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No. 15 UCLA Hosts No. 11 Oregon State

Women's Basketball

The Bruins and Oregon State will tip at 7:06 p.m. on Monday night.

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LOS ANGELES – No. 15 UCLA (10-3, 2-0) continues Pac-12 play with its third straight home game when it hosts No. 11 Oregon State (10-2, 1-0) on Monday evening (Jan. 4) at Pauley Pavilion. The game is slated for a 7:06 p.m. PT/10:06 p.m. ET tip-off on the Pac-12 Networks. With school back in session, parking fees return to normal for Lots 4, 7 and 8.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: No. 10 Oregon State (10-2,10-0)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Game Date: Jan. 4, 2016
Game Time: 7:06 p.m. PT/10:06 p.m. ET
Game Info.: This game is UCLA's third straight home game to open Pac-12 play.
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Jim Watson (play-by-play), Mary Murphy (analyst), Janae Fulcher (sideline)
Internet Audio Broadcast: uclabruins.com
Broadcaster: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)

COMING UP
Opponent: USC (12-2, 0-2)
Venue: Galen Center (10,258)
Game Date: Jan. 10, 2016
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET
Game Info.: This is the series finale against the Trojans in 2015-16 and UCLA's first Pac-12 road game of the year.
Television: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Anne Marie Anderson (play-by-play), Chiney Ogwumike (analyst)
Radio: AM 1150
Internet Audio Broadcast: uclabruins.com
Broadcaster: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)

STORYLINES
l Oregon State swept UCLA a year ago, winning 65-47 (1/3/15) at UCLA and 82-64 in Oregon (2/2/15).
l The Bruins are currently ranked No. 21 in the AP Poll, No. 24 in the College Sports Madness Poll and just outside the Top 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 26 (44 points).
l The Pac-12 Conference is ranked No. 1 in the RPI with nine members in the Top 100 and seven teams in the Top 50. USC is at No. 2 followed by Stanford at No. 3 and Arizona State at No. 19. Washington (34), UCLA (37), California (41) and Washington State (42) round out the seven programs in the Top 50. Arizona (60) and Oregon State (73) complete the nine teams in the Top 100.
l Stanford currently has the No. 6 strength of schedule in the country while Arizona State is at No. 16. Colorado (21), USC (26) and UCLA (32) round out the five Pac-12 teams with strength of schedules rated in the Top 50 in the country.

SERIES HISTORY
This is the 66th meeting between UCLA and Oregon State with the Bruins leading the series 44-21 as UCLA has won nine of the last 13 meetings since the 2008-09 season, but OSU has won the last three, including sweeping the Bruins last year. The Beavers won by games by an 18-point margin, defeating UCLA 65-47 in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2015 and handing the Bruins an 82-64 setback in Corvallis, Ore., on Feb. 2, 2015. Jordin Canada wasn't available for the game in L.A., as the three Beaver guards all scored in double figures and made at least three treys. Jamie Weisner scored 17 points, Sydney Wiese added 16 and Gabriella Hanson added 11. Nirra Fields led the Bruins with 20 points. Six of the Beavers' first seven made field goals were from beyond the arc as OSU raced out to a 20-10 lead and never looked back. OSU went 12-for-28 from three-point range. In the matchup in Oregon, the Bruins led 9-4 but Oregon State held a 42-31 lead at the break. OSU was 11-for-27 from downtown for the game as Weisner led five Beavers in double figures with 18 points. Again all three guards for OSU made at least two treys. Ruth Hamblin finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Beavers. Canada played in this meeting, registering a then-career-high 19 points. Fields and Kari Korver each scored 11 points for UCLA.

TRENDING
l UCLA has lost its last 21 games vs. ranked opponents and its last 10 vs. ranked teams at home (since 2013).
l Kacy Swain has double digit rebounds in four of the last five games with three double-doubles in that span.
l Jordin Canada has had at least two assists in 41 straight games & five or more in 12-of-13 games this year.
l Kari Korver has made at least one three-pointer in 24 straight games.
l Monique Billings has hauled in five or more rebounds in 14 straight games.

