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1 UCLA At #19 Arizona State on Sunday Tip-Off is At 1 p.m. Pacific DATE: Jan. 1, 2010 SID CONTACTS: Steve Rourke/Liza David PHONE: srourke@athletics.ucla.edu or ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Website: uclabruins.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall/Pac-10 Record: 8-4, 1-0 NOVEMBER: 14 v. Illinois State (@ Iowa Tny.) L v. Santa Clara (@Iowa Tny.) W Hawaii W v. Utah (@ San Diego)the.mtn W Princeton W #6/5 Tennessee on FS South L DECEMBER: #24/- Kansas on FSN L UC Santa Barbara W Texas Tech L St. Mary's W LMU W JANUARY: Arizona* W #19/17 Arizona State* 2:00 pm MT 8 California* 7:00 pm 10 Stanford* 2:00 pm USC* on FSN 2:30 pm Washington State* 6:00 pm Washington* 2:00 pm 28 Oregon* 7:00 pm 30 Oregon State* 2:00 pm FEBRUARY: Stanford* 7:00 pm California* 2:00 pm 13 USC* on FSN 11:00 am 18 Washington* 7:00 pm 20 Washington State* 8:00 pm Oregon State* 7:00 pm Oregon* 2:00 pm MARCH: 4 Arizona State* 7:00 pm 6 Arizona* 12:30 pm 11 Pac-10 Tournament - Galen Center TBD 12 Pac-10 Tournament - Galen Center TBD 13 Pac-10 Tourn. - Galen Center 2:30/5:00 14 Pac-10 Tournament - Galen Center 3:00 note: home games played in Pauley Pavilion; times are local to site and subject to change Pac-10 Standings (1/1) OVERALL PAC-10 OREGON STATE OREGON UCLA USC STANFORD CAL ARIZONA STATE ARIZONA WASHINGTON WASH. STATE On Jan. 2 - Cal at Stanford (FSN) Noon On Jan. 3 - USC at Arizona, WSU at Oregon, Wash. at Ore. State On Jan. 7 - Arizona at Wash. State, Arizona State at Washington On Jan. 8 - Stanford at USC On Jan. 9 - Oregon at Ore. St., Arizona at UW, ASU at WSU GAMEDAY CENTRAL GAME #13 DATE: Sun., Jan. 3, 2010 OPPONENT: Arizona State (8-4,0-1) SITE: Wells Fargo Arena TIP-OFF: 2:00 pm MST / 1:00 Pacifi c AUDIO: uclabruins.com TALENT: Dave Marcus *********************************************** GAME #14 DATE: Fri., Jan. 8, 2010 OPPONENT: California SITE: Pauley Pavilion TIP-OFF: 7:05 p.m. AUDIO: uclabruins.com TALENT: Dave Marcus/Michael Sondheimer BRUINS OPEN PAC-10 IN ARIZONA UCLA (8-4, 1-0) will play at #19/17-ranked Arizona State (8-4, 0-1) on Sunday at 2 p.m. Mountain/ 1 p.m. Pacifi c. The Bruins bested Arizona on New Year's Day and ASU lost to the Trojans UCLA has now won its last three games. TEAM STAT COMPARISON (12/29) UCLA ASU Points Points Allowed Rebounds FG % FT % Pt. /g Pt. % Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals ABOUT THE OPPONENTS The Bruins will play at #19/ 17 Arizona State (8-4, 0-1) on Sun., Jan. 3 ASU has won the last seven meetings in the series, but UCLA owns a overall edge. ASU beat USC on Jan. 1. The three non-conference Sun Devil losses have come to ranked teams from Baylor, Texas A&M and Xavier. RANKED BRUINS The Bruin team was listed in the top-50 of the latest NCAA national rankings (from December 20) in NUMERICAL ROSTER four categories th in scoring defense (53.2), 28th in rebound margin (+7.8), 44th in three-pt. fg % (36.7%), 45th in Assist/Turnover ratio (0.92). Senior guard Erica Tukiainen was ranked fourth in the country in three-point shooting % (55.0%). Freshman forward Markel Walker was 62nd in rebounding with a 8.9/g mark. DEFENSE The Bruins have opened the season by holding all 12 opponents to 61 points or less. The last time a UCLA team has opened the season with a stingier defense was in the campaign during which it held the fi rst 18 opponents to 61 points or less. That is also the last time a Bruin team has held teams to 61 points or less over any 12-game stretch. In addition, the Bruins have also held the last 17 opponents to less than 50% shooting from the fi eld. In coach Caldwell's two seasons at the helm, her Bruin teams have held 24 opponents to 60 points or less and eight opponents to 50 points or less. A LOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE The combined record of the four teams the Bruins have lost to this season is 35-7 (Tennessee 10-1, Illinois State 6-3, Kansas 9-2, Texas Tech 10-1, records as of 12/27). ARIZONA RECAP (GAME 12) UCLA used Doreena Campbell's 16 secondhalf points to help rally past Arizona in the Pac-10 opener. UCLA trailed at the half and used a decisive 12-0 run a little over midway through the second half to move past the Wildcats. Darxia Morris added 18 points for the Bruins. LMU RECAP (GAME 11) Markel Walker's career-high 20 points helped UCLA run past LMU UCLA, which led by at the break, stepped up its defense in the second half as LMU misfi red on 13 of its fi rst 15 shots and the Bruins quickly moved out to a double-digit lead. Doreena Campbell scored all 14 of her points in the second half as the Bruins outscored the Lions No. Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown (High School/ Last School) 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 Jr. Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) 2 Jackie Shepard G 5-10 Fr. Palo Alto, CA (Menlo School) 3 Darxia Morris G 5-8 Jr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 4 Christina Nzekwe F/C 6-4 Jr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) 5 Mariah Williams G 5-4 Fr. Colorado Springs, CO (Regis Jesuit HS) 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 Sr. Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) 11 Atonye Nyingifa F 5-11 So. Torrance, CA (Redondo Union HS) 13 Erica Tukiainen G 6-0 Sr. Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 Jr. Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 23 Markel Walker G/F 6-1 Fr. Philadelphia, PA (Schenley HS) 31 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 Sr. Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Center) 33 Jasmine Dixon G/F 5-11 So. Long Beach, CA (Poly HS / Rutgers) 35 Rebekah Gardner G 6-0 So. Upland, CA (Ayala HS) Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell, 1st season (Tennessee '94) Asst. Coaches: Stacie Terry, Tony Perotti, Tasha Butts; Dir. of Operations: Pam Walker pg. 1 of 8

