UCLA Wraps Up Final Pac-10 Road Trip Saturday At Oregon

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1 UCLA Wraps Up Final Pac-10 Road Trip Saturday At Oregon SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: Pac-10 Record: 9-6 NOVEMBER: 1 Team Concept (Exhib.) W Love & Basketball (Exhib.) W at Cal State Northridge W Rice W Cal Poly SLO W #3 Maryland (TV - FSN) L at Pepperdine L DECEMBER: 1-2 at Univ. of Nevada Nugget Classic vs. Idaho State L vs. Southern W at San Diego L at BYU (TV - The Mtn.) L #1 Tennessee L UC Riverside W at #24 Arizona State L at Arizona W JANUARY: 4 #2 Stanford W #10 California (TV - FSN) L ot 10 at Washington W at Washington State W at USC L Oregon W Oregon State W at #9/10 California (TV-Comcast) L FEBRUARY: 2 at #7 Stanford L Washington State W Washington (TV - ESPN2) W USC L at Oregon State W at Oregon (TV - Comcast) 2:00 pm 28 Arizona State 7:00 pm MARCH: 1 Arizona 11:00 am 7 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 8 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 9 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 10 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD NCAA Tournament: Mar NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds Mar. 29-Apr. 1 - NCAA Regionals Apr NCAA Final Four Home games are played in Pauley Pavilion and noted in boldface All times listed are local to site & subject to change DATE: Feb. 22, 2008 SID CONTACTS: Steve Rourke/Liza David PHONE: srourke@athletics.ucla.edu or ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Website: uclabruins.com GAMEDAY CENTRAL GAME 27: Saturday, Feb. 23 OPPONENT: University of Oregon GAME TIME: 2:00 pm GAME SITE: McArthur Court (9,087) TV: Comcast SportsNet Northwest AUDIO: uclabruins.com UCLA TALENT: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) Jamila Veasley (color) UCLA ENDS ROAD TRIP IN EUGENE UCLA (14-12, 9-6 and fi fth in the Pac-10) will play its fi nal road game of the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 23 against the University of Oregon (11-16, 5-11 and seventh in the Pac-10). The game will take place at McArthur Court at 2 pm and will be televised in the Oregon area on Comcast SportsNet. BRUIN BYTES In the latest Pac-10 rankings (2/22/08), Lindsey Pluimer was listed in the top 10 in six of the 13 different individual categories for all games. Pluimer ranks sixth in scoring (14.5), eighth in rebounding (6.5), third in free throw percentage (.819) and 3-point FG percentage (.402), seventh in blocked shots (1.00), and eighth in defensive rebounds (4.19). The crowd of 8,103 fans which witnessed the USC game in Pauley Pavilion (Feb. 17) was the fourth-largest in UCLA women's basketball history. It was the third time UCLA and USC and have played before at least 8,000 fans in Pauley Pavilion. Five freshmen are averaging in double fi gure minutes played this season (Doreena Campbell , Nina Earl , Darxia Morris , Regina Rogers , Christina Nzekwe ). As a whole, the freshman class is logging 54.1% of the minutes played on the team, and Bruin underclassmen are playing a whopping 68.8% of the minutes. As many as three freshmen have been in the starting lineup for 12 games (6-6 record) this season UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER Lindsey Pluimer leads the UCLA team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and in rebounding (6.5 rpg). The next three leading scorers on the team are freshmen - Nina Earl (9.0 ppg), Doreena Campbell (8.4 ppg) and Darxia Morris (8.0 ppg). In its last nine games, UCLA has recorded 91 steals (10.1) and forced 184 turnovers (20.4). Doing the most damage in those games have been Doreena Campbell (20 steals), Tierra Henderson (18) and Nina Earl (18). The Bruins remain ranked first in the Pac-10 in rebounding (42.9), steals (10.23), offensive rebounds (15.04) and defensive rebounds (27.88) and are second in scoring average (67.8) and third in turnover margin (+1.46) and fi eld goal percentage defense (.383). This year's opponent shooting percentage of.383 would rank as the third-lowest mark in Bruin history. The 66.0 opponent scoring average would rank fourth-lowest on that all-time list. UCLA's nine Pac-10 conference wins surpass the total of last year's team, which fi nished 7-11 in league play and fi nished seventh in the standings. The Bruins have had double-digit Pac-10 wins in four of the last fi ve seasons. Lindsey Pluimer was named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 4-10) for her play in the Bruin wins over the Washington schools. Pluimer matched her season-high with 19 points in each game and moved into 10th place on the all-time UCLA rebound list after pulling down six boards in the home win over Washington State. Stanford's 75 points on Feb. 2 were the most scored on the Bruins since Tennessee totaled 82 back on December 19. It is the only time an opponent has scored more than 70 points, in regulation time, since that game versus the Lady Vols. UCLA had limited nine straight opponents to 65 points or under in regulation before Oregon State registered 70 points on Jan. 26 UC Riverside, 60; Arizona State, 62; Arizona, 59; Stanford, 56; California, 65; Washington, 57; WSU, 56; USC, 64; Oregon 59. The last time a UCLA No. Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown (High School) 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 Fr. Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) 2 Tierra Henderson G 5-10 Jr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 3 Darxia Morris G 5-8 Fr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 4 Christina Nzekwe F 6-4 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) 5 Alexis Olivier G 5-8 So. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 So. Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) 13 Erica Tukiainen G 6-0 So. Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) 14 Lindsey Pluimer F 6-4 Sr. San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS) 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 Fr. Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 23 Chinyere Ibekwe C 6-4 Jr. Los Angeles, CA (Carson HS) 24 Candice Brown F 6-3 Fr. Riverside, CA (Bishop Amat HS) 31 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 So. Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Center) 34 Regina Rogers C 6-3 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) Head Coach: Kathy Olivier, 15th season (UNLV '82) Assistant Coaches: Pam Walker, Trisha Stafford-Odom, Maylana M. Douglas pg. 1 of 7

