UCLA Ends Seven-Game Road Swing in Minnesota Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 / Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013

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1 UCLA WOMEN S BASKETBALL UCLA Sports Information J.D. Morgan Center 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA Women s Basketball SID: Ryan Finney rfinney@athletics.ucla.edu o: (310) c: (424) Date: Dec. 18, SCHEDULE OVERALL: 4-5 PAC-12: 0-0 HOME: 2-1 AWAY: 1-2 NEUTRAL: 1-2 NOVEMBER Fri. 8 at No. 12/17 Nebraska L, Mon. 11 Pepperdine W, Sun. 17 No. 12/14 North Carolina P12N L, Sun. 24 No. 10/13 Oklahoma P12N W, Fri. 29 vs. James Madison 1 L, Sat. 30 vs. Grand Canyon 1 W, DECEMBER Sun. 1 vs. North Carolina State 1 L, Sat. 7 at No. 4/5 Notre Dame L, Sun. 15 at San Diego State W, Fri. 20 at Minnesota 2 10:00 a.m. Sat. 21 vs. Auburn 2 12:00 p.m. Sat. 28 Cal Poly 12:00 p.m. Mon. 30 USC* P12N 7:00 p.m. JANUARY Fri. 3 Utah* P12N 6:00 p.m. Sun. 5 Colorado* P12N 7:30 p.m. Fri. 10 at Arizona* P12N 7:00 p.m. Sun. 12 at Arizona State* P12N 12:00 p.m. Fri. 17 Oregon* P12N 8:00 p.m. Mon. 20 Oregon State* P12N 12:00 p.m. Fri. 24 at Stanford* P12N 8:00 p.m. Sun. 26 at California* P12N 6:00 p.m. Fri. 31 Washington* P12N 8:00 p.m. FEBRUARY Sun. 2 Washington State* 12:00 p.m. Sat. 8 at USC* P12N 3:00 p.m. Fri. 14 at Oregon State* 7:00 p.m. Mon. 17 at Oregon* P12N 4:00 p.m. Fri. 21 California* P12N 8:00 p.m. Sun. 23 Stanford* P12N 4:00 p.m. Fri. 28 at Colorado* P12N 5:00 p.m. MARCH Sun. 1 at Utah* P12N 1:00 p.m. Thu. 6 Pac-12 Tournament 3 P12N TBD Fri. 7 Pac-12 Quarters 3 P12N TBD Sat. 8 Pac-12 Semis 3 P12N TBD Sun. 9 Pac-12 Finals 3 ESPN2 TBD 1 Gulf Coast Showcase (Naples, Fla.) 2 Subway Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) 3 Pac-12 Tournament (KeyArena at Seattle Center, Seattle) * Pac-12 Conference game All times listed are Pacific FOLLOW THE BRUINS ON TWITTER Women s Basketball Twitter: twitter.com/uclawbb UCLA Athletics Twitter: twitter.com/uclaathletics Cori Close Twitter: twitter.com/coachcloseucla #GoBruins FOLLOW THE BRUINS ONLINE Facebook: facebook.com/uclawomensbasketball Instagram: instagram.com/uclawbb Athletic Web Site: Team Web Site: UCLA Ends Seven-Game Road Swing in Minnesota Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 / Saturday, Dec. 21, :00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. PT GAME INFORMATION Venue: Williams Arena (14,625) Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Tip-Off Times: 10:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. PT Television: None Free Live Audio: uclabruins.com Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) STORY LINES UCLA continues its road trip with the last two games of a seven-game streak away from home when it travels to Minneapolis, Minn., to take part in the Subway Classic this week. The Bruins will face Minnesota at 10:00 a.m. (PT) on Friday (Dec. 20) and then take on Auburn at Noon (PT) on Saturday (Dec. 21). This is just the third meeting overall between UCLA and Minnesota with the series tied at 1-1. The Bruins posted a neutral site victory over the Golden Gophers on Dec. 19, Minnesota evened the series with a win over UCLA in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament in Minneapolis. Lindsay Whalen scored 31 points in her first game in more than five weeks, leading Minnesota to victory in front of 12,357 loud fans. Janel McCarville added 19 points and 17 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Gophers. Nikki Blue scored 20 of her 33 points after halftime for the Bruins. Lisa Willis and Noelle Quinn each added 15 points for 10th-seeded UCLA. The Bruins are 0-1 all-time vs. Auburn with the Tigers winning the only meeting, 52-76, on Dec. 15, 1987 in Los Angeles at the John R. Wooden Center. UCLA forward Atonye Nyingifa (Torrance, Calif.) established or tied six career-highs in leading the Bruins to an upset win over No. 10/13 Oklahoma at Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 24 and was named Pac-12 Player of the Week. Nyingifa tied her career-best with a game-high 28 points with career-bests in free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (15). She completed her second straight double-double against a ranked team with a career-high 16 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. The sixthyear senior also handed out a career-high six assists, added three steals and one block against the Sooners. The win over Oklahoma was UCLA s 700th victory in program history. The Bruins can boast of having one of the toughest schedules in the country as four of the first eight games were against teams ranked in the top 12 (at #12/17 Nebraska, vs. #12/14 North Carolina, vs. #10/13 Oklahoma and at #4/5 Notre Dame). In the Bruins setback to No. 12 North Carolina, UCLA had three players record double-doubles (Atonye Nyingifa - 18 pts., 11 rebs.; Nirra Fields - 12 pts., 10 rebs.; Lauren Holiday - 10 pts., 11 rebs.). They became the first trio of Bruins to record a double-double in the same game in over 23 years. In a home win over Oregon on Feb. 23, 1990, Sandra VanEmbricqs (22 pts., 14 rebs.), Michele Wooton (17 pts., 10 rebs.) and Rehema Stephens (12 pts., 10 rebs.) were the last to pull off that feat. In UCLA s home win over Pepperdine (Nov. 11), the Bruins had three players score 20 or more points in the same game (Thea Lemberger 25 pts., Atonye Nyingifa 24 pts., Nirra Fields 20 pts.). It marked the first time since a home win over Oregon State on Jan. 31, 2004 (Noelle Quinn 24 pts., Nikki Blue 23 pts., Lisa Willis 21 pts.) that that feat has been matched. The Bruins have already lost two key players for the season as they will be without sophomore guard Kari Korver (4.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg) and junior forward Kacy Swain (3.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg). Both suffered torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) within a week of each other. Korver also had a tear in her lateral meniscus. BRUINS IN STATISTICAL RANKINGS UCLA ranks in the Top 100 in the country as a team in two statistical categories, coming in at No. 42 in turnovers per game (14.0) and No. 73 in turnover margin (3.11). Two players rank in the Top 100 in the country as senior guard Thea Lemberger ranks No. 83 in free throw percentage (.860, 37-for-43) and senior forward Atonye Nyingifa ranks No. 81 in steals (2.44 spg). / All-Time Series: Tied 1-1 / Auburn leads 1-0 Last Meeting vs. Minn.: L, in Minneapolis (3/21/04) Last Meeting vs. Auburn: L, in L.A. (12/15/87) UCLA Women s Basketball (page 1 of 30)

