No. 3 Bruins Begin Trip to Land of Lincoln at Northwestern

Sunday, January 25

Evanston, IL

1 p.m. PT

UCLA

Northwestern

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No. 3 Bruins Begin Trip to Land of Lincoln at Northwestern

January 24, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – No. 3-ranked UCLA Women's Basketball travels to Illinois for a two-game road trip that begins against Northwestern this Sunday.

The Bruins (18-1, 8-0 B1G) and Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 B1G) tip off at 1 p.m. PT on the Big Ten Network on Jan. 25.

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Welsh Ryan Arena
Location: Evanston, Ill.
Tip-off Time: 1 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
TV Talent: Shimmy Miller, Chris Vosters
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 160 or 195, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)

WHAT'S BRUIN
• UCLA opened the 2025-26 season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll, released Oct. 14. The Bruins had a number of top 15 matchups in November: No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10), No. 11 North Carolina (Nov. 13), No. 4 Texas (Nov. 26) and No. 14 Tennessee (Nov. 30), finishing November 3-1 against ranked opponents.
• The Bruins began the year with six of their first eight games being played at neutral site locations. UCLA made the trip to Las Vegas twice in three weeks, first for the WBCA Challenge (Nov. 13-15) and second for the Players Era Women's Championship (Nov. 26-27). The Bruins went 3-1 in Sin City this November.
• The Big Ten boasts eight programs in the AP Top 25 for the week 11 poll: No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Iowa, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Maryland, No. 24 Nebraska and No. 25 Washington. Minnesota, USC and Oregon received votes.
• UCLA won 23-straight games in 2024-25 - 22 were by a double-digit margin - setting the longest streak for both records in program history. UCLA's previous-best win streak came in the 1977-78 championship campaign (21 games).
• The Bruins boast 7 McDonald's All Americans on the roster: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalić, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Jaquez and Rice shared co-MVP honors in the all-star game.
• UCLA was recognized as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 from Nov. 10-15, which included victories over No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 North Carolina.
• UCLA has four players averaging double figures; the Bruin starting five totals 69.5 points per game. Six UCLA players have scored 20+ points in a game this season; the Bruins have had multiple 20+ point scorers in four games so far.
• The Bruins lead the Big Ten in FG% (.519), defensive FG% (.357 OPP FG%), assists (426 TOTAL, 22.4 APG) and assist/turnover ratio (1.74 A/TO) just across the midway point. UCLA is also first in the conference, second in the nation in rebounding margin (+15.6 RPG), and first in the B1G in scoring margin (+30.7).
• UCLA's atop the conference in 3P% (.398), which is second in the country only to Gonzaga, and 3-point defense (.269).
• UCLA sits second in the NET rankings with a nation-best nine Quad 1 wins (9-1).