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LOS ANGELES – For the first time ever, all Pac-12 Conference women's basketball games will be televised.
The conference unveiled the 2019-20 broadcast schedule on Thursday morning, and the Pac-12 Networks will carry 104 conference games, with the additional four being on the ESPN Networks. All Pac-12 Tournament games will also be televised, with 10 on the Pac-12 Network and the championship on ESPN.
UCLA will have 20 regular-season women's basketball games televised live this season. In addition to the 17 conference games on the Pac-12 Networks, the Bruins picked up televised contests against Yale (Pac-12 Network) and Indiana (Big Ten Network), and they will also be featured on ESPN2 for 'Big Monday' when they host Oregon State on Feb. 17.
UCLA, which finished fourth in conference play last season, will open Pac-12 action with three-straight home games, starting with crosstown rival USC on Dec. 29. The Bruins will tip-off 2020 by welcoming Arizona State (Jan. 3) and Arizona (Jan. 5). UCLA has dominated against the Arizona schools under The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close, posting a combined 24-5 record.
A trip to the mountains to face Utah (Jan. 10) and Colorado (Jan. 12) precedes a rematch at USC on Jan. 17. Last season, UCLA eclipsed the century mark vs. the Utes and set a program record for points in a quarter (40; fourth).
The Bruins will then enjoy a week break before hosting Washington (Jan 24) and Washington State (Jan. 26).
A four-game road swing between Jan. 31-Feb. 9 will test UCLA midway through the Pac-12 regular season. The Bruins will face Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford and California.
A rematch of the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals against 2019 Final Four participant Oregon is set for Feb. 14 at Pauley Pavilion, and UCLA will then enjoy a nationally-televised contest vs. Oregon State for Big Monday on Feb. 17.
The Pacific Northwest will greet UCLA with games at Washington State (Feb. 21) and Washington (Feb. 23).
UCLA's final two Pac-12 games will be at Pauley, as the Bruins host Colorado (Feb. 28) and Utah (March 1) for Senior Day.
Following the regular season, all 12 teams will again descend on Las Vegas for the second-straight year to participate in the 19th Annual Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life. The tournament this season moves to the Mandalay Bay Events Center, home of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, for an action-packed, four-day event from March 5-8. Pac-12 Networks is set to provide live, on-site coverage of the event with pre- and post-game shows, as well as televising the tournament's first 10 games.
The Bruins return three starters from a year ago, including All-Pac-12 selection Michaela Onyenwere, who led the team in scoring with 18.3 points per contest and became the fourth Bruin in program history to score 600 or more points in a single season. UCLA also brings back floor general Japreece Dean, who averaged 14.1 points, 4.9 assists and shot 92.2 percent (107-for-116) from the charity stripe, setting a UCLA single-season record for free throw percentage. Lindsey Corsaro started all but one game in 2018-19 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team after she averaged 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 2018-19.
UCLA is coming off its fourth-straight trip to the Sweet 16, making the Bruins one of just eight women's college basketball programs to do so each of the last four seasons. UCLA finished 22-13 overall in 2018-19, picking up a pair of top-10 road wins at No. 2 Oregon (74-69) and No. 9 Maryland (85-80). UCLA finished second in the NCAA and first in the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds per game (17.3), and also led the Pac-12 in both free throws made (492) and attempts (670).
Season tickets for the 2019-20 women's basketball are available, starting at only $99. Fans can call (310) 206-5991, email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu, or click here for more information.