2 MEDIA INFORMATION UCLA Sports Information J.D. Morgan Center, Suite Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Women s Basketball SID Ryan Finney Office Phone (310) Cell Phone (424) Fax (310) rfinney@athletics.ucla.edu Website WEEKLY AVAILABILITY The best time for interviews with UCLA Head Women s Basketball Coach, Cori Close, or members of the Bruins squad, is after practices. This year, the women s basketball team will be practicing in Pauley Pavilion from 12-3 p.m. on M-W-F and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Tue.-Thu. For access to weekly practices or to schedule an extended interview with a member of the UCLA women s basketball team, please contact WBB SID Ryan Finney. Practices are closed to the public. Coach Close would like a 24- hour advance notice of media wishing to attend practice. CREDENTIALS Admission to Pauley Pavilion s press seating and media room is by credential only. All credential requests should be made by ing the women s basketball contact, UCLA Associate SID, Ryan Finney at least two days in advance of the game. If you can one week prior to the date of the game, parking and credentials can be mailed. Requests can be made by contacting Ryan Finney at any of the means listed above. Members of the media covering UCLA should request credentials for road games through Finney via or phone. Photographers should follow the same instructions as media members. CREDENTIAL PICKUP Credentials are available during the week at the Sports Information Office. Credentials not claimed prior to game day will be available at Pauley Pavilion s Will Call window (Northwest corner of the arena). The media will call window and entrance opens one hour prior to tip-off. MEDIA SEATING A press pass enables entrance at Pauley Pavilion s Northwest media gate (across from the intramural field). Press seating is available on the floor, with overflow seating available at center court in the upper level of the arena s south side (opposite team benches). Photographer credentials are available on a limited basis. Pauley Pavilion s media workroom is located in the Northeast corner of the building on the event level. POSTGAME PROCEDURE Head Coach Cori Close and selected players will be available to the media in New Pauley Pavilion s media room following a 10-minute cooling off period after each game. UCLA s locker room is closed to the media, as is all team spaces (weight room, training room, etc.). To access the media room during or after the game if seated in the overflow area, follow the stairwell down to the court and proceed to the northeast corner (elevator access available on the southeast corner of the building). The visiting team s head coach will be available following a 10-minute cooling off period outside the visiting locker room (northwest corner, event level). UCLA QUICK FACTS School Information Founded 1919 Enrollment 39,500 Nickname Bruins Colors Blue and Gold Home Arena (capacity) Pauley Pavilion (13,800) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Pac-12 Chancellor Gene Block Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero Athletic Dept. Phone (310) Ticket Office Phone (310) Women s Basketball History First Season (40th season) All-Time Record (.607) NCAA Tournament Appearances 12/19 (seven with AIAW) Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2013 NCAA Championships 1 (1978) Team Information Record Pac-12 Record (finish) 14-4 (3rd) Home/Road/Neutral 11-4/10-2/5-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Final Ranking 11th (AP)/15th (Coaches) Newcomers 4 Returning Redshirts 3 UCLA NAMED HOST SITE FOR 2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT UCLA and Pauley Pavilion will serve as one of 16 first and second round host sites for the 2014 NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament, the NCAA announced on Oct. 9. Pauley Pavilion, which hosted the 1984 NCAA Women s Final Four, will host championship play in women s basketball for the first time since The arena hosted two NCAA Championships last year, men s volleyball and women s gymnastics. Washington s Alaska Airlines Arena was the only other west coast and Pac-12 host site for the opening rounds. Stanford s Maples Pavilion was tabbed by the NCAA as one of four Regional host sites. The other three include Louisville (KFC Yum! Center), Notre Dame (Joyce Center) and Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena). The Bruins will play at three of the four Regional sites during the regular season. UCLA opens its season at Nebraska (Nov. 8) and then travels to Notre Dame (Dec. 7). The Bruins will be at Pac-12 foe Stanford on Jan. 24. The first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 22, and Monday, March 24 or Sunday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 25, 2014 (dates to be determined). The 2014 NCAA Regionals will take place March 29-April 1. Game dates and times for each regional site will be released at a later date. Ticket, hotel and travel information for the NCAA Tournament and the first and second round games at UCLA will also be available at a future date. The 2014 NCAA Women s Final Four will take place April 6 and 8 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. WELCOME TO WESTWOOD UCLA s women s basketball program welcomes four newcomers for the season freshmen Savanna Trapp (Esko, Minn./Esko HS), Dominique Williams (Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary s Catholic HS) and Paulina Hersler (Malmö, Sweden/Igelstavikens Gymnasium) join junior college transfer Luiana Livulo (Lisbon, Portugal/Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia/Northwest Florida State). Biographical information and quotes about each player from Head Coach Cori Close can be found on pages 18 and 19 of this release. NEW PAULEY PAVILION The complete renovation of UCLA s historic arena, Pauley Pavilion, took 33 months and cost just under $136 million. New Pauley Pavilion seats 13,800 fans 1,000 more than the old Pauley Pavilion. Other key features of the renovated facility include a custom-designed video board, additional LED hustle boards, major increases in restrooms and a wider variety of concession stands. Here are a few key features, at a glance: New Pauley Pavilion houses a 16-foot by 12-foot, LED, High Definition Daktronics Video board perched above center court with all four sides visible to fans. In addition, there are LED hustle boards in each of the corners that track player statistics, as well as an LED ribbon board encircling the top of the arena. New Pauley Pavilion now has 154% more restrooms throughout the building, including on the event level. The pavilion s North side hosts a grand lobby that highlights the theme Champions Made Here as well as the multi-purpose Pavilion Club for game-day hospitality. Additional dining options include California Pizza Kitchen, Subway, Full Court Press Panini, Jamba Juice, Pavilion Market, Joe Brewin Coffee Stand, the outdoor South Plaza and traditional fare. Not only does New Pauley Pavilion have a wider variety of concession stands, the arena now features a UCLA team store in the Northeast corner, operated by ASUCLA. New Pauley Pavilion includes nearly 100 monitors throughout the building, many of which are used to show the game telecast. Other monitors can be used as menu boards at numerous concession points. The renovation established 70,000 additional square feet of usable space than existed in the building s previous configuration. Additions include two state-of-the-art locker rooms with cherry wood lockers and adjacent lounge areas, a 24-seat film room, weight room and sports medicine room. Teams that called Pauley Pavilion home prior to the renovation (m/w basketball, m/w volleyball, and gymnastics) will continue to compete there. In addition, the 2013 NCAA Women s Gymnastics Championships and NCAA Men s Volleyball Championships took place in Pauley. BRUINS ON TELEVISION Last year, the UCLA Bruins had the honor of kicking off the Pac-12 women s basketball television slate when they hosted Notre Dame on Nov. 23, UCLA made a total of 15 television appearances during the regular season. This year, UCLA has a school-record 18 television appearances during the regular season. The Bruins will have the distinction of having the first televised conference game when they host USC on Dec. 30, 2013 (7:00 p.m.) and the last televised conference game on March 2, 2014 when they visit Utah (1:00 p.m.) UCLA Women s Basketball (page 2 of 30)

