UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: PROSPECTUS

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2 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS W. Basketball Contacts: Steve Rourke/Liza David SID Phone: (310) Web Page: For Immediate Release August 2007 UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: PROSPECTUS UCLA Schedule Date Opponent Tentative Time 11/1 Love & Basketball (Ex.) 7 p.m. 11/7 Team Concept (Ex.) 7 p.m. CS Northridge 7 p.m. 11/18 Rice 2 p.m. 11/20 Cal Poly SLO 7 p.m. 11/25 Maryland 2 p.m. Pepperdine 7 p.m. Classic-Reno, NV 12/1 UCLA vs. Idaho State 7 p.m. Nevada vs. Southern 5 p.m. 12/2 Consolation game 3 p.m. Championship game 5 p.m. San Diego 2 p.m. BYU p.m. 12/19 Tennessee 7 p.m. 12/21 UC Riverside 7 p.m. Arizona* p.m. Arizona State* p.m. 1/4 Stanford* 7 p.m. 1/6 California* 2 p.m. Washington* p.m. Washington State* p.m. USC* p.m. 1/24 Oregon* 7 p.m. 1/26 Oregon State* 2 p.m. California* p.m. Stanford* p.m. 2/8 Washington State* 7 p.m. 2/10 Washington* (ESPN2) 1:30 p.m. 2/17 USC* 2 p.m. Oregon State* p.m. Oregon* p.m. 2/28 Arizona State* 7 p.m. 3/1 Arizona* 2 p.m. 3/7-10 State Farm Pac-10 San Jose 3/22-25 NCAA 1st/2nd Rds. (Albuquerque, NM; Baton Rouge, LA; Bridgeport,CT; Des Moines, IA; Norfolk, VA; West Lafayette, IN; Stanford,CA; College Park, MD) 3/29-4/1 NCAA Regionals (Greensboro, NC; New Orleans, LA; Oklahoma City, OK; Spokane, WA) 4/6-8 NCAA Final Four (Tampa, FL) *Times listed are local to game site and subject to change. Final '06-07 Pac-10 Standings Team Pac-10 Overall Stanford Arizona State California Washington USC Oregon UCLA Arizona Oregon State Washington State Bruins Return Seven for ; Add Highly Ranked Recruiting Class Coach Kathy Olivier welcomes back seven returning letterwinners for the season. Included amongst the seven are three players who combined for 95 starts in '06-07 and who each earned a top 10 ranking in at least one Pac-10 stat category last season. Headlining the list is senior forward Lindsey Pluimer, the leading returning scorer (15.5) and second-leading returning rebounder (5.7) on last year's team. Two other starters are slated to return junior center Chinyere Ibekwe, who ranked amongst the Pac-10 leaders in blocked shots and field goal percentage, and 5-10 junior guard Tierra Henderson, who ranked fourth in the league in steals. Also returning are four sophomores in center Moniquee Alexander and guards Erica Tukiainen (Latimer), Allison Taka and Alexis Olivier. The Bruins will add six recruits signed in the early period to that list in a group which was ranked as the nation's fourth-ranked class by The All Star Girls Report and tied for eighth-ranked by Hoop Gurlz.com. The list of incoming players includes: forward/center Candice Brown of Bishop Amat HS in LaPuente, CA; guard Doreena Campbell of Edison HS in Alexandria, VA; forward Nina Earl of Diamond Ranch HS in Pomona, CA; guard Darxia Morris of Muir HS in Pasadena, CA; forward/ center Christina Nzekwe of Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, WA; forward/center Regina Rogers of Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, WA. UCLA Returning Starters (# starts/career starts) No. Name (g in '06-07/ career starts) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG 14 Lindsey Pluimer (32/92) F 6-4 Sr Chinyere Ibekwe (32/32) C 6-4 Jr Tierra Henderson (32/31) G 5-10 Jr Off The Bench (# '06-07 games/ career starts/ career games) 31 Moniquee Alexander (31/0/31) C 6-6 So Erica Tukiainen (Latimer) (32/0/32) G 6-0 So Allison Taka (8/0/8) G 5-8 So Alexis Olivier (3/0/3) G 5-8 So Incoming Freshmen No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. High School 24 Candice Brown F/C 6-4 Fr. LaPuente, CA (Bishop Amat HS) 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 Fr. Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 Fr. Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) 3 Darxia Morris G 5-9 Fr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 4 Christina Nzekwe F/C 6-4 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) 34 Regina Rogers F/C 6-4 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) Not Returning Name (g in '07/career starts/career gms.) Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Noelle Quinn (32/106/107) G 6-0 Sr Amanda Livingston (32/90/121) F 6-1 Sr Shaina Zaidi (31/1/65) G 5-8 Sr Consuelo Lezcano (23/3/75) F/C 6-4 Sr Julia Pitts (20/17/57) F 6-2 Sr.R Jerica Williams (29/0/29) G 5-9 So Bruins Host Last Two NCAA Champions in Pauley UCLA will host the last two NCAA champions in Pauley Pavilion this season (2006 champ Maryland-Nov. 25;2007 champ Tennessee-Dec. 19). Overall, the Bruins will see action against eight teams that were in the NCAA Tournament a year ago (Idaho State, Tennessee, Maryland, UC Riverside, California, Washington, Stanford, Arizona State) in the season. UCLA will play a total of seven home games against the group, four on the road, and one on a neutral court. What's Returning for The Bruins return 59% of games started (95/160), 52% of their points scored (1,133/2,169), 57% of the rebounds (657/1,145), 40% of the assists (179/453) and 66% of the steals (161/244) from the season. Pluimer Joins 1,000 Point Club Pluimer became the 23rd player in UCLA women's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point plateau during the game at Oregon. She also recorded her 500th rebound in that contest. Pluimer completed her junior year with 1,118 points (20th on all-time list) and 537 rebounds for her career.

