Tuesday, December 16
Los Angeles, Calif.
7 p.m. PT
UCLA
vs
Cal Poly
Photo by: Caren Nicdao
No. 4 Bruins Welcome Cal Poly Mustangs Tuesday
December 15, 2025 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ No. 4-ranked UCLA (9-1, 1-1 Big Ten) faces Cal Poly (2-7, 0-2 Big West) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial.
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The Bruins and Mustangs are set to tip off on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. PT Tuesday.
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GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 7 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
TV Talent: Elise Woodward, Tammy Blackburn
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 137 or 198, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)
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TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets and mini plans for the 2025-26 women's basketball campaign are still available. Fans can call (310) 206-5991, visitย this link, or emailย tickets@athletics.ucla.eduย for more information. For more information about tickets, call UCLA Athletic Sales & Service at (310) 206-5991 or via email atย tickets@athletics.ucla.edu.
Parking and game day information can be foundย here.
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MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Cal Poly Mustangs
โข UCLA holds an 11-0 record against the Mustangs, including an 8-0 record inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial.
โข The Bruins and Mustangs meet for the second-consecutive December 16th matchup; last year's bout ended in favor of the Bruins, 69-37, on Dec. 16, 2024.
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LAST TIME OUT: W, 80-59 vs. RV/RV Oregon Ducks (Dec. 7, 2025)
โข The Bruins opened Big Ten play with a commanding win over Oregon, UCLA's sixth-consecutive victory over the Ducks.
โข Senior Lauren Betts led the way with her second double-double of the season, collecting 24 points and 14 rebounds. The reigning defensive player of the year blocked five shots and came up with a steal in the conference victory.
โข Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens added 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-6 3FGM) without a turnover against Oregon.
โข Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker finished with just two points but did everything else to help lift UCLA past Oregon; the Kiwi guard had 10 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block in almost 26 minutes on the floor.
โข Freshman Lena Bilic had a strong showing, scoring 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) and grabbing three rebounds..
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PLAYERS ERA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
L, 76-65 vs. No. 4/4 Texas Longhorns (Nov. 26, 2025)
โข The Bruins dropped their first contest of the season against a formidable foe in the No. 4-ranked Texas Longhorns in the opening round of the 2025 Players Era Women's Championship on Nov. 26.
โข Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens (7-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) and Kiki Rice (9-10 FT) finished with a team-high 17 points.
โข UCLA was unable to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit despite a strong second-half comeback effort; the Bruins got within four points in the fourth quarter but shot 0-for-5 on their last five attempts in the game.
โข Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker added 13 points (5-10 FG, 1-3 3FG) to round out Bruins in double figures.
โข Texas outlasted No. 2/2 South Carolina, 66-64, in the championship game of the Feast Week tournament Thursday.
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W, 89-59 vs. Duke Blue Devils (Nov. 27, 2025)
โข UCLA bounced back with a 30-point blowout over Duke despite the absence of star center Lauren Betts to close out the Bruins' second trip to Las Vegas.
โข The senior Betts sat out with a left arm injury she sustained in Wednesday's battle with the Longhorns; Betts exited and returned to the game against Texas but was ruled out of Thursday's contest against Duke.
โข All five starters got into double figures for the second time this season; senior Gabriela Jaquez led all scorers with 23 points.
โข Leger-Walker added 20 points on her best long-range shooting performance of the year (5-9 3FG), adding six assists and five rebounds to her final stat line.
โข UCLA made a season-high 13 3-pointers in the game, shooting 13-for-22 from distance.
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WHAT'S BRUIN
โข UCLA opened the 2025-26 season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll, released Oct. 14. The Bruins had a number of top 15 matchups in November: No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10), No. 11 North Carolina (Nov. 13), No. 4 Texas (Nov. 26) and No. 14 Tennessee (Nov. 30), finishing November 3-1 against ranked opponents.