2 HOME SWEET HOME Under second-year head coach Nikki Caldwell, the Bruins have posted a 17-4 record (.810) on their home court of Pauley Pavilion. NEWCOMERS UCLA welcomes Markel Walker (25.6 ppg, 14.7 rpg, 6.1 apg) of Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, PA and Mariah Williams (11.8 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.2 spg) of Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, CO for the season. The signing of Walker and Williams last fall gave UCLA the No. 15 overall recruiting class by HoopGurlz.com. The Bruins also bring in Jasmine Dixon, a former Parade Magazine All- American who transferred from Rutgers, became eligible following the end of the Fall Quarter (Dec. 14). Jackie Shepard is a 5-10 freshman walk-on player from the Menlo School in Atherton, CA. UPCOMING WBKB PROMOTIONS Women's Basketball Team Day promotions, with $3 fl oor tickets, continue on Jan. 8 and Jan On Jan. 8, in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, participants will be able to attend a meet & greet with members of the UCLA women's sports teams before the game against Cal. On Jan. 10, enjoy the ultimate movie experience after the Stanford contest by watching the Pixar movie "UP" on the Bruin video board from your seat in Pauley Pavilion. (see Team Day page on uclabruins.com for more info.) Jan. 10 is also Dads and Daughters Day --- for $20 receive 2 game tickets; 2 UCLA Dad and Daughter T-shirts; 2 Dad and Daughter photos; 2 admissions to a pre-game event which includes lunch, carnival games, prizes and more...visit uclabruins.com for more info. STAFF REMAINS INTACT Coach Caldwell has assembled an impressive coaching staff featuring Stacie Terry, Tony Perotti and Tasha Butts and they will return as a group for the campaign. Terry came to UCLA after working at the University of Southern Mississippi and is beginning her 10th season as a Div. 1 assistant. She will assist in all aspects of coaching and her responsibilities include player development, recruiting and scouting. She works primarily with the Bruin post players. Terry has also been an assistant at the University of Illinois, Dayton and Louisville. Perotti came to UCLA from Northern Arizona University, where he spent four seasons as an assistant. For the last two years of his tenure, he was associate head coach. Perotti served primarily as the team's recruiting coordinator, game scouting coordinator and in the development of perimeter players. Perotti has also been an assistant at the University of San Francisco. He is a graduate of Tennessee. Butts, a standout player at the University of Tennessee ( ) and then in the WNBA, came West from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA), where she was an assistant coach in She primarily works with the Bruin perimeter players and assists with all other facets of the program including academics, recruiting, scouting and player development. In addition, Pam Walker has continued on staff as the Director of Operations after serving on the Bruin coaching staff for 19 seasons. MAKING THE GRADE Allison Taka was named to the fi rst-team All-Pac- 10 Academic team following the season. Erica Tukiainen was a second-team all-conference academic team selection. Six members of the Bruin squad made the UCLA Athletic Director's honor roll (3.0 or better. at least 12 graded units) during the academic year - Moniquee Alexander, Doreena Campbell, Rebekah Gardner, Darxia Morris, Allison Taka and Erica Tukiainen. CHALLENGING SCHEDULE The Bruins face a schedule that features nine teams which advanced to post-season play last year. Six appeared in the NCAA Tournament (Utah, UC Santa Barbara, Tennessee, Stanford, Arizona State, Cal), and three played in the Women's NIT (Illinois State, Kansas, Oregon State). GIVING BACK Head coach Nikki Caldwell and Tennessee Assoc. Head Coach Holly Warlick have teamed up to battle cancer with their Champions for a Cause initiative. Since its inception in 2007, Champions for a Cause has raised and donated tens-of-thousands of dollars to help support the fi ght against breast cancer through a number of signature events: Cruisin' For A Cause - a long haul motorcycle ride, Links For The Cure - a women's golf tournament, and b3 - bikes, basketball & breast cancer. '09-10 BY THE NUMBERS Double-Double (pts/reb) Walker (3) Dixon (1) Alexander (1) Double-Figure Points Walker (8) Morris (9) Campbell (6) Gardner (4) Tukiainen (3) Dixon (3) Alexander (2) Williams (1) Nzekwe (1) 20 Pt. Scoring Tukiainen (2)Campbell (1) Walker (1) Morris (1) Double-Figure Rebounds Walker (4) Alexander (3) Dixon (2) Leading Scorers (w/ ties) Morris(4) Walker(4) Tukiainen(2) Dixon (2) Campbell (1) Leading Rebounders (w/ ties) Walker (7) Alexander (4) Dixon (2) Nze- Leading Active Career Leaders Points Campbell (768);Tukiainen (603) Rebounds Alexander(387);Campbell (294);Nzekwe (288) Assists Campbell (254); Morris (173) Steals Campbell (98); Morris (98); Earl (95) Blocks M. Alexander (30); C. Nzekwe (24) Double-Figure Point Games Campbell (39); Morris (28); Double-Figure Rebound Games Alexander (6); Nyingifa (5); Walker (4) Double-Double Games Walker (3); Nyingifa (2) Pac-10 Coaches Conf. Calls Pac-10 head women's basketball coaches will be available on three media teleconference calls during the season. The calls are scheduled for Dec. 15, Jan. 5 and Mar. 9 from approximately 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pacifi c time. Media members may call the Pac-10 conference offi ce (925) to receive the phone number for both the live teleconference and taped replay. Coach Nikki Caldwell is available on the call at 10 a.m. LAST GAME STARTERS (Stats are from ) Ht.,Yr. Games Played/ Started Points Rebounds Other 3 G Darxia Morris 5-8, Jr. 12 GP/12 GS 10.9 ppg 3.8 rpg double-digit pts. in 15 of last 20 g 13 G Erica Tukiainen 6-0, Sr. 12 GP/12 GS 9.6 ppg 2.5 rpg 's (.500) 21 G Doreena Campbell 5-10, Jr. 12 GP/12 GS 9.9 ppg 3.8 rpg 41 assists, 29 turnovers 23 G/F Markel Walker 6-1, Fr. 12 GP/12 GS 12.0 ppg 8.7 rpg Career high 20 pts. v. LMU 33 G/F Jasmine Dixon 5-11, So. 5 GP/5 GS 11.0 ppg 7.0 rpg saw 1st action at UCSB IN RESERVE 1 F Nina Earl 6-1, Jr. 11 GP/5 GS 3.8 ppg 2.6 rpg 24 career starts 2 G Jackie Shepard 5-10, Fr. 4 GP/ 0 GS 0.5 ppg 0.3 rpg walk-on, Menlo School-Atherton, CA 4 F/C Christina Nzekwe 6-4, Jr. 12 GP/1 GS 3.2 ppg 4.5 rpg min./game 5 G Mariah Williams 5-4, Fr. 12 GP/ 0 GS 2.2 ppg 1.0 rpg 8 assists vs. Hawaii 10 G Allison Taka 5-8, Sr. 3 GP/0 GS 0.0 ppg 0.0 rpg saw 1st action v. Texas Tech 11 G/F Atonye Nyingifa 5-11, So. 0 GP/0 GS 6.1 ppg 4.9 rpg stats from '08-09 (knee inj) 31 C Moniquee Alexander 6-6, Sr. 11 GP/1 GS 4.3 ppg 5.9 rpg 15p, 11 r vs. Princeton 35 G Rebekah Gardner 6-0, So. 12 GP/0 GS 7.1 ppg 2.3 rpg career-best 15 pts. v. Hawaii pg. 2 of 8