2 team had such a defensive stretch came in the season, when the Bruins limited its fi rst 21 opponents to 63 points or less. UCLA has allowed an average of just points in the last four games. The Bruins are 3-1 during this stretch. ABOUT OREGON UCLA leads the series with the Ducks by a count after winning four of the last fi ve overall meetings. The Bruins won the fi rst game of the season in Pauley by a score of on Jan. 24. UCLA has split the last four games played in Eugene, losing last season by a score of First Game Recap: UCLA rallied from a 14-point secondhalf defi cit to best Oregon, 63-59, in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins forced 29 Duck turnovers, 18 in the second half, and used a 19-2 run in the later stages of the contest to pull out the win. Lindsey Pluimer led all scorers with 19 points. Doreena Campbell and Tierra Henderson combined for eight of UCLA s 12 second-half steals. Pluimer has been a particular thorn in Oregon's side in recent years, averaging 16.4 points against the Ducks in the last fi ve matchups, including a 21-point effort in last year's home win. In the 2006 Bruin win in Eugene, Pluimer hit two crucial free throws in a one-and-one situation to give UCLA a four-point lead with six seconds to play. Oregon's loss to UCLA in January was the starting point of a seven-game losing skid, and the Ducks have now lost eight of their last nine games. Oregon lost to USC on Thursday evening, 67-58, amidst 21 turnovers. Oregon leads the Pac-10 in free throw shooting (.722), and guard Taylor Lilley leads the league in 3-pt. shots made per game (2.33) and ranks 10th in the Pac-10 in scoring (12.3). BRUINS RALLY IN FINAL SECONDS AT OSU UCLA rallied in the fi nal seconds for a road win over Oregon State on Feb. 21. Junior guard Tierra Henderson hit the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with 7.8 seconds to play to put UCLA into the lead, She missed the second, but freshman center Regina Rogers grabbed the rebound and scored a basket with fi ve seconds to play to give the Bruins a lead. Oregon State failed to get off a fi nal shot and picked up its ninth-straight loss. UCLA had trailed by seven points with just 3:31 to play in the contest before making a comeback. FRESH FACES The Bruin freshmen, ranked as the No. 4 recruiting class by HoopGurlz.com, have been as good as advertised, playing pivotal roles on the team. Three of the six freshmen have played in all 26 games, while a fourth has seen action in 25 games. Doreena Campbell has made 25 starts, Nina Earl 15, Darxia Morris 12, Regina Rogers 11 and Candice Brown 1. Five freshmen are averaging in double fi gures minutes played. Three freshmen have been in the starting lineup for 12 games (6-6 record) this season. Five freshmen have been on the court at the same time for the Bruins in numerous games this season. MAKING THE GRADE Five members of the Bruin squad made the Director's Honor Roll (3.0 or better with at least 12 graded units) in the Fall Quarter - senior Lindsey Pluimer, sophomores Allison Taka and Alexis Olivier, and freshmen Doreena Campbell and Christina Nzekwe. Pluimer and Taka earned GPAs of 3.5 or above. BRUINS VS. THE RANKS The Bruins' last victory against a nationally ranked opponent came on Jan. 4, 2008 against No. 2-ranked Stanford (69-56). It marked the fi rst time the Bruin program has ever defeated a team ranked higher than fourth in the Associated Press poll. UCLA had defeated a team ranked as high as fourth on multiple occasions, the last time came on Nov. 28, 2004 in a win over #4 Texas. PLUIMER POWERS BRUINS UCLA's lone senior, forward Lindsey Pluimer, continues to lead the Bruins both on and off the court. Pluimer, a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award nominee, threetime Academic All-District selection and All- Pac-10 honorable mention selection, has started each game of her career (118). In the home game versus Washington State (2/8/08), Pluimer moved into 10th on the all-time school rebound list. In the game at Washington (1/10/08), she became only the fi fth Bruin to total at least 1,300 points, 650 rebounds and 75 blocked shots for a career, joining Ann Meyers, Necie Thompson, Natalie Williams and Maylana Martin. She is also one of just 13 Bruins to have scored at least 1,000 points and pulled down at least 600 rebounds. Pluimer currently ranks 13th on UCLA's career scoring list with 1,497 points, 10th in rebounds with 705, sixth in blocked shots with 86 and seventh in 3-point fi eld goals made (82). Pluimer has been named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine District 8 Academic All-America fi rst team. Her name will now be placed on the national ballot with a chance to earn Academic All-America honors. CAMPBELL STRONG ALL-AROUND Guard Doreena Campbell has been a standout for the Bruins in all categories, averaging 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.36 assists, 1.64 steals and just 2.12 turnovers per game in 25 starts. She ranks No. 3 in the Pac-10 in assist/turnover ratio (1.58), No. 8 in assists (3.36) and No. 19 in rebounding (4.4). Campbell is fi rst on the team in assists National Rankings Associated Press (Feb. 18) 1.Connecticut (38) 2.North Carolina (2) 3.Tennessee (1) 4.Maryland 5.Rutgers 6.LSU (1) 7.Stanford 8.California 9.Baylor 10.Old Dominion USA Today/ESPN (Feb. 19) 1.Connecticut (27) 2. North Carolina (3) 3.Tennessee 4.Rutgers (1) 5.Maryland 6.LSU 7.Stanford 8.California 9.Baylor 10.Oklahoma Pac-10 Women's Tournament Sponsored by State Farm at San Jose, CA HP Pavilion Fri. Mar. 7 Gm #7 seed vs. #10 seed - 6 p.m. Gm #8 seed vs. #9 seed - 8:15 p.m. Sat. Mar. 8 Gm #3 seed vs. #6 seed - 11 a.m. Gm Gm. 1 winner vs. #2 seed - 1:15 p.m. Gm Gm. 2 winner vs. #1 seed - 5 p.m. Gm #4 seed vs. #5 seed - 7:15 p.m. Sun., Mar. 9 (FSN televises games) Gm Gm. 3 winner vs. Gm. 4 winner - Noon Gm Gm. 5 winner vs. Gm. 6 winner - 2:30 p.m. Mon., Mar. 10 (FSN televises game) Gm Gm. 7 winner vs. Gm. 8 winner - 7:30 p.m Pac-10 Standings (thru Feb. 22) Conf. Overall California Stanford Arizona State USC UCLA Washington Oregon Arizona Oregon State Washington State What's Next: Sat., Feb UCLA at Oregon; USC at Oregon State; Stanford at Cal; Washington State at Arizona Sun., Feb Washington at Arizona State Thu., Feb Arizona State at UCLA; Arizona at USC Fri., Feb Stanford at Washington; Cal at Washington State Sat., Mar. 1 - Arizona at UCLA; Arizona State at USC; Oregon State at Oregon LAST GAME'S STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Avg. Note 13 G Erica Tukiainen 6-0 So. 26 GP/17 GS 4.7 ppg 2.3 rpg 0.96 apg Tied career-high with 12 pts. at WSU 14 F Lindsey Pluimer 6-4 Sr. 26 GP/26 GS 14.5 ppg 6.5 rpg 1.0 bpg Has started in 118 consecutive games 21 G Doreena Campbell 5-10 Fr. 25 GP/25 GS 8.4 ppg 4.4 rpg 3.4 apg Had 10th double figure scoring game v. UW(h) 23 C Chinyere Ibekwe 6-4 Jr. 23 GP/2 GS 2.7 ppg 3.7 rpg 0.5 spg Led team in reb. in last 2 of last 3 games 24 F Candice Brown 6-4 Fr. 21 GP/1 GS 1.5 ppg 2.2 rpg 0.2 bpg Earned fi rst start at Oregon St. IN RESERVE No. Pos. Name Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Avg. Note 1 F Nina Earl 6-1 Fr. 26 GP/15 GS 9.0 ppg 3.3 rpg 1.4 spg Double-double vs. AZ with 23 pts/10 reb. 2 G Tierra Henderson 5-10 Jr. 26 GP/6 GS 7.6 ppg 3.3 rpg 2.0 spg Scored career-high 16 vs. Oregon St.