UCLA Set for Sunday Showdown at No. 6/8 Stanford

Sunday, January 6

Stanford, CA

1:00 PM

UCLA

Stanford

Japreece Dean has made 22 straight free throws and ranks third on UCLA in scoring (12.6 ppg).

UCLA Set for Sunday Showdown at No. 6/8 Stanford

January 05, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – Fresh off an overtime win at 18th-ranked California, the UCLA women's basketball team will turn right back around to face No. 6/8 Stanford on Sunday, with tip-off set for 1:06 p.m. (PT) at Maples Pavilion on the Pac-12 Networks (Los Angeles, Bay Area).

How to Follow
Sunday's game will air live on the Pac-12 Networks (Los Angeles, Bay Area), as Anne Marie Anderson (play-by-play) and Layshia Clarendon (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 (9-5, 2-0) at No. 6/8 Stanford (11-1, 1-0)
January 6, 2019 | 1:06 p.m. PT (tip-off time) | Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)

Series History
Sunday will mark the 86th meeting between UCLA and Stanford, with the Cardinal holding the all-time advantage 60-25. The Bruins have won 10 games at Maples Pavilion, with the last road win coming on Feb. 6, 2017, by a final score of 85-76. In that game, Jordin Canada and Monique Billings combined for 46 points as the Bruins, ranked 15th at the time, knocked off No. 8 Stanford. That win snapped a 15-game losing skid at Stanford which dated back to 1999. Last season, UCLA split with Stanford, winning 64-53 at home and falling 76-65 on the road. In the Bruins' road loss at Stanford in 2017-18, Kennedy Burke and Japreece Dean scored 14 points apiece.

UCLA's Last Time Out
Led by a career-high-tying 29 points from sophomore Michaela Onyenwere, the Bruins overcame a second-half comeback from No. 18/19 California to upset the Bears 84-79 on Friday at Haas Pavilion.

UCLA led by 10 (42-32) at halftime thanks to a 50-percent (18-for-36) shooting effort in the first half, and the Bruins, in overtime, outscored California 13-8 and outrebounded the Bears 6-0 to seal the win.

Senior Kennedy Burke tied a career high with five steals to go along with 19 points and six rebounds, while senior Lajahna Drummer just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.

UCLA Team Snippets
• The Bruins are currently riding a six-game winning streak.
• UCLA improved to 18-15 in overtime games with an 84-79 triumph over No. 18 Cal on Jan. 4.
• The Bruins lead the Pac-12 and rank fourth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (18.3).
• UCLA is currently averaging 43.9 rebounds per game – the highest of any Bruin team under Cori Close. The Bruins are second in the Pac-12 and 23rd in the country.
• UCLA's rebound margin of 10.1 ranks second in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally.
• UCLA is shooting 78 percent (117-for-150) from the free throw line in the last eight games.
• The Bruins are third in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (4.6).
• UCLA is 7-0 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 (16.7), Kennedy Burke (14.8) and Japreece Dean (12.6).
• In the last two games, Michaela Onyenwere is averaging 28 points and 10 rebounds per game. She is shooting 53.5 percent from the floor and is 6-for-11 from distance in Pac-12 play.
• Lajahna Drummer has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, averaging 12.8 points in those games.
• Michaela Onyenwere is currently second in the Pac-12 and 28th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.9).
• Japreece Dean has made 22 straight free throws and ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in free throw percentage (85.7 percent; 36-for-42).
• Michaela Onyenwere has eclipsed the 25-point mark five times this season, one of five players in the Pac-12 to do so in 2018-19. She scored 29 in UCLA's last time out at No. 18 Cal.
• Kennedy Burke is one of only two players in the Pac-12 to average 10+ points, 6.0+ rebounds, 3.0+ assists and 2.0+ steals (Aari McDonald, Arizona).
• 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 returns home to face No. 11 Oregon State (Jan. 11) and No. 5 Oregon (Jan. 13).