3 2010 RECRUITING CLASS Head coach Nikki Caldwell announced three November, 2009 signings --- Rhema Gardner of Ayala High School, Chino Hills, CA; Thea Lemberger of Santa Monica, CA High School; Corrine Costa of Liberty High School in Discovery Bay, CA. Gardner is a 6-1 guard / forward who averaged 12.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocks last season as junior. She was named All-CIF Southern Section and second-team All-State, junior class. Lemberger, a 5-6 point guard, averaged 16.5 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game as prep junior. Her team advanced to the CIF Division 4 semifi nals last season. She connected on 57 of her 142 three-point shots attempts. Costa, a 6-4 post player, averaged 14.2 points, 4.8 blocks and 8.8 rebounds per game last season. ST. MARY'S RECAP (GAME 10) Darxia Morris scored a season-high 20 points to help lead the Bruins past St. Mary's Markel Walker added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. UCLA broke open the game by scoring the fi rst eight points of the second half and went on to outscore SMC in the second half. TEXAS TECH RECAP (GAME 9) Transfer Jasmine Dixon led three players in double digits with 14 points, but the Bruins came up on the short end of a decision to Texas Tech. Neither team led by more than six points in the hotly-contested game, but the Bruins missed opportunites throughout the contest and fi nished with a season-high 22 turnovers. UC SANTA BARBARA RECAP (GAME 8) Transfer Jasmine Dixon led the Bruins with 19 points and added 10 rebounds in her fi rst action of the season as the Bruins topped UCSB Doreena Campbell scored seven of the Bruins' nine points in a decisive 9-2 run which helped give UCLA a lead with two minutes to play. Campbell fi nished with 12 points and Darxia Morris added 17. Markel Walker tied Dixon for team-high rebounding honors with 10. KANSAS RECAP (GAME 7) No. 24 Kansas used 50% second-half shooting and a 15-4 made free throw advantage for the game to come from behind and hand the Bruins a defeat. The Bruins led the entire fi rst half and had a edge at half. There were fi ve lead changes and two ties in the second half. UCLA cut the KU lead to with 1:11 to play on a basket by Darxia Morris, who led the Bruins with 13 points. The Bruins went on to record two straight steals on the next two KU possessions but could not convert either to points. Kansas went 6-6 from the free throw line in the last 17 seconds. TENNESSEE RECAP (GAME 6) Sixth-ranked Tennessee used a 16-5 run to open the second half and went on to a win. UCLA led at the half after holding Tennessee to 29% shooting and forcing 12 UT turnovers. The Lady Vols capitalized on their size advantage throughout the contest and fi nished the game Women's Basketball Nat'l Rankings '09-10 AP (Dec. 27) 1. Connecticut 2. Stanford 3. Notre Dame 4. Tennessee 5. Baylor 6. Ohio St. 7. North Carolina 8. Duke 9. Georgia 10. Texas A&M 11. LSU 12. Florida St. 13. Nebraska 14. Oklahoma 15. Xavier 16. Michigan St. 17. Texas 18. Vanderbilt 19. Arizona St. 20. Pittsburgh 21. Kansas 22. Wis.-Green Bay 23. Virginia 24. Georgia Tech 25. James Madison Teams in boldface indicate UCLA opponents with a 30-4 point advantage in second-chance opportunities. Markel Walker led UCLA with 19 points and 14 rebounds. PRINCETON RECAP (GAME 5) UCLA battled back from a seven-point fi rst half defi cit to defeat Princeton Freshman Markel Walker led the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Moniquee Alexander added 15 points and 11 boards. UTAH RECAP (GAME 4) UCLA held Utah to 33 points and posted a victory in a game played in San Diego. The Bruins jumped out to a 16-0 lead, holding Utah scoreless until a free throw with 14:37 left in the half. The Bruins took a lead at the break. The second half was more of the same, with UCLA outscoring the Utes 10-2 to start the half. Markel Walker and Darxia Morris led all players with 10 points apiece. The 33 points scored were the fewest by a UCLA opponent since the team defeated UC Santa Barbara, 94-31, on Dec. 15, HAWAII RECAP (GAME 3) USA Today/ESPN (Dec. 29) 1. Connecticut 2. Stanford 3. Notre Dame 4. Tennessee 5. Baylor 6. Ohio State 7. North Carolina 8. Georgia 9. Duke 10. Texas A&M 11. Florida State 12. LSU 13. Xavier 14. Nebraska 15. Oklahoma 16. Vanderbilt 17. Arizona State 18. Pittsburgh 19. West Virginia 20. Wisconsin-Green Bay 21. Virginia 22. Texas 23. Syracuse 24. Michigan State 25. James Madison UCLA opened up its home schedule with a win against Hawaii. The Bruins made eight of their fi rst 12 shots and shot 52.5% from the field and 63.2% from beyond the arc. Erica Tukiainen led all scorers with 24 points, including six three-point shots. The Bruin team converted 12 of 19 threepoint shots for the game to match the school record for most made threes in a game (12 v. Baylor, 12/19/02). Freshman Markel Walker fi nished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight steals. IOWA CHALLENGE RECAP (GAMES 1 & 2) UCLA opened the Iowa Hawkeye Challenge with a loss to Illinois State, a team which won the Missouri Valley Conference championship a year ago. The Bruins rebounded on day two of the Challenge behind 21 points from Erica Caldwell's Career Highlights * Won NCAA Championships in 2007 and 2008 as assistant coach at Tennessee * Won NCAA Championship in 1991 as a player at Tennessee *Posted a overall record in 14 seasons as a NCAA player at Tennessee and as an assistant coach at Tennessee and Virginia *Coached in Five Final Fours with NCAA Tournament record of 26-7 *Has coached 20 WNBA players (Candace Parker, Alexis Hornbuckle, Gwen Jackson, Kara Lawson, Loree Moore, Nicky Anosike, Alberta Auguste, Tasha Butts, Sidney Spencer, Ashley Robinson, Tye'sha Fluker, Shannon (Zolman) Crossley, Shyra Ely, Shannon Bobbitt, Michelle Snow, Kellie (Jolly) Harper, Semeka Randall, Chamique Holdsclaw, Kristen Clement, Tamika Catchings). *Has coached four Olympians (Parker, Lawson, Holdsclaw, Catchings) Bruin Highlights UCLA's win over then No.4-ranked Cal marked the second straight season the Bruins had posted a win over a top-four ranked opponent. UCLA ranked among the nation's elite in two categories --- seventh in rebound margin (8.7/g) and 24th in steals (10.7/g) The squad, with 14 wins, became just the third in school history to have won at least 14 games by Feb. 1 on the calendar in ;19 in Bruin Freshman Records Most Points/g: Nikki Blue-35 at Washington, 2/1/03 Most Rebs./g: Denise Curry-25at Long Beach St., 3/10/78 Most Ast./g: Erica Gomez-15 v. Long Beach St., 12/6/95 Most. Blk./g: Annette Keur-5 v. UOP, 1/21/84 Most Stls/g: Sandra VanEmbricqs-13 v. Arizona, 2/12/87 Most Dbl.-Dbls. /Season: Necie Thompson-12 g, Most Consec. Dbl.-Dbls./Season: Annette Keur-4, Highest Reb. Avg. in Season: Natalie Williams-10.3, Pronunciations Moniquee Alexander... MO-neek Jasmine Dixon... JAZZ-min Nina Earl...KNEE-nah Darxia Morris... dar-ex-ee-uh Atonye Nyingifa...ah-TONE-yeah YING-ghi-fa Christina Nzekwe...na-ZECK-way Allison Taka... TOCK-uh Erica Tukiainen... TWO-key-eye-nen Tony Perotti... per-oh-tea Markel Walker...mar-KELL pg. 3 of 8

