Thursday, January 23
Piscataway, N.J.
4 p.m.
UCLA
at
Rutgers
Photo by: Caren Nicdao
No. 1 Bruins Continue East Coast Road Trip at Rutgers Thursday
January 22, 2025 | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 1 UCLA Women's Basketball (18-0, 6-0 B1G) continues its East Coast road trip at Rutgers University (8-11, 0-8 B1G) on Thursday.
The Bruins and Scarlet Knights meet for the first time since the 1999-2000 season when UCLA traveled to New Jersey for a December matchup. The all-time series is tied at 3-3, with Rutgers claiming the last victory in the set of six games between the programs.
Thursday's game will tip off at 4 p.m. PT on FS1.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Jersey Mike's Arena
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
Tip-off Time: 4 p.m. PT
TV: FS1
TV Talent: John Fanta, Meg Culmo
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Thursday's matchup will be the seventh meeting between the teams, with each program at three wins apiece in the all-time series. The Bruins are 0-3 at Rutgers in the previous meetings in Piscataway.
• The Bruins and Scarlet Knights last met on Dec. 21, 1999 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Rutgers' campus; UCLA fell 72-46 in the road game. UCLA's home wins over Rutgers both came in overtime during the 1993-94 and 1997-98 seasons.
LAST TIME OUT: W, 72-57 vs. No. 25 Baylor (Monday, Jan. 20)
• No. 1 UCLA trounced No. 25 Baylor at the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic on Monday. The Bears, who averaged 81.1 points per game prior to Monday's matchup, were held to 57 points on 27.5 percent shooting (19-69 FG, 6-22 3FGM).
• Junior Lauren Betts set a new single-game blocks record for the Bruins, swatting nine shots in Monday's victory. The center had tied the single-game record in the previous game against Penn State (7). Betts finished Monday's game with a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists. She shot 10-of-17 from the field.
• Junior Gabriela Jaquez collected her first double-double of the season, finishing the win with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
• Kiki Rice (15 PTS, 5-7 FG) and Janiah Barker (10 PTS, 8 REB) also achieved double-digit scoring totals against the Bears.
The Bruins and Scarlet Knights meet for the first time since the 1999-2000 season when UCLA traveled to New Jersey for a December matchup. The all-time series is tied at 3-3, with Rutgers claiming the last victory in the set of six games between the programs.
Thursday's game will tip off at 4 p.m. PT on FS1.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Jersey Mike's Arena
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
Tip-off Time: 4 p.m. PT
TV: FS1
TV Talent: John Fanta, Meg Culmo
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Thursday's matchup will be the seventh meeting between the teams, with each program at three wins apiece in the all-time series. The Bruins are 0-3 at Rutgers in the previous meetings in Piscataway.
• The Bruins and Scarlet Knights last met on Dec. 21, 1999 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Rutgers' campus; UCLA fell 72-46 in the road game. UCLA's home wins over Rutgers both came in overtime during the 1993-94 and 1997-98 seasons.
LAST TIME OUT: W, 72-57 vs. No. 25 Baylor (Monday, Jan. 20)
• No. 1 UCLA trounced No. 25 Baylor at the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic on Monday. The Bears, who averaged 81.1 points per game prior to Monday's matchup, were held to 57 points on 27.5 percent shooting (19-69 FG, 6-22 3FGM).
• Junior Lauren Betts set a new single-game blocks record for the Bruins, swatting nine shots in Monday's victory. The center had tied the single-game record in the previous game against Penn State (7). Betts finished Monday's game with a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists. She shot 10-of-17 from the field.
• Junior Gabriela Jaquez collected her first double-double of the season, finishing the win with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
• Kiki Rice (15 PTS, 5-7 FG) and Janiah Barker (10 PTS, 8 REB) also achieved double-digit scoring totals against the Bears.
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