(h) 3 G Darxia Morris 5-8 Fr. 23 GP/12 GS 8.0 ppg 2.4 rpg 1.9 spg Had 20 points, fi ve assists v. Stanford in Jan. 4 F Christina Nzekwe 6-4 Fr. 26 GP/0 GS 3.2 ppg 3.2 rpg 0.8 spg 7 pts. / 8 reb. v. Oregon(h) 5 G Alexis Olivier 5-8 So. 3 GP/0 GS 0.7 ppg 0.0 rpg 1.0 apg Scored fi rst points at WSU 10 G Allison Taka 5-8 So. 4 GP/0 GS 0.3 ppg 0.3 rpg 1.0 apg Three assists at WSU 31 C Moniquee Alexander 6-6 So. 25 GP/15 GS 3.9 ppg 3.3 rpg 1.5 off. reb. 5-5 from the field (11 pts.) vs. Tennessee 34 F Regina Rogers 6-3 Fr. 26 GP/11 GS 6.2 ppg 4.7 rpg 0.5 bpg Scored on put-back w/ 4 sec. left to clinch win at OSU pg. 2 of 7

3 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS Date Opponent UCLA Starters Result at Cal State Northridge Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #1) W Rice Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #2) W Cal Poly Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #3) W Maryland Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (#3) L Pepperdine Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (#2) L 12-1 vs. Idaho State Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (#2) L 12-2 vs. Southern Pluimer, Rogers, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #4) W 12-8 at San Diego Pluimer, Rogers, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (#4) L at BYU Pluimer, Rogers, Alexander, Henderson, Campbell (Lineup #5) L Tennessee Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #6) L UC Riverside Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (#6) W at Arizona State Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (#6) L at Arizona Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Tukiainen (Lineup #7) W 1-4 Stanford Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #8) W 1-6 California Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Campbell (#8) L 1-10 at Washington Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #9) W 1-12 at Washington State Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (#9) W 1-19 at USC Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (#9) L 1-24 Oregon Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (#9) W 1-26 Oregon State Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (#9) W 1-31 at California Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Tukiainen, Campbell (#9) L 2-2 at Stanford Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (#3) L 2-8 Washington State Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (#3) W 2-10 Washington Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (#3) W 2-17 USC Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Ibekwe, Campbell (Lineup #10) L 2-21 at Oregon State Pluimer, Brown, Ibekwe, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #11) W Records: Lineup #1: 1-0; Lineup #2: 1-2; Lineup #3: 3-2; Lineup #4: 1-1; Lineup #5: 0-1; Lineup #6: 1-2; Lineup #7: 1-0; Lineup #8: 1-1; Lineup #9: 4-2; Lineup #10: 0-1; Lineup #11: 1-0 note: bold italics indicate freshman starter (84) and minutes per game (30.8). With 84 assists on the year, she currently ranks 10th on the all-time UCLA freshman top-10 list. Campbell recorded seven steals in the season opener at Cal State Northridge and had a career-high of eight assists at Arizona State. Campbell missed her only game of the season at Arizona while nursing a sprained ankle. She registered a career-best 38 minutes of action at home versus Cal and matched her minutes played best at Washington while recording a new career-high with eight rebounds. She tied that rebounding mark with eight in the home game vs. USC. HER NAME IS EARL Freshman forward Nina Earl ranks second on the team in scoring with a 9.0 average. Earl has scored in double fi gures nine times on the year and set career-highs in both scoring and rebounding when she recorded her first career double-double at Arizona (23 points, 10 rebounds). She has connected on 42.5% of her shots from the fi eld which is second-best on the team. MORRIS BACK IN BUSINESS UCLA freshman guard Darxia Morris, from Pasadena, CA (Muir HS), suffered a knee injury during a weekend (Jan. 4, 6) in which she scored 20 points in a win over then-no. 2 Stanford and added 14 points, including 12 in the second half, against No. 10 Cal. She had started the previous six games and in 12 games overall this season. Morris sat out two weeks (three games-uw, WSU, USC) of action before returning to the court vs. Oregon (Jan. 24). She came off the bench to score eight points in 20 minutes of action in the home game against the Ducks. Morris is currently averaging 8.0 points (fourth on the team) and began the week averaging 1.91 steals, which rank sixth in the Pac-10 Conference. MO BETTER Sophomore center Moniquee Alexander has shown big improvements, earning starts in 13 of the last 17 games. She had fi ve rebounds at home against both then-no. 2 Stanford and then-no. 10 California and led the team with nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, at Washington. Against then-no. 1 Tennessee, Alexander scored a career-high 11 points on 5-5 shooting from the fi eld. She equaled that point total against UC Riverside, scoring 11 points, and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds. Alexander had fi ve rebounds and zero turnovers in the game at Arizona State and shot 4-6 from the fi eld for eight points with four boards in the win at Arizona. On the year, she is averaging 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game and has played in 25 games with 15 overall starts. She sat out the Bruins' game at Stanford with a concussion and came off the bench in the home wins over the Washington schools. She returned to the starting lineup last week at home against USC. REBOUNDING ROGERS Freshman center Regina Rogers totaled 16 rebounds on Nov. 28 at Pepperdine, including 10 on the offensive end. Her 16 rebounds were the most by