4 Tukiainen for a win over Santa Clara. The Bruin senior was named to the alltournament team. UCLA shot just 25% in the first half (29.9% for the game) against Illinois State and fell behind at the break. ISU built its lead up to as many as 11 before UCLA tied the game at 53-all with 1:48 to play. The Redbirds connected on 18 of 22 secondhalf free throws, including fi ve of six in the last minute to hold off the Bruins. Darxia Morris led UCLA with 12 points. Markel Walker had 10 points and nine rebounds in her fi rst collegiate game. UCLA outscored Santa Clara 13-4 at the end of the fi rst half to take a lead at intermission and then put together a 12-0 run in the early stages of the second half to seal its fi rst win of the season SEASON NOTES The squad became just the third in school history to have won at least 14 games by Feb. 1 on the calendar in ;19 in The total of 19 wins last season tied for the 10th-most in school history. The Bruins finished with a 13-3 home record, the most wins a UCLA squad has posted in Pauley since it went 13-3 in The 13 wins tied for the second-highest total of home wins ever in one season. The team held the opponent to a scoring average of 61.6 points per game which ranked as the third-lowest mark in school history. A.401 opponent shooting percentage rated as the seventh-lowest in school history. In a mid-season stretch of nine straight games, the Bruins limited opponents to 65 points or less in regulation time, which was the longest string of such games since the team held its fi rst 21 opponents to 63 points or less. '08-09 PAC-10 CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONF. OVERALL STANFORD CAL ARIZONA STATE UCLA OREGON STATE USC OREGON WASH. STATE ARIZONA WASHINGTON '08-09 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS All-Pac-10 Second Team - Doreena Campbell; Hon. Mention - Erica Tukiainen All-Pac-10 Freshman Team First Team - Atonye Nyingifa All-Pac-10 Tournament Team Atonye Nyingifa All-Pac-10 All-Academic First Team - Allison Taka; 2nd Team - Erica Tukiainen PLAYER BIO UPDATES #1 Nina Earl, Jr. Has at least one steal in each of the last fi ve games she has played in... Starter in fi rst fi ve games of this season... Sat out the game at Arizona with a sprained ankle... Scored six v. LMU... Pulled down seven boards v. St. Mary's...One steal v. Texas Tech... One steal, one board at UCSB... Off the bench for six points at Kansas... Two points at Tennessee... Eight points, four boards v. Utah... Four points, three assists, three steals v. Hawaii... Six points, three steals v. Santa Clara... Four points, six boards v. Illinois St.... Played in all 31 games last season with four starts (CS Fullerton, Oregon, Oregon St., USC)... Played double fi gure minutes in 23 contests... Scored season-high 17 points vs. USD... Eight double-digit scoring games... Nine games with two or more steals. 8 v. Utah, 12/21/09...Points at Arizona, 12/30/07 7 v. St. Mary's, 11/21/09... Rebounds at Arizona, 12/30/07 3 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Assists...4, last at Rice, 12/17/08 3, last v. Hawaii, 11/19/09... Steals... 5 vs. Oregon State, 1/2/09 na... Blocks... 2 vs. OSU, 1/2/09 na...3pt. FG Made...2 vs. UCR, 12/21/07 25 v. Santa Clara, 11/15/09... Minutes at Arizona, 12/30/07 #2 Jackie Shepard, Fr. Saw brief action in four games (Utah, Hawaii, St. Mary's, LMU)... Scored a bucket in the win over Hawaii... Walk-on from Menlo School, where she was the league MVP and the San Mateo Journal's Player of the Year as a senior... Scored a school-record 51 points in a game last season and also set single-season records with 766 points and a scoring average of 24 points per game Finished her career ranked second on her schools' all-time scoring list with 1,697 career points. 2 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Points...same 1 v. LMU, 12/28/09... Rebounds...same Where the Bruins Rank in the Pac-10 (thru games of Dec. 28) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Markel Walker... 17th (12.4) Darxia Morris... 25th (10.3) Erica Tukiainen... 28th (9.9) Rebounding Markel Walker...4th (8.7) Moniquee Alexander... T18th (6.2) Field Goal % Markel Walker... 10th (.505) Erica Tukiainen... 12th (.494) Assists Doreena Campbell...8th (3.5) Darxia Morris... 10th (3.3) Free Throw % Markel Walker... 14th (.744) 3-Point Field Goal % Erica Tukiainen... 1st (.522) Blocked Shots Moniquee Alexander... T10th (1.0) Steals Markel Walker...6th (2.3) 3-Point Field Goal Made Erica Tukiainen...4th (2.2) Assist/Turnover Ratio Doreena Campbell...6th (1.4) Darxia Morris...8th (1.3) Offensive Rebounds Markel Walker... 2nd (3.5) Defensive Rebounds Markel Walker...8th (5.3) Moniquee Alexander... T13th (4.3) TEAM Scoring Offense 6th Scoring Defense 2nd Scoring Margin 3rd Free Throw % 5th Field Goal % 5th Field Goal % Defense 1st Point Field Goal % 4th Point Field Goal % Defense 6th Rebounding Offense T4th Rebounding Defense 3rd Rebounding Margin 4th Blocked Shots T8th Assists 4th Steals 4th Turnover Margin 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio 3rd Offensive Rebounds 3rd Defensive Rebounds 9th Pt. FG Made 7th na...assists...na na... Steals...na na... Blocks...na na...3pt. FG Made...na 3 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09... Minutes...same #3 Darxia Morris, Jr. Starter in fi rst 12 games of this season... Scored in double digits in 15 of her last 20 games (nine of 12 games this season)... Has 21 assists in last fi ve games points, three steals at Arizona points, four assists, fi ve boards v. LMU... Led team with 20 points (third 20-pt. career game) v. St. Mary's... Seven assists, no points v. Texas Tech... Scored 17 at UCSB with four assists... Led team at Kansas with 13 points... Two assists, four boards, no points at Tennessee... Scored 10 v. Princeton... Poured in a team-high tying 10 points v. Utah... Scored 18 v. Hawaii, with career-best four threes... Three assists, two points v. Santa Clara... Had 12 points, fi ve assists, three steals v. Illinois St.... Saw action in 27 games with 11 starts last season... Played 20 or more minutes in 20 games... Had 10 double-digit scoring games, including six of the season's fi nal eight... Credited with two or more steals in 11 contests... Scored season-high 18 points vs. both Cal and Stanford...Her 40-footer at the buzzer beat Oregon... Director's Honor Roll. 20 v. St. Mary's, 12/21/09...Points vs. Cal Poly SLO, 11/20/07 5, last at Arizona, 1/1/10... Rebounds... 