Saturday, November 3
Los Angeles, CA
2:00 PM
UCLA
75
vs
55
Westmont (Exhibition)
Kennedy Burke scored 16 points and had three blocks in Saturday's exhibition.
No. 23 UCLA Uses Balanced Scoring Attack to Drop Westmont, 75-55
November 03, 2018 | Women's Basketball
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Senior guard Japreece Dean led four Bruins in double figures with 22 points, and the (RV/No. 23) UCLA women's basketball team surged to a 75-55 win over Westmont College in an exhibition affair on Saturday afternoon.
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UCLA led by as many as 23 points and used a 14-5 run to open the second quarter to pull away. In addition to her 22 points, Dean had six assists, five of which came in the first half.
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Redshirt freshman Lindsey Corsaro just missed a triple-double, posting 12 points, 10 boards and seven assists. She played 31 minutes and did not commit a single turnover. Senior Kennedy Burke scored 16 points and had three blocks, while sophomore Lauryn Miller added 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting.ย
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The Storylineย ย
UCLA got off to a hot start early, connecting on seven of its first 11 shots to take a 16-7 advantage. The Bruins issued a balanced attack offensively, getting four points apiece from Dean, Burke, Miller and freshman Ahlana Smith. The Warriors closed in on the Bruins to cap the stanza, putting together a 10-3 run to climb within two (19-17) before Corsaro scored on a drive to the bucket to make it 21-17 UCLA after one.
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The Bruins continued to share the wealth on the offensive end in the second quarter, erupting for 12 of the first 17 points to go up 33-22 after Dean found Miller on the break for an easy two. UCLA held Westmont to just 3-for-17 shooting in the second quarter while connecting on 53.3 percent (16-for-30) from the field en route to taking a commanding 40-26 lead into the locker room.
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In the third, UCLA kept a comfortable distance from Westmont, stretching its lead to 17 (50-33) midway through the quarter. After taking a 14-point (56-42) edge into the final stanza, Westmont clawed its way back in thanks to back-to-back triples to trim the Bruin advantage to eight (56-48). Dean swooshed a baseline jumper to spark an 11-1 run to stretch the gap to 18 (67-49), and, following another Warrior trey, drilled the answer on the right wing to keep Westmont at bay.
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As a team, the Bruins shot 49.2 percent (29-for-59) and had 17 assists on the day.
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Both Lauren Tsuneishi and Kaitlin Larson led Westmont with 10 points apiece.
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Key Stats of the Game
21 โ UCLA outrebounded Westmont by 21 (44-23), including 24-8 in the second half.
30.2 โ The Bruins held the Warriors to just 30.2 (16-for-53) percent shooting.
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Up Next
UCLA tips off the 2018-19 season on Tuesday at Loyola Marymount, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. (PT).
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Senior guard Japreece Dean led four Bruins in double figures with 22 points, and the (RV/No. 23) UCLA women's basketball team surged to a 75-55 win over Westmont College in an exhibition affair on Saturday afternoon.
ย
UCLA led by as many as 23 points and used a 14-5 run to open the second quarter to pull away. In addition to her 22 points, Dean had six assists, five of which came in the first half.
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Redshirt freshman Lindsey Corsaro just missed a triple-double, posting 12 points, 10 boards and seven assists. She played 31 minutes and did not commit a single turnover. Senior Kennedy Burke scored 16 points and had three blocks, while sophomore Lauryn Miller added 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting.ย
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The Storylineย ย
UCLA got off to a hot start early, connecting on seven of its first 11 shots to take a 16-7 advantage. The Bruins issued a balanced attack offensively, getting four points apiece from Dean, Burke, Miller and freshman Ahlana Smith. The Warriors closed in on the Bruins to cap the stanza, putting together a 10-3 run to climb within two (19-17) before Corsaro scored on a drive to the bucket to make it 21-17 UCLA after one.
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The Bruins continued to share the wealth on the offensive end in the second quarter, erupting for 12 of the first 17 points to go up 33-22 after Dean found Miller on the break for an easy two. UCLA held Westmont to just 3-for-17 shooting in the second quarter while connecting on 53.3 percent (16-for-30) from the field en route to taking a commanding 40-26 lead into the locker room.
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In the third, UCLA kept a comfortable distance from Westmont, stretching its lead to 17 (50-33) midway through the quarter. After taking a 14-point (56-42) edge into the final stanza, Westmont clawed its way back in thanks to back-to-back triples to trim the Bruin advantage to eight (56-48). Dean swooshed a baseline jumper to spark an 11-1 run to stretch the gap to 18 (67-49), and, following another Warrior trey, drilled the answer on the right wing to keep Westmont at bay.
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As a team, the Bruins shot 49.2 percent (29-for-59) and had 17 assists on the day.
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Both Lauren Tsuneishi and Kaitlin Larson led Westmont with 10 points apiece.
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Key Stats of the Game
21 โ UCLA outrebounded Westmont by 21 (44-23), including 24-8 in the second half.
30.2 โ The Bruins held the Warriors to just 30.2 (16-for-53) percent shooting.
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Up Next
UCLA tips off the 2018-19 season on Tuesday at Loyola Marymount, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. (PT).
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