3 Bruin Pac-10 Notes With their third-place conference finish in 2006, the Bruins earned their sixth top-four conference finish in the last 10 seasons. Only Stanford, with 10 top-four finishes, has achieved a higher level of success in that period. Arizona State also has six such finishes. Arizona, Washington and Oregon are next with five top-four finishes each. Pluimer Earns Academic All-District Honors Lindsey Pluimer was selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 8 women's basketball team. Pluimer, a 3.67 student, received third-team honors and was one of just two underclassmen selected to the All-District 8 teams. She also earned first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors. All-Conference Honors Senior Lindsey Pluimer was recognized by the Pac-10 coaches with an honorable mention listing on the All-Conference team. Pluimer averaged a career-high 15.5 points per game to go along with a 5.7 rebounds per game average in All-Aboard UCLA ranked third in the Pac-10 in rebounding margin with a +4.6 mark last season. The Bruins recorded a high of 57 boards in the season-opener against UC Santa Barbara and totaled 50+ rebounds in four contests. They won the battle of the boards in 22 of the 32 games played. Four players averaged at least 4.7 rpg or better in the season. Ibekwe Ranks Chinyere Ibekwe is the leading returning rebounder on the team after matching Noelle Quinn's 6.6 average for team high-honors a year ago. Her total of 212 boards ranked tied for eighth on the school's all-time sophomore list. Her 24 blocked shots ranked fifth on that sophomore list. Ibekwe ranked 11th in the Pac-10 in rebounding and was sixth in offensive rebounds (2.78). Pluimer Moves Up Career Charts Senior Lindey Pluimer moved up to 20th on the career scoring list (1,118 points) and is eighth on the career blocked shots list (60). Tenacious T Tierra Henderson ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in steals (2.09 avg.) She led the team with 67 steals, a total which ranked as the eighth-best ever by a Bruin sophomore. Listed Bruins With 537 career rebounds, Lindsey Pluimer is 79 boards from tying for 15th place on the all-time Bruin list With 92 games played, Pluimer is 29 games away from tying for third place on the all-time school list Pluimer's career free throw percentage of.798 ranks fourth on the all-time school list Pluimer is 18 made three-point shots away from tying for 10th on the all-time school list Chinyere Ibekwe's 24 blocked shots last season ranked as the fifth-best total ever by a Bruin sophomore player Tierra Henderson's 67 steals a year ago ranked as the 8th-highest total ever by a UCLA sophomore Pluimer's 495 points scored last season ranked as the 7th-highest total ever by a UCLA junior Pluimer's 27 blocked shots in 2007 ranked tied for 4th-best on the all-time UCLA list by a junior player Ibekwe's 212 rebounds led the team and were tied for the eighth-most ever by a Bruin sophomore Ibekwe's 6.6 rebound average ranked 11th in the Pac-10 in Coach Olivier Says "Lindsey (Pluimer) has improved each year she has been in the program. She has become one of the best and most versatile players on the West Coast." "I am counting on Rey-Rey (Ibekwe) to compliment Pluimer in a leadership role for our young group of players. They will play a big role in bringing along our highlyregarded recruiting class." "The good thing about our freshman class is that we have players at every position. Plus, with this kind of depth, now, we will be able to play more of a pressure style defense." UCLA Quick Facts General Information Mailing Address:... UCLA Athletic Department... P.O. Box Los Angeles, CA Founded: Enrollment:... 37,000 Chancellor:... Dr. Gene Block Athletics Director:...Daniel Guerrero Sr. Women's Administrator:... Petrina Long Conference:...Pacific-10 Nickname:... Bruins Colors:...Blue and Gold Home Court: (Cap.):...Pauley Pavilion (12,819) Athletics Dept. Phone:...(310) Ticket Office Phone:...(310) UCLA-WIN Official School Website:... Women's Basketball Coaching Staff Head Coach:... Kathy Olivier (15th season) Alma Mater:...UNLV, 1983 Record at UCLA: in 14 seasons Asst. Coaches:...Pam Walker (UCLA, '85) 19th year,...trisha Stafford-Odom (California, '92) 3rd year,...maylana Martin (UCLA, '00) 4th year Dir. of Basketball Operations...Chris Jackson Basketball Office Phone:...(310) Season Numbers Record: / 7-11 (7th in Pac-10) Starters Returning / Lost:...3/2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost:...7/6 Newcomers:...6 Post-Season:...none Final National Ranking:...none Class Breakdown Seniors:(1)...Lindsey Pluimer, 6-4, F Juniors: (2)... Tierra Henderson, 5-10, G... Chinyere Ibekwe, 6-4, C Sophomores: (4)...Moniquee Alexander, 6-6, C... Erica Tukiainen, 6-0, G...Alexis Olivier, 5-8, G...Allison Taka, 5-8, G Freshmen: (6)... Candice Brown, 6-4, F/C... Doreena Campbell, 5-10, G... Nina Earl, 6-1, F...Darxia Morris, 5-9, G...Christina Nzekwe, 6-4, F/C...Regina Rogers, 6-4, F/C Sports Information Contact 1:...Steve Rourke Office Phone:... (310) srourke@athletics.ucla.edu Contact 2:...Liza David Office Phone:... (310) ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Office Fax:... (310) Press Row Phone:... (310) UCLA Basketball History First Basketball Season: (33 seasons) All-Time Record: NCAA Appearances / last appearance:... Nine / 2006 Media Information Station...UCLABruins.com Play-by-play announcer:...dave Marcus Color commentator:...michael Sondheimer