a Bruin player since Kristee Porter had 16 boards against Arizona on Jan. 20, Rogers was ferocious on the defensive boards at Arizona State, recording 13, along with three blocked shots. She added fi ve more boards at Arizona. Rogers is second on the team in rebounds per game (4.7 average) and blocks (14). Her rebound mark ranks 17th in the Pac-10. Her next blocked shot will move her into UCLA's freshman top-10 single-season list. PRIDE OF PASADENA Former teammates at Pasadena's John Muir HS, Tierra Henderson and Darxia Morris have paired up once again in UCLA's backcourt. Henderson, a junior, and Morris, a freshman, have started together in fi ve games. They rank fi rst and second on the team in steals, with Henderson totaling 52 and Morris 44. Henderson is tied for fourth in the Pac-10 in steals per game (2.00), and Morris ranks sixth (1.91). Morris is second on the team in assists with 62 while averaging 8.0 points per game. Henderson has long been known as the Bruins' defensive spark plug, but she has also upped her offensive game this year, averaging 7.6 points and leading the team in scoring with a careerhigh 16 in the home win over Oregon State. She also poured in 15 at Pepperdine and 10 at Oregon State. At Arizona, Henderson and Morris were the defensive Bruins Sign Two Local Standouts For UCLA has signed two highly-regarded local standouts to national letters-of-intent guard Atonye Nyingifa of Torrance, CA (Redondo Union HS) and 5-10 guard Rebekah Gardner of Fontana, CA (Ayala HS). Nyingifa and Gardner will enter UCLA in the fall of 2008 and become members of the Bruin team. HoopGurlz.com rates the Bruins' class No. 12 overall in its class rankings. Both Nyingifa and Gardner were selected as Sporting News HS All-Americans and are ranked as Top 75 prospects by HoopGurlz.com, with Nyingifa ranked No. 19 overall and Gardner No. 66. One California prep rating service rates them both as Top 5 prospects in the State, with Nyingifa No. 2 and Gardner No. 5. Nyingifa, who is rated the No. 6 guard in the nation by HoopGurlz, averaged 16.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks as a junior while being named a first-team All-State selection by CalHiSports and the Daily Breeze Player of the Year for the second time in her career. As a freshman in 2005, she was the youngest player ever to receive that award and was also named the CIF Division-IIA Co-Player of the Year. As a sophomore, Nyingifa earned All-CIF second-team honors and honorable mention Street & Smith's All-America acclaim. Playing for club team Cal Swish Black, Nyingifa won MVP honors at the 2007 End of the Trail Tournament and was an all-tournament selection there in Gardner rates as a Top 25 guard nationally and earned 2007 CIF Division II-A Player of the Year and EA Sports 2nd-Team All-America honors. She led her Ayala HS team to a 31-4 record and the CIF Division II-A title in 2007, averaging 22.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. She has earned CIF All-State and honorable mention Street & Smith's All-America honors two consecutive years. As a sophomore, she averaged 28.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Gardner plays for club team FBC. "Both Atonye and Rebekah come from very successful high school programs and know how to win," noted Olivier. "They played at the highest club level this summer, and we expect the transition to college to be an easy one for them." Career Records Points 1) Denise Curry ( )... 3,198 11) Dora Dome ( )... 1,589 12) Necie Thompson ( )... 1,536 13) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-)...1,497 Rebounds 1) Denise Curry ( )... 1,310 9) Jackie Joyner ( , 84-85) ) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Blocked Shots 1) Ann Meyers ( ) Necie Thompson ( ) ) Sandra VanEmbricqs ( ) ) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Three-Point Shots Made 1) Lisa Willis ( ) ) Whitney Jones ( ) ) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Double Figure Scoring Games 1) Denise Curry ( ) ) Lisa Willis ( ) ) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Pronunciations Moniquee Alexander...Monique Nina Earl...KNEE-nah Tierra Henderson... tee-air-uh Chinyere Ibekwe...chin-YAIR-eh ib-beck-way Darxia Morris... dar-ex-ee-uh Christina Nzekwe...na-ZECK-way Kathy/Alexis Olivier...oh-LIV-ee-ay Lindsey Pluimer...PLUM-er Allison Taka... TOCK-uh Erica Tukiainen...TWO-key-EYE-nen pg. 3 of 7

4 duo, combining for 13 of UCLA's 17 steals on the day (Henderson with a career-high tying seven and Morris with a career-high six). CHALLENGING '07-08 SCHEDULE The Bruins have already played host to the past two NCAA championship teams this season, title holder Maryland on Nov. 25; champ Tennessee on Dec. 19. In fact, UCLA has hosted teams ranked No. 1 (Tennessee), No. 2 (Stanford) and No. 3 (Maryland) at the time of the game this season. In all, the Bruins have battled fi ve teams which won their conference or conference tournaments a year ago - Tennessee (SEC), BYU (Mountain West), UC Riverside (Big West), Stanford (Pac-10), Idaho State (Big Sky). Nine opponents advanced to play in the NCAA Tournament in Maryland, Idaho St., BYU, Tennessee, UC Riverside, Arizona St., Stanford, Cal, and Washington - and three more in the WNIT - Rice, San Diego, and Oregon. FIRST STARTS Four of the fi ve players to earn the starting nod from coach Kathy Olivier in the opener at Cal State Northridge made their fi rst collegiate starts.sophomores Erica Tukiainen and Moniquee Alexander and true freshmen Darxia Morris and Doreena Campbell each merited a starting assignment in their fi rst games. It was the fi rst time a Bruin team has started as many as two true freshmen in the fi rst game of a season since the season when Julia Pitts and Nikki Blue were in the starting lineup at Hawaii. The last time the Bruins put out a starting lineup that included more than two freshmen in the starting lineup in the season opener was in the opener against St. Mary's when four freshmen, including three true freshmen, took the floor for the jump (true freshmen - Melanie Pearson, Maylana Martin, Carly Funicello; redshirt freshman Takiyah Jackson). In game two against Rice, the Bruins started three freshmen - center Regina Rogers (1st start) and guards Campbell and Morris. Another freshman received her fi rst starting assignment in game three against Cal Poly, as Nina Earl joined two other classmates (Rogers and Campbell) in the starting lineup. In the most recent game, at Oregon State, freshman Candice Brown earned her fi rst career start. The Bruins have utilized 11 