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. 3 seed UCLA Bruins (16-5, 12-4) vs. No. 3 seed Wyoming (14-9, 8-8) Monday, Mar. 22, 2021 – 9:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. PT No. Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG Frank Erwin Center (University of Texas) 21 M. Onyenwere 21 21 31.2 18.7 7.3 2.2 20 C. Osborne 21 21 34.5 17.0 5.7 3.9 23 N. Chou 21 19 30.0 10.0 4.3 1.8 GAME INFO THE MATCHUP 11 E. Bessoir 20 2 20.2 7.5 5.0 1.0 Venue: Frank Erwin Center (University of Texas) 33 L. Miller 21 21 25.2 6.7 4.4 2.4 Location: Austin, Texas Tip-off Time: 9:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. PT 2020-21 SCHEDULE TV: ESPN OVERALL: 16-5 TV Talent: Beth Mowins, Renee Montgomery 16-5 (12-4) Record 14-9 (8-8) Pac-12: 12-4 | Non-Conference: 2-0 | Postseason: 2-1 Radio: ucla.leanplayer.com 9/9 Ranking (AP/Coaches) --/-- Home: 8-2 | Away: 5-2 | Neutral: 3-1 Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) NOVEMBER (1-0) TALE OF THE TAPE (2020-21 STATS) SERIES HISTORY VS. WYOMING Wed. 27 Cal State Fullerton W, 98-59 UCLA Wyoming Overall: .................................................... 0-0 (1st meeting) Sun. 29 at Pepperdine Postponed at UCLA: ..................................................................0-0 72.0 SCORING OFFENSE 61.8 DECEMBER (4-2) at Wyoming: .............................................................0-0 Fri. 4 at No. 7 Arizona* L, 65-68 58.1 SCORING DEFENSE 57.3 Neutral: ...................................................................0-0 Sun. 6 at Arizona State* W, 63-59 Current Streak .........................................................N/A Wed. 9 UCSB W, 102-45 +13.9 SCORING MARGIN +4.5 Head Coach Cori Close vs. Opponent: .............................0-0 Sun. 13 at USC* W, 73-52 .402 FG% .408 Last Matchup: ........................................................................N/A Sat. 19 California* W, 71-37 Mon. 21 No. 1 Stanford* L, 49-61 .389 FG% DEFENSE .386 JANUARY (5-0) STORYLINES Fri. 1 at Oregon State* Postponed Sun. 3 at No. 8 Oregon* W, 73-71 Fri. 8 Colorado* Postponed NCAA FIRST ROUND MATCHUP: No. 3 seed UCLA vs. No. 14 seed Wyoming Sun. 10 Utah* W, 92-67 The stage is set for the NCAA Tournament and the No. 3 seed Bruins will see their first action on Monday, Mar. Fri. 15 Washington* Postponed 22 against the No. 14 seed Wyoming Cowgirls. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. PT at Frank Erwin Sun. 17 No. 25 Washington State* W (OT), 68-66 Center on the campus of the University of Texas. ESPN will televise the live action with Beth Mowins and Renee Fri. 22 at No. 5 Stanford* W, 70-66 Montgomery on the call, while Dave Marcus’ radio broadcast can be heard at ucla.leanplayer.com. UCLA enters the Sun. 24 at California* Postponed Fri. 29 Arizona State* W, 60-57 matchup at 16-5 overall and 12-4 in Pac-12 play, notching an appearance in the Pac-12 Tournament Champion- Sun. 31 Arizona* Postponed ship game against Stanford (Mar. 7). UCLA compiled five victories over ranked teams this season, including a victory over then-No. 5 Stanford in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Jan. 22. The Cowgirls are 14-9 and are fresh off a Mountain West FEBRUARY (4-2) Tournament run that saw them win four-straight games to earn the league tournament title as the No. 7 seed. Fri. 5 at Washington State* L, 63-67 Sun. 7 at Washington* W, 84-50 A WIN WOULD... Fri. 12 at Utah* W, 69-58 • Improve the Bruins to to 13-4 all-time in NCAA First Round matchups and advance the Bruins to their eighth- Sun. 14 at Colorado* Postponed straight NCAA Tournament Second Round. Fri. 19 No. 13 Oregon* W, 83-56 • Earn the Bruins their ninth-straight victory in NCAA First Round matchups and improve the Bruins to 6-0 in such Sun. 21 Oregon State* L, 64-71 matchups under Head Coach Cori Close. Sun. 28 USC* W, 93-51 MARCH (2-1) HISTORY: UCLA in NCAA Tournament First Round Under Cori Close (5-0) Wed. 3 P12 Tournament First Round BYE • 2019: College Park, Md. -- UCLA defeats Tennessee, 89-77; Lindsey Corsaro with 18 points. Thurs. 