4 RETURNING PLAYERS #2 TIERRA HENDERSON GUARD JUNIOR 5-10 PASADENA, CA (MUIR HS) Starter in 31 of the 32 games... Scored at least eight points in nine games... Had five double digit scoring games with a career-best of 11 points at Cal State Fullerton... Credited with at least three assists in 15 games... Handed out a career-best seven assists versus Washington State... Registered at least two steals in 16 games... Had a career-high seven steals versus Gonzaga... Played at least 20 minutes in 28 games... Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in steals (2.09)... Averaged 6.3 points (69), 4.3 rebounds (47) and 3.8 (42) assists over the last 11 games of the season... Had seven points, five rebounds in the Conf. Tournament matchup vs. ASU... Handed out six assists vs. WSU in Conf. Tournament... Scored 10 at Oregon State... Had 10 points, seven assists (career-high) vs. Washington State... Scored 10 vs. Washington... Scored 10 at home vs. Cal... Had eight points, eight rebounds and seven steals vs. Gonzaga Saw action in all 32 games off the bench... Played at least 10 minutes in 16 games... Played a season-high 19 minutes vs. Arizona State... Had a season-high total of four points in four games... Had three steals in a game at Washington... Handed out a season-best two assists at Arizona. Career Highs: Pts. 11, at CS Fullerton, 11/30/06; Reb. 8 v. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Asst. 7 v. Washington State, 1/28/07; Stls. 7 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Blk. 1, last at Washington, 12/31/ / / / / Totals / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: (.279); 2006:0-2 (.000); Totals (.267). #5 ALEXIS OLIVIER GUARD SOPHOMORE 5-8 SEAL BEACH, CA (LOS ALAMITOS HS) Saw action in three games... Played versus Washington State, UCSB and Sacramento State / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: 0-0 (.000) UCLA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Yr Exp. Hometown (High School) Pronunciation 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 Fr. HS Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) KNEE-nah 2 Tierra Henderson G 5-10 Jr. 2V Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) tee-air-uh 3 Darxia Morris G 5-9 Fr. HS Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) Dar-EX-ia 4 Christina Nzekwe F/C 6-4 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) na-zeck-way 5 Alexis Olivier G 5-8 So. 1V Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) oh-liv-ee-ay 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 So. 1V Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) TOCK-a 13 Erica Tukiainen G/F 6-0 So. 1V Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) two-key-eye-nen 14 Lindsey Pluimer F 6-4 Sr. 3V San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS) PLUM-er 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 Fr. HS Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 23 Chinyere Ibekwe F/C 6-4 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Carson HS) chin-yair-eh ib-beck-way 24 Candice Brown F/C 6-4 Fr. HS LaPuente, CA (Bishop Amat HS) 31 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 So. 1V Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Center) Mo-KNEE-ck 34 Regina Rogers F/C 6-4 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) Head Coach: Kathy Olivier (UNLV 82) Assistant Coaches: Pam Walker (UCLA 85), Trisha Stafford-Odom (Cal 92), MaylanaMartin (UCLA 00)

5 RETURNING PLAYERS #10 ALLISON TAKA GUARD SOPHOMORE 5-8 CULVER CITY, CA (CULVER CITY HS) Saw action in eight games... Scored two vs. Washington State in the Conf. Tournament game... Had one assist at UCI... Scored her first career points vs. Gonzaga... Had one assist at UC Riverside.Career Highs: Pts. 2, last vs. Wash. St., 3/2/07; Reb. 1, vs. UCSB, 11/12/06; Asst. 1, last at UC Irvine, 12/4/ / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: 0-3 (.000). #13 ERICA TUKIAINEN GUARD SOPHOMORE 6-0 LOS ANGELES, CA (WINDWARD HS) Changed her name over the summer from Latimer to Tukiainen to take her mother's name... Saw action in all 32 games... Hit 11 of 27 shots from three-point range (.407)... Had two double-digit scoring games (12 vs. Cal and 11 vs. USC)... Made multiple three-pointers in three contests... Played at least 10 minutes in 17 games... Scored at least seven points in seven games... Pulled down at least two boards in 11 games... Had seven points vs. Arizona... Totaled 11 points at home vs. USC... Scored nine vs. Washington... Pulled down five boards vs. Stanford... Her 12 points keyed a comeback win at home over Cal... Scored eight vs. Baylor... Had eight points vs. Sacramento State. Career Highs: Pts. 12, vs. Cal, 12/20/06; Reb. 5, v. Stanford, 12/22/06; Asst.2, last at Cal, 2/24/07; Stl. 2, last at Cal, 2/24/07; Blk. 1, last v. ASU, 3/3/ / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: (.407). #14 LINDSEY PLUIMER FORWARD SENIOR 6-4 SAN CLEMENTE, CA (SAN CLEMENTE HS) Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 selection First-team All-Pac-10 Academic team selection... Has been a starter in each game during her Bruin career (92-straight starts) Scored in double figures in the last 13 games of the season and in 22 of the last 23 contests overall... Had five 20-point games... Pulled down at least five boards in 20 games... Set season-highs for total points scored, total rebounds grabbed, assists, blocked shots, steals, field goal shooting percentage and free throw percentage... Scored in double digits in 29 