โข The Bruins began the year with six of their first eight games being played at neutral site locations. UCLA made the trip to Las Vegas twice in three weeks, first for the WBCA Challenge (Nov. 13-15) and second for the Players Era Women's Championship (Nov. 26-27). The Bruins went 3-1 in Sin City this November.
โข The Big Ten boasts nine programs in the AP Top 25 for the week seven poll: No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Maryland, No. 11 Iowa, No. 19 USC, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 22 Washington, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 24 Michigan State.
โข UCLA won 23-straight games in 2024-25 - 22 were by a double-digit margin - setting the longest streak for both records in program history. UCLA's previous-best win streak came in the 1977-78 championship campaign (21 games).
โข The Bruins boast 7 McDonald's All Americans on the roster: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalic, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Jaquez and Rice shared co-MVP honors in the all-star game.
โข UCLA was recognized as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 from Nov. 10-15, which included victories over No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 North Carolina.
โข Jaquez was named one of five USBWA Women's National Players of the week for the week ending Nov. 30.
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BETTS YOU KNOW NOW
โข The Bruin center has her name appear on four preseason watch lists: Naismith Player of the Year, Lisa Leslie Center of the Year, Wade Trophy, and the Wooden Award. Lauren Betts was also named AP Preseason All-American, Preseason All-Big Ten and the Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year.
โข In an anonymous poll taken at B1G Media Day, Betts was voted most likely to win B1G Player of the Year; she received 29 of the 34 votes. Kaylene Smikle of Maryland received three, and Kiyomi McMiller took the remaining two.
โข She was also selected most likely to win B1G defensive player of the year, receiving 15 votes in the anonymous poll. USC's Kennedy Smith received 10 votes, and Purdue's Tara Daye collected 3.
โข The center has shown improvement at the free throw line, shooting 22-of-30 (.733 FT%) through nine games.
โข The 2025 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year is averaging 2.3 blocks per game and 7.8 rebounds.
โข Betts has 29 assists, which ranks fourth on UCLA's roster. She's had three games this season with 5+ dimes and is scoring a 14.5 points per game.
โข For her 24-point, 14-rebound, five-block performance against Oregon in UCLA's B1G opener, Betts earned Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 8) and was included as one of five USBWA Women's National Players of the Week.
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USA BETTS-KETBALL
โข UCLA's Lauren Betts was included in the 18-person training camp roster for the USA Basketball women's senior national team, as announced on Nov. 24. Betts is the only active collegiate player who will make the trip to Durham, N.C., for the Dec. 12-14 camp (USC's JuJu Watkins attended but did not participate due to her injury from March 2025).
โข Betts is one of ten players who made their senior national team camp debut; she joined by Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Veronica Burton, Sonia Citron, Caitlin Clark, Kiki Iriafen, Rickea Jackson, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins.
โข Natalie Nakase (UCLA '03) served as an assistant coach under 2025-28 USA Basketball Women's National Team head coach Kara Lawson. Nakase, the 2025 WNBA Coach of the Year, also made her USA Basketball debut. The first-year head coach helped the Valkyries become the first-ever expansion franchise to make the playoffs in their inaugural season.
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JAQUEZ SOARING IN HER SENIOR YEAR
โข Senior Gabriela Jaquez has impressed to start her final season with the blue and gold. She's averaging a career-best 14.8 points per game; the wing has scored in double figures in seven of her 10 games this year.
โข She had a perfect game against the USF Bulls on Nov. 15, shooting 7-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line for a game-high 17 points.
โข Jaquez eclipsed 1,000-career points on her first basket against Southern on Nov. 23.
โข Gabs had a game-leading 23 points (8-16 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4-4 FT) against Duke to close out the Players Era tournament. She was a team-high +34 in 36 minutes on the floor.
โข The Camarillo, Calif., native is in hot pursuit of joining the 50/40/90 club - the wing is shooting a scorching .545/.474/.917 through 10 games. She's the one of two players in that category with 14+ PPG and 6+ RPG (Sa'Myah Smith, Virginia).
โข Jaquez was included in the Cheryl Miller Award preaseason watch list. The Camarillo, Calif., native is pulling down a career-best 6.3 rebounds per game and ties Lauren Betts for a team-high 19 OREB on the year.
