchup ranked Sun. 17 Washington State* (No. 25) for the first time in program history. WSU is led by sisters Charlisse and Krystal Leger-Walker, who are Fri. 22 at Stanford* currently averaging 18.8 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. The Cougars enter the matchup at 7-1 overall and Sun. 24 at California* Fri. 29 Arizona State* are coming off an overtime home win over then-No. 7 Arizona (Jan. 10). Sun. 31 Arizona* A WIN WOULD... • Improve the Bruins to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in Pac-12 play and earn the Bruins their third-straight victory. FEBRUARY (0-0) Fri. 5 at Washington State* • Improve the Bruins to 2-2 against ranked opponents this season. Sun. 7 at Washington* • Extend UCLA’s unbeaten home record against Washington State to 33-0. Fri. 12 at Utah* • Extend UCLA’s winning streak against Washington state to six games. Sun. 14 at Colorado* Fri. 19 Oregon* LAST TIME OUT: UCLA 92, Utah 67 (Jan. 10) Sun. 21 Oregon State* Natalie Chou poured in a career-high 28 points, Charisma Osborne added 22 and Michaela Onyenwere posted 17 Sun. 28 USC* points, as the ninth-ranked Bruins led from start to finish in a 92-67 victory over Utah on Sunday afternoon at Pauley MARCH (0-0) Pavilion presented by Wescom. Chou was 11-of-14 from the field, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc to tie a TBD 2020-21 Postseason career high for triples, with her 28 points eclipsing her previous personal best of 22 in 2017 when she played for * Pac-12 Conference Game Baylor. Osborne added four baskets from distance, a career-high eight assists and five rebounds, while Onyenwere - Rankings indicate opponent AP ranking at time of game was a board and two dimes away from a triple-double, registering nine rebounds and a personal-best eight assists. NOTES ON THE BRUINS Individual Notes • Michaela Onyenwere has scored 1,617 points in her UCLA career and is currently 14th on the program’s all-time scoring list. Lisa Willis (‘06) is 13th with 1,677 points. Ann Meyers Drysdale (‘78) is 12th with 1,685 points. • Natalie Chou scored a career-high 28 points on a career-high 11 made field goals against Utah (Jan. 10). • Michaela Onyenwere and Charisma Osborne both recorded a career-high eight assists against Utah (Jan. 10). • Michaela Onyenwere is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.4). She is the only player in the Conference in the top 5 in both categories. • Charisma Osborne leads the Pac-12 in three-pointers made per game (2.67). SOCIAL MEDIA • Lindsey Corsaro leads the Pac-12 in Assist/Turnover ratio at 3.25. Women’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAWBB Team Notes Women’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAWBB • UCLA enters Sunday’s game at No. 8 in the AP Poll, the team’s highest ranking of the season. Women’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAWomensBasketball • With the team’s win over then-No. 8 Oregon (Jan. 3), the Bruins have now recorded a victory over a top-10 opponent in UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics each of the last six seasons. UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics • UCLA is the only team with multiple players (Onyenwere - 18.7, Osborne 17.0) among the Pac-12’s top 5 scorers. UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics • UCLA is the only team with multiple Pac-12 POW honorees (Chou, Jan. 11, Onyenwere - Jan. 4, Osborne - Nov. 30). UCLA Athletics Website: www.UCLABruins.com Head Coach Twitter: @CoachCloseUCLA • UCLA is 10th in the country and leads the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds per game (17.1). • The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in fewest turnovers per game (11.3). UCLA also leads the Conference in most #GoBruins turnovers forced with 18.6 per contest. 2020-21 UCLA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2020-21 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Sports Information J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 0 Chantel Horvat G 6-1 R-Jr. Geelong, Australia (Geelong College) Women’s Basketball SID Ryan Andersen 1 Kayla Owens* G 6-1 R-Jr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) Cell Phone (916) 337-7914 E-mail [email protected] 2 Dominique Darius G 5-9 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Blair Academy (NJ)) Website www.uclabruins.com 3 Kiara Jefferson* G 5-9 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (West Campus HS) 4 Lindsey Corsaro G 6-1 R-jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncalli HS) WEEKLY AVAILABILITY The best time for interviews with The Michael Price Family UCLA 5 Brynn Masikewich** F 6-3 So. Calgary, Alberta (Lincoln Prep) Women’s Head Basketball Coach, Cori Close, or members of the Bruins’ 10 Gemma Potter** G 6-0 Fr. Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) squad, is during Zoom media sessions. We have been conducting these 11 Emily Bessoir F 6-4 Fr. Munich, Germany (Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium sessions on a regular basis. If you’d like to receive Zoom links and join our distribution list, please contact Ryan Andersen at randersen@ 20 Charisma Osborne G 5-9 So. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Windward School) athletics.ucla.edu. 21 Michaela Onyenwere F 6-0 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) CREDENTIALS 23 Natalie Chou G 6-1 R-Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano West HS/Baylor) Admission to Pauley Pavilion’s press seating is by credential only. 33 Lauryn Miller F 6-1 Sr. Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) All credential requests should be made by emailing UCLA Assistant 35 Camryn Brown G 5-11 So. Lewisville, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy) Director, Athletic Communications, Ryan Andersen, at least three days 43 Izzy Anstey** F 6-4 Fr. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Caulfield Grammar School) in advance of the game. Parking instructions will also be sent. Requests can be made by contacting Andersen at any of the means listed above. 51 Eliana Sigal G 5-10 Jr. Irvine, Calif. (Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School) Members of the media covering UCLA should request credentials for *Opted out of the 2020-21 season **Not currently with the team road games through Andersen via email or phone. Photographers should follow the same instructions as media members. CREDENTIAL PICKUP 2020-21 UCLA ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Credentials are available during the week at the Sports Information Office. Credentials not claimed prior to game day will be available at No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Pauley Pavilion’s “Will Call’’ window (Northwest corner of the arena). 43 Izzy Anstey** F 6-4 Fr. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Caulfield Grammar School) The media will call window and entrance opens one hour prior to tip-off. 11 Emily Bessoir F 6-4 Fr. Munich, Germany (Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium MEDIA SEATING 35 Camryn Brown G 5-11 So. Lewisville, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy) Media seating at UCLA Women’s Basketball games will be different than 23 Natalie Chou G 6-1 R-Sr.