of the 32 games... Had two double-doubles... Set a career-high with 13 rebounds versus Washington State... Scored a career-best 27 points against Sacramento State... Named to all-tournament squads at Hawaii and at New Mexico... Had multiple blocked shots in six games... Played at least 30 minutes in all but two games last season... Connected on multiple three-point shots in seven games... Ranked among the top 10 in the Pac-10 in six statistical categories... Ninth in the conference in scoring average (15.5), 16th in rebounding (6.6), fifth in free throw% (.817), ninth in offensive rebounds (2.44), 10th in field goal percentage (.488), 10th in blocked shots (0.84) and sixth in minutes played (35.8)... Scored 18 at Cal... Scored 15 and had four assists at Stanford... Had 14 points, seven rebounds at USC... Recorded her 1,000th career point and 500th career rebound at Oregon... Had game-high 18 points and career-best 13 rebounds at home vs. Washington State... Tied for game-high honors with 23 points... Led all players with 17 points at ASU... Had 21 points vs. Oregon... Scored 18 vs. Baylor... Named All-Tournament at Lobo Classic after scoring 22 vs. New Mexico and 16 vs. Delaware State... Led team with 19 points at CS Fullerton, including a career-best four three-point shots... Named all-tournament at Hawaii Classic after scoring 14 v. Gonzaga, 27 vs. Sacramento State and 15 vs. Texas Tech... Scored 17 at Tennessee... Scored 23 and grabbed 11 boards vs. UCSB Starter in all 32 games... Had 20 double figure scoring games... Had at least five rebounds in 17 contests... Played at least 25 minutes in 27 games... Tied for fourth in the Pac-10 in free throw% after hitting FT (.795) Eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (.485) Shot 54.2% ( fg) from the field in the last 13 games of the season Scored in double digits in 10 of the last 17 games Had six points, four boards in NCAA action at Purdue Had eight points and 10 boards in NCAA win over Bowling Green... Scored 16 points and played tough defense in the paint in the Pac-10 championship win over Stanford Scored 17 at Oregon and clinched the win with a pair of last-second free throws Totaled 15 points, 12 rebounds in home win over Washington Had 16 points (8-10 fg) and five rebounds at Arizona Scored 11 points and led the team in rebounding with eight, including five offensive boards, at ASU Had 17 points, nine boards, two blocks and four assists (tied career high) in win over Cal Her offensive rebound basket with 12 seconds left sent the Cal game to overtime... Totaled 11 points, seven rebounds at USC Recorded a season-high 19 points with a team-leading seven rebounds, two blocks and four steals at Washington Had seven boards at Stanford to tie for the team lead Had 12 points and a team-high eight boards v. Oregon Scored 10 points with a team-high nine rebounds at UCSB Totaled11 rebounds v. UC Irvine Scored 10 with five rebounds against Charlotte Recorded 12 points, four rebounds and three assists v. Georgia Had 14 points, four boards at Baylor.

6 RETURNING PLAYERS Pluimer cont'd Started all 28 games... Scored in double figures in 10 conference games and 14 games overall... UCLA went 11-3 when she scored in double figures... Her 17 blocks and 180 rebounds each ranked ninth on the all-time UCLA freshman lists... Led the team in rebounding in11 games... Recorded a double-double with 16 points and a team-high 11 rebounds at USC... Had a team and season-high 12 rebounds at home vs. Stanford... Scored UCLA's first 10 points of the contest and 21 overall in the win at home vs. Washington... Recorded her first career doubledouble at Stanford with 10 points and 10 rebounds... Led team with 16 points at Ohio State... Had game-high 22 points at Pepperdine. Career Highs: Pts. 27 vs. Sacramento State, 11/25/06; Reb. 13, v. Washington State, 1/28/07; Asst. 4, last at Stanford, 2/22/07; Stl. 5 at Washington State, 12/29/06; Blk. 3, last v. Washington, 1/26/ / / / / / / Totals / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: (.395); 2006: 7-27 (.259); 2005: (.302); Totals: (.327). #23 CHINYERE IBEKWE CENTER/FORWARD JUNIOR 6-4 LOS ANGELES, CA (CARSON HS) Made her first career start in the opener against UC Santa Barbara and went on to start all 32 games... Recorded eight double figure scoring games and six double figure rebound games... Had double-doubles against Gonzaga (21p, 11r) and Cal (13p, 12 r)... Scored at last seven points in 17 games... The 21 points scored versus Gonzaga was a career-best total... Pulled down a career-best 13 boards at Arizona State... Had a least eight rebounds in 12 games... Registered multiple blocked shots in six contests... Ranked sixth in the conference in offensive rebounds (2.78) and 11th in rebounding (6.6)... Made 36 of her last 65 shots (.554) from the field... Her 212 rebounds ranked tied for eighth on the all-time UCLA list for sophomores... Her 24 blocked shots ranked fifth on the school sophomore list... Had 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the Pac-10 tournament versus Arizona State... Had team-high nine rebounds vs. Washington State in the conf. tournament game... Pulled down game-high 11 rebounds at home vs. Arizona State... Led team with eight rebounds at USC... Led all players with a career-high 13 rebounds at Arizona State... Scored 16 points vs. USC... Scored 10 at Washington State... Led team with a 12-rebound effort and added 13 points vs. Cal... Had team-high nine boards vs. Baylor... Led UCLA with 11 