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KNEEP KNEEP! GIANNA COMING THROUGH!
โข Graduate transfer Gianna Kneepkens is finding her rhythm with the Bruins, scoring 14.2 points per game for UCLA. She is coming off a 2024-25 campaign at Utah scoring 19.3 points on .504/.448/.890 splits (5.0 RPG, 3.0 APG in '24-25).
โข She had back-to-back 20-point games against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 6) and No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10). She was 4-for-8 from long distance against the Gauchos.
โข In her 10 games with UCLA, Kneepkens has had 33 assists and just 12 turnovers. She was without a turnover against No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 11 North Carolina and Oregon; the graduate transfer has had multiple turnovers thrice this season (2 vs. SDSU, 3 vs. No. 4 Texas, 3 vs. No. 14 Tennessee).
โข The graduate transfer had a quiet 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-3 3FG) against Duke on Nov. 27, adding six rebounds and six assists to her final stat line. She shot 6-for-9 from distance in the two-game stint in Sin City at the Players Era tournament.
โข Kneepkens inched her way into the 50/40/90 club; her current shooting splits are .524/.463/.900, but has only 10 free throw attempts on the season.
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RICE GOES WITH EVERYTHING
โข UCLA's senior point guard is meshing well after returning from a mid-April shoulder surgery. After coming off the bench for her first game back, she has reclaimed a starting spot for the last eight games.
โข Rice has scored in double figures in eight games this season and is averaging a career-high 14.5 points per game on .447/.333/.875 splits.
โข The guard is aggressively hunting rebounds, averaging a career-high 7.1 boards; she leads UCLA with 57 defensive rebounds. Rice's rebounding numbers took a dip in 2024-25 (3.5 RPG) after a strong 2023-24 campaign (5.7 RPG).
โข The Bethesda, Md., native has two double-doubles on the year, both against ranked opponents. Her first was against No. 11 UNC, when she had 15 PTS, 10 REB; she collected her second double-double against No. 14 Tennessee (20 PTS, 11 REB).
โข Rice is one of eight players in UCLA history to have three or more 100-assist seasons; she looks to join Jordin Canada, Nikki Blue, Erica Gomez and Ann Meyers in the elite catagory of Bruins who dimed 100 times or more in all four of their campaigns.
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DON'T GET BURNT, SHE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A CHAR
โข Graduate guard Charlisse Leger-Walker returned to the court after sitting out for the 2024-25 season following an ACL tear.
โข The point guard leads UCLA with 63 assists, good for a team-high 6.3 assists per game. She's had 5+ assists in all but one game this season (2 vs. No. 4 Texas, Nov. 26).
โข The Kiwi is just shy of joining the rest of UCLA's starters in double figures (.474 FG%, .316 3FG%) - she's scoring 9.7 points per game and leads the Bruins with their most steals on the year (18 STL).
โข Leger-Walker had a season-high 20 points (6-11 FG, 5-9 3FG) against the Duke Blue Devils to close out the 2025 Players Era Women's Championship.
โข She nearly had a double-double in assists (8 AST) and rebounds (10 REB) against Oregon to open B1G conference play.
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MS. DUGS-IT-ALL
โข Graduate forward Angela Dugalic is averaging career bests in points (10.5 PPG) and rebounds (6.8 RPG) off the bench, making an early case for Sixth Player of the Year.
โข She plays 26.2 minutes; Dugalic is shooting .513/.333/.750 on the season. She has 14 steals this year.
โข The Serbian senior women's national team member had 14 points and 13 rebounds against No. 11 UNC (Nov. 13), her fourth-career double-double.
โข Dugalic led UCLA in scoring for the first time this season against Southern on Nov. 23; the forward had a game-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting (3-6 3FG).
โข The Des Plaines, Ill., native replaced an injured Lauren Betts in the starting lineup against Duke on Nov. 27; Dugalic had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds as UCLA's starting five.
