Sunday, November 21
Los Angeles, CA
3:00 PM
UCLA
3-0,0-0Pac-12
69
vs
57
Virginia
0-4,0-0ACC
1
2
3
4
F
Virginia
11
18
11
17
57
UCLA
18
14
13
24
69
Natalie Chou (photo by Caren Nicdao)
Chou Scores 20 as Bruins Down Virginia, 69-57
November 21, 2021 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Natalie Chou led all scores with 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting to lead the Bruins (3-0, 0-0) past Virginia (0-4, 0-0), 69-57.
IImar'I Thomas continued her strong start to the season, contributing 19 points and three assists in the win. UCLA earned its 13th-straight win at home against a non-conference opponent.
The Bruins jumped out to an 8-2 lead after a three-point play from Thomas and a triple from Chou from the left elbow extended (8:24). The Bruins led 10-8 before both offenses stalled midway through the frame. Buckets from Jaelynn Penn and Chantel Horvat extended UCLA's lead to 15-9 with under three minutes left in the quarter. Dominque Onu – making her first-career start – knocked down a triple to push the lead to 18-11 after the first 10 minutes.
Amandine Toi opened the second quarter with a three-pointer for Virginia, cutting the Bruins' lead to 18-14 (8:56). Chou answered with a step-back jumper in the paint before a pair of layups from the Cavaliers made it 20-18 (6:53). The score was tied at 24 before Chou connected on a short jumper to give UCLA the lead, once again (4:48). It was 26-26 before Kayla Owens and Thomas connected on triples to make it a six-point advantage with 38 seconds to play. Toi ended the quarter with her own three-pointer, sending the Bruins into the break with a 32-29 advantage.
Six of seven Bruins scored in the first half, with Chou leading the way with nine points on 4-for-5 from the field. Taylor Valladay and Toi led the Cavaliers with 10 points apiece.
The teams exchanged baskets to start the quarter before Thomas knocked down back-to-back buckets to give the Bruins a 36-31 lead (8:09). Chou knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 41-37 before Carole Miller knocked down a triple at the other end. Penn answered with a jumper end and Chou converted in the paint, putting UCLA ahead, 45-40, at the end of the third quarter.
Chou and Thomas knocked down triples to start the fourth quarter, extending the Bruins' lead to 51-40. Eleah Parker answered with a layup for Virginia, but Onu and Penn hit right back with three-pointers to give UCLA its largest lead of the night (59-44). The Bruins continued to surge in the fourth, as Chou put in two more buckets to give her 20 points on the night and make it a 65-47 contest at the 4:33 media timeout. UCLA would hold on and win by a final score of 69-57.
Up Next
The Bruins are headed to the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla., for their next three games. Up first is a matchup against Kent State at 10:30am PT on Friday, Nov. 26. All games in the Gulf Coast Showcase will be broadcast on FloHoops.
IImar'I Thomas continued her strong start to the season, contributing 19 points and three assists in the win. UCLA earned its 13th-straight win at home against a non-conference opponent.
The Bruins jumped out to an 8-2 lead after a three-point play from Thomas and a triple from Chou from the left elbow extended (8:24). The Bruins led 10-8 before both offenses stalled midway through the frame. Buckets from Jaelynn Penn and Chantel Horvat extended UCLA's lead to 15-9 with under three minutes left in the quarter. Dominque Onu – making her first-career start – knocked down a triple to push the lead to 18-11 after the first 10 minutes.
Amandine Toi opened the second quarter with a three-pointer for Virginia, cutting the Bruins' lead to 18-14 (8:56). Chou answered with a step-back jumper in the paint before a pair of layups from the Cavaliers made it 20-18 (6:53). The score was tied at 24 before Chou connected on a short jumper to give UCLA the lead, once again (4:48). It was 26-26 before Kayla Owens and Thomas connected on triples to make it a six-point advantage with 38 seconds to play. Toi ended the quarter with her own three-pointer, sending the Bruins into the break with a 32-29 advantage.
Six of seven Bruins scored in the first half, with Chou leading the way with nine points on 4-for-5 from the field. Taylor Valladay and Toi led the Cavaliers with 10 points apiece.
The teams exchanged baskets to start the quarter before Thomas knocked down back-to-back buckets to give the Bruins a 36-31 lead (8:09). Chou knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 41-37 before Carole Miller knocked down a triple at the other end. Penn answered with a jumper end and Chou converted in the paint, putting UCLA ahead, 45-40, at the end of the third quarter.
Chou and Thomas knocked down triples to start the fourth quarter, extending the Bruins' lead to 51-40. Eleah Parker answered with a layup for Virginia, but Onu and Penn hit right back with three-pointers to give UCLA its largest lead of the night (59-44). The Bruins continued to surge in the fourth, as Chou put in two more buckets to give her 20 points on the night and make it a 65-47 contest at the 4:33 media timeout. UCLA would hold on and win by a final score of 69-57.
Up Next
The Bruins are headed to the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla., for their next three games. Up first is a matchup against Kent State at 10:30am PT on Friday, Nov. 26. All games in the Gulf Coast Showcase will be broadcast on FloHoops.
Team Stats
UVa
UCLA
FG%
.404
.510
3FG%
.235
.529
FT%
.733
1.000
RB
27
30
TO
19
21
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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