3 BRUIN PERSONALITY AWARDS Each student-athlete on the UCLA women s basketball squad was asked to vote for their favorite teammate in a variety of categories. The winner(s) for each category are listed below: BEST STUDENT Thea Lemberger and Kari Korver MOST RESPECTED Thea Lemberger HARDEST WORKER Thea Lemberger and Kari Korver FASTEST Nirra Fields WILL SURPRISE THE FANS THE MOST Corinne Costa FUNNIEST ON THE TEAM Nirra Fields and Rhema Gardner LOUDEST Rhema Gardner QUIETEST Nirra Fields and Madeline Brooks BIGGEST TRASH TALKER Thea Lemberger CALLS THE MOST FOULS IN PICK-UP GAMES Atonye Nyingifa and Thea Lemberger FIRST TO GET MARRIED Madeline Brooks MESSIEST LOCKER Kacy Swain BEST SINGER Lauren Holiday WORST SINGER Thea Lemberger BEST DANCER Lauren Holiday and Rhema Gardner WORST DANCER Thea Lemberger BEST DRESSED Rhema Gardner MOST LIKELY TO WIN DANCING WITH THE STARS Lauren Holiday MOST LIKELY TO BE PRESIDENT Madeline Brooks MOST LIKELY TO HAVE HER OWN REALITY TV SHOW Rhema Gardner UCLA SIGNS FIRST-EVER NO. 1 RECRUITING CLASS FOR UCLA head women s basketball coach Cori Close announced today the signing of five highly-rated high school standouts to national letters of intent. The class has been rated No. 1 in the country by most recruiting services including ESPN s HoopGurlz, Blue Star Basketball and Prospects Nation to name a few. The class includes five players all ranked in the Top 40 in the country, including three in the Top 10. The class consists of Jordin Canada (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward HS), Recee Caldwell (San Antonio, Texas/FEAST), Lajahna Drummer (Inglewood, Calif./Long Beach Poly), Kelli Hayes (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS) and Monique Billings (Corona, Calif./Santiago HS). The five newcomers complete the Bruins early signing class and will enter UCLA in the fall of 2014 as freshmen and will become members of the women s basketball team. Canada, a 5-6 point guard, averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game in the season, helping lead her Windward High School team out of Los Angeles, Calif., to a CIF Division 4AA state championship with a 30-0 record. The Wildcats also won the 4AA title her freshman season in She has been named first team All-League and League MVP all three seasons ( , , ) and was named the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year in as a junior. The Windward Offensive Player of the Year and team MVP in also won a gold medal with Team USA s U16 squad in Canada is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 4 by Prospects Nation, No. 6 by ESPN s HoopGurlz, No. 7 by Full Court, No. 9 by BlueStar Media and No. 9 by PB Media. She is also ranked near the top in the point guard rankings, coming in as the No. 2 rated PG by HoopGurlz, Full Court and Prospects Nation and the No. 3 PG by PB Media. Caldwell, a 5-9 point guard, started all 33 games and averaged 17.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game as a sophomore in , leading Claudia Taylor Johnson to a 27-7 record. She was named to the 2012 San Antonio Express-News Super Team and to the 2012 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team. She averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a freshman in She was also on the Team USA U16 squad with Canada that won a gold medal. Caldwell is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 6 by Prospects Nation, No. 7 by PB Media, No. 9 by ESPN s HoopGurlz and No. 19 by Full Court. She is also ranked near the top in the point guard rankings, coming in as the No. 2 rated PG by PB Media, the No. 3 rated PG by HoopGurlz and Prospects Nation and the No. 5 PG by Full Court. While she is from Texas, Caldwell grew up in Riverside, Calif. Drummer, a 6-1 forward, averaged 16.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 5.0 blocks and 2.2 steals per game during the season for the St. Bernard Vikings. She will be attending Long Beach Poly for her senior year. She was named first team All-League and League MVP as well as first team All-CIF in Drummer is ranked as one of the Top 10 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 8 by ESPN s HoopGurlz and No. 10 by Prospects Nation, Full Court and PB Media. She is also ranked near the top in the forward rankings, coming in as the No. 3 rated forward by HoopGurlz, Full Court, Prospects Nation and the PB Media. Hayes, a 6-0 guard, averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the season, helping lead her Archbishop Mitty High School team out of San Jose, Calif., to a 24-7 record. She scored 25 points (16 in the second half) to help the Monarchs win the CIF Central Coast Section title. She also led the team with eight rebounds and two blocked shots. The Monarchs went on to win the Division II state championship. She was named the CCS Player of the Year in and and the Cal-Hi CCS Player of the Year as a junior last year. She was also named the WCAL (West Catholic Athletic League) Player of the Year as a sophomore ( ). Hayes is ranked as one of the Top 50 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 26 by ESPN s HoopGurlz, No. 29 by Full Court, No. 33 by PB Media and No. 42 by Prospects Nation. She is also ranked near the top in the wing rankings, coming in as the No. 7 wing by Prospects Nation, No. 9 by HoopGurlz and the No. 12 forward by Full Court. Billings, a 6-4 forward, averaged 12.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.3 steals per game in the season, helping lead her Santiago High School team out of Corona, Calif., to a CIF-SS Division 1AA championship with a 28-2 record. She was named first team All-Big VIII League and All-CIF last year ( ) as a junior. Billings is ranked as one of the Top 40 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 17 by Prospects Nation, No. 20 by PB Media, No. 27 by Full Court and No. 37 by ESPN s HoopGurlz. She is also ranked near the top in the forward rankings, coming in as the No. 6 rated forward by Prospects Nation, No. 8 by HoopGurlz, No. 9 by PB Media and No. 10 by Full Court UCLA Women s Basketball (page 3 of 30)