different starting lineups in the 26 games this year. BRUINS THINK PINK, RAISE MONEY FOR REVLON/UCLA BREAST CENTER UCLA did its part in raising breast cancer awareness by participating in an ESPN2-televised Think Pink game on Feb. 10 against Washington. The Bruins wore special white and pink jerseys, which were auctioned online the following week. The Think Pink jersey auction recorded gross sales of $5, The highest single bid was for $660 for the #13 UCLA jersey. All proceeds will be donated to the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center. FIRST TO 100 JERSEYS Several Bruin teams will be wearing special jerseys or patches in to commemorate UCLA being the First to 100 NCAA Championships. The women's basketball team will don the new jerseys that have a different-colored "C" in UCLA. The "C" signifi es the Roman numeral for 100. LOOKING AHEAD UCLA closes out the regular season at home against Arizona State on Feb. 28 at 7 pm and Arizona on Mar. 1 at 11 am. Senior Lindsey Pluimer will be honored on Senior Day at the Mar. 1 game. It could also mark the fi rst collegiate matchup between the Ibekwe sisters, Chinyere of UCLA and Ify of Arizona. Ify missed the December matchup in Tucson, a UCLA win, due to an eye injury. PLAYER BIO UPDATES #1 Nina Earl Starter in 13 of last 14 games and in 15 overall Ranks 20th in the Pac-10 in scoring (9.0 ppg) Scored four points with a steal at Oregon State Five points, six rebounds, three steals v. USC Scored eight vs. Washington Scored eight with team-best nine boards v. Wash. State Scored three points at Stanford Scored four at Cal Four steals (tied career high), four assists (career high), six points v. Oregon State Totaled three steals, five points v. Oregon Recorded four steals, three assists at USC Led team with 18 points at Washington State Scored six with three steals at Washington Scored nine vs. Cal Five points, four rebounds v. Stanford Recorded fi rst career double-double with a career-best 23-point/10-rebound effort at Arizona Eight points, three rebounds at ASU Scored 10 and hit two big three-pointers to kill a UCR first-half comeback Tallied nine points v. Tennessee Tied for team lead with 13 points at BYU Scored team-high 12 at San Diego Totaled 11 points, three assists v. Southern Scored six with four boards v. Idaho St. Scored seven with fi ve boards at Pepperdine Scored six and added two steals, three boards in start against Maryland Made fi rst career start against Cal Poly and contributed 17 points Scored 11 v. Rice Scored 13 at CSUN. Career Highs: Pts. 23 at Arizona, 12/30/07; Reb. 10 at Arizona, 12/30/07; Asst. 4 vs. Oregon St., 1/26/08; Blk. 1, last v. WSU, 2/8/08; Stls. 4, last vs. Oregon St., 1/26/08. #2 Tierra Henderson Fourth in the Pac-10 in steals (2.00/g) Totaled 85 points (9.4 avg.), 15 assists, 18 steals in last nine games (33-71 fg, 46%) Scored 10 points and hit the front end of a one-and-one to give UCLA a one-point lead at Oregon State with seven seconds remaining Led team with seven points v. USC Scored 11 vs. Washington Scored nine with three steals v. WSU Recorded four points, three rebounds at Stanford Had eight points, two steals at Cal Scored a career-high 16 points v. Oregon State with six assists and four steals Eight points, four rebounds, four steals v. Oregon Scored 12 at USC Recorded four points, three steals at WSU Two points, two rebounds and two assists at Washington Seven points, fi ve rebounds, four assists v. Cal Scored six in win over Stanford Tied career-high with seven steals and scored seven off the bench at Arizona Earned her sixth-straight start and had four points, three steals at ASU Seven points, fi ve rebounds, fi ve assists v. UCR Four steals v. Tennessee Scored seven at BYU Six points, six boards (tied for team high) in start at USD Made fi rst start of the year v. Southern and scored eight with four rebounds, two steals Seven boards and seven points v. Idaho St. Scored 15 to tie for team-high honors at Pepperdine Played solid all-around game against Maryland, scoring eight points with four rebounds, three steals Scored nine v. Cal Poly Scored nine and added three steals v. Rice Four points, six rebounds at CS Northridge. Career Highs: Pts. 16 vs. Oregon State, 1/26/08; Reb. 8 v. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Asst. 7 v. Washington State, 3/2/07; Blk. 1 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Stls. 7, last at Arizona, 12/30/07. #3 Darxia Morris Ranked sixth in the Pac-10 in steals (1.91/g) Totaled four rebounds, two points at Oregon State Recorded three assists v. USC Handed out fi ve assists (ties career-high) v. Washington Two points, two assists v. WSU Scored four at Stanford Scored eight with two assists, two steals at Cal Recorded 10 points, three assists v. Oregon State Returned to the floor after sitting out previous three contests (UW, WSU, USC) due to a right knee injury and scored eight points in 20 minutes BY THE NUMBERS Double-Double (pts/reb) Pluimer (3) Rogers (1) Earl (1) Double Figure Points Pluimer (23) Campbell (10) Earl (9) Morris (8) Rogers (5) Henderson (5) Tukiainen (3) Alexander (2) 20 Pt. Scoring Morris (2) Earl (1) Double Figure Rebounds Pluimer (3) Rogers (2) Earl (1) Leading Scorers (w/ ties) Pluimer (16) Earl (4) Morris (3) Campbell (2) Henderson (2) Rogers (1) Leading Rebounders (w/ ties) Pluimer (12) Rogers (5) Campbell (4) Ibekwe (4) Henderson (2) Tukiainen (2) Nzekwe (2) Earl (2) Brown (1) Alexander (1) FOR THE RECORD Home Games 8-4 Away Games 5-7 Neutral Games 1-1 In Overtime Games 0-1 Lead at the half 12-0 Trail at the half 2-12 Tied at half 0-0 Vs. Ranked Opponent 1-6 UCLA 80 Pts. or over 2-0 UCLA Pts. 6-4 UCLA Pts. 4-2 UCLA Under 60 Pts. 2-6 Opp. 80 Pts. or over 1-2 Opp. Scoring Pts. 2-4 Opp. Scoring Pts. 3-5 Opp. Under 60 Pts. 8-1 UCLA Fg%.500 or better 1-0 UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA under Opp. Fg% less than Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp FG% over Outshooting Oppt Outshot by Oppt. 3-9 Shooting % Tied with Oppt. 0-0 UCLA Reb. Advantage 10-5 Oppt. Reb. Advantage 4-7 Rebounds Tied 0-0 Fewer Turnovers than Oppt. 9-6 More Turnovers than Oppt. 4-3 Same Turnovers as Oppt. 1-3 Margin is 10 Pts. or less 7-6 Margin is Pts. 5-6 Margin is 20+ Pts. 2-0 With Five Minutes to Play: UCLA leads 12-2 UCLA trails 2-10 Game tied 0-0 One Player in Double Figures 3-2 Two Players in Double Figures 4-3 Three Players in Double Figures 2-6 Four Players in Double Figures 3-0 Five Players in Double Figures 2-0 No players in Double Figures 0-1 pg. 4 of 7

