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. 10 UCLA Bruins (13-4, 11-4) vs. USC (10-10, 8-9) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 – 5:00 p.m. PT No. Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 20 C. Osborne 17 17 34.3 18.1 5.1 3.5 21 M. Onyenwere 17 17 30.8 17.5 8.0 2.4 23 N. Chou 17 15 30.1 11.1 4.1 1.8 GAME INFO THE MATCHUP 11 E. Bessoir 16 2 20.5 8.1 4.7 1.2 Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom (13,800) 0 C. Horvat 12 2 19.5 7.1 5.1 1.2 Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Tip-off Time: 5:00 p.m. PT 2020-21 SCHEDULE TV: UCLA Live Stream OVERALL: 13-4 Live Stream Talent: Dave Marcus 13-4 (11-4) Record 10-10 (8-9) Pac-12: 11-4 | Non-Conference: 2-0 Radio: ucla.leanplayer.com 10/10 Ranking (AP/Coaches) --/-- Home: 7-2 | Away: 5-2 | Neutral: 1-0 Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) NOVEMBER (1-0) TALE OF THE TAPE (2020-21 STATS) SERIES HISTORY VS. USC Wed. 27 Cal State Fullerton W, 98-59 UCLA USC Overall: .............................................. 45-51 (97th meeting) Sun. 29 at Pepperdine Postponed at UCLA: ..............................................................24-21 73.4 SCORING OFFENSE 64.4 DECEMBER (4-2) at USC: ................................................................18-28 Fri. 4 at No. 7 Arizona* L, 65-68 58.8 SCORING DEFENSE 66.7 Neutral: ...................................................................3-2 Sun. 6 at Arizona State* W, 63-59 Current Streak .................................................UCLA +2 Wed. 9 UCSB W, 102-45 +14.6 SCORING MARGIN -2.3 Last Meeting: ............. UCLA won at USC, 73-52 (Dec. 13, 2020) Sun. 13 at USC* W, 73-52 .401 FG% .422 Head Coach Cori Close vs. Opponent: ...........................13-7 Sat. 19 California* W, 71-37 Mon. 21 No. 1 Stanford* L, 49-61 .391 FG% DEFENSE .401 JANUARY (5-0) 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. 10 UCLA vs. USC Sun. 10 Utah* W, 92-67 UCLA is set to finish up its regular season schedule with a matchup against USC on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Pauley Fri. 15 Washington* Postponed Pavilion presented by Wescom. The live action will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks. Dave Marcus’ radio call can Sun. 17 No. 25 Washington State* W (OT), 68-66 be accessed at ucla.leanplayer.com. The Bruins are gunning for a regular-season sweep of the Trojans, as UCLA Fri. 22 at No. 5 Stanford* W, 70-66 notched a convincing 73-52 victory at Galen Center on Dec. 13. Sun. 24 at California* Postponed Fri. 29 Arizona State* W, 60-57 A WIN WOULD... Sun. 31 Arizona* Postponed • Improve the Bruins to 13-4 overall and 12-4 in Pac-12 play. • Earn the Bruins their third-straight win over USC and first regular-season sweep of the Trojans since 2017-18. FEBRUARY (3-2) Fri. 5 at Washington State* L, 63-67 • Earn the Bruins at least 12 Pac-12 victories for the sixth-straight season. Sun. 7 at Washington* W, 84-50 LAST TIME OUT: No. 8 UCLA 64, Oregon State 71 (Feb. 21) Fri. 12 at Utah* W, 69-58 Michaela Onyenwere scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds, but it was not enough, as the No. 8 UCLA women’s Sun. 14 at Colorado* Postponed Fri. 19 Oregon* W, 83-56 basketball team dropped a 71-64 decision to Oregon State Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion presented by Sun. 21 Oregon State* L, 64-71 Wescom. Lauryn Miller registered her second double-digit scoring game in a row for the Bruins (13-4, 11-4 Pac-12). Sun. 28 USC* UCLA’s 17 free throws without a miss set a school record, but it converted just 21 of 76 (27.6%) shots from the field. MARCH (0-0) The Beavers (8-6, 6-6) outscored the Bruins by a 20-12 margin in the fourth quarter. Aleah Goodman tallied seven of Wed. 3 Pac-12 Tournament -- First Round her team-high 20 points in the final frame. Taylor Jones posted 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Thurs. 4 Pac-12 Tournament -- Quarterfinals Fri. 5 Pac-12 Tournament -- Semifinals NOTES ON THE BRUINS Sun. 7 Pac-12 Tournament -- Finals Individual Notes * Pac-12 Conference Game • Michaela Onyenwere has scored 1,746 points in her UCLA career and is 11th on UCLA’s all-time scoring list. Anita - Rankings indicate opponent AP ranking at time of game Ortega (‘79) is 10th with 1,751 points. Monique Billings (‘18) is ninth with 1,761 points. • Charisma Osborne is third in the Pac-12 with 18.1 points per game. • Lauryn Miller has dished out 43 assists through 17 games this season, just three away from tying her career high of 46 assists, set over 31 games in 2019-20. • Michaela Onyenwere is third in the Pac-12 in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and fourth in scoring (17.5). She is the only player in the Conference in the top five in both categories. • Charisma Osborne is second in the Pac-12 in three-point field goals per game (2.6). • Lindsey Corsaro has registered at least three assists in her last five games and in 14 games overall this season. She leads the Pac- SOCIAL MEDIA 12 in assist/turnover ratio at 2.83. Women’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAWBB Team Notes Women’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAWBB • The Bruins’ victory over No. 13 Oregon (Feb. 19) was the team’s fourth-straight win over a ranked opponent this season. Women’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAWomensBasketball • UCLA’s 83-56 defeat over No. 13 Oregon (Feb. 19) was the Ducks’ worst loss since their 90-52 defeat to UConn on UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics Mar. 27, 2017 in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics • The Bruins shot 17-for-17 from the free throw line against Oregon State (Feb. 21), good for the most made free throws UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics in a game without a miss in team history. UCLA Athletics Website: www.UCLABruins.com • UCLA is the only team with multiple players (Osborne, 3rd - 18.1 ppg, Onyenwere, 4th - 17.5) among the Pac-12’s top five scorers. Head Coach Twitter: @CoachCloseUCLA • UCLA is 11th in the country and leads the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds per game (16.5). The Bruins have recorded at least 15 offensive rebounds in three-straight games and in 15 games overall. #GoBruins • The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in turnovers forced (18.1) and fewest turnovers committed (12.1). 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. 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).