โข Dugalic was UCLA's first player off the bench in the Bruins' 99-77 win over No. 14 Tennessee; she scored an efficient 14 PTS (6-7 FG), collected six boards and had three steals and a block in the effort.
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The Bruins and Mustangs are set to tip off on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m. PT Tuesday.
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GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 7 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
TV Talent: Elise Woodward, Tammy Blackburn
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 137 or 198, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)
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TICKET INFORMATION
Single-game tickets and mini plans for the 2025-26 women's basketball campaign are still available. Fans can call (310) 206-5991, visitย this link, or emailย tickets@athletics.ucla.eduย for more information. For more information about tickets, call UCLA Athletic Sales & Service at (310) 206-5991 or via email atย tickets@athletics.ucla.edu.
Parking and game day information can be foundย here.
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MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Cal Poly Mustangs
โข UCLA holds an 11-0 record against the Mustangs, including an 8-0 record inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial.
โข The Bruins and Mustangs meet for the second-consecutive December 16th matchup; last year's bout ended in favor of the Bruins, 69-37, on Dec. 16, 2024.
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LAST TIME OUT: W, 80-59 vs. RV/RV Oregon Ducks (Dec. 7, 2025)
โข The Bruins opened Big Ten play with a commanding win over Oregon, UCLA's sixth-consecutive victory over the Ducks.
โข Senior Lauren Betts led the way with her second double-double of the season, collecting 24 points and 14 rebounds. The reigning defensive player of the year blocked five shots and came up with a steal in the conference victory.
โข Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens added 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-6 3FGM) without a turnover against Oregon.
โข Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker finished with just two points but did everything else to help lift UCLA past Oregon; the Kiwi guard had 10 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block in almost 26 minutes on the floor.
โข Freshman Lena Bilic had a strong showing, scoring 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) and grabbing three rebounds..
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PLAYERS ERA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
L, 76-65 vs. No. 4/4 Texas Longhorns (Nov. 26, 2025)
โข The Bruins dropped their first contest of the season against a formidable foe in the No. 4-ranked Texas Longhorns in the opening round of the 2025 Players Era Women's Championship on Nov. 26.
โข Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens (7-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) and Kiki Rice (9-10 FT) finished with a team-high 17 points.
โข UCLA was unable to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit despite a strong second-half comeback effort; the Bruins got within four points in the fourth quarter but shot 0-for-5 on their last five attempts in the game.
โข Graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker added 13 points (5-10 FG, 1-3 3FG) to round out Bruins in double figures.
โข Texas outlasted No. 2/2 South Carolina, 66-64, in the championship game of the Feast Week tournament Thursday.
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W, 89-59 vs. Duke Blue Devils (Nov. 27, 2025)
โข UCLA bounced back with a 30-point blowout over Duke despite the absence of star center Lauren Betts to close out the Bruins' second trip to Las Vegas.
โข The senior Betts sat out with a left arm injury she sustained in Wednesday's battle with the Longhorns; Betts exited and returned to the game against Texas but was ruled out of Thursday's contest against Duke.
โข All five starters got into double figures for the second time this season; senior Gabriela Jaquez led all scorers with 23 points.
โข Leger-Walker added 20 points on her best long-range shooting performance of the year (5-9 3FG), adding six assists and five rebounds to her final stat line.
โข UCLA made a season-high 13 3-pointers in the game, shooting 13-for-22 from distance.
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WHAT'S BRUIN
โข UCLA opened the 2025-26 season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll, released Oct. 14. The Bruins had a number of top 15 matchups in November: No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10), No. 11 North Carolina (Nov. 13), No. 4 Texas (Nov. 26) and No. 14 Tennessee (Nov. 30), finishing November 3-1 against ranked opponents.
โข The Bruins began the year with six of their first eight games being played at neutral site locations. UCLA made the trip to Las Vegas twice in three weeks, first for the WBCA Challenge (Nov. 13-15) and second for the Players Era Women's Championship (Nov. 26-27). The Bruins went 3-1 in Sin City this November.