5 of action v. Oregon Scored 14 (12 in second half) before going down with knee injury v. Cal Scored team-high 20 points and matched career-best with fi ve assists in win over Stanford Had career-high six steals at Arizona Led team with 14 points and fi ve steals while playing a career-high 33 minutes at ASU Set career-best in rebounds (six) and added fi ve assists while scoring nine v. UC Riverside Had 12 points, four assists in start v. Tennessee Scored seven points with two steals at BYU Three steals, four points v. Southern Scored 11 v. Idaho St. Five assists, seven points in start at Pepperdine Handed out fi ve assists and scored eight with two steals against Maryland Led all players with career-best 21 points and added four rebounds, assists and steals v. Cal Poly Had four points, three assists v. Rice Scored 12 and had three steals in start at CS Northridge. Career Highs: Pts. 21 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Reb. 6 v. UCR, 12/21/07; Asst. 5, last v. Washington, 2/10/08; Blk. 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stls. 6 at Arizona, 12/30/07. #4 Christina Nzekwe Played double fi gure minutes in 20 of her 26 games this season Netted 12 of her last 15 free throw attempts Scored six with three rebounds v. Washington Two points, two rebounds v. WSU Scored four points with one block at Stanford Three points, two boards v. Oregon State Seven points and a team-high eight rebounds v. Oregon Scored seven at USC Three boards at WSU Tied career-high with eight points and added seven rebounds and career-high four steals at Washington Four rebounds, two points, assist and steal v. Cal Two boards v. Stanford Scored two and had block, steal at Arizona Four rebounds against UC Riverside Three points, steal and block v. Tennessee Scored eight, grabbed four rebounds and had two steals in season-high 20 minutes at BYU Five boards at USD Six rebounds v. Southern Four points, two boards at Pepperdine Had two big steals and scored four v. Maryland Tied for team lead with eight rebounds and scored six v. Cal Poly Scored six with fi ve boards v. Rice Two points, fi ve rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals at CS Northridge UCLA Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2007 quarter Played with Regina Rogers at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle. Career Highs: Pts. 8 at Washington, 1/10/08; Reb. 8 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Asst. 2 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Blk. 1, last at Stanford, 2/2/08; Stls. 4 at Washington, 1/10/08. #5 Alexis Olivier Has seen action in three games Scored her fi rst career points (pair of free throws) at WSU Tied for team-high honors with three assists against Southern in just four minutes of play Saw her fi rst action of the year vs. Cal Poly, playing in a career-high four minutes Saw action in three games in UCLA Director's Honor Roll in all four academic quarters to date. Career Highs: Pts. 2 at WSU, 1/14/08; Reb. n/a; Asst. 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07; Stl. n/a. #10 Allison Taka Appeared in four games Handed out three assists at WSU Had one point and one assist in 10 minutes against Southern Recorded her fi rst career steal against Cal Poly Made a brief appearance in the fi rst half of the opener at CS Northridge and missed her only shot attempt Appeared in eight games in UCLA Director's Honor Roll in all four academic quarters. Career Highs: Pts. 2, last vs. Washington State, 3/2/07; Reb. 1 v. UCSB, 11/12/06; Asst. 3 at WSU, 1/14/08; Stls. 1 vs. Cal Poly, 11/20/07. #13 Erica Tukiainen Has seen action for double-fi gure minutes in 21 games this season Has started in 10 of the last 11 games Has scored 70 points (7.0) in last 10 games Appeared in 18 games (of 26) in which she has made one turnover or less Made at least one three-point shot in six of the last seven games Scored nine points with two steals and a block at Oregon State Scored four v. USC Seven points v. Washington Nine points v. WSU Scored 11 at Stanford Totaled six points at Cal Scored three v. Oregon State Scored two with four rebounds v. Oregon Pulled down three rebounds in a start at USC Tied career-best with 12 points at WSU Played season-high 27 minutes and had seven points, three boards at Washington Two assists v. Cal Scored two off bench v. Stanford Tied her career-high with four assists at Arizona Five points off bench at USD Scored six with career-high three steals v. Southern Had a fi ve-point, six-rebound game against Idaho St. Two points, three boards against Maryland Scored six with two assists against Cal Poly Seven points, three assists v. Rice Made fi rst career start at CS Northridge and scored 10 and recorded career-highs in rebounds (nine) and assists (four) The former Erica Latimer took her mother's last name over the summer UCLA Director's Honor Roll in all three academic quarters last year. Career Highs: Pts. 12, last at WSU, 1/14/08; Reb. 9 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Asst. 4, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stl. 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07; Blk. 1, last at OSU, 2/21/08. #14 Lindsey Pluimer Began week ranked amongst the Pac-10 leaders in seven categories (see chart to right) Has scored in double digits in 23 of 26 games (excluding San Diego, at Cal, USC) Converted 28 of her last 31 free throws (had a streak of 14 in a row stopped v. Washington) Three points shy of reaching 1,500 career points Led all players with 17 points and three blocks at Oregon State Scored six v. USC Named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 4-10) after helping lead Bruins to wins over Washington schools Led team with season-high tying 19 points v. Washington and tied for team-high honors with seven boards Led team with 19 points v. WSU Her six rebounds helped her move into 10th on Where the Bruins Rank in the Pac-10 (thru 2/22 games, All Games) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Pluimer... 6th (14.5) Earl... 20th (9.0) Rebounding Pluimer...8th (6.5) Rogers... 17th (4.7) Campbell... 19th (4.4) Assists Campbell... 8th (3.36) Free Throw % Pluimer...3rd (.819) Steals Henderson... T-4th (2.00) Morris... 6th (1.91) 3-Point Field Goal % Pluimer...3rd (.402) Blocked Shots Pluimer... 7th (1.00) Assist/TO Ratio Campbell...3rd (1.58) Defensive Rebounds Pluimer... 8th (4.19) Minutes Campbell... 12th (30.80) Pluimer... 14th (30.73) TEAM (Top 5) (Conference Games Only) INDIVIDUAL TEAM (Top 5) Scoring Pluimer...3rd (14.5) Rebounding Pluimer... 13th (5.5) Campbell... 18th (4.7) Rogers... 