6, last vs. San Diego, 12/14/08 7 v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09...Assists... 8 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld, 12/3/08 3, last at Arizona, 1/1/10... Steals...6 at Arizona, 12/30/07 na... Blocks...1, last vs. Kansas, 12/21/08 4 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...3pt. FG Made...4 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09 37 at Arizona, 1/1/10... Minutes...37 at Arizona, 1/1/10 #4 Christina Nzekwe, Jr. Played double digit minutes in all 20 games... Led team with nine rebounds at Arizona... Scored seven with three boards v. LMU... Four points, fi ve boards v. St. Mary's... Block, one point, and four rebounds v. Texas Tech... Three boards at UCSB... Three boards at Kansas... Had fi rst start (18th of career) of this season at Tennessee and scored two points... Two points, four boards v. Princeton... Three points, six boards, a block v. Utah... Scored 11 points with six boards v. Hawaii... Two points, fi ve boards v. Santa Clara... Six points, fi ve boards, a pg. 4 of 8

5 block v. Illinois State... Saw action in 29 games with 17 starting assignments in Played 20 or more minutes in 21 games... Had eight double-fi gure scoring games with a career-best of 13 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld... Recorded six or more rebounds in 10 games... Had fi rst career double-double v. Washington (10p, 10r). 11 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Points...13 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld, 12/3/08 9 at Arizona, 1/1/10... Rebounds...11 vs. Oregon St., 1/2/09 1, last at Tennessee, 11/28/09...Assists...2, last at Cal, 1/29/09 2 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09... Steals... 4, last at Oregon State, 3/7/09 1, last v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09... Blocks...2, last vs. Washington, 1/24/09 1, last v. Utah 11/21/09...3pt. FG Made...3 at Stanford, 2/1/09 21, last at Tennessee, 11/25/09... Minutes at Texas Tech, 12/29/08 #5 Mariah Williams, Fr. Has come off the bench in fi rst 12 games of this season and played double digits minutes in 11/12 contests... Two assists at Arizona... One assist v. LMU... Two boards, an assist v. St. Mary's... Scored two v. Texas Tech... Did not tally at UCSB... One assist at Kansas... Two rebounds and a steal at Tennessee... Three points, three assists v. Princeton... Scored six with two steals v. Utah... Handed out team-high eight assists and scored four v. Hawaii... Scored 10 with six assists in 19 min. v. Santa Clara... One point, two assists in 15 min. v. Illinois State... Helped lead her Regis Jesuit HS team to the Colorado state championship in Named fi rst-team Class 5A All-State in Averaged 11.8 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.2 spg as a senior in Picked to the Denver Post's 2009 All-Colorado team. 10 v. Santa Clara, 11/15/09...Points...same 2, last at Tennessee, 11/28/09... Rebounds...same 8 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Assists...same 2, last v. Princeton, 11/25/09... Steals...same na... Blocks...same na...3pt. FG Made...same 23 v. Utah, 11/21/09... Minutes...same #10 Allison Taka, Sr. Saw her fi rst action of this season against Texas Tech (game nine)... Has not scored in limited action... Sat out the fi rst eight games due to a foot injury... Appeared in all 31 games last season, with one start (at Washington)... Played double fi gure minutes in 10 games... Scored in 18 games, with a best of nine points vs. San Diego... Tied for third on the team with 18 three-point shots... Named to the fi rst-team All-Pac-10 Academic team... Earned a spot on the Athletics Director's Honor Roll in every academic quarter of her career....points... 9 vs. San Diego, 12/14/08... Rebounds... 2 vs. Wash. State, 122/09 1, last v. St. Mary's, 12/21/09...Assists...3 at Wash. State, 1/14/08... Steals... 2, last vs. Wash. State, 122/09... Blocks...na...3pt. FG Made...2, last at Stanford, 2/1/09 11 minutes v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09... Minutes at Washington, 2/20/09 #11 Atonye Nyingifa, So. Has sat out the fi rst 12 games of this season with a knee injury... Named to Pac-10 All-Freshman team... Saw action in all 31 games last season, starting the fi nal 16 contests... Named to the All- Pac-10 Tournament team... Led the team in rebounding during Pac-10 only games (5.6 rpg)... Averaged 7.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg in her 16 starts... Played double digit minutes in 27 games... Participated in the USA Women's U19 World Championship Basketball Trials in May, 2009 where she suffered a serious knee injury....points...18 v. Oregon State, 3/13/09... Rebounds... 