No. 2 Bruins Host Wisconsin for Senior Day Sunday

Sunday, February 22

Los Angeles, Calif.

2:30 p.m. PT

UCLA

Wisconsin

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No. 2 Bruins Host Wisconsin for Senior Day Sunday

February 21, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – The No. 2-ranked Bruins (26-1, 16-0 BIG) take on the Wisconsin Badgers (13-14, 5-11 B1G) in UCLA's final regular season home game of 2025-26.

Sunday will be UCLA's senior recognition game, with a pregame celebration to honor the graduating Bruins and Badgers. The Bruins also look to claim the conference regular season title outright with a victory.

Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. PT on Peacock.

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 2:30 p.m. PT
TV: Peacock
TV Talent: Ann Schatz, Aja Ellison
Radio: KABC AM 790; SiriusXM 83 and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus

SUNDAY'S CELEBRATIONS
The Bruins will recognize six seniors on Sunday in a pregame celebration; the Badgers will also be honored in the recognition prior to the national anthem. Fans who wish to attend and witness the celebration should plan to be in Pauley Pavilion at least 20 minutes prior to tip-off.

Should UCLA win on Sunday, the Bruins will also clinch the 2025-26 Big Ten Regular Season title. Following a victory, there will be a brief on-court trophy presentation and celebration with the team.

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. Wisconsin Badgers
• UCLA is 2-0 in the all-time series against Wisconsin and 1-0 against the Badgers since joining the Big Ten.
• Sunday will be the first meeting between the teams at UCLA after last season's matchup in Madison.

LAST TIME OUT: W, 82-67 vs. Washington (Feb. 19)
• After allowing the Huskies to score first, UCLA took the lead shortly after and never looked back in the 15-point win over Washington. Senior Lauren Betts led all scorers with 23 PTS (11-15 FG) and a game-high eight rebounds.
• Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting (3-4 3FG) and two steals.
• Five Bruins reached double-digit scoring Thursday: L. Betts (23), G. Kneepkens (17), K. Rice (13), G. Jaquez (10) and A. Dugalić (10).

CLINCH ME, I'M DREAMING
• With a win on Thursday, UCLA claimed a share of the B1G regular season title; it marks the first time the Bruins have earned a share of the regular season title since 1998-99, when they shared the Pac-10 title with Oregon (15-3).
• The Bruins can win the conference outright with a win against Wisconsin (Feb. 22); it would mark the first time in program history that UCLA has sole claim of the regular season championship.
• UCLA looks to have the first undefeated B1G season since Maryland in 2014-15 (18-0).

WHAT'S BRUIN
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• UCLA boasts 10 ranked wins this season, seven of which have come in B1G play (+19.6 margin of victory). The Bruins have sole claim to No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference with their 15-0 record since late December.
• The Big Ten boasts seven programs in the AP Top 25 for the week 15 poll: No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 13 Iowa, No. 14 Maryland, No. 18 Michigan State and No. 23 Minnesota. Washington and Illinois recevied votes.
• 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).
• The 2025-26 Bruins have won 20-straight games since faltering against No. 4 Texas on Nov. 26.
• The Bruins boast 7 McDonald's All Americans on the roster: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalić, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Jaquez and Rice shared co-MVP honors in the all-star game.
• UCLA has four players averaging double figures: L. Betts (16.7), K. Rice (15.4), G. Jaquez (14.0) and G. Kneepkens (13.2). Angela Dugalić (9.1) is just outside of the double-digit mark.
• The Bruin starting five totals 68.0 points per game, accounting for 79.0% of scoring for UCLA. Six UCLA players have scored 20+ points in a game this season; the Bruins have had multiple 20+ point scorers in four games so far.
• The Bruins lead the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (1.73 A/TO), assists (602 TOTAL, 22.3 APG), FG% (.518), defensive FG% (.359 OPP FG%). UCLA is also first in the conference (2nd NCAA) in rebounding margin (+15.9 RPG), first in rebounds (42.9 RPG) and first in the B1G in scoring margin (+28.8).
• UCLA is first in the conference in 3P% (.379), which is sixth in the country.
• UCLA sits second in the NET rankings with a nation-best 14 Quad 1 wins (14-1).
• Four Bruins have been named to the Mid-Season Top 10 lists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Starting 5 awards: Kiki Rice (Lieberman), Gianna Kneepkens (Meyers Drysdale), Gabriela Jaquez (Miller) and Lauren Betts (Leslie).
• Lauren Betts was named to the Wooden Award Late Midseason Top 20 on Feb. 10, but point guard Kiki Rice (who was named to the top 25) was omitted on the updated watch list. They both made the Naismith Trophy POTY Late Season Team on Feb. 17.
• For the first time in program history (data going back to 1999-2000), UCLA had seven Bruins in double figures against Indiana on Feb. 15: K. Rice (17), L. Betts (16), G. Kneepkens (12), C. Leger-Walker (12), G. Jaquez (11), S. Betts (10), L. Bilić (10).