rebounds against Delaware State... Had 11 boards at UC Irvine... Scored 18 at CS Fullerton... Had 17 points, nine rebounds vs. Sacramento State... Had first career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Gonzaga... Made her first career start in the season-opener vs. UC Santa Barbara and scored 11 points Played in all 32 games... Saw at least 10 minutes of action in 23 contests... Scored in double-digits in three games... In the last 12 games of the season, she scored 68 points, grabbed 49 rebounds, blocked nine shots and made 29 of 55 shots (.527) Had eight points, four rebounds and a blocked shot in Pac-10 Championship win over Stanford Hit two big free throws with 27 seconds remaining to help clinch win over Cardinal Scored 10 and grabbed four boards vs. Cal in Pac-10 Tournament win Had nine points and seven boards at home vs. USC Had nine of her 14 blocked shots in the last 12 games of the season Tied for the team lead with seven rebounds and scored six points in 18 minutes at Washington Scored a season-high 15 points v. Arizona Also had two steals, four boards and a block against the Wildcats Scored 12 points (4-4 from the field) v. Oregon and added five rebounds Totaled team-high tying 11 rebounds v. UC Irvine. Career Highs: Pts. 21 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Reb. 13 at Arizona State, 1/18/07; Asst. 2 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Stl. 2, last v. USC, 1/13/07; Blk. 3, vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/ / / / / Totals / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: 0-1, (.000); 2006: none (.000); Totals: 0-1, (.000). #31 MONIQUEE ALEXANDER CENTER SOPHOMORE 6-6 HARBOR CITY, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER) Saw action in 31 games... Had one double digit scoring game with 10 points at Arizona... Pulled down at least three boards in 14 contests... Played at least 10 minutes in 16 games... Had seven games with at least seven points... Had a best overall game of 10 points and eight rebounds at Arizona... Scored five at Cal... Had six rebounds vs. Washington... Scored eight with six boards at Arizona State... Scored seven and had six rebounds and two steals at home vs. Stanford... Scored six vs. Baylor... Totaled seven points and three boards at New Mexico... Pulled down six boards vs. Delaware State... Scored six at UC Irvine... Scored eight points vs. Oklahoma... Scored four at Tennessee... Grabbed 10 rebounds and scored eight points in her collegiate debut in the season-opener vs. UC Santa Barbara. Career Highs: Pts. 10 at Arizona, 1/20/07; Reb. 10 v. UCSB, 11/12/06; Stl. 2, last vs. Stanford, 12/22/06; Blk. 2, last vs. Stanford, 12/22/06. Year G-Gs Min/Avg Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Att. Pct. Reb./Avg. A B St TP Avg / / Pac / / point Shooting: 2007: 0-0, (.000).

7 FRESHMEN BIOGRAPHIES #1 NINA EARL FORWARD FRESHMAN 6-1 POMONA, CA (DIAMOND RANCH HS) Played at Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, CA for coach Vincent Spirlin... Totaled 2,291 points, 906 rebounds and 544 steals for her prep career... As a senior she averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 3.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots... Team lost by a point in the CIF championship game in which she scored 35 points... Scored at least 20 points in 16 games as a senior... Named CIF Player of the Year L.A. Times Girls All-Star team selection... Named to CalHi Sports. com All-State team... Selected to the second-team of the adidas top 10 All-Star squad... MVP of the CIF vs. City All-Star game... Miramonte League MVP... Honorable mention All-America selection by Street and Smith's magazine... As a junior, she averaged 19.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 3.8 steals and 1.5 blocks CIF Player of the Year... Named to CalHi Sports Div. III All-State team... Named MVP of the Mt. Baldy league... Rise Magazine honorable mention All-Star... As a sophomore, she was named Mt. Baldy League MVP... Averaged 20.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.7 steals per game... As a freshman, she averaged 15 points, 2.2 assists, and seven rebounds per contest. #3 DARXIA MORRIS GUARD FRESHMAN 5-9 PASADENA, CA (MUIR HS) Played at Muir High School in Pasadena, CA... Team won three straight league titles... Team posted a 26-2 record in her senior season... As a senior, she averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 4.2 steals... Scored in double digits in 18 games... Team won the Pacifi c League with a 14-0 record... Named MVP of the Monrovia Tournament... Selected to All-Tournament team at Ayala Christmas Tournament... Named fi rst-team All-CIF... Pasadena Star-News Player of the Year... Won three-point contest at Pasadena Star-News All-Star game... As a junior, she averaged 12.1 points, 2.3 assists, 2.6 steals and 3.7 rebounds... Named first-team All-CIF...Named to All-Tournament team at the Ayala Christmas Tournament. #4 CHRISTINA NZEKWE FORWARD / CENTER FRESHMAN 6-4 SEATTLE, WA (CHIEF SEALTH HS) Played at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, WA for coach Carmen Martinez Averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior Scored 15 points in the State 3A fi nal loss to Auburn Riverside Honorable mention Street and Smith's All-American... As a junior, she was named fi rst-team Washington State 3A All-Tournament Ranked third in the 3A tournament with 12.0 rebound average, fourth with 4.0 steals average and 2.0 blocks/g mark Selected