4 AP Poll (Dec. 16, 2013) RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Connecticut (36) Duke Tennessee Notre Dame Kentucky Stanford Louisville Maryland Baylor South Carolina Colorado LSU Oklahoma State North Carolina Iowa State Georgia Penn State Purdue Nebraska Oklahoma California Iowa Syracuse Florida State Gonzaga Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 51, Arizona State 50, Arkansas 29, Texas 15, San Diego 9, West Virginia 8, UTEP 7, Georgia Tech 4, Indiana 4, Middle Tennessee 2, Saint Joseph s 1, Brigham Young 1 USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 16, 2013) RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Connecticut (32) Duke Tennessee Notre Dame Stanford Kentucky Louisville Maryland Baylor South Carolina Iowa State LSU North Carolina Colorado Georgia Oklahoma State Nebraska Penn State Oklahoma California Purdue Gonzaga Florida State Texas A&M Iowa Others receiving votes: Syracuse 52, Arizona State 14, UTEP 13, Arkansas 12, Vanderbilt 10, San Diego 10, Brigham Young 9, Bowling Green 7, Texas 6, Missouri 4, Georgia Tech 3, Florida 2, Dayton 2 TOUGH SLEDDING The UCLA women s basketball team has once again put together a challenging nonconference schedule for its upcoming season. The Bruins finished the season with a strength of schedule RPI rating of 11th in the country for the entire season and that number was at No. 6 for the non-conference portion of the season. In all, the Bruins will play eight different teams that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago, and that is up by one from last year s tough schedule. The Bruins will face another six squads that were selected for the NIT field. The Bruins opened the season on the road at No. 12/17 Nebraska on Nov. 8. The Cornhuskers were 25-9 last year and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, the game in Lincoln, Neb., was the first women s basketball game in Nebraska s new Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Bruins returned to Los Angeles for their home opener with local foe Pepperdine on Nov. 11. The Bruins then hosted a pair of powerhouses on back-to-back Sunday afternoons. First in town was No. 12/14 North Carolina (Nov. 17), which went 29-7 last year before exiting in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Then came the rubber match with No. 10/13 Oklahoma (Nov. 24), as the two teams split a pair of games last year. The Sooners lost in the Sweet 16 a year ago, recording a mark. The Bruins have spent the majority of December on the road. UCLA headed to Naples, Fla., for three games (Nov. 29-Dec. 1) in the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Bruins opened with James Madison, which reached the Elite Eight of the postseason WNIT in 2013 and ended with NC State, which lost to JMU in the second round of the WNIT last year. UCLA played its first of two Final Four teams from 2013 when it made the trip to No. 4/5 Notre Dame on Dec. 7. The Fighting Irish were 35-2 a year ago and finished ranked No. 2 in the RPI. UCLA then headed to San Diego for a game with the Aztecs. San Diego State was 25-7 last year and lost in the second round of the WNIT. The Bruins now take part in a holiday tournament in Minneapolis, Minn., for two games in the Subway Classic. UCLA will square off with the hosts, Minnesota, on Dec. 20 and then face Auburn on Dec. 21. Both of the teams made the WNIT last year with Minnesota falling in the first round (18-14) and Auburn losing in the Elite 8 (19-15). UCLA closes out its non-conference schedule after the holiday break with a home game against NCAA Tournament participant, Cal Poly, on Dec. 28. The Mustangs, which suffered a first-round setback, were last year. The Bruins will face a guaranteed 19 of 30 regular season games against teams that made the postseason last year. PRESEASON PROJECTIONS UCLA was picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 Conference women s basketball standings in both preseason polls (coaches and media). The Bruins trail nationally-ranked Stanford, California and Colorado and unranked Washington in both polls. Both polls were nearly identical, with USC being picked sixth and Utah and Oregon State coming in at seventh and eighth, respectively. The only differences, and they are slight, involves ninth through 12th place, which includes Arizona State, Washington State, Oregon and Arizona. Stanford has won the Conference s PAC-12 MEDIA POLL Team Points 1. Stanford (12) California (2) Colorado Washington UCLA USC Utah Oregon State Arizona State Washington State Oregon Arizona 21 PAC-12 COACHES POLL Team Points 1. Stanford (11) California (1) Colorado Washington UCLA USC Utah Oregon State Washington State Arizona State Arizona Oregon 17 regular-season crown in each of the last 13 years, but shared the title with California last year (17-1). UCLA finished third with a record of 14-4 (all four losses to the co-champions) UCLA Women s Basketball (page 4 of 30)

5 UCLA WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Thea Lemberger G 5-7 Sr. 3V Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 2 Kari Korver G 5-9 So. 1V Paramount, Calif. (Valley Christian) 4 Lauren Holiday G 5-8 R-Fr. RS Calabasas, Calif. (Campbell Hall) 10 Kacy Swain F 6-3 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard s HS) 11 Atonye Nyingifa F Sr. 3V Torrance, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 13 Luiana Livulo C 6-3 Jr. TR Lisbon, Portugal (Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia/NW Fla. St.) 14 Dominique Williams G 5-8 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s Catholic) 20 Rhema Gardner F/G 6-1 R-Jr. 2V Upland, Calif. (Ayala HS) 21 Nirra Fields G 5-9 So. 1V Montreal, QC, Canada (Mater Dei) 22 Madeline Brooks G 5-8 Jr. 2V Temecula, Calif. (Temecula HS) 24 Paulina Hersler F 6-2 Fr. HS Malmö, Sweden (Igelstavikens Gymnasium) 34 Corinne Costa F/C 6-4 R-Jr. 2V Discovery Bay, Calif. (Liberty HS) 54 Savanna Trapp C 6-9 Fr. HS Esko, Minn. (Esko) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 22 Madeline Brooks G 5-8 Jr. 2V Temecula, Calif. (Temecula HS) 34 Corinne Costa F/C 6-4 R-Jr. 2V Discovery Bay, Calif. (Liberty HS) 21 Nirra Fields G 5-9 So. 1V Montreal, QC, Canada (Mater Dei HS (Calif.)) 20 Rhema Gardner F/G 6-1 R-Jr. 2V Upland, Calif. (Ayala HS) 24 Paulina Hersler F 6-2 Fr. HS Malmö, Sweden (Igelstavikens Gymnasium) 4 Lauren Holiday G 5-8 R-Fr. RS Calabasas, Calif. (Campbell Hall HS) 2 Kari Korver G 5-9 So. 1V Paramount, Calif. (Valley Christian HS) 1 Thea Lemberger G 5-7 Sr. 3V Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 13 Luiana Livulo C 6-3 Jr. TR Lisbon, Portugal (Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia/NW Fla. St.) 11 Atonye Nyingifa F Sr. 3V Torrance, Calif. (Redondo Union HS) 10 Kacy Swain F 6-3 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, Calif. (St. Bernard s HS) 54 Savanna Trapp C 6-9 Fr. HS Esko, Minn. (Esko HS) 14 Dominique Williams G 5-8 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s Catholic) Coaching Staff Cori Close Head Coach, 3rd season UC Santa Barbara 93 Jenny Huth Assistant Coach, 3rd season Colorado 02 Tony Newnan Assistant Coach, 3rd season UC Santa Barbara 92 Shannon Perry Assistant Coach, 3rd season Iowa 98 Support Staff Pam Walker Director of Operations UCLA 85 Debbie Haliday Administrative Assistant UCLA 82 Wendale Farrow Video Coordinator Eastern Michigan 09 Lisa Friesen Athletic Trainer Pacific 04 David Wood Athletic Performance Coach Cal Poly 05 Will Collier Academic Coordinator Southern 05 Ryan Finney Sports Information Director Kansas State 90 Pete Maglieri Equipment Manager LSU 96 Pronunciation Guide Corinne (core-rin) Costa Nirra (NEYE-ruh) Fields Rhema (RAY-muh) Gardner Kari (CARE-ree) Korver Thea (THEE-uh) Lemberger Luiana (LU-ee-an-uh) Livulo (Lih-VOO-low) Atonye (uh-tone-yay) Nyingifa (YING-gih-fuh) UCLA Women s Basketball (page 5 of 30)

