Gabriela Jaquez attempts an open layup against USC (Jan. 8)Gabriela Jaquez attempts an open layup against USC (Jan. 8)
Caren Nicdao

Bruins Host The Cardinal for Top 10 Matchup Friday

Women's Basketball

Friday's 8 p.m. game against No. 2 Stanford will be the Bruins' second top-5 opponent of the season (Nov. 29 at No. 1 South Carolina).

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LOS ANGELES – No. 8/14 UCLA (14-2, 3-1 Pac-12) is set to host No. 2/2 Stanford (16-1, 4-0 Pac-12) in a battle of top 10 teams on Friday, Jan. 13. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy will be on the call for the Pac-12 Network, and Dave Marcus will provide play-by-play analysis on UCLA Digital Radio.
 
GOLD RUSH
 
All fans are encouraged to wear gold to cheer on the Bruins against Stanford. Fans can use the promo code "WBBGold" for discounted tickets to the game. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will also receive a Gold Rush T-shirt upon entering Pauley.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 8:06 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Bay Area
TV Talent: Anne Mary Anderson, Mary Murphy
Radio: ucla.leanplayer.com
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
 
KEY NOTES ON THE BRUINS
 
• UCLA has made 211 free throws through 16 games (T-5th - Pac-12), shooting 75.9% on the year (2nd - Pac-12, 211-278 FT). The Bruins rank 1st in offensive rebounds per game in the Pac-12 (16.0 ORPG, 10th - NCAA). UCLA is 4th in the Pac-12 in total rebounding (42.4 RPG).
• The Bruins, averaging 8.9 steals per game, have swiped at least six steals in each of their 14 victories this season. UCLA had a season-high 15 steals against Oregon on Friday, Dec. 30.
Charisma Osborne has scored 261 points (4th - Pac-12) through 15 games, averaging 17.4 ppg (4th - Pac-12). She has the fifth-most field goals made (92 FGM) on the second-most field goal attempts (221 FGA) in the Pac-12. Osborne ranks 9th the Pac-12 in minutes played (479 MIN), 4th in FT% (83.9%) and 7th in FTM (52). Osborne is 13th in defensive rebounds (70 DRPG) in the Conference. She also ranks T-14th in total rebounds (93 REB) and 14th in rebounds per game (6.2 RPG) in the Pac-12.
Kiki Rice has started all 16 games of her first collegiate season, averaging 29.2 minutes per game (467 MIN, most among Pac-12 freshmen). The first-year floor general ranks second on the team in assists (50 AST), which is the second most among freshmen in the Pac-12. Rice has totaled 207 points on the season, which ranks third among first-year players in the Pac-12 (16th among all players). The freshman had two-consecutive games with 20-plus points for the first time in her career after she scored 21 points against the Ducks and 20 in the effort against Oregon State.
 
LAST TIME OUT (W, 61-60 vs. USC – Jan. 8)
 
Londynn Jones showed out (22 PTS, 6-11 FG) with a new career high in points, free throws made and free throws attempted (8-9 FT). Emily Bessoir added 11 points off the bench (3-5 3FG) as the only other Bruin in double figures. UCLA overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Trojans 21-8 in the final period of play. The Bruins caused 7 turnovers in the fourth without having a turnover of their own in the final 10 minutes of the win.