fi rst-team 3A All-State by Associated Press Second-team All-State pick by Seattle Times MVP of the Metro League First-team All-Metro League Registered a quadrouple double in a 2005 game with 17 rebounds, 10 points, 11 assists and 12 steals... As a freshman, she was named all-tournament at the Oregon City HS tourney Helped team win the HS Division at the Oregon City tournament. #21 DOREENA CAMPBELL GUARD FRESHMAN 5-10 ALEXANDRIA, VA (EDISON HS) Played at Edison HS in Alexandria, VA for coach Dianne Lewis Helped lead her team to two straight Northern Region Championships and two state runner-up finishes... Finished her career as the fifth all-time leading scorer in Virginia (2,237 points) prep history and second all-time in the state in assists (566)... Scored in double fi gures in 113 straight games... Averaged 19.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.3 steals per game as a senior when her team went 31-2 and won the National AAA League with a perfect 14-0 mark Named fi rst-team EA Sports Girls Basketball All-American... Honorable mention Street and Smith's All- American... Led the National District in scoring as a senior (413 points) 2007 Virginia National District Player of the Year... Scored a careerhigh 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a Virginia AAA quarterfi nal playoff game against Forest Park Scored 23 points in state semifinal win over Heritage Had 18 points in loss to Hampton in state fi nal As a junior, she was named fi rst-team All-America by EA Sports First-team All-Metro, All-State and All-Region selection Named MVP of the Virginia Northern Region Tournament District Player of the Year As a sophomore, she was named fi rst-team All-State by Virginia HS Coaches Assoc., first-team All-Northern Region Third-team All-Met MVP of the National District Tournament Named honorable mention All-State as a freshman Honorable mention All-Met Player of the Year in the Virginia National District Named Rookie of the Year for District First-team All-Defense for District. #24 CANDICE BROWN FORWARD/CENTER FRESHMAN 6-4 LAPUENTE, CA (BISHOP AMAT HS) Member of three CIF championship teams ( ) SoCal CIF runner-up in 2006 Named fi rst-team all-league in Team MVP in 2006 Selected to the 2006 adidas Top 10 all-star team... Honorable mention Street and Smith's All-American... Averaged 18.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 2.0 assists as a junior 2005 CIF Player of the Year 2005 Division II fi rst-team All-State selection 2005 second-team All-State Averaged 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.5 assists as a sophomore 2004 secondteam All-CIF selection Named 2003 Rookie and Newcomer of the Year after averaging 6.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 2.0 assists per contest Named Best Defensive Player as a freshman Played club basketball for Lady EBO Averaged 14 points, fi ve rebounds and seven assists for her club team. #34 REGINA ROGERS CENTER / FORWARD FRESHMAN 6-4 SEATTLE, WA (CHIEF SEALTH HS) Played at Cheif Sealth HS in Seattle, WA for coach Carmen Martinez Averaged 16 points, 14 rebounds, six blocks per game as a senior Scored 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in State 3A semifi nal win over West Valley Honorable mention Street and Smith's All- America... As a junior, she was named MVP of the Washington State 3A Tournament Averaged 15.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game... Selected first-team Washington State 3A All-Tournament Named 2006 Player of the Year in the Metro League by the Seattle Times and to the fi rst-team All-Area team As a freshman, she was named MVP of the Oregon City HS tournament Helped team win HS Division of the Oregon City tournament Averaged 9.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, during the State 3A tournament Named third-team All-Metro League.

8 HEAD COACH KATHY OLIVIER HEAD COACH 15TH YEAR (22ND OVERALL AT UCLA) UNLV ( 82) Set to begin 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, three Pac-10 Freshman Players of the Year, a Pac-10 team championship and a Pac-10 Tournament championship. She is the only current Pac-10 coach to have as many as three freshmen named first-team All-Conference performers. Over the last 10 years, her teams have finished in the top four of the Pac-10 Conference standings in six seasons, 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 Only one other conference school has made more Elite Eight (1998) appearances than the Bruins over the last 10 seasons. 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 14 regular season crowds in school history have come with Olivier at the helm. Recognized as an excellent recruiter, she has steadily built the program to reflect her own positive, upbeat and outgoing personality. Olivier has posted a overall mark which includes six top-four Pac-10 finishes in the last 10 years, inlcuding a Pac-10 conference championship and a conference tournament title. 