Saturday, December 20
Los Angeles, Calif.
2 p.m. PT
UCLA
vs
Long Beach State
Photo by: Caren Nicdao
No. 4 UCLA Closes Non-Conference Slate against Long Beach Saturday
December 19, 2025 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – No. 4-ranked UCLA (10-1, 1-0 B1G) hosts Cal State Long Beach (0-9, 0-2 Big West) on Saturday for the final game of the Bruins' 2025-26 non-conference season.
The game is set to tip off at 2 p.m. PT inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial; Saturday's matchup will be broadcast to B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 2 p.m. PT
TV: B1G+
TV Talent: Bryan Fenley, Graham Metzker
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 387, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)
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, visit this link, or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu for more information. For more information about tickets, call UCLA Athletic Sales & Service at (310) 206-5991 or via email at tickets@athletics.ucla.edu.
Parking and game day information can be found here.
MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Long Beach State
• UCLA looks to tie the all-time series between Beach and the Bruins Saturday; Long Beach holds an 18-17 advantage in the 35 historical matchups.
• The Bruins have had recent success against Long Beach, winning five-straight. That streak includes last season's 102-51 rout of Long Beach at Walter Pyramid on Dec. 14, 2024.
• UCLA's Lauren and Sienna Betts have family ties to Beach; mom Michelle and dad Andy played volleyball and basketball, respectively, for Long Beach. Sienna takes her mother's number (16) and Lauren wears her dad's (51).
LAST TIME OUT: W, 115-28 vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (Dec. 16, 2025)
• The Bruins got out of the gate fast and did not look back, leading wire-to-wire in UCLA's 87-point win over Cal Poly.
• The 87-point margin of victory marks the fourth-largest win in program history, and the largest victory in the NCAA era.
• Senior Lauren Betts collected her second-consecutive double-double (20 PTS, 10 REB, 10-14 FG) after returning from USA Basketball training camp in Durham, N.C., over the weekend.
• Senior Kiki Rice poured in 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting, and totaled 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals Tuesday.
• All five starters achieved double-digit scoring: Rice (23), Betts (20), Gianna Kneepkens (19), Gabriela Jaquez (14), and Charlisse Leger-Walker (14).
COACH CLOSE MEETS WITH WESCOM FINANCIAL DEBT RELIEF RECIPIENTS IMPACTED BY LA WILDFIRES
• Prior to Saturday's game, Coach Close will meet with community members who were impacted by Southern California wildfires, and that received debt relief as part of Wescom Financial and ForgiveCo's debt relief initiative.
• In November, Wescom Financial, the Official Banking Partner of UCLA Athletics, announced it was joining forces with ForgiveCo to erase $10 million in consumer debt, with the effort focused on the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods.
• The multi-year initiative is executed through ForgiveCo's random acts of kindness model and Wescom Foundation's grantmaking capabilities, working together to provide unexpected aid to those most affected by the wildfires and relieving them of financial burdens.
The game is set to tip off at 2 p.m. PT inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial; Saturday's matchup will be broadcast to B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 2 p.m. PT
TV: B1G+
TV Talent: Bryan Fenley, Graham Metzker
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 387, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)
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, visit this link, or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu for more information. For more information about tickets, call UCLA Athletic Sales & Service at (310) 206-5991 or via email at tickets@athletics.ucla.edu.
Parking and game day information can be found here.
MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Long Beach State
• UCLA looks to tie the all-time series between Beach and the Bruins Saturday; Long Beach holds an 18-17 advantage in the 35 historical matchups.
• The Bruins have had recent success against Long Beach, winning five-straight. That streak includes last season's 102-51 rout of Long Beach at Walter Pyramid on Dec. 14, 2024.
• UCLA's Lauren and Sienna Betts have family ties to Beach; mom Michelle and dad Andy played volleyball and basketball, respectively, for Long Beach. Sienna takes her mother's number (16) and Lauren wears her dad's (51).
LAST TIME OUT: W, 115-28 vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (Dec. 16, 2025)
• The Bruins got out of the gate fast and did not look back, leading wire-to-wire in UCLA's 87-point win over Cal Poly.
• The 87-point margin of victory marks the fourth-largest win in program history, and the largest victory in the NCAA era.
• Senior Lauren Betts collected her second-consecutive double-double (20 PTS, 10 REB, 10-14 FG) after returning from USA Basketball training camp in Durham, N.C., over the weekend.
• Senior Kiki Rice poured in 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting, and totaled 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals Tuesday.
• All five starters achieved double-digit scoring: Rice (23), Betts (20), Gianna Kneepkens (19), Gabriela Jaquez (14), and Charlisse Leger-Walker (14).
COACH CLOSE MEETS WITH WESCOM FINANCIAL DEBT RELIEF RECIPIENTS IMPACTED BY LA WILDFIRES
• Prior to Saturday's game, Coach Close will meet with community members who were impacted by Southern California wildfires, and that received debt relief as part of Wescom Financial and ForgiveCo's debt relief initiative.
• In November, Wescom Financial, the Official Banking Partner of UCLA Athletics, announced it was joining forces with ForgiveCo to erase $10 million in consumer debt, with the effort focused on the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods.
• The multi-year initiative is executed through ForgiveCo's random acts of kindness model and Wescom Foundation's grantmaking capabilities, working together to provide unexpected aid to those most affected by the wildfires and relieving them of financial burdens.
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