March 5, 2000
LOS ANGELES -- California (10-16, 5-11) forced UCLA (16-10, 10-6) into 29 turnovers and capitalized on numerous second shot opportunities to help the visiting Golden Bears to only their second win ever over UCLA in Pauley Pavilion by a score of 61-53.
The Golden Bears used 52% first half shooting to open up a 38-27 halftime margin. Junior guard Kenya Corley ignited the attack with 13 of her team-high 16 points coming before the break.
Cal boosted its lead to as many as 12 points on four occasions, the last at 53-41 with 7:04 to play as a result of a Corley layup. UCLA then mounted a 12-2 run to rally within a basket of the Bears at 55-53 with 1:16 to play as LaCresha Flannigan hit the second of two free throw attempts. However, the Bruins would not score again, commiting four turnovers down the stretch, and Cal free throws determined the final score.
"We wanted to accomplish three things today - 1) play good defense, 2) execute on defense, 3) be patient and use our secondary offense when needed," said Cal head coach Marianne Stanley. "The last five minutes we needed to take care of the ball and if we did not have a good shot to back it out and use the clock?and, course hit some free throws."
The win was Cal's first in Pauley Pavilion since the Bears bested the Bruins 92-81 on March 5, 1988. UCLA had won the previous 10 meetings in the series and 11 straight in Los Angeles. The all-time series now stands 28-6 in favor of UCLA.
Sophomore center Shavaki Jackson matched Corley's 16 point total for Cal and also grabbed nine rebounds, five on the offensive boards.
"We had opportunites, but did not take advantage of them," said UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier. "We missed free throws and gave them too many second shots. We had second shots too, but they made theirs. I feel we have to sweep our final road trip of the season to make the NCAA tournament."
Senior forward Maylana Martin paced UCLA with a game-high 20 points and moved into seventh on the all-time Pac-10 scoring list in the process with a 2,047 total. It was the 43rd time in her career in which Martin has scored at least 20 points in a game.