6 UCLA WOMEN S BASKETBALL RADIO/TV ROSTER NO. 1 THEA LEMBERGER Sr. G 5-7 Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica HS NO. 2 KARI KORVER So. G 5-9 Paramount, CA Valley Christian HS NO. 4 LAUREN HOLIDAY RS-Fr. G 5-8 Calabasas, CA Campbell Hall HS NO. 10 KACY SWAIN Jr. F 6-3 Los Angeles, CA St. Bernard s HS NO. 11 ATONYE NYINGIFA Sr. F 5-11 Torrance, CA Redondo Union HS NO. 13 LUIANA LIVULO Jr. C 6-3 Lisbon, Portugal Northwest Florida State NO. 14 DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS Fr. G 5-8 Phoenix, AZ St. Mary s Catholic HS NO. 20 RHEMA GARDNER RS-Jr. G/F 6-1 Upland, CA Ayala HS NO. 21 NIRRA FIELDS So. G 5-9 Montreal, QC, Canada Mater Dei HS (CA) NO. 22 MADELINE BROOKS Jr. G 5-8 Temecula, CA Temecula HS NO. 24 PAULINA HERSLER Fr. F 6-2 Malmö, Sweden Igelstavikens Gymnasium NO. 34 CORINNE COSTA RS-Jr. F/C 6-4 Discovery Bay, CA Liberty HS NO. 54 SAVANNA TRAPP Fr. C 6-9 Esko, MN Esko HS UCLA WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH CORI CLOSE Third Season ASSISTANT COACH JENNY HUTH Third Season ASSISTANT COACH TONY NEWNAN Third Season ASSISTANT COACH SHANNON PERRY Third Season DIR. OF OPERATIONS PAM WALKER 25th Season UCLA Women s Basketball (page 6 of 30)

7 HEAD COACH CORI CLOSE Cori Close was named head women s basketball coach at UCLA on April 21, She is currently (.603) overall and enters her third season at the helm of the Bruins program in This is the first head coaching assignment for Close, who has worked as associate head coach or assistant on teams that have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 16 seasons, won at least 20 games in 16 of the previous 18 seasons and won or shared a total of 11 conference championships. Close, who served on the Bruin coaching staff in 1994 and 1995, returns to Westwood after spending seven seasons as associate head coach at Florida State University. Considered one of the top offensive minds in the game, Close helped guide the Seminoles into a nationally-recognized program in her time. FSU ranked among the nation s top 30 teams in scoring, field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage her last two seasons. Florida State advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of coach Close s seasons in Tallahassee and won at least 20 games in all but one. Point guard play and offensive efficiency were strong points under Close s direction. FSU shot at least.418 from the field in each of the last seven seasons and hit over 37% of its three-point attempts the last two seasons, including a schoolrecord 212 made three-point shots in In addition to her on-court tasks, Close was also instrumental in recruiting (she coached four firstteam All-ACC Freshman team selections and five players selected in the WNBA draft while at FSU) while also working with the school s marketing department in their efforts to promote the program. In , Florida State posted a 24-8 record, finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference with an 11-3 mark, was ranked No. 20 in the final ESPN/USA Today poll and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after matching the program s best tournament seed ever at No. 3. The 2010 FSU squad captured a share of the ACC regular season championship, set a school record with 29 wins and advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Jacinta Monroe was selected in the first round of the WNBA draft, No. 6 overall, the highest of any FSU player. The 2009 Seminole squad also won a share of the conference regular season crown and earned the highest seed into the NCAA Tournament in school history, at the time, at No. 3. The 2008 FSU team earned its highest regular season ranking ever in the polls to that point in time, at No. 18. In 2007, Florida State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history and earned its highest ranking to that point, at No. 19, in the season s final national poll. In Close s initial season in Tallahassee, FSU posted its first 20-win campaign in 14 seasons. Close joined the FSU staff after serving nine seasons ( ), the last three as associate head coach, at her alma mater, UC Santa Barbara, class of Some of her duties included overseeing skill development of the players, on-court offensive coaching, recruiting and scheduling. As UCSB s player development coordinator, Close's work led to such achievements as a 98 percent graduation rate, seven WNBA players, 15 professional players overseas, 12 Big West Conference MVPs, nine district All-Americans and one second-team All-American. Close was responsible for all offensive tactics, offensive instruction and game-time decisions which helped result in eight NCAA appearances, including three second round games and a trip to the Sweet 16, one NIT consolation championship and 10 Big West Conference regular season or tournament championships. The Gauchos landed three top-10 ranked recruiting classes during her tenure. Close was also instrumental in fostering support and increasing revenue streams for the UCSB basketball program. She developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing plan, designed fundraising initiatives, coordinated speaking, community service and radio/television appearances and created a Fastbreakers booster program. Her efforts were rewarded in the women s hoops program becoming the largest revenue producer in the department of athletics. Close began her collegiate coaching career at UCLA while serving in the role of the restricted earnings coach on the first staff of then-new head coach Kathy Olivier in the 1994 and 1995 seasons. She earned her Master s Degree in educational administration during her time at the University. As a player, Close was a four-year starting point guard at UC Santa Barbara and captained the 1992 and 1993 teams which each advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A native of Milpitas, CA, she was a 1993 first-team all-big West selection and the MVP of the 1993 Conference Tournament. Close was the first player in school history to record more than 1,000 points and 500 assists for a career and ranked among the top 10 in seven Gaucho statistical categories. She averaged a school-record 8.3 assists per game in 1993 which was among the top 10 marks in the nation that season. On April 30, 2005, Close was inducted into the UC Santa Barbara Athletics Hall of Fame. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ***Sue Semrau - Florida State Head Women's Basketball Coach (1998 present) Cori is one of the finest up-and-coming associate coaches in America. She has tremendous experience and everything you would want in a head coach. She has passion for her players, passion for the game, the university and the community. I can t think of anybody who would be a better fit for UCLA than Cori Close. ***Ann Meyers Drysdale UCLA Hall of Famer and four-time All- American; current General Manager of the WNBA s Phoenix Mercury "Cori has always been close to the UCLA program, from her years working at UCSB and her relationship with Coach Wooden. I look forward to Cori continuing the ideal of being a Bruin, to doing your best and striving to bring a national championship back to UCLA." ***Mark French UC Santa Barbara Head Coach ( ) "Cori has as good a grasp on what the total college experience should be about as any coach in the country. Anyone who comes to UCLA to play for her will get everything possible, the total package, that the university has to offer. Somewhere, today, Coach Wooden is smiling because I know she kept in touch with him over the years." CLOSE YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Record School Conf. Finish NCAA UCLA UCLA rd 2nd Rd UCLA 9-9 T-5th Florida State rd 2nd Rd Florida State 12-2 T-1st Elite Florida State 12-2 T-1st 2nd Rd Florida State 7-7 5th 2nd Rd Florida State th Sweet Florida State th 2nd Rd Florida State 9-5 4th 2nd Rd UCSB st Sweet UCSB st 2nd Rd UCSB st 2nd Rd UCSB st 1st Rd UCSB st 1st Rd UCSB st 1st Rd UCSB st 2nd Rd UCSB st 1st Rd UCSB st UCLA 5-13 T-8th UCLA th --- Totals , ,.778 As assistant: FSU:166-64; UCSB: ; UCLA: CLOSE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Coached in 16 NCAA Tournaments Advanced to at least the 2nd round in her last 11 NCAA's Teams have advanced to three Sweet 16's and one Elite 8 Teams have won at least 20 games in 16 of last 18 seasons Teams have won or shared a total of 11 conference titles Helped Florida State win a school record 29 games in 2010 Helped coach 10 players drafted by WNBA teams Helped lead Florida St. to its highest national ranking ever PLAYERS COACHED BY CLOSE IN WNBA DRAFT Year Name Rd Pick Team 2010 Jacinta Monroe 1st 6 Washington Mystics 2009 Britany Miller 2nd 18 Detroit Shock Tanae Davis-Cain 3rd 37 Detroit Shock Mara Freshour 3rd 38 Seattle Storm 2005 Kristen Mann 1st 11 Minnesota Lynx Roneeka Hodges 2nd 15 Houston Comets 2004 Lindsay Taylor 2nd 26 Houston Comets 2002 Kayte Christensen 3rd 40 Phoenix Mercury 2001 Erin Buescher 2nd 23 Minnesota Lynx 2000 Stacy Clinesmith 2nd 30 Sacramento Monarchs UCLA Women s Basketball (page 7 of 30)