10, last vs. Stanford, 3/14/09...Assists...3, last vs. Oregon State, 3/13/09... Steals...5 at Washington, 2/20/09... Blocks...1, last at Oregon State, 3/13/09...3pt. FG Made...1 vs. Stanford, 2/27/09... Minutes...32, last v. Oregon State, 3/13/09 #13 Erica Tukiainen, Sr. Has been among the national leaders in threepoint shooting % all season (fourth in 12/20/09 rankings)... Made at least one three in 11/12 games... Six points, three assists at Arizona... Scored three with two steals v. LMU... Nine points, three assists, three steals v. St. Mary's... Scored nine v. Texas Tech... Three points at UCSB... Scored fi ve, fi ve boards at Kansas... Scored eight at Tennessee...10 points v. Princeton... Scored nine (3-4, 3's) v. Utah... Led team with 24 points v. Hawaii (career-best six threes)... Named to all-tournament team at Iowa Hawkeye Challenge... Totaled 21 points (fi ve 3's) and five rebounds, three steals v. Santa Clara... Scored eight v. Illinois St.... Honorable mention All-Conf. last season... Team captain who started 30 of 31 games a year ago... Scored career-high 25 points (11-16 fg) in win over then-no. 4 ranked Cal... Led team with 27 made threes last season... Second-team all-conference academic team selection... Ranks as one of best three-point % shooters in Bruin history (entered season 6th on all-time list-.358 mark)... UCLA Athletics Director's Honor Roll. FOR THE RECORD '09-10 Overall Pac-10 Home Games Away Games Neutral Games In Overtime Games Lead at the half Trail at the half Tied at half Vs. Ranked Opponent UCLA 80 Pts. or over UCLA Pts UCLA Pts UCLA Under 60 Pts Opp. 80 Pts. or over Opp. Scoring Pts Opp. Scoring Pts Opp. Scoring Pts Opp. Under 50 Pts UCLA Fg%.500 or better UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg less than Opp. Fg% less than Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp. Fg% Opp FG% over Outshooting Oppt Outshot by Oppt Shooting % Tied with Oppt UCLA Reb. Advantage Oppt. Reb. Advantage Rebounds Tied Fewer Turnovers than Oppt More Turnovers than Oppt Same Turnovers as Oppt Margin is 10 Pts. or less Margin is Pts Margin is 20+ Pts With Five Minutes to Play: UCLA leads UCLA trails Game tied One Player in Double Figures Two Players in Double Figures Three Players in Double Figures Four Players in Double Figures Five Players in Double Figures All Five Starters in Double Figures No Players in Double Figures pg. 5 of 8

6 24 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Points...25 vs. Cal, 3/1/09 5, last at Kansas, 12/3/09... Rebounds...9 at CSU Northridge, 11/14/07 3, last at Arizona, 1/1/10...Assists...4, last at Texas Tech, 12/29/08 3, last v. St. Mary's, 12/21/09... Steals...4 at USC, 2/8/09 2 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09... Blocks... 2, last v. Hawaii, 11/19/09 6 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...3pt. FG Made...6 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09 33 at Tennessee, 11/28/09... Minutes...34 vs. Cal, 3/1/09 #21 Doreena Campbell, Jr. Starter in fi rst 12 games of this season and has 41 assists, 28 turnovers... Shooting from the fi eld the last fi ve games...has made at least one three-point shot in each of the last six games (9-15, 3's in that stretch)... Led the team with 20 points, 16 in the second half, at Arizona... Scored 14, with fi ve boards v. LMU (fourth straight game in double-digits)... Scored 13 and had three assists v. St. Mary's... Scored 12 with fi ve assists v. Texas Tech... Scored 12 points at UCSB, nine in last four minutes of game... Seven points, three assists at Kansas... Two points while battling foul trouble at Tennessee... Eight points, fi ve boards, six assists v. Princeton... Nine points, six boards, six assists v. Utah... Scored seven v. Hawaii... Five points, six boards, fi ve assists v. Santa Clara... Scored 10 v. Illinois St.... Named to the second-team All-Pac-10 team... Started 30 games... Led team in scoring, (11th in Pac-10) and assists (6th in Pac-10)... Scored career-best 25 at Maryland and had fi ve 20-point games in all...earned her fi rst Pac-10 Player of the Week honors after scoring 20 points and grabbing nine boards in win over USC...Participated in the USA Basketball Women's World University Games Trials in May, Entered season ranked as best three-point % shooter in Bruin history, minimum 100 attempts, with a.415 mark and one of the best free throw shooters (entered season 5th on all-time list at.791)... UCLA Athletics Director's Honor Roll. 20 at Arizona, 1/1/10...Points at Maryland, 11/23/08 6, last v. Utah, 11/21/09... Rebounds...9, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09 6, last v. Princeton, 11/25/09...Assists... 8, last vs. San Diego, 12/14/08 2, last at Arizona, 1/1/10... Steals...7 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07 na... Blocks...2 vs. Idaho St., 12/1/07 2, last at Arizona, 1/1/10...3pt. FG Made... 4, last vs. USC, 1/11/09 36 at UCSB, 12/15/09... Minutes... 38, last at Washington, 1/10/08 #23 Markel Walker, Fr. Starter in the first 12 games of this season... Scored in double digits in eight games, three double-doubles offensive boards in THE LAST TIME TEAM 100 Points By Team By UCLA 104 v. CSU Bakersfield, 12/4/08 By Opponent 100 by Stanford, 1/20/05 Less Than 50 Points By Team By UCLA 49 at Kansas, 12/3/09 By Opponent 49 at UCSB, 12/15/09 60 Percent Shooting By UCLA.695 at Washington State, 2/27/99 By Opponent.608 by Illinois, 12/19/04 50 Percent Shooting BY UCLA.525 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09 By Opponent.532 by Stanford, 2/27/09 Five Starters in Double Figures BY UCLA vs. California, 12/20/06 By Opponent by Texas Tech, 12/29/08 Six Players in Double Figures BY UCLA vs. Californina, 12/20/06 BY Opponent by Oregon State, 1/2/04 30 or More Turnovers BY UCLA 33 at Oregon State, 1/24/02 BY Opponent 31 by CSU Bakersfield, 12/4/08 Rallied from a Double-Digit Deficit to Win UCLA down 17 (23-6/21-4) to Oregon State, 1/2/09 Opponent Texas Tech down 14 (27-13), 12/29/08 UCLA Played a Ranked Opponent UCLA Win vs. (No. 4/4) California, 3/1/09 UCLA Loss (No. 24/-) at Kansas, 12/3/09 UCLA Played an Overtime Game UCLA Win vs. California, 12/20/06 UCLA Loss vs. California, 1/6/08 UCLA Was Ranked AP Top 25 Nov. 19, No. 21 ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Nov. 20, No. 19 AP Top 10 Jan. 24, No. 10 ESPN/ USA Today Top 10 Dec. 21, No. 9 AP Top 5 Nov. 29, No. 5 ESPN/ USA Today Top 5 Nov. 30, No. 5 last seven games... Eight points, eight boards at Arizona... Led team with 20 points and added eight boards, three steals v. LMU... Totaled 17 points, eight boards, seven assists v. St. Mary's... Three points, four boards v. Texas Tech... Eight points, 10 boards at UCSB... Eight points, four rebounds while battling foul trouble (17 min.) at Kansas... Scored 19 with 14 boards to take game-high honors in both categories at Tennessee... Recorded 17 points and 11 boards v. Princeton...10 points, seven rebounds v. Utah... Just short of a triple-double v. Hawaii with 12 points, 12 boards, eight steals...12 points, nine boards, four assists v. Santa Clara points, nine boards v. Illinois St.... '09 First-team Parade Magazine All-American... Selected to play in the '09 McDonald's