19th (4.6) Assists Campbell... 9th (3.36) Free Throw % Pluimer... 2nd (.851) Steals Henderson...3rd (2.13) Morris... 6th (1.75) Earl... 10th (1.60) 3-pt. Field Goal % Pluimer... T10th (.333) Blocked Shots Pluimer... 7th (0.93) Assist/TO Ratio Campbell... 8th (1.34) Offensive Rebounds Pluimer... 10th (2.07) Minutes Pluimer... 9th (32.13) Campbell... 11th (31.93) Scoring Offense 2nd Scoring Margin 5th Rebounding Offense 1st Field Goal % Defense 3rd Rebounding Margin 3rd Steals 1st Turnover Margin 3rd Offensive Rebounds 1st Defensive Rebounds 1st Scoring Offense 3rd Scoring Margin 5th Field Goal % Defense 3rd Rebounding Offense 1st Rebounding Margin 4th Steals 1st Turnover Margin 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio 5th Offensive Rebounds 2nd Defensive Rebounds 1st all-time school list Scored team-high 16 at Stanford Scored seven at Cal with six boards Led team with 18 points, eight rebounds v. Oregon State Led team with 19 points v. Oregon Scored team-high 15 at USC Had 15 points, fi ve boards, two blocks at WSU Led team with 16 points at Washington Scored team-best 16 points with four assists v. Cal Had 13 points and team-best eight boards in win over Stanford Had 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists at Arizona Scored 12 with two steals, four boards at ASU Recorded her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 boards v. UCR Led team with 16 points v. Tennessee Tied for team lead with 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds at BYU Scored six at USD to stop a 20-game streak in double fi gure points All-Tournament selection at the Nugget Classic after scoring 19 v. Southern and recording 11 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and four assists against Idaho St. Tied for team-high honors with 15 points at Pepperdine Led UCLA with 17 points and added three steals against Maryland Scored 18 and tied for team lead with eight boards v. Cal Poly 12 points, 11 rebounds v. Rice and tied career-highs with four assists, three blocks Scored team-best 16 points and grabbed nine boards at CS Northridge Nominee for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award First-team Academic All-District VIII selection... One of fi ve Bruins to have totaled at least 1,300 points, 650 rebounds and pg. 5 of 7

6 75 blocked shots for a career Started every game in her Bruin career One of 13 Bruins to have scored at least 1,000 points and grabbed 600 rebounds. Career Highs: Pts. 27 v. Sacramento State, 11/25/06; Reb. 13, last v. Idaho State, 12/1/07; Asst. 4, last v. Cal, 1/6/08; Blk. 3, last at OSU, 2/21/08; Stl. 5 at Washington State, 12/29/06. #21 Doreena Campbell Ranked third in the Pac-10 in assist/turnover ratio (1.58), eighth in assists (3.36/g) and 19th in rebounding (4.4) Has three games with no turnovers (Rice, BYU, home v. Wash. State) and six with just one Her 84 assists move her into 10th on UCLA's all-time freshman single-season list Converted 22 of last 26 free throws Played at least 30 minutes in 16 contests Recorded 56 points (8.0), 34 rebounds (4.9), 22 assists (3.1) and 14 steals (2.0) in last seven games Scored fi ve points with three boards at Oregon State Tied her career-best with eight rebounds v. USC Recorded 13 points (10th double-fi gure scoring game of season), six assists, four steals v. Washington Had six points, fi ve boards, three assists, two steals v. WSU Eight points, six boards, fi ve assists at Stanford Had a team-high 10 points at Cal and added four assists, fi ve boards and three steals Scored 10 with three steals v. Oregon State Four steals v. Oregon Scored six with four assists at USC Scored 11 at WSU Recorded career-high eight rebounds and added eight points at Washington Scored 10 and had team-high seven boards v. Cal in season-high 38 minutes Had eight points, six assists, one turnover v. Stanford Sat out Arizona game (sprained ankle) Scored 12 and contributed career-high eight assists at ASU Six points, four assists, two steals v. UCR Scored seven with four assists v. Tennessee Scored four with four rebounds, three assists at BYU Seven points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals at USD Scored nine v. Southern Six boards, four assists, two blocks v. Idaho St. Nine points, fi ve rebounds at Pepperdine Scored 15 against Maryland and added four rebounds, two steals Six rebounds and assists while scoring 12 against Cal Poly Led Bruins with 14 points and six assists and had zero turnovers in 35 minutes of action v. Rice Had 14 points, fi ve rebounds, three assists and seven steals in start at CS Northridge UCLA Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2007 quarter. Career Highs: Pts. 14, last v. Rice, 11/18/07; Reb. 8, last v. USC, 2/17/08; Asst. 8 at ASU, 12/28/07; Blk. 2 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07; Stls. 7 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07. #23 Chinyere Ibekwe Starter in last two games Has led the team in rebounding in two of the last three games Has pulled down 52 rebounds (5.2) in last 10 games Played double fi gure minutes in nine of last 10 contests Tied for team lead with fi ve rebounds and added a career-high tying two assists plus a block at Oregon State Had fi ve rebounds, a block, a steal and an assist in her fi rst start of the year vs. USC Tied for team-high rebound honors with seven v. Washington Two points, two steals, three boards v. WSU... Had a season-high nine points with fi ve rebounds at Stanford Led team with nine boards at Cal Grabbed two boards v. Oregon State Blocked two shots and pulled down four boards v. Oregon Led team with eight rebounds and added eight points at USC Four boards at WSU Played but did not score at Washington Two points, fi ve boards and block v. Cal Eight points, fi ve boards v. Stanford Two points, two boards at Arizona Had assist; steal at ASU Scored six v. Tennessee... Scored three at USD Tied career-high with three steals and added four boards v. Southern Four points, four rebounds v. Idaho St. Grabbed two rebounds at Pepperdine Scored three against Maryland Made season debut against Cal Poly and scored four points and grabbed six rebounds. Career Highs: Pts. 21 v. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Reb. 13 at Ariz. St., 11/18/07; Asst. 2, last at OSU, 2/21/08; Stl. 3, last v. Southern, 12/2/07; Blk. 3 at Tennessee, 11/16/06. #24 Candice Brown Has 27 boards (2.7) in last 10 games Earned fi rst career start at Oregon State Four boards, one block, one steal, one assist v. Washington Three boards, three points v. WSU in season-best 16 minutes Three boards at Stanford and v. Oregon Pulled down career-high seven rebounds at USC Recorded four boards, two steals at WSU Did not score at Washington... Was available, but did not play vs. Cal Sat out Stanford game after experiencing concussion-like symptoms following a practice Scored four points with blocked shot, rebound at Arizona Scored six and added team-high tying six rebounds, one block at USD Six points, six rebounds v. Southern Scored four off bench at Pepperdine Made season debut against Cal Poly and had two points, three boards in eight minutes. Career Highs: Pts. 6, last at San Diego, 12/8/07; Reb. 7 at USC, 1/19/08; Asst. 1, last v. Washington, 2/10/08; Stl. 2 at WSU, 1/14/08; Blk. 1, last v. Washington, 2/10/08. #31 Moniquee Alexander Two points, two boards and an assist off the bench at Oregon State Returned to starting lineup v. USC and scored two Came off bench for two points, two rebounds v. Washington Off the bench for six points, three rebounds v. WSU Sat out Stanford game after getting a concussion at Cal Three points, fi ve rebounds v. Oregon State Three points, two rebounds, two steals (ties career high) v. Oregon Two boards at USC Scored seven with four boards at WSU Pulled down season-high nine rebounds, four offensive, and scored six at Washington Four points, fi ve rebounds and a block v. Cal Three points, fi ve boards vs. Stanford Scored eight, including six second-chance points, with four rebounds at Arizona Five rebounds at ASU Scored career-high 11 points for second consecutive game against UCR and added seven rebounds Had 11 points (5-5 fg) from the fi eld v. Tennessee Scored three and had two offensive rebounds and block in a start at BYU Nabbed two boards at San Diego Scored fi ve with steal, two boards v. Southern Scored eight v. Idaho St. and grabbed four rebounds Four points, three rebounds at Pepperdine Scored two with three rebounds vs. Cal Poly Four points, four rebounds v. Rice Made fi rst career start at CS Northridge and totaled two points, fi ve rebounds. Career Highs: Pts. 11 last v. UCR, 12/21/07; Reb. 10 v. UCSB, 11/12/06; Asst. 2 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Stl. 2, last v. Oregon, 1/24/08; Blk. 2 v. Stanford, 12/22/06. #34 Regina Rogers Has played double-fi gure minutes in each game Tied for team lead in rebounds with fi ve at Oregon State and contributed six points, including a huge put-back of a missed free throw with four seconds left that provided the fi nal three-point margin of victory Came off bench v. USC and tied for team-high honors with eight rebounds; added six points and two blocks Started for 11th time this season v. Washington and had a big basket with 1:01 left in the game Started v. WSU (in place of Alexander) and had two points Two points, two rebounds in start at Stanford Four points, fi ve rebounds at Cal Four points, four rebounds v. Oregon State Scored eight with six boards v. Oregon Her put-back basket with 1:35 to play gave Bruins a lead over Ducks Five rebounds at USC Four points, block, three boards at WSU Scored six with four rebounds at Washington Six points, two boards v. Cal Five rebounds, four points and block v. Stanford Six points, fi ve rebounds and block at Arizona Grabbed 13 rebounds and had three blocks, nine points at ASU Scored six with block, two boards against UCR Came off bench for four points, three boards v. Tennessee Had three points and rebounds at BYU Scored eight at San Diego Scored eight with fi ve rebounds against Southern Led Bruins with 12 points against Idaho St. Pulled down 16 rebounds, 10 offensive, and scored 12 at Pepperdine Scored 10 with fi ve rebounds against Maryland Recorded 10 points, two assists, two steals v. Cal Poly Scored 12 in fi rst career start v. Rice Scored eight and grab fi ve rebounds at CS Northridge Played with Christina Nzekwe at Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS. Career Highs: Pts. 12, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Reb. 16 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Asst. 2, last at Pepp., 11/28/07; Blk. 3 at ASU, 12/28/07; Stls. 2, last at Pepp., 11/28/07. Head Coach Kathy Olivier Now in her 15th season as UCLA head coach, Kathy Olivier has energized the program. The former standout player at Cal State Fullerton and UNLV has produced two Pac-10 Players of the Year (Maylana Martin and Natalie Williams), three Pac-10 Freshman Players of the Year (Martin, Noelle Quinn and Erica Gomez), a Pac-10 team championship (1999) and a Pac-10 Tournament championship (2006). She is the only current Pac-10 coach to have as many as three freshmen named fi rst-team All-Conference performers. Over the last 10 years, her teams have fi nished in the top four of the Pac-10 standings six times, a total bettered by only one other conference institution during that period. From , she guided UCLA to a school-best three straight NCAA tournament appearances and had the Bruins back in the NCAA Tournament again in Interest in UCLA women's basketball has taken off to new levels under Olivier. The only seven regular season crowds in Bruin history of over 7,000 fans have come out to support UCLA during her tenure. In fact, the top 13 regular season crowds in school history have come with Olivier at the helm. She has steadily built the program to refl ect her own positive, upbeat and outgoing personality. Olivier has posted a overall mark, which includes six top-four Pac-10 fi nishes in the last 10 years. Her teams may favor a running game on offense, but defense is another Olivier strong point. Six of the all-time school top 10 marks for lowest opponent fi eld goal percentages belong to Olivier-coached squads. Olivier originally joined the UCLA staff in the summer of 1986 as an assistant coach. Olivier began her coaching career at UNLV as a graduate assistant in Following one season at UC Irvine ( ), she was hired at USC and was on the Trojan staff for three years ( through ) as an assistant. USC, led by sophomore Cheryl Miller, won the NCAA title in Olivier s fi rst year (1984) and reached the championship game in her third season (1986). The former Kathy Ricks, Olivier was a standout player at Cal State Fullerton and then at UNLV. As a freshman ( ) at CSUF, she averaged 15.6 points and 9.2 rebounds and raised her scoring average to 19.3 as a sophomore. As a junior ( ) at UNLV, she earned All-America honors while averaging a team-high 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. In her fi nal year ( ), she led the Rebels in scoring (20.2) and ranked second in rebounding (9.2). pg. 6 of 7