โข The Big Ten boasts nine programs in the AP Top 25 for the week seven poll: No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Maryland, No. 11 Iowa, No. 19 USC, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 22 Washington, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 24 Michigan State.
โข UCLA won 23-straight games in 2024-25 - 22 were by a double-digit margin - setting the longest streak for both records in program history. UCLA's previous-best win streak came in the 1977-78 championship campaign (21 games).
โข The Bruins boast 7 McDonald's All Americans on the roster: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalic, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Jaquez and Rice shared co-MVP honors in the all-star game.
โข UCLA was recognized as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 from Nov. 10-15, which included victories over No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 North Carolina.
โข Jaquez was named one of five USBWA Women's National Players of the week for the week ending Nov. 30.
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BETTS YOU KNOW NOW
โข The Bruin center has her name appear on four preseason watch lists: Naismith Player of the Year, Lisa Leslie Center of the Year, Wade Trophy, and the Wooden Award. Lauren Betts was also named AP Preseason All-American, Preseason All-Big Ten and the Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year.
โข In an anonymous poll taken at B1G Media Day, Betts was voted most likely to win B1G Player of the Year; she received 29 of the 34 votes. Kaylene Smikle of Maryland received three, and Kiyomi McMiller took the remaining two.
โข She was also selected most likely to win B1G defensive player of the year, receiving 15 votes in the anonymous poll. USC's Kennedy Smith received 10 votes, and Purdue's Tara Daye collected 3.
โข The center has shown improvement at the free throw line, shooting 22-of-30 (.733 FT%) through nine games.
โข The 2025 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year is averaging 2.3 blocks per game and 7.8 rebounds.
โข Betts has 29 assists, which ranks fourth on UCLA's roster. She's had three games this season with 5+ dimes and is scoring a 14.5 points per game.
โข For her 24-point, 14-rebound, five-block performance against Oregon in UCLA's B1G opener, Betts earned Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 8) and was included as one of five USBWA Women's National Players of the Week.
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USA BETTS-KETBALL
โข UCLA's Lauren Betts was included in the 18-person training camp roster for the USA Basketball women's senior national team, as announced on Nov. 24. Betts is the only active collegiate player who will make the trip to Durham, N.C., for the Dec. 12-14 camp (USC's JuJu Watkins attended but did not participate due to her injury from March 2025).
โข Betts is one of ten players who made their senior national team camp debut; she joined by Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, Veronica Burton, Sonia Citron, Caitlin Clark, Kiki Iriafen, Rickea Jackson, Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins.
โข Natalie Nakase (UCLA '03) served as an assistant coach under 2025-28 USA Basketball Women's National Team head coach Kara Lawson. Nakase, the 2025 WNBA Coach of the Year, also made her USA Basketball debut. The first-year head coach helped the Valkyries become the first-ever expansion franchise to make the playoffs in their inaugural season.
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JAQUEZ SOARING IN HER SENIOR YEAR
โข Senior Gabriela Jaquez has impressed to start her final season with the blue and gold. She's averaging a career-best 14.8 points per game; the wing has scored in double figures in seven of her 10 games this year.
โข She had a perfect game against the USF Bulls on Nov. 15, shooting 7-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line for a game-high 17 points.
โข Jaquez eclipsed 1,000-career points on her first basket against Southern on Nov. 23.
โข Gabs had a game-leading 23 points (8-16 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4-4 FT) against Duke to close out the Players Era tournament. She was a team-high +34 in 36 minutes on the floor.
โข The Camarillo, Calif., native is in hot pursuit of joining the 50/40/90 club - the wing is shooting a scorching .545/.474/.917 through 10 games. She's the one of two players in that category with 14+ PPG and 6+ RPG (Sa'Myah Smith, Virginia).
โข Jaquez was included in the Cheryl Miller Award preaseason watch list. The Camarillo, Calif., native is pulling down a career-best 6.3 rebounds per game and ties Lauren Betts for a team-high 19 OREB on the year.
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KNEEP KNEEP! GIANNA COMING THROUGH!
