No. 14 UCLA Looks to Bounce Back at Utah

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – No. 14 UCLA (11-4, 2-2) hits the road this week, starting with a game on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 at Utah (12-3, 3-1). The game is slated for a 7:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. MT tip-off live on the Pac-12 Network with Krista Blunk calling all of the exciting action.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Utah (12-3, 3-1)
Series: UCLA leads 11-3 (W, 67-56 in Los Angeles (Dec. 30, 2017))
Venue (Capacity): Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Date: Friday, Jan. 12, 2018
Tipoff Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)/8:00 p.m. MT
TV: Pac-12 Network
Talent: Krista Blunk (play-by-play)
Internet Radio: uclabruins.com
Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)

SERIES HISTORY VS. UTAH
This is the 15th meeting between Utah and UCLA with the Bruins holding an 11-3 lead in the series. UCLA has won the last 10 meetings in the series, including all nine since the Utes joined the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins won the only meeting last year, a 67-56 win in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 2017. Jordin Canada had 18 points and seven assists to lead UCLA. Monqiue Billings had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Kennedy Burke had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Bruins. Emily Potter had a game-high 20 points for the Utes, and Erika Bean and Tanaeya Boclair added 10 points each. UCLA is 4-2 all-time in games against Utah in Salt Lake City.

CLIMBING THE PAC-12 CHARTS
UCLA's Jordin Canada became the 38th player in league history to hit 1,700 points against Fordham in New York. She currently ranks 36th all-time in career points. Canada also ranks fifth all-time in Pac-12 history in career assists. Canada is one of just four players in Pac-12 history to record 1,700 points and 600 assists in a career. The others are Sydney Wiese, OSU (1,824/625), Giuliana Mendiola, UW (1,928/612) and Nikki Blue, UCLA (1,797/602). Canada is on pace to become the first player in Conference history to get to 1,700 pts (currently has 1,780) and 700 assists (currently has 681). She also ranks fifth in Pac-12 history with 288 steals. Teammate Monique Billings entered the top 25 in Pac-12 history in career rebounds and her 958 rebounds put her 23rd all-time.

CANADA AMONG NATION'S BEST
Senior point guard Jordin Canada is listed on many statistical charts among the nation's active players in the NCAA for the 2017-18 season. She is currently 2nd in assists (681), 3rd in assists per game (5.82 apg), 4th in steals (288), 4th in triple doubles (2), 6th in free throws made (420), 10th in steals per game (2.46 spg), 11th in field goal attempts (1,565), 12th in free throw attempts (531), 14th in scoring (1,780 points), 14th in field goals made (646) and 27th in free throw percentage (79.1%).

BILLINGS AMONG NATION'S BEST
Senior forward Monique Billings is also listed on many statistical charts among the nation's active players in the NCAA for the 2017-18 season. She is currently 6th in rebounding (958), 8th in free throw attempts (564), 8th in double-doubles (37), 12th in blocks (196), 12th in games played (121), 23rd in free throws made (355), 29th in blocks per game (1.63 bpg), 37th in field goals made (554) and 37th in scoring (1,463 points).

SCORING RECORDS FALL
UCLA scored a school-record 129 points in its 60-point (129-69) season-opening home win over San José State on Nov. 10. The Bruins snapped a record that was set 47 years ago and then equalled 42 years ago, bettering the previous mark of 125 set in 1971 (against Utah State) and 1976 (against Oregon State). Freshman guard Kayla Owens made a 3-pointer to put UCLA over the 125-point mark with 1:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Bruins opened with 38 points in the first quarter (38-26), which was the most points scored by UCLA since the NCAA switched to quarters two full seasons ago (2015-16).

BIG MACS ON CAMPUS
UCLA's roster features a school-record five McDonald's All-Americans in 2017-18 as freshman forward Michaela Onyenwere (2017) joins redshirt freshman guard Lindsey Corsaro (2016), junior forward Ashley Hearn (2015), redshirt junior forward Lajahna Drummer (2014) and senior point guard Jordin Canada (2014) as current Bruins that have played in the McDonald's All-American Game.

JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD MIDSEASON WATCH LIST
The John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® announced the Women's Midseason Top 25 on ESPN's SportsCenter and espnW and UCLA senior point guard Jordin Canada and senior forward Monique Billings have made the list. The list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious honor based on their performances at this point of the season. The list is chosen by a poll of national women's college basketball media members.

JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST
The John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy's® announced the Women's Preseason Top 30 on ESPN's SportsCenter and espnW and UCLA senior point guard Jordin Canada and senior forward Monique Billings have made the list. The list is comprised of 30 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious honor. The list is chosen by a preseason poll of national women's college basketball media members.

NANCY LIEBERMAN AWARD TOP 20 WATCH LIST
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Nov. 6, 2017 the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Award and UCLA senior Jordin Canada was on the list. Now in its nineteenth year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. Candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills of Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman.

ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE AWARD TOP 20 WATCH LIST
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Nov. 7, 2017 the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and UCLA junior guard Kennedy Burke was on the list. Named after the first player, male or female, named to the All-America Team in four straight college seasons, the annual award in its inaugural year recognizes the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

CHERYL MILLER AWARD TOP 20 WATCH LIST
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Nov. 8, 2017 the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 Cheryl Miller Award and UCLA's Kennedy Burke was on the list. Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year, the annual award in its inaugural year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

LISA LESLIE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Nov. 10, 2017 the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 Lisa Leslie Award and UCLA senior Monique Billings was on the list. Named after the three-time All-American and 1994 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its inaugural year recognizes the top centers in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
Senior point guard Jordin Canada was a first team preseason All-American by Street & Smith's, a second team All-American by Athlon Sports and a third team All-American by Lindy's Sports. Senior forward Monique Billings was a second team All-American by Street & Smith's.

PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12
Senior point guard Jordin Canada and senior forward Monique Billings were both named preseason All-Pac-12 in a vote by the league's media.

PRESEASON PROJECTIONS
For the second-consecutive year, UCLA was voted first in the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll and the Pac-12 Media Poll. The Bruins collected 115 points and seven first-place votes to earn the top spot ahead of Oregon and Stanford who tied for second place with 108 points each in the Coaches Poll. The Bruins received 14 first-place votes and 242 points to finish ahead of Oregon in the Media Poll. The Pac-12 is coming off another historic season where a league-record seven teams earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2016-17. Both polls were identical with Stanford being picked third or tied for second and Oregon State (4th) and California (5th) rounding out the top five. Arizona State was projected to finish sixth with Washington State, USC and Utah right behind. In 10th was Colorado while Arizona and Washington were picked to claim the last two spots.

BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA enters the 10th week of the 2017-18 season ranked at No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll with 367 points and at No. 14 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll with 368 points. The Bruins have now been ranked for 45 straight weeks in the AP Poll (dates back to week 4, Nov. 30, 2015) and for 41 consecutive weeks in the USA Today Poll (dates back to week 9, Jan. 4, 2016). The Bruins' 2017-18 ranked opponents are in bold in both polls to the left.

POLLING THE BRUINS
In addition to picking up a preseason ranking of 8th in the Associated Press Poll (second straight year in the top 10) and 7th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Bruins were ranked 5th by Athlon Sports, 5th by Street & Smith's and 7th by Lindy's Sports.

DOUBLE TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Senior Jordin Canada recorded the second triple-double of her career and the seventh in UCLA history with 26 points, 11 steals and 10 assists in the win over San José State (Nov. 10). It marked the third time in UCLA history that a triple-double was recorded with points, assists and steals and the first time it was achieved in a season opener. She joins Ann Meyers as the only Bruins to record two triple-doubles. It also marked the 31st triple-double in the history of the Pac-12 Conference.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE RECORD
In the 129-69 season-opening win over San José State (Nov. 10), UCLA had four players record double-doubles, a UCLA record. In addition to Jordin Canada's triple-double (26 points, 11 steals, 10 points), Monique Billings had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Michaela Onyenwere had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Kennedy Burke added 13 points and 13 rebounds.

BILLINGS ON THE BLOCK
UCLA senior forward Monique Billings took over the top spot on the UCLA career lists for blocks with three in the win over #3 Baylor (Nov. 18). She now has 196 for a career average of 1.6 bpg (121 games).

CANADA WITH THE ASSIST
UCLA senior point guard Jordin Canada moved into the second spot in career assists with 13 in the win over #3 Baylor (Nov. 18). She now has 681 for a career average of 5.8 apg (117 games).

BRUINS NEARLY BREAK ATTENDANCE RECORD
The UCLA Bruins came within 268 people of breaking the UCLA all-time women's basketball single-game attendance record against No. 1 UConn on Nov. 21, 2017 when 9,263 people witnessed the battle of top five teams in Pauley Pavilion. It was the third-highest attended game behind the Jan. 23, 1999 game against USC (9,530) and the AIAW Tournament game against Maryland on March 25, 1978 (9,351).

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