UCLA Brings Five-Game Winning Streak to No. 18/19 California

Friday, January 4

Berkeley, CA

7:00 PM

UCLA

California

Ahlana Smith and the Bruins won their Pac-12 opener on Dec. 30 with a 72-65 decision against USC,

UCLA Brings Five-Game Winning Streak to No. 18/19 California

January 02, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA women's basketball team will look for another road win in Pac-12 play as the Bruins face No. 18/19 California on Friday in Berkeley, Calif. Tip-off is set for 7:06 p.m. (PT) on the Pac-12 Networks (Los Angeles, Bay Area).

How to Follow
Friday's game will air live on the Pac-12 Networks (Los Angeles, Bay Area), as Kate Scott (play-by-play) and Mary Murphy (analyst) will have the call. Online radio and live stats will be made available on uclabruins.com. Live updates will be provided on Twitter by following @UCLAwbb.

Matchup: UCLA (8-5, 1-0) at No. 18/19 California (9-2, 0-0)
January 4, 2018 | 7:06 p.m. PT (tip-off time) | Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion)

Series History
This is the 76th meeting between UCLA and California, with the Bruins holding a 52-23 lead in the series. UCLA has the overall lead in games in Berkeley, 18-15, but the Golden Bears have won nine of the last 13 at home. Last season, the Bruins, ranked 11th at the time, blew out then-ranked No. 20 California by a final score of 82-46. The victory, which snapped a six-game losing streak at Haas Pavilion, eclipsed UCLA's largest-ever at California, a 32-point win (86-54) on Feb. 14, 1998. Monique Billings notched a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Jordin Canada had 16 points and nine assists for UCLA. Kennedy Burke added 10 points, five assists and four steals.

UCLA's Last Time Out
UCLA improved to 8-1 against USC in the last nine meetings with a 72-65 triumph over the Women of Troy on Dec. 30. Both sophomore Michaela Onyenwere (27 points, 12 rebounds) and senior Lajahna Drummer (10 points, 14 rebounds) posted double-doubles, as UCLA came from 13 down to muster its largest comeback of the season.

The Bruins shot 57.9 percent (11-for-19) in the third quarter to outscore USC 31-10 and erase an 11-point halftime deficit. USC cut UCLA's lead to seven (63-56) in the fourth quarter before the Bruins responded with a 9-4 run to push it to double digits (72-60) and put the Women of Troy away.

Onyenwere's Double-Doubles
Michaela Onyenwere is enjoying a stellar sophomore campaign thus far, having posted four double-doubles in 2018-19, including a 27-point, 12-rebound effort at USC to open Pac-12 play. She has nailed 10 or more field goals in three games this season and ranks second in the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds per game (3.9). She has also eclipsed the 25-point mark four times.

Drummer's Hot Streak
Lajahna Drummer, a fifth-year senior, has scored in double figures in each of the last four games for UCLA. In the Bruins' conference opener at USC, she registered 10 points and tied a career high with 14 rebounds to notch her third double-double of the year. Drummer has also shown vast improvements at the line – after starting the season 13-for-32 (40.6 percent), she has gone 22-for-24 (91.7 percent).

UCLA Team Snippets
• The Bruins lead the Pac-12 and rank fourth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (18.5).
• UCLA is currently averaging 44.3 rebounds per game – the highest of any Bruin team under Cori Close. The Bruins are second in the Pac-12 and 21st in the country.
• UCLA's rebound margin of 10.8 ranks third in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally.
• UCLA is shooting 78.5 percent (102-for-130) from the free throw line in the last seven games.
• The Bruins are third in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (4.5).
• UCLA is 6-0 this season when leading at the half and 7-0 when leading through three quarters.

UCLA Player Snippets
• Three of UCLA's five starters average double-figure scoring – Michaela Onyenwere (15.8), Kennedy Burke (14.4) and Japreece Dean (12.9).
• Michaela Onyenwere is currently second in the Pac-12 and 26th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.9).
• Japreece Dean has made 20 straight free throws and ranks fifth in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (85 percent; 34-for-40).
• Michaela Onyenwere is one of only five players in the Pac-12 with four 25+ point games this season (29 vs. Fresno State, 28 vs. Kentucky, 25 vs. Georgia, 27 at USC).
• Kennedy Burke is one of only four players in the Pac-12 to average 10+ points, 6.0+ rebounds and 3.0+ assists.
• Lindsey Corsaro has started all 13 games this season and has dished out five or more dimes four times this season.
• Lajahna Drummer ranks third in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game with 9.3 per outing. She tied a career high with 14 at USC on Dec. 30 to go along with 10 points for her third double-double of the season.

Up Next
UCLA caps its three-game road stretch at No. 6/8 Stanford on Sunday, with tip-off set for 1:06 p.m. (PT) on the Pac-12 Network.