โข Graduate transfer Gianna Kneepkens is finding her rhythm with the Bruins, scoring 14.2 points per game for UCLA. She is coming off a 2024-25 campaign at Utah scoring 19.3 points on .504/.448/.890 splits (5.0 RPG, 3.0 APG in '24-25).
โข She had back-to-back 20-point games against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 6) and No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10). She was 4-for-8 from long distance against the Gauchos.
โข In her 10 games with UCLA, Kneepkens has had 33 assists and just 12 turnovers. She was without a turnover against No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 11 North Carolina and Oregon; the graduate transfer has had multiple turnovers thrice this season (2 vs. SDSU, 3 vs. No. 4 Texas, 3 vs. No. 14 Tennessee).
โข The graduate transfer had a quiet 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-3 3FG) against Duke on Nov. 27, adding six rebounds and six assists to her final stat line. She shot 6-for-9 from distance in the two-game stint in Sin City at the Players Era tournament.
โข Kneepkens inched her way into the 50/40/90 club; her current shooting splits are .524/.463/.900, but has only 10 free throw attempts on the season.
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RICE GOES WITH EVERYTHING
โข UCLA's senior point guard is meshing well after returning from a mid-April shoulder surgery. After coming off the bench for her first game back, she has reclaimed a starting spot for the last eight games.
โข Rice has scored in double figures in eight games this season and is averaging a career-high 14.5 points per game on .447/.333/.875 splits.
โข The guard is aggressively hunting rebounds, averaging a career-high 7.1 boards; she leads UCLA with 57 defensive rebounds. Rice's rebounding numbers took a dip in 2024-25 (3.5 RPG) after a strong 2023-24 campaign (5.7 RPG).
โข The Bethesda, Md., native has two double-doubles on the year, both against ranked opponents. Her first was against No. 11 UNC, when she had 15 PTS, 10 REB; she collected her second double-double against No. 14 Tennessee (20 PTS, 11 REB).
โข Rice is one of eight players in UCLA history to have three or more 100-assist seasons; she looks to join Jordin Canada, Nikki Blue, Erica Gomez and Ann Meyers in the elite catagory of Bruins who dimed 100 times or more in all four of their campaigns.
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DON'T GET BURNT, SHE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A CHAR
โข Graduate guard Charlisse Leger-Walker returned to the court after sitting out for the 2024-25 season following an ACL tear.
โข The point guard leads UCLA with 63 assists, good for a team-high 6.3 assists per game. She's had 5+ assists in all but one game this season (2 vs. No. 4 Texas, Nov. 26).
โข The Kiwi is just shy of joining the rest of UCLA's starters in double figures (.474 FG%, .316 3FG%) - she's scoring 9.7 points per game and leads the Bruins with their most steals on the year (18 STL).
โข Leger-Walker had a season-high 20 points (6-11 FG, 5-9 3FG) against the Duke Blue Devils to close out the 2025 Players Era Women's Championship.
โข She nearly had a double-double in assists (8 AST) and rebounds (10 REB) against Oregon to open B1G conference play.
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MS. DUGS-IT-ALL
โข Graduate forward Angela Dugalic is averaging career bests in points (10.5 PPG) and rebounds (6.8 RPG) off the bench, making an early case for Sixth Player of the Year.
โข She plays 26.2 minutes; Dugalic is shooting .513/.333/.750 on the season. She has 14 steals this year.
โข The Serbian senior women's national team member had 14 points and 13 rebounds against No. 11 UNC (Nov. 13), her fourth-career double-double.
โข Dugalic led UCLA in scoring for the first time this season against Southern on Nov. 23; the forward had a game-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting (3-6 3FG).
โข The Des Plaines, Ill., native replaced an injured Lauren Betts in the starting lineup against Duke on Nov. 27; Dugalic had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds as UCLA's starting five.
โข Dugalic was UCLA's first player off the bench in the Bruins' 99-77 win over No. 14 Tennessee; she scored an efficient 14 PTS (6-7 FG), collected six boards and had three steals and a block in the effort.
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