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 field goal percentages belong to Olivier-coached squads. Her teams have led the Pac-10 in steals nine times, including four of the past five seasons. In 2007, Noelle Quinn became the first Bruin player to record at least 1,700 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists for a career. One of 12 finalists for the Wade Trophy, Quinn finished her career just short of becoming only the second player in Pac-10 history to reach 1,800 points, 800 rebounds and 400 assists. In 2006, the Bruins finished the season strong while posting a record and earned a third-place finish in the Pac-10. With wins over Cal, Arizona State and Stanford on consecutive days, UCLA captured its first Pac-10 Tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Nikki Blue became just the fifth four-time, first-team All-Pac-10 selection and was joined on the first-team by Lisa Willis and Quinn. Blue became the first Bruin player to lead the Pac-10 in assists while Willis, the Pac-10 Tournament MVP, led the league in steals for the third straight season. Quinn ranked second in the Pac-10 in rebounding and third in scoring. The team's 10-2 record in Pauley Pavilion (.833) was the highest home court winning percentage posted by a Bruin team since the squad went 15-2 (.882). In 2005, Blue earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors for the third straight year and was joined on the first team by Willis. However, the Bruins lost leading scorer and rebounder Quinn to a knee injury with 12 games to play and finished sixth in the conference. Quinn earned honorable mention all-conference honors, and Lindsey Pluimer was named to the all-conference freshman team. The team set a school record for free throw shooting percentage and allowed opponents the fourth-lowest shooting percentage in school history. In 2004, Olivier led the Bruins to a third-place conference finish and into the NCAA tournament. The team boasted the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in Quinn and a pair of all-conference performers in Blue and Quinn. The Bruin team surrendered just 63.8 points per game, the third-lowest in school history. Olivier led the 2003 Bruins to 12 conference wins, a total surpassed by only two other seasons in UCLA history. By winning 18 games overall, Olivier guided the Bruins to a nine-game improvement over the previous season. Blue became the seventh freshman player in conference history to be named first-team all-league. In 2002, Olivier guided a Bruin team which lost its top two returning scorers during the season to nine wins and a first round Pac-10 tournament victory. In 2001, she guided a team, which was playing without eight of its top nine scorers from the previous season, to a winning home record in Pac-10 play and wins over three nationally-ranked teams. In 2000, she saw her team reach the NCAA tournament for a school record third-straight season. The squad also set a Bruin home attendance record by averaging over 3,700 fans. Under Olivier's guidance, Maylana Martin became just the third player in conference history to ever earn first-team All-Pac-10 honors in four-straight seasons. In 1999, she led her Bruin team to the school s first-ever Pac-10 Conference title and to a best-ever Elite Eight finish in the NCAA Tournament. The team totaled the most wins (26) since the 1981 season and advanced further in the NCAA tournament (Regional final) than any previous UCLA team. The team put together back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1970 s. In addition, the 1999 Bruin team finished with its highest ranking ever (No. 7) in the USA Today poll. Additionally, Martin was named Pac-10 Player of the Year, and she, Erica Gomez and LaCresha Flannigan each earned first-team all-conference honors. In 1998, she guided UCLA to what was then its best finish ever (tie for second) in the Pac-10, its best winning percentage in the last 17 seasons and the first 20-win season since In Olivier's first season as head coach in , Natalie Williams earned Pac-10 Player of the Year honors. 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 first 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 final year ( ), she led the Rebels in scoring (20.2) and ranked second in rebounding (9.2).

9 SEASON BESTS #2 Tierra Henderson Minutes: 35 at Oregon State, 2/3/07 Pts: 11 at Cal State Fullerton, 11/30/06 Reb: 8 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 Assists: 7 vs. Washington State, 1/28/07 Steals: 7 vs. Gonzaga, 11/25/06 Blocks: 1, last vs. Washington State, 3/2/07 #3 Shaina Zaidi Minutes: 25 vs. Arizona, 2/15/07 Pts: 14 vs. Washington State, 1/28/07 Reb: 5 vs. Oregon, 1/7/07 Assists: 4, last vs. Arizona, 2/15/07 Steals: 2 vs. Washington State, 3/2/07 Blocks: 1 at Washington, 12/31/06 #5 Alexis Olivier Minutes: 2 vs. Sacramento State, 11/26/06 Pts: none Reb: none Assists: none Steals: none Blocks: none #10 Allison Taka Minutes: 6 at Cal State Fullerton, 11/30/06 Pts: 2, last vs. Washington State, 3/2/07 Reb: 1 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11/12/06 Assists:, last at UC Irvine, 12/4/06 Steals:none Blocks: none #11 Julia Pitts Minutes: 18 at Oregon State, 2/3/07 Pts: 2, last vs. Arizona State, 3/3/07 Reb: 5 vs. Washington, 1/26/07 Assists: 2 at Oregon State, 2/3/07 Steals: 1, last at Arizona State, 1/18/07 Blocks: 1, last at Stanford, 2/22/07 #13 Erica Latimer Minutes: 21 vs. Arizona, 2/15/07 Pts: 12 vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Reb: 5 vs. Stanford, 12/22/06 Assists: 2, last at Cal, 2/24/07 Steals: 2, last at Cal, 2/24/07 Blocks: 1, last vs. Arizona State, 3/3/07 #14 Lindsey Pluimer Minutes: 44 vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Pts: 27 vs. Sacramento St., 11/25/06 Reb: 13 vs. Washington St., 1/28/07 Assists: 4, last at Stanford, 2/22/07 Steals: 5 at Washington State, 12/29/06 Blocks: 3 vs. Washington, 1/26/07 #22 Consuelo Lezcano Minutes: 17 vs. Washington St., 3/2/07 Pts: 9 vs. Arizona State, 2/18/07 Reb: 6 vs. Arizona State, 