4 P12 Tournament Quarterfinals vs. Washington W, 58-46 • 2018: Pauley Pavilion -- UCLA defeats American, 71-60; Monique Billings with 15 points. Fri. 5 P12 Tournament Semifinals vs. Arizona W, 58-49 • 2017: Pauley Pavilion -- UCLA defeats Boise State, 83-56; Monique Billings with 19 points. Sun. 7 P12 Tournament Finals vs. Stanford L, 55-75 • 2016: Pauley Pavilion -- UCLA defeats Hawaii, 66-50; Nirra Fields with 16 points. Mon. 22 NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Wyoming • 2013: Columbus, Ohio -- UCLA defeats Stetson, 66-49; Nirra Fields with 13 points. Wed. 24 NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. TBD * Pac-12 Conference Game SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS - Rankings indicate opponent AP ranking at time of game Wyoming enters Monday’s matchup at 14-9 overall and the No. 14 seed in the Hemisfair Region of the NCAA Tourna- ment bracket. The Cowgirls have won their last six games, including four-straight in the Mountain West Tournament to win their league title as the No. 7 seed. Wyoming boasts a balanced scoring attack as four players average at least nine points per game. Sophomore guard McKinley Bradshaw leads the team with 11.5 points per game. The Lyman, Wyo., product has three 20+ point performances to her credit this season. The Cowgirls led the Mountain West in scoring defense this season, allowing just 57.8 points per game. Head Coach Gerald Mattinson is in his second year SOCIAL MEDIA at the helm of the Wyoming program after spending 16 years as an associate or assistant coach. Women’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAWBB Women’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAWBB NOTES ON THE BRUINS Women’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAWomensBasketball • The Bruins are one of only eight teams in the nation to have reached the Sweet 16 in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments. UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics • Michaela Onyenwere has scored 1,842 points in her UCLA career and is 6th on UCLA’s all-time scoring list. Nirra UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics Fields (‘16) is fifth with 1,867 points. Rehema Stephens (‘92) is fourth with 1,887 points. UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics • UCLA held Arizona to just 49 points in the Pac-12 Tournament Semifinals, the Wildcats’ second-lowest scoring output UCLA Athletics Website: www.UCLABruins.com of the season.The Bruins held the Huskies to 46 points in the Quarterfinals, UW’s lowest scoring output of the season. Head Coach Twitter: @CoachCloseUCLA • Charisma Osborne put up 18 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against USC (Feb. 26), recording the ninth triple- double in team history and the first since Japreece Dean against Yale on Nov. 26, 2019. #GoBruins • The Bruins set a program record with 16 made three-pointers against USC (Feb. 26), going 16-for-23 on the night. 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’ 11 Emily Bessoir F 6-4 Fr. Munich, Germany (Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium squad, is during Zoom media sessions. We have been conducting these 20 Charisma Osborne G 5-9 So. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Windward School) sessions on a regular basis. If you’d like to receive Zoom links and join our distribution list, please contact Ryan Andersen at randersen@ 21 Michaela Onyenwere F 6-0 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) athletics.ucla.edu. 23 Natalie Chou G 6-1 R-Sr. Plano, Texas (Plano West HS/Baylor) CREDENTIALS 33 Lauryn Miller F 6-1 Sr. Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) Admission to Pauley Pavilion’s press seating is by credential only. 35 Camryn Brown G 5-11 So. Lewisville, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy) All credential requests should be made by emailing UCLA Assistant 43 Izzy Anstey** F 6-4 Fr. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Caulfield Grammar School) Director, Athletic Communications, Ryan Andersen, at least three days 51 Eliana Sigal G 5-10 Jr. Irvine, Calif. (Tarbut V’Torah Community Day 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. *Opted out of the 2020-21 season **Not currently with the team Members of the media covering UCLA should request credentials for road games through Andersen via email or phone. Photographers should follow the same instructions as media members.