Thursday, February 22
Los Angeles, CA
6:30 PM
UCLA
vs
Utah
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
Bruins Host Two Top 20 Teams in Final Homestand
February 21, 2024 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – UCLA Women's Basketball (20-5, 9-5 Pac-12) is set to take on No. 18 Utah (19-7, 9-5 Pac-12) and No. 11 Colorado (20-5, 10-4 Pac-12) in the Bruins' final two home games of the 2023-24 campaign.
Both games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks – Thursday's matchup will tip at 6:30 on ESPN with Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo on the call and Holly Rowe on the sidelines. UCLA will seek to avenge its Jan. 22 loss at Utah in front of a Bruin home crowd Thursday night. The Bruins and Buffs face off Monday on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m. PT.
GAME INFORMATION: vs. No. 18 Utah (Feb. 22)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Theme: Play4Kay / Pink Out
Tip-off Time: 6:30 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
TV Talent: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. UTAH
• The Utes are currently on a three-game win streak over the Bruins; UCLA dropped its away game in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 22 (L - OT, 81-94).
• In the Bruins' only overtime game of the 2023-24 season, UCLA had a chance to take it from Utah with just under a minute to go in regulation. Camryn Brown got a layup off Lina Sontag's steal to give UCLA just its third lead of the game; Brown went 1-of-2 from the FT line to put the Bruins up two, but UCLA gave up a layup with 0:03 on the clock to tie it and send the game to extra time. The Utes shot 15-of-16 from the free throw line in the extra period to seal the game.
GAME INFORMATION: vs. No. 11 Colorado (Feb. 26)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Theme: Senior Night
Tip-off Time: 6 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN 2
TV Talent: Beth Mowins, Stephanie White
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. COLORADO
• The Jan. 19 matchup between then-No. 5 UCLA at No. 3 Colorado (W, 76-68) was a home-state thriller for Lauren Betts (20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK) as the Bruins tied its highest-ranked win in program history (No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 3 Baylor: W, 82-68 - 11/18/17). Angela Dugalic had a double-double of her own, scoring 11 PTS and securing 13 REB in the road win. Charisma Osborne shot the lights out, scoring 22 PTS (6-12 FG, 9-12 FT) while clamping the Buffs (4 STL).
• The Bruins improved to 15-8 in the all-time series, claiming their 8th win in 13 tries at the CU Events Center.
STAC-ING UP AGAINST THE PAC
• UCLA sat at its highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 2 on both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, for eight-consecutive weeks, and returned to form in Week 12 of the AP poll. There are five Pac-12 programs in the top 15 of the respective polls (No. 3/3 Stanford, No. 7/7 USC, No. 9/14 Oregon State, No. 11/11 Colorado and No. 12/12 UCLA), and No. 18/19 Utah rounds out Pac-12 programs in the top 25.
• Five Bruins are among the top scorers in the Pac-12 Conference. Betts leads the way with 15.5 PPG (7th, Pac-12), followed by Osborne (15.0 PPG, 11th), Rice (12.6 PPG, 20th), Jones (12.4 PPG, 22nd), and Jaquez (10.4 PPG, 33rd). UCLA has 5 players in double-digit scoring, the most in the Pac-12. Dugalic (9.1 PTS) jumped in and out of double-digit scoring. No other Pac-12 team has more than three active student-athletes averaging 10+ PPG.
• Betts is shooting a conference- and NCAA-leading .673 FG% through 21 GP (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 179 rebounds in her 21 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 8.5 rebounds per game this season (25.0 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the Conference in RPG (A. Dugalic: 6.7 RPG, 12th - Pac-12). Jaquez (5.7 RPG, 22nd) and Rice (5.5 RPG, 24th) join Betts and Dugalic in the top 25 in the Conference. Osborne is 26th (5.2 RPG).
• Sophomore Kiki Rice has thrown 115 AST (5th, Pac-12) in 25 appearances this season; her 4.6 APG ranks 6th in the Conference. Osborne has dished 105 AST (8th, Pac-12), good for 4.2 APG (8th, Pac-12).
Both games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks – Thursday's matchup will tip at 6:30 on ESPN with Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo on the call and Holly Rowe on the sidelines. UCLA will seek to avenge its Jan. 22 loss at Utah in front of a Bruin home crowd Thursday night. The Bruins and Buffs face off Monday on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m. PT.
GAME INFORMATION: vs. No. 18 Utah (Feb. 22)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Theme: Play4Kay / Pink Out
Tip-off Time: 6:30 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN
TV Talent: Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. UTAH
• The Utes are currently on a three-game win streak over the Bruins; UCLA dropped its away game in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 22 (L - OT, 81-94).
• In the Bruins' only overtime game of the 2023-24 season, UCLA had a chance to take it from Utah with just under a minute to go in regulation. Camryn Brown got a layup off Lina Sontag's steal to give UCLA just its third lead of the game; Brown went 1-of-2 from the FT line to put the Bruins up two, but UCLA gave up a layup with 0:03 on the clock to tie it and send the game to extra time. The Utes shot 15-of-16 from the free throw line in the extra period to seal the game.
GAME INFORMATION: vs. No. 11 Colorado (Feb. 26)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Theme: Senior Night
Tip-off Time: 6 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN 2
TV Talent: Beth Mowins, Stephanie White
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. COLORADO
• The Jan. 19 matchup between then-No. 5 UCLA at No. 3 Colorado (W, 76-68) was a home-state thriller for Lauren Betts (20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK) as the Bruins tied its highest-ranked win in program history (No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 3 Baylor: W, 82-68 - 11/18/17). Angela Dugalic had a double-double of her own, scoring 11 PTS and securing 13 REB in the road win. Charisma Osborne shot the lights out, scoring 22 PTS (6-12 FG, 9-12 FT) while clamping the Buffs (4 STL).
• The Bruins improved to 15-8 in the all-time series, claiming their 8th win in 13 tries at the CU Events Center.
STAC-ING UP AGAINST THE PAC
• UCLA sat at its highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 2 on both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls, for eight-consecutive weeks, and returned to form in Week 12 of the AP poll. There are five Pac-12 programs in the top 15 of the respective polls (No. 3/3 Stanford, No. 7/7 USC, No. 9/14 Oregon State, No. 11/11 Colorado and No. 12/12 UCLA), and No. 18/19 Utah rounds out Pac-12 programs in the top 25.
• Five Bruins are among the top scorers in the Pac-12 Conference. Betts leads the way with 15.5 PPG (7th, Pac-12), followed by Osborne (15.0 PPG, 11th), Rice (12.6 PPG, 20th), Jones (12.4 PPG, 22nd), and Jaquez (10.4 PPG, 33rd). UCLA has 5 players in double-digit scoring, the most in the Pac-12. Dugalic (9.1 PTS) jumped in and out of double-digit scoring. No other Pac-12 team has more than three active student-athletes averaging 10+ PPG.
• Betts is shooting a conference- and NCAA-leading .673 FG% through 21 GP (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 179 rebounds in her 21 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 8.5 rebounds per game this season (25.0 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the Conference in RPG (A. Dugalic: 6.7 RPG, 12th - Pac-12). Jaquez (5.7 RPG, 22nd) and Rice (5.5 RPG, 24th) join Betts and Dugalic in the top 25 in the Conference. Osborne is 26th (5.2 RPG).
• Sophomore Kiki Rice has thrown 115 AST (5th, Pac-12) in 25 appearances this season; her 4.6 APG ranks 6th in the Conference. Osborne has dished 105 AST (8th, Pac-12), good for 4.2 APG (8th, Pac-12).
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