8 NO. 1 THEA LEMBERGER Senior G 5-7 Santa Monica, CA (Santa Monica HS) : Scored 24 points and had eight rebounds in the win over Pepperdine (Nov. 11) also had five assists and two steals against the Waves and iced the game by going 12-for-12 in the final 1:39 of the contest (the 12-for-12 total from the charity stripe is tied for the second-best individual performance without a miss in school history) had 17 points, three assists, two rebounds and tied her career-high of five steals in a loss to North Carolina State (Dec. 1) had 11 points and just missed a double-double with a season-high eight assists in the win at San Diego State (Dec. 15) has scored in double figures in six of seven games this year played in 28 games, making 24 starts last year led the team in scoring with 18 points in the upset win at No. 11 Oklahoma (Nov. 14) she added two assists and three rebounds with one steal and zero turnovers in 35 minutes against the Sooners had 17 points, three steals, two rebounds and a season-high five assists at No. 4 Notre Dame (Dec. 7). THEA LEMBERGER S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 25 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 26 vs. California (12/29/11) Rebounds 4 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 7 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/31/12) Assists 8 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 9 vs. Arizona (1/25/13) Steals 5 vs. NC State (12/1/13) 5 (2X), last vs. NC State (12/1/13) Blocks 1 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 1 (6X), last vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) FG Made 7 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 9 at Arizona State (1/7/12) FG Att. 19 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 19 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 3PFG Made 3 (3X), last at #4 ND (12/7/13) 4 (2X), last vs. St. Joseph s (12/31/12) 3PFG Att. 7 (3X), last at SDSU (12/15/13) 10 vs. Washington (2/2/12) FT Made 12 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 12 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) FT Att. 12 (2X), last vs. UNC (11/17/13) 12 (2X), last vs. N. Carolina (11/17/13) THEA LEMBERGER S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 8 of 30)

9 NO. 2 KARI KORVER Sophomore G 5-9 Paramount, CA (Valley Christian HS) : Tore her right ACL and lateral meniscus in a workout on Sept. 25 and will miss the season : Was one of only three players to play in all 34 games, making eight starts she scored 11 points off the bench (3-for-5 from three-point range) in her first collegiate game (a home win over San Diego State on Nov. 10) exploded for a career-high 17 points on a career-high five three-pointers (out of 10) and added a career-best three steals to go with three rebounds, one assist and one block in the win at Arizona State (Mar. 1) led the team in three-pointers made (38) and attempted (110), shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc also led the team in free throw percentage (.920, 23-for-25) missed her entire senior year of high school with a left knee injury her cousin, Kyle Korver, is in his 10th year in the NBA and his first with the Atlanta Hawks HONORS: Was named an honorable mention selection to the Pac-12 s All-Freshman Team by the coaches. KARI KORVER S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points at Arizona State (3/1/13) Rebounds vs. USC (2/24/13) Assists vs. Saint Joseph s (12/31/12) Steals at Arizona State (3/1/13) Blocks (2X), last at Arizona State (3/1/13) FG Made (3X), last at ASU (3/1/13) FG Att vs. Arizona (1/25/13) 3PFG Made at Arizona State (3/1/13) 3PFG Att at Arizona State (3/1/13) FT Made (2X), last vs. California (3/9/13) FT Att (2X), last vs. California (3/9/13) KARI KORVER S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 9 of 30)

