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UCLA to Face Cal Sunday at Noon
January 14, 2023 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – No. 8/14 UCLA (13-2, 3-2 Pac-12) takes on the Cal Golden Bears (10-6, 1-4 Pac-12) on Sunday at noon in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Jim Watson and Tammy Blackburn will be on the call for Pac-12 Los Angeles, and Dave Marcus will provide play-by-play analysis on UCLA Digital Radio.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 12 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles
TV Talent: Jim Watson, Tammy Blackburn
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
KEY NOTES ON THE BRUINS
• UCLA has made 219 free throws through 17 games, shooting 76.0% on the year (2nd - Pac-12, 219-288 FT). The Bruins rank 1st in offensive rebounds per game in the Pac-12 (15.7 ORPG, 13th - NCAA). UCLA is 4th in the Pac-12 in total rebounding (41.8 RPG).
• The Bruins, averaging 8.7 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 274 points (4th - Pac-12) through 16 games, averaging 17.1 ppg (4th - Pac-12). She has the fifth-most field goals made (96 FGM) on the second-most field goal attempts (239 FGA) in the Pac-12. Osborne ranks 7th the Pac-12 in minutes played (515 MIN), 3rd in FT% (84.6%) and 8th in FTM (55). Osborne is 12th in defensive rebounds (75 DRPG) in the Conference. She also ranks 14th in total rebounds (100 REB) and 15th in rebounds per game (6.3 RPG) in the Pac-12.
• Kiki Rice has started all 17 games of her first collegiate season, averaging 28.6 minutes per game (487 MIN, second-most among Pac-12 freshmen). The first-year floor general ranks second on the team in assists (51 AST), which is the second most among freshmen in the Pac-12. Rice has totaled 209 points on the season, which ranks third among first-year players in the Pac-12 (17th among all players). The freshman has 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 (L, 59-72 vs. No. 2 Stanford - Jan. 13)
Three Bruins broke the double-digit threshold in the effort against Stanford. Charisma Osborne and Gina Conti had 13 points apiece, and Emily Bessoir added 10 points to the tally. The Bruins trailed by two points heading into the fourth quarter but failed to convert a field goal attempt until there was 1:50 left on the clock, ultimately getting outscored 21-10 in the final frame.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 12 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Los Angeles
TV Talent: Jim Watson, Tammy Blackburn
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
KEY NOTES ON THE BRUINS
• UCLA has made 219 free throws through 17 games, shooting 76.0% on the year (2nd - Pac-12, 219-288 FT). The Bruins rank 1st in offensive rebounds per game in the Pac-12 (15.7 ORPG, 13th - NCAA). UCLA is 4th in the Pac-12 in total rebounding (41.8 RPG).
• The Bruins, averaging 8.7 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 274 points (4th - Pac-12) through 16 games, averaging 17.1 ppg (4th - Pac-12). She has the fifth-most field goals made (96 FGM) on the second-most field goal attempts (239 FGA) in the Pac-12. Osborne ranks 7th the Pac-12 in minutes played (515 MIN), 3rd in FT% (84.6%) and 8th in FTM (55). Osborne is 12th in defensive rebounds (75 DRPG) in the Conference. She also ranks 14th in total rebounds (100 REB) and 15th in rebounds per game (6.3 RPG) in the Pac-12.
• Kiki Rice has started all 17 games of her first collegiate season, averaging 28.6 minutes per game (487 MIN, second-most among Pac-12 freshmen). The first-year floor general ranks second on the team in assists (51 AST), which is the second most among freshmen in the Pac-12. Rice has totaled 209 points on the season, which ranks third among first-year players in the Pac-12 (17th among all players). The freshman has 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 (L, 59-72 vs. No. 2 Stanford - Jan. 13)
Three Bruins broke the double-digit threshold in the effort against Stanford. Charisma Osborne and Gina Conti had 13 points apiece, and Emily Bessoir added 10 points to the tally. The Bruins trailed by two points heading into the fourth quarter but failed to convert a field goal attempt until there was 1:50 left on the clock, ultimately getting outscored 21-10 in the final frame.
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