NATIONAL STATISTICS
As a team, UCLA ranks in the top 100 in 19 different categories: No. 7 Rebounds Per Game (47.3); No. 11 Defensive Rebounds Per Game (31.0); No. 11 Scoring Offense (82.5); No. 16 Rebounds (615); No. 24 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (16.0); No. 25 Rebound Margin (+9.7); No. 29 Field Goal Pct. (.454); No. 33 Free Throw Attempts (283); No. 38 Steals (134); No. 41 Steals Per Game (10.3); No. 48 Free Throws Made (191); No. 49 Assists Per Game (16.0); No. 51 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense (.272); No. 55 Won-Lost Pct. (.769); No. 55 Assists (208); No. 59 Scoring Margin (+12.4); No. 75 Blocks (58); No. 82 Blocks Per Game (4.5) and No. 94 Assist Turnover Ratio (0.96).

MORE NATIONAL STATISTICS
l All five Bruin starters rank in the Top 100 in 22 national statistical categories.
l Jordin Canada ranks in the Top 100 in 11 different categories: No. 9 Assists (86); No. 12 Assists Per Game (6.6 apg); No. 56 Assist Turnover Ratio (2.15); No. 65 Field Goals Made (87); No. 70 Total Points (228); No. 75 Free Throw Attempts (66); No. 75 Field Goal Attempts (189); No. 75 Points Per Game (17.5 ppg); No. 77 Steals (30); No. 92 Free Throws Made (47) and No. 93 Steals Per Game (2.3 spg).
l Nirra Fields ranks in the Top 100 in four different categories: No. 48 in Points Per Game (18.6 ppg); No. 59 in Field Goals Made (88); No. 75 in Field Goal Attempts (189) and No. 83 in Total Points (223).
l Monique Billings ranks in the Top 100 in three categories: No. 51 Field Goal Pct. (.541); No. 94 Rebounds (110) and No. 100 Rebounds Per Game (8.5).
l Kacy Swain ranks in the Top 100 in two categories: No. 59 Rebounds (117) and No. 67 Rebounds Per Game (9.0).
l Kari Korver ranks in the Top 100 in two categories: No. 74 Three Point Field Goal Pct. (.405) and No. 91 Three Point Field Goals Made (30).

FIELDS CLIMBING THE BRUIN CHARTS
Senior guard Nirra Fields ranks No. 13 on UCLA's career scoring list with 1,569 points. She needs two to pass Atonye Nyingifa (1,570 - 2008-09, 2010-14) for 12th. She also needs 21 points to pass Dora Dome (1589 - 1985-88) for 11th. She is 9th in 20-point scoring games (32) and needs two more to move into 8th. She is 4th in three-point field goals made (119) and 2nd in attempts (397). She also moved into 6th in field goal attempts (1,521).

KORVER CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
Junior guard Kari Korver is currently at No. 1 on UCLA's career free throw percentage list at 84.1 percent (116-for-138). She also ranks in the top 10 in all three categories for three-point shooting, ranking No. 3 in three-point percentage (.391), at No. 2 in makes (142) and at No. 4 in attempts (363).

CANADA NAMED TO NAISMITH WATCH LIST
UCLA sophomore point guard Jordin Canada is one of eight sophomores and one of eight Pac-12 players to be named to the Naismith Trophy's Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (announced Dec. 10). The watch list includes 50 of the top women's collegiate basketball players who will be in the conversation for the prestigious honor. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men's and Women's College Basketball Players of the Year. Canada is currently second on the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Pac-12 and 75th in the country. She also paces the Bruins in assists at 6.6 apg, which ranks second in the league and 12th nationally.

BOMBS AWAY
The Bruins have two three-point shooting contest winners on the roster this year as freshman guard Kennedy Burke won the 2015 high school three-point shooting contest, a competition won by junior guard Kari Korver in 2012. Right now, the pair have combined to make 37 of the team's 59 three-pointers (62.7% -- Korver has made 30, Burke has made seven).

BIG MACS ON CAMPUS
UCLA's roster features a school-record-tying four McDonald's All-Americans in 2015-16 as freshman forward Ashley Hearn joins sophomores Jordin Canada and Lajahna Drummer as well as senior guard Nirra Fields.

BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked 15th in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll with 243 points. The Bruins also received 44 points for 26th in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll. UCLA has received votes in both polls every week in 2015-16. Several 2015-16 opponents are also ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll as South Carolina is at No. 2 and Notre Dame is at No. 3. Stanford is ranked No. 9 while Oregon State is ranked No. 11. Arizona State is right behind at No. 14 while California dropped to No. 21 after its loss at ASU. Oregon (11 points), USC (nine points) and Washington (one point) also received votes in this week's AP poll. UCLA's season-opening opponent, St. John's, is receiving votes in last week's USA Today poll (eight points) as is Oregon (18 points and USC (seven points).