10 NO. 4 LAUREN HOLIDAY Redshirt Freshman G 5-8 Calabasas, CA (Campbell Hall HS) : Missed the first two games due to a head injury, but returned to post her first career double-double against No. 12 North Carolina with careerhighs in points (10) and rebounds (11) had eight points and five rebounds before suffering a broken nose late in the second half in the upset win over No. 10 Oklahoma (Nov. 24) hasn t attempted a field goal in the last two games played in three games while making one start last year missed the season-opener against San Diego State (Nov. 10) with a head injury was scoreless in the upset win at No. 11 Oklahoma (Nov. 14), but had three rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes off the bench scored the first four points of her collegiate career against No. 5 Notre Dame (added three rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes) sustained a head injury in the win over Princeton (Nov. 25) and played 11 minutes, but never returned after the injury was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA her older brother, Jrue Holiday, played one season with UCLA ( ) and is in his fifth season in the NBA and his first season with the New Orleans Pelicans. LAUREN HOLIDAY S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 10 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 10 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) Rebounds 11 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 11 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) Assists 2 (3X), last at #4 ND (12/7/13) 2 (4X), last at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) Steals 3 (2X), last vs. JMU (11/29/13) 3 (2X), last vs. James Madison (11/29/13) Blocks FG Made 4 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 4 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) FG Att. 9 (2X), last vs. OU (11/24/13) 9 (2X), last vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 3PFG Made 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 3PFG Att. 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) FT Made 3 vs. James Madison (11/29/13) 3 vs. James Madison (11/29/13) FT Att. 6 vs. James Madison (11/29/13) 6 vs. James Madison (11/29/13) LAUREN HOLIDAY S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 10 of 30)

11 NO. 10 KACY SWAIN Junior F 6-3 Los Angeles, CA (St. Bernard s HS) : Tore her right ACL in practice on Oct. 2 (first week of practice) and will miss the season : Kacy Swain played in 33 games she had five points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in the season-opening win over San Diego State (Nov. 10) had four points and five rebounds in 12 minutes against No. 5 Notre Dame had a great outing in the home win over LMU (Dec. 2) with 14 points, six rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes played just two minutes in the win over Saint Mary s (Dec. 15) and missed the St. John s game (Dec. 16) due to a back injury had six points, three rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in the blowout win at Pepperdine (Dec. 28) missed her first free throw of the season against the Waves after making her first 12 to start the season had eight points and eight rebounds in the win at Oregon (Jan. 4) had four points, four rebounds, a season-high three blocks, one assist and one steal in a win over Washington State (Jan. 11) had three points, three rebounds and a block in the loss at No. 7 Cal (Jan. 20) registered four points, five rebounds, one block and one steal in the win over Arizona (Jan. 25) had three points, two assists, two steals and one rebound in the win over No. 22 Colorado (Feb. 1) had career-highs of 11 rebounds and four blocks and added two points in the blowout win over Utah (Feb. 3) went scoreless in the trip to the Washington schools (0-for-1) had two points, four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in the win at Arizona (Mar. 3) scored three points and grabbed five rebounds in 26 minutes of action during the Pac-12 Tournament (Mar. 8-10) had six points and five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over Stetson (Mar. 23) was second behind freshman Kari Korver in free throw percentage (.920), shooting 81.6 percent from the line (31-for-38) and also finished second on the team in blocks with 21 (0.6 bpg). KACY SWAIN S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points (2X), last vs. LMU (12/2/12) Rebounds vs. Utah (2/3/13) Assists (3X), last at Arizona (3/3/13) Steals vs. Loyola Marymount (12/2/12) Blocks vs. Utah (2/3/13) FG Made vs. Arizona (2/25/12) FG Att vs. Arizona (2/25/12) 3PFG Made vs. San Diego State (11/10/12) 3PFG Att at Baylor (11/17/11) FT Made vs. Saint Joseph s (12/31/12) FT Att vs. Saint Joseph s (12/31/12) KACY SWAIN S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 11 of 30)

12 NO. 11 ATONYE NYINGIFA 6th-Year Senior F 5-11 Torrance, CA (Redondo Union HS) : Had 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the win over Pepperdine (Nov. 11) had her first double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the home loss to No. 12 North Carolina (Nov. 17) named the Pac-12 Player of the Week (Nov. 25) after setting or tying six career highs, including 28 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the upset win over No. 10 Oklahoma (Nov. 24) hit her first three-pointer in four years and had 13 points and nine rebounds in the win over Grand Canyon (Nov. 30) had her third double-double of the season at No. 4 Notre Dame (Dec. 7) with 19 points and 10 rebounds scored her 1,000th career point with 18 points and eight rebounds with one assist in the second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Oklahoma (Mar. 25, 2013) HONORS: Named All-Pac-12 by both the coaches and the media. ATONYE NYINGIFA S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 28 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 28 (2X), last vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) Rebounds 16 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 16 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) Assists 6 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 6 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) Steals 4 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 6 at LSU (12/13/11) Blocks 1 (3X), last vs. JMU (11/29/13) 4 at Loyola Marymount (12/4/11) FG Made 8 (3X), last at #4 ND (12/7/13) 11 at USC (2/19/13) FG Att. 25 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 25 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 3PFG Made 1 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 1 (2X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 3PFG Att. 1 (2X), last at #4 ND (12/7/13) 1 (7X), last at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) FT Made 12 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 12 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) FT Att. 15 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 15 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) ATONYE NYINGIFA S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 12 of 30)

13 NO. 13 LUIANA LIVULO Junior C 6-3 Lisbon, Portugal (Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia/Northwest Florida State) : Scored seven points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win over Pepperdine (Nov. 11) scored 11 points in a loss vs. James Madison (Nov. 29) and a win vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 30) in back-to-back games during the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida fouled out of the first four games of the season and was disqualified for the fifth time in just 11 minutes in the loss at No. 4/5 Notre Dame (Dec. 7). LUIANA LIVULO S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 11 (2X), last vs. GCU (11/30/13) 11 (2X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) Rebounds 9 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 9 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) Assists 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) Steals 1 (3X), last at SDSU (12/15/13) 1 (3X), last at San Diego St. (12/15/13) Blocks 2 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 2 at Nebraska (11/8/13) FG Made 4 (2X), last vs. GCU (11/30/13) 4 (2X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) FG Att. 9 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 9 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 3PFG Made PFG Att. 1 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 1 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) FT Made 3 (3X), last vs. GCU (11/30/13) 3 (3X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) FT Att. 6 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 6 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) LUIANA LIVULO S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 13 of 30)

14 NO. 14 DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS Freshman G 5-8 Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary s Catholic) : Registered three points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal in her first collegiate game at No. 12 Nebraska (Nov. 8) has only taken one shot in the last eight games had a season-high two steals in the loss at No. 4/5 Notre Dame (Dec. 7) had a season-high two steals at No. 4 Notre Dame (Dec. 7). DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 3 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 3 at Nebraska (11/8/13) Rebounds 6 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 6 at Nebraska (11/8/13) Assists 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) Steals 2 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 2 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) Blocks FG Made 1 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 1 at Nebraska (11/8/13) FG Att. 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 3PFG Made 1 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 1 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 3PFG Att. 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) 4 at Nebraska (11/8/13) FT Made 1 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 1 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) FT Att. 4 vs. No. Carolina (11/17/13) 4 vs. North Carolina (11/17/13) DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 14 of 30)