All-America and WBCA All-America games... Averaged 25.6 ppg, 14.7 rpg, 6.1 apg in '09 as senior at Pittsburgh, PA Schenley HS... Invited to USA Basketball Trials for U19 World Championship team in May, Born in Philadelphia, PA. 20 v. LMU, 12/28/09...Points...same 14 at Tennessee, 11/28/09... Rebounds...same 4, last v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Assists...same 8 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09... Steals...same 1, last v. Princeton, 11/25/09... Blocks...same 1 v. LMU, 12/28/09...3pt. FG Made...na 34 at Arizona, 1/1/10... Minutes...same #31 Moniquee Alexander, Sr. Has hit 17 of her last 29 fg attempts (last eight games)... Totaled 35 points, 47 rebounds and nine blocks in last seven games she has played in... Three boards and a block at Arizona... Six boards v. LMU... Five points, four rebounds, a block v. St. Mary's... Scored 10 with eight rebounds, one block v. Texas Tech... Sat out the UCSB game due to illness... Made her first start of the season at Kansas and pulled down a team-best 10 boards (fi fth career double-digit effort on boards)... Three points, career-high three blocks, fi ve boards at Tennessee... Registered fi rst career double-double with a career-best 15 points and 11 rebounds v. Princeton... Six points, four boards v. Utah... One block, two rebounds v. Hawaii... Five points, 10 boards v. Santa Clara... Two boards v. Illinois St.... Saw action in 30 games last season, nine starts... Led team with 69 off. rebounds... Tied for 11th in Pac-10 in off. rebounds/g (2.3)... Played double-digit minutes in 26 contests and at least 20 min. in six games... UCLA Athletics Director's Honor Roll. 15 v. Princeton, 11/25/09...Points...15 v. Princeton, 11/25/09 11 v. Princeton, 11/25/09... Rebounds at USC, 2/8/09 INDIVIDUAL 40 Points By a Player By UCLA 43 by Natalie Williams vs. California, 2/24/94 By Opponent 43 by Giuliana Mendiola, Washington, 2/1/03 30 Points By a Player By UCLA 30 by Noelle Quinn at Arizona State, 2/2/06 By Opponent 30 by Amber Sprague, San Diego, 12/8/07 20 Rebounds By a Player BY UCLA 22 by Janae Hubbard vs. Arizona State, 3/6/99 By Opponent 20 by Natalie Doma, Idaho State, 12/1/07 15 Rebounds By a Player BY UCLA 15 by Chinyere Ibekwe vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/07 By Opponent 17 by Ify Ibekwe, Arizona, 1/1/10 Two Players with 20 or More Points in Same Game BY UCLA 23-Lindsey Pluimer; 23-Noelle Quinn v. Arizona, 1/20/07 BY Opponent 31-Candice Wiggins; 28-Kayla Pedersen, Stanford, 2/2/08 Three Players with 20 or More Points in Same Game BY UCLA Noelle Quinn-24; Nikki Blue-23; Lisa Willis-21 v. Oregon State, 1/31/04 BY Opponent 21-Jessica Wilson;20-Jenna Green; 20-LaShay Fears, UC Santa Barbara, 12/17/05 Two Players with 10 or More Rebounds in Same Game BY UCLA 10-Jasmine Dixon; 10-Markel Walker, 12/15/09 By Opponent 12 - Amina Njonkou; 10-Ify Ibekwe, Arizona, 1/17/09 10 Assists By a Player By UCLA 10 by Noelle Quinn at Arizona, 1/20/07 By Opponent 12 by Amanda Rego, San Diego, 12/8/07 10 Steals By a Player By UCLA 10 by Nicole Anderson vs. Washington, 2/5/93 By Opponent 11 by Lisa Cline, Ohio State, 12/30/88 Five Blocked Shots By a Player By UCLA 5 by Kristee Porter at Old Dominion, 12/18/00 By Opponent 7 by Mekia Valentine, at UCSB, 12/15/09 Triple-Double By a Player By UCLA Noelle Quinn 21 pt., 10 reb, 10 ast. at California, 2/19/04 pg. 6 of 8

7 na...assists...2 at CSU Northridge, 11/14/07 1, last v. LMU, 12/28/09... Steals...3 vs. Stanford, 2/27/09 3 at Tennessee, 11/28/09... Blocks... 3 at Tennessee, 11/28/09 na...3pt. FG Made...na 29 at Kansas, 12/3/09... Minutes...29 at Kansas, 12/3/09 #33 Jasmine Dixon, So. Regained her eligibility following the Fall Quarter exams and saw her fi rst action in game eight at UCSB, 12/15/ points, seven boards, three assists at Arizona... Led team with 10 boards v. LMU; added seven points, three steals... Five points, three boards, three assists, two steals v. St. Mary's... Led the team with 14 points v. Texas Tech... Led the team with 19 points and added 10 boards, four steals, two blocks at UCSB... Entered UCLA in Jan as a transfer from Rutgers... Played in fi ve games last season for the Scarlet Knights and averaged 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds in 8.8 minutes of action... First-team Parade Magazine All-American in Gatorade Player of the Year in California... Played in the 2008 McDonald's All-Star game... Averaged 14.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists as HS senior. 19 at UCSB, 12/15/09...Points at UCSB, 12/15/09 10, last v. LMU, 12/28/09... Rebounds at UCSB, 12/15/09 3, last at Arizona, 1/1/10...Assists... 3, last at Arizona, 1/1/10 4 at UCSB, 12/15/09... Steals...4 at UCSB, 12/15/09 2 at UCSB, 12/15/09... Blocks...2 at UCSB, 12/15/09 1 at Arizona, 1/1/10...3pt. FG Made... 1/1/10 31 at UCSB, 12/15/09... Minutes at UCSB, 12/15/09 #35 Rebekah Gardner, So. Has come off the bench in fi rst 12 games of this season... Made free throws this season... Played at least 20 min. in seven games... Five points, a block at Arizona... Three points, three boards, two steals v. LMU... Six points, three boards, two assists v. St. Mary's... Seven points and career-high four blocks v. Texas Tech... Scored two with three boards, two steals at UCSB... Scored 10 (fourth double-digit game of season) with four rebounds at Kansas... Scored 11 at Tennessee... Two points, two steals v. Princeton... Six points, three assists v. Utah... Registered a career-high 15 points v. Hawaii and added three assists, two blocks... Scored 14 v. Santa Clara...Four points, four boards v. Illinois St.... Saw action in all 31 games last season with one start (at Arizona)... Played double-digit minutes in 20 games... Tied for third on team in made three-point shots (18)... Named to the UCLA Athletics Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2008 Quarter. 