2/18/07 Assists: 2 vs. Arizona State, 2/18/07 Steals: 2 at Stanford, 2/22/07 Blocks: 1, last at Stanford, 2/22/07 #23 Chinyere Ibekwe Minutes: 32 vs. Arizona State, 3/3/07 Pts: 21 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 Reb: 13 at Arizona State, 1/18/07 Assists: 2 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 Steals: 3 at Tennessee, 11/16/06 Blocks: 3 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 #31 Amanda Livingston Minutes: 38 vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Pts: 18 vs. Oregon, 1/7/07 Reb: 10, last vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Assists: 5 vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Steals: 2, last at Stanford, 2/22/07 Blocks: 1, last vs. Arizona State, 2/18/07 #32 Jerica Williams Minutes: 20 vs. Delaware State, 12/8/06 Pts: 6 vs. Oregon State, 1/5/07 Reb: 4 vs. Delaware State, 12/8/06 Assists: 1, last at Stanford, 2/22/07 Steals: 2 vs. Stanford, 12/22/06 Blocks: none #34 Moniquee Alexander Minutes: 22, last at Arizona, 1/20/07 Pts: 10, last at Arizona, 1/20/07 Reb: 10 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11/12/06 Assists: none Steals: 2, last vs. Stanford, 12/22/06 Blocks: 2 vs. Sacramento State, 11/25/06 #45 Noelle Quinn Minutes: 43 vs. Cal, 12/20/06 Pts: 25 vs. Arizona State, 3/3/07 Reb: 12 vs. Washington, 1/26/07 Assists: 11 vs. Sacramento State, 11/25/06 Steals: 4 vs. USC, 1/13/07 Blocks: 2, last at USC, 2/10/07 UCLA Team Highs FG %:.574 (39-68) vs. Sacramento St., 11/25/06 FT %:.889 (8-9) at Oregon, 2/1/07 3 Pt. FG%:.571 (4-7) vs. Baylor, 12/17/06 3-Pointers Made: 10 at Cal, 2/24/07 FG Made: 39 vs. Sacramento St., 11/25/06 FT Made: 22, last vs. Washington, 1/26/07 Reb: 57 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11/12/06 Points: 87, last vs. Sacramento St., 11/25/06 Assists: 25 vs. Sacramento St., 11/25/06 Turnovers: 26, last at UC Riverside, 11/18/06 Steals: 15 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 Blocks: 7 at Washington, 12/31/06 Pts. at Half: 43 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11/12/06 Opponent Team Highs FG %:.586 (34-58) by Arizona State, 1/18/07 FT %:.957 (22-23) by Oregon, 2/1/07 3 Pt. FG%:.562 (9-16) by Tennessee, 11/16/06 3-Pts. Made: 10 by Washington State, 12/29/06 FGs Made: 34, last by Cal, 2/24/07 FT Made: 26 by Arizona State, 3/3/07 Reb: 44, last by Washington, 12/31/06 Points: 92, by Arizona State, 3/3/07 Assists: 26 at Cal, 2/24/07 Turnovers: 24 by Oklahoma, 11/21/06 Steals: 15 by Arizona State, 2/18/07 Blocks: 8 by Stanford, 2/22/07 Pts. at Half: 46 by Arizona State, 1/18/07 UCLA Team Lows FG %:.327 (18-55) at Arizona State, 1/18/07 FT %:.455 (5-11) at Stanford, 2/22/07 3 Pt. FG%:.000 (0-3) at Arizona State, 1/18/07 3-Pointers Made: 0 at Arizona State, 1/18/07 FG Made: 18 at Arizona State, 1/18/07 FT Made: 5, last at Cal, 2/24/07 Reb: 28 vs. Arizona State, 3/3/07 Points: 52, last at Arizona State, 1/18/07 Assists: 5, last at Oregon, 2/1/07 Turnovers: 6 vs. Oregon, 1/7/07 Steals: 3 at New Mexico, 12/9/06 Blocks: 0, last vs. Stanford, 12/22/06 Pts. at Half: 17 vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 Opponents Team Lows FG %:.306 (19-62) by Delaware State, 12/8/06 FT %:.429 (6-14) by UC Riverside, 11/18/06 3 Pt. FG%:.000 (0-2) at Stanford, 2/22/07 3-Pts. Made: 0 at Stanford, 2/22/07 FGs Made: 19 by Delaware State, 12/8/06 FT Made: 4 by Oregon, 1/7/07 Reb: 25 at Oregon State, 2/3/07 Points: 54 by Delaware State, 12/8/06 Assists: 8 by Washington, 1/26/07 Turnovers: 8 by New Mexico, 12/9/06 Steals: 2 by Oregon, 2/1/07 Blocks: 0, last by Oregon State, 2/3/07 Pts. at Half: 18 by UC Riverside, 11/18/06

10 UCLA Women's Basketball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (Final Stats) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (14-18) (5-7) (6-8) (3-3) CONFERENCE... (7-11) (4-5) (3-6) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (7-7) (1-2) (3-2) (3-3) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Quinn, Noelle Pluimer, Lindsey Livingston, Amanda Ibekwe, Chinyere Henderson, Tierra Zaidi, Shaina Alexander, Moniquee Latimer, Erica Lezcano, Consuelo Williams, Jerica Pitts, Julia Taka, Allison Olivier, Alexis TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCLA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /12/06 UC SANTA BARBARA W Points per game /16/06 at TENNESSEE L Scoring margin /18/06 at UC Riverside W FIELD GOALS-ATT /21/06 OKLAHOMA L Field goal pct /24/06 vs Gonzaga L POINT FG-ATT /25/06 vs Sacramento State W point FG pct /26/06 vs Texas Tech L pt FG made per game /30/06 at Cal State Fullerton W FREE THROWS-ATT /4/06 at UC Irvine W Free throw pct vs Delaware State W REBOUNDS at New Mexico L Rebounds per game /17/06 BAYLOR L Rebounding margin *12/20/06 CALIFORNIA W OT ASSISTS *12/22/06 STANFORD L Assists per game *12/29/06 at Washington State W TURNOVERS *12/31/06 at Washington L Turnovers per game *01/05/07 OREGON STATE L Turnover margin *01/07/07 OREGON W Assist/turnover ratio *01/13/07 USC L STEALS * at Arizona State L Steals per game *1/20/07 at Arizona W BLOCKS *01/26/07 WASHINGTON W Blocks per game *01/28/07 WASHINGTON STATE W WINNING STREAK *2/1/07 at Oregon L Home win streak *2/3/07 at Oregon State W ATTENDANCE *2/10/07 at USC L Home games-avg/game *02/15/07 ARIZONA L Neutral site-avg/game *02/18/07 ARIZONA STATE L *2/22/07 at Stanford L SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total *2/24/07 at California L /02/07 vs Washington State W UCLA /03/07 vs Arizona State L Opponents