15 NO. 20 RHEMA GARDNER Redshirt Junior G/F 6-1 Upland, CA (Ayala HS) : Had a season-high eight points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field in the win over Grand Canyon (Nov. 30) tallied six points and added two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in the win over No. 10 Oklahoma (Nov. 24) redshirted the season after having surgery in October 2012 on her knee to remove floating cartilage played in all 30 games and made 20 starts in scored a career-high 18 points in the opener against McNeese State registered double-digit rebounding games 12 times. RHEMA GARDNER S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 8 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 18 vs. McNeese State (11/11/11) Rebounds 4 (3X), last at SDSU (12/15/13) 12 vs. Arizona (2/25/12) Assists 2 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 2 (3X), last vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) Steals 2 (2X), last vs. GCU (11/30/13) 3 (2X), last at California (2/9/12) Blocks 2 at #4 Notre Dame (12/7/13) 3 vs. California (12/29/11) FG Made 4 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 5 vs. McNeese State (11/11/11) FG Att. 6 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 9 vs. Colgate (11/26/11) 3PFG Made (2X), last vs. WVU (11/25/11) 3PFG Att. 1 (3X), last at SDSU (12/15/13) 2 vs. West Virginia (11/25/11) FT Made vs. McNeese State (11/11/11) FT Att. 1 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 10 vs. McNeese State (11/11/11) RHEMA GARDNER S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 15 of 30)

16 NO. 21 NIRRA FIELDS Sophomore G 5-9 Montreal, QC, Canada (Mater Dei (CA) HS) : Had her seven-game double figure scoring streak (longest of her career) snapped at Notre Dame (Dec. 7) posted her second career double-double against Pepperdine with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win over the Waves (Nov. 11) made it two consecutive double-doubles with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a home loss to No. 12 North Carolina (Nov. 17) just missed three-consecutive double-doubles with a career-high 27 points and nine boards in the upset win over No. 10 Oklahoma (Nov. 24) scored 21 points and had eight rebounds in a loss to James Madison (Nov. 29) scored 18 points on career-highs of 4-for-11 from three-point range in the win at San Diego State (Dec. 15) has already scored 20 or more points three times this year, one more than all of last season last year, she was the first player in league history to be named the Pac-12 Player of the Week and the Freshman of the Week (Dec ) in the same week HONORS: Was named an honorable mention selection to the Pac-12 s All-Freshman Team by the coaches. NIRRA FIELDS SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 27 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 27 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) Rebounds 10 (2X), last vs. UNC (11/17/13) 12 at Pepperdine (12/28/12) Assists 4 (3X), last vs. GCU (11/30/13) 6 at Pepperdine (12/28/12) Steals 4 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 6 at Pepperdine (12/28/12) Blocks 2 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 2 (2X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) FG Made 10 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 11 vs. Princeton (11/25/12) FG Att. 21 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 21 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 3PFG Made 4 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 4 at San Diego State (12/15/13) 3PFG Att. 11 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 11 at San Diego State (12/15/13) FT Made 6 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 6 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) FT Att. 10 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 10 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) NIRRA FIELDS CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 16 of 30)

17 NO. 22 MADELINE BROOKS Junior G 5-8 Temecula, CA (Temecula HS) : Missed the season opener with an injury grabbed a career-high four rebounds in the win over Pepperdine (Nov. 11) grabbed a defensive rebound with the Bruins leading over No. 10 Oklahoma with :15 remaining after she was fouled, she calmly sank the first two free throws of her collegiate career to ice the victory made her first three-pointer of the season in the a over Grand Canyon (Nov. 30) made her second career start in the win at San Diego State (Dec. 15) and had a career-high six points on a career-high 2-for-5 from three-point range played in 11 games last year the walk-on guard was awarded a scholarship for the season as announced by Head Coach Cori Close at the team s 2013 postseason banquet Brooks saw action in 12 games in and made a start at USC (Feb. 19, 2012). MADELINE BROOKS SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 6 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 6 at San Diego State (12/15/13) Rebounds 4 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) 4 vs. Pepperdine (11/11/13) Assists 2 vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) 2 (2X), last vs. Grand Canyon (11/30/13) Steals 1 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 1 (2X), last at San Diego St. (12/15/13) Blocks FG Made 2 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 2 at San Diego State (12/15/13) FG Att. 6 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 7 vs. Oregon (1/21/12) 3PFG Made 2 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 2 at San Diego State (12/15/13) 3PFG Att. 5 at San Diego St. (12/15/13) 5 (2X), last at San Diego St. (12/15/13) FT Made 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) FT Att. 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) 2 vs. Oklahoma (11/24/13) MADELINE BROOKS CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 17 of 30)

18 NO. 34 CORINNE COSTA Redshirt Junior F/C 6-4 Discovery Bay, CA (Liberty HS) : Corinne Costa played in five games on the season had a solid outing off the bench in the Bruins upset win at No. 11 Oklahoma with eight points (4-for-6 from the field) and one rebound in nine minutes of action against the Sooners she tallied four points, five rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes in the home win over LMU (Dec. 2) had six points, two rebounds, two steals and a block in the upset win over No. 12 Texas (Dec. 8) had at least one block in each of the last three games she played missed the last 28 games with a head injury that she sustained in practice on Dec. 12 she received a medical hardship from the NCAA and is a redshirt junior in CORINNE COSTA S SEASON & CAREER HIGHS: Category Season High Career High Points 8 at Oklahoma (11/14/12) 13 vs. Washington (2/2/12) Rebounds 5 vs. LMU (12/2/12) 10 at Colorado (1/29/12) Assists vs. San Diego State (11/30/11) Steals 2 vs. Texas (12/8/12) 2 (5X), last vs. Texas (12/8/12) Blocks 3 (2X), last vs. LMU (12/2/12) 7 (2X), last vs. Washington (2/2/12) FG Made 4 at Oklahoma (11/14/12) 6 vs. Washington (2/2/12) FG Att. 6 at Oklahoma (11/14/12) 12 vs. Washington (2/2/12) 3PFG Made PFG Att (2X), last at Arizona (1/5/12) FT Made vs. West Virginia (11/25/11) FT Att (7X), last vs. Washington (2/2/12) CORINNE COSTA S CAREER STATISTICS: UCLA Women s Basketball (page 18 of 30)