15 v. Hawaii, 11/19/09...Points v. Hawaii, 11/19/09 4, last at Kansas, 12/3/09... Rebounds...7 at Washington State, 2/22/09 3, last v. Utah, 11/21/09...Assists...3, last v. Utah, 11/21/09 2, last v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09... Steals...3, last vs. CS Northridge, 11/30/08 4 v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09... Blocks...4 v. Texas Tech, 12/18/09 2, last v. Texas Tech, 11/18/09...3pt. FG Made... 3 vs. CSU Bakersfi eld, 12/3/08 26 v. Utah, 11/21/09... Minutes vs. USC, 1/11/09 HEAD COACH NIKKI CALDWELL Nikki Caldwell, recognized as one of nation's top assistant coaches during stints at the University of Tennessee and at the University of Virginia, is set to begin her second year as head coach at UCLA. Her Bruin team completed her inaugural campaign with a record and tied for fourth place in the Pac-10 Conference. The 19 wins matched the number for the 10th-best total in school history. The total of 13 home wins tied for the second-most in school annals. In addition, for the first time since the season, the Bruins won as many as nine pre-season, non-conference games. Caldwell and staff then proceeded to haul in the 15th-ranked recruiting class in the nation. She enters the season with nine returning letterwinners and welcomes former McDonald's All-America transfer Jasmine Dixon who will be eligible in mid-december, In her 14 seasons as a collegiate player and assistant coach, her teams compiled an amazing record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament in each season, while winning three NCAA Championships. Caldwell, the fi fth women's basketball coach in UCLA history, played for and coached alongside legendary Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee for all but three of those 14 seasons. She came to UCLA in April of 2008 after being on staff at Tennessee for the previous six seasons, the last two produced National Championships. "We are thrilled to welcome Nikki to the Bruin family," said Athletic Director Dan Guerrero at the time of her hire. "She is bright, articulate and an outstanding coach and recruiter who is a rising star in her profession. Nikki has been a winner as a student-athlete and as an assistant coach and is the perfect person to make our program nationally competitive on a regular basis." The 37-year old Caldwell helped the Lady Vols capture a second-straight NCAA championship in 2008 and fi nished with a record of National Player of the Year Candace Parker, the No. 1 selection in the WNBA draft, led a group of fi ve Lady Vols to be drafted into the WNBA on the day after the championship. Caldwell joined the Tennessee staff for the season and became the recruiting director in the spring of In the fall of 2003, the Tennessee staff signed perhaps the most prolifi c freshman class in the history of women's collegiate basketball. For the season, Tennessee welcomed six 2004 high school All-Americans, including three Players of the Year. In 2007, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) named Tennessee as the best recruiting school in the nation. In 2008, three of the top-15 high school seniors (hoopgurlz.com) in the country committed to play for the Lady Vols and fi ve played in the McDonald's All-American Game. Prior to her return as a coach at her alma mater, Caldwell served as an assistant at the University of Virginia for three seasons ( ). She was responsible for recruiting, scouting, fi lm exchange, player development, camps and monitoring academic progress of the student-athletes. UVA compiled a record of in her three seasons in Charlottesville and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each year. She helped to develop standout Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) players Telisha Quarles at guard and forward Brandi Teamer, the 2002 ACC Rookie of the Year. A guard during her playing days at Tennessee ( ) when the Lady Vols put together a record, Caldwell was known for her tough defense and three-point shooting. She still ranks among the all-time top 10 at Tennessee in three-point fi eld goals made (128) and three-point shots attempted (364). She scored 20 points in her fi rst collegiate game against Stanford and went on to be named to the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) All-Freshman team. In the 1991, NCAA title game victory over Virginia, Caldwell's defense was considered a key in UT's overtime victory. Caldwell received the Gloria Ray Leadership Award in both her junior and senior seasons at Tennessee. After graduating with a degree in public relations in 1994, Caldwell moved behind the microphone as a color analyst on Tennessee games for Fox Sports Net South. She went on to become the color analyst for the SEC's Game of the Week from Her television exposure opened the door for her to become the hostess of the sports segments for the Knoxville, TN-based television show, Shop at Home ( ). She then decided to return to her fi rst love, coaching, in 1998 when she became a graduate assistant for administration on the Lady Vols women's basketball staff. During the season, Tennessee went 31-3 and captured the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament titles. Caldwell was responsible for assisting the coaching staff in all aspects of basketball operations. A native of Oak Ridge, TN, Caldwell is single. Bruin Stats of Note INDIVIDUAL Scoring 20 or More Points in a Game Erica Tukiainen (24)... vs. Hawaii, 11/19/09 Erica Tukiainen (21)... vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/09 Doreena Campbell (20)... at Arizona, 1/1/10 Markel Walker (20)... vs. LMU, 12/28/09 Darxia Morris (20)... vs. St. Mary's, 12/21/09 10 or more Rebounds in a Game Markel Walker (14)... at Tennessee, 11/28/09 Markel Walker (12)... vs. Hawaii, 11/19/09 Markel Walker (11)... vs. Princeton, 11/25/09 Moniquee Alexander (11)... vs. Princeton, 11/25/09 Jasmine Dixon (10)... vs. LMU, 12/28/09 Markel Walker (10)... at UCSB, 12/15/09 Moniquee Alexander (10)... vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/09 Moniquee Alexander (10)... at Kansas, 12/3/09 Jasmine Dixon (10)... at UCSB, 12/15/09 Five or More Assists in a Game Mariah Williams (8)... vs. Hawaii, 11/19/09 Markel Walker (7)... vs. St. Mary's, 12/21/09 Darxia Morris (7)... vs. Texas Tech, 12/18/09 Doreena Campbell (6)... vs. Princeton, 11/25/09 Doreena Campbell (6)... vs. Utah, 11/21/09 Mariah Williams (6)... vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/09 Doreena Campbell (5)... vs. Texas Tech, 11/18/09 Doreena Campbell (5)... vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/09 Darxia Morris (5)... vs. Illinois State, 11/14/09 Five or More Steals in a Game Markel Walker (8)... vs. Hawaii, 11/19/09 Five or More Made Three-Pt. Shots in a Game Erica Tukiainen (6)... vs. Hawaii, 11/19/09 Erica Tukiainen (5)... vs. Santa Clara, 11/15/09 pg. 7 of 8