UCLA Hits Road For Washington Schools Bruins at Washington on Fri./ Wash. State on Sun.

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1 UCLA Hits Road For Washington Schools Bruins at Washington on Fri./ Wash. State on Sun SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: 15-8 Pac-10 Record: 6-6 Home games played in Pauley Pavilion and boldfaced; times listed are local to site & subject to change NOVEMBER: 16 Cal State Fullerton W Pepperdine W at No.11/16 Maryland L at Cal Poly W Cal State Northridge W DECEMBER: 3 CSU Bakersfield W Nevada W San Diego W at Rice W Kansas (TV - FSN) W at Texas Tech L JANUARY: 2 Oregon State* W Oregon* L USC* (TV - FSN) W at Arizona State* L at Arizona* W Washington State* W Washington* W at No.7/5 California* L FEBRUARY: 1 at No.9/8 Stanford* (TV - FSN) L at USC* L Arizona* W Arizona State* L at Washington* 7:00 pm 22 at Washington State* 1:00 pm 27 Stanford* 7:00 pm MARCH: 1 California* (TV - FSN) 12:00 pm 5 at Oregon* 7:00 pm 7 at Oregon State* 12:30 pm 12 Pac-10 Tourn.@USC Galen Center 6/8:15 pm 13 Pac-10 Tourn. 11 am/1:15/5/7:15 pm 14 Pac-10 Tournament (TV-FSN) 6/8:30 pm 15 Pac-10 Tournament (TV-FSN) 6:00 pm NCAA Tournament: Mar NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds Mar NCAA Regionals Apr. 5 & 7 - NCAA Final Four (St. Louis) Pac-10 Standings (2/17) Pac-10 Overall California Stanford Arizona State UCLA USC Oregon State Oregon Washington State Arizona Washington What's Next: 2/19:Oregon at Cal, Oregon State at Stanford; 2/20:USC at Wash. State; 2/21:Arizona St. at Arizona, Oregon at Stanford, Oregon St. at Cal; 2/22:USC at Washington. DATE: Feb. 18, 2009 SID CONTACTS: Steve Rourke/Liza David PHONE: srourke@athletics.ucla.edu or ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Website: uclabruins.com GAMEDAY CENTRAL GAME #24 DATE: Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 OPPONENT: Washington SITE: Bank of America Arena TIP-OFF: 7:00 p.m. VIDEO: gohuskies.com AUDIO: uclabruins.com TALENT: Dave Marcus GAME #25 DATE: Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 OPPONENT: Washington State SITE: Friel Court TIP-OFF: 1:00 p.m. AUDIO: uclabruins.com TALENT: Dave Marcus UCLA TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON The Bruins (15-8, 6-6 in the Pac-10) hit the road this week to play at the Washington schools. UCLA meets the University of Washington (5-18, 1-12) on Friday night at 7 p.m. in Seattle and will play at Washington State (10-14, 3-10) on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Pullman. Washington, which lost both games on its trip to Oregon last week, is led by junior guard Sami Whitcomb, who ranks ninth in the Pac-10 with a 13.6 ppg average. WSU split its games in the state of Oregon last week. The Cougars bested Oregon (58-45) on Thursday and lost at Oregon State (52-42) on Saturday. Washington State is led by freshman guard Jazmine Perkins, who owns the sixth-best scoring mark in the Pac-10 at 14.1 points per game. THE SERIES WITH WASHINGTON Washington leads the series by a count, but the Bruins have won the last four matchups between the two teams, including a victory on Jan. 24 in Pauley. In that earlier contest, Doreena Campbell led fi ve UCLA players in double digits with 20 points. Darxia Morris (12), Tierra Henderson (12), Christina Nzekwe (10) and Atonye Nyingifa NUMERICAL ROSTER (10) also tallied double fi gures. Morris scored 10 straight points for UCLA about midway through the second half to help the Bruins gain control of the game. Her last basket in the stretch gave UCLA a lead it would not surrender. THE SERIES WITH WSU UCLA leads the series with Washington State by a 40-6 margin. The Bruins have won the last 17 meetings, including an decision on Jan. 22 in Pauley. Doreena Campbell led UCLA, which shot 56% from the fi eld for the game, with 15 points in that fi rst matchup. Nina Earl (12) and Erica Tukiainen (11) were also in double digits. The Bruins used several scoring runs during the contest to pull away from the Cougars. In holding WSU to 48 points, UCLA limited its second-straight opponent (Arizona had scored 38 in previous game) to under 50 points for the first time since the season and fi rst time ever in Pac-10 play. WSU's last win in the series came in Pullman on Jan. 6, PINK ZONE JERSEY AUCTION UCLA is auctioning off its special white, pink and blue jerseys from Saturday's Pink Zone game against ASU. Proceeds from the online auction will benefi t the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center and the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Education & Resource Center. All 12 player jerseys are being auctioned at UCLA- Bruins.com, along with a commemorative UCLA 09 Nikki Caldwell jersey. Also being auctioned off is a pink and blue UCLA basketball signed by the women's basketball team and a pink and blue UCLA basketball signed by the men's basketball team. The auction ends on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 4 pm PT. UCLA AMONGST NATION'S BEST In the latest NCAA rankings (Feb. 15), the Bruins are seventh in rebound margin (+9.8), 28th in steals (10.9 average), 57th in scoring average (68.9), 67th in three-point fi eld goal % (.294), 71st in scoring margin (7.3), and 75th in fi eld goal % (.420). No. Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown (High School) 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 So. Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) 2 Tierra Henderson G 5-10 Sr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 3 Darxia Morris G 5-8 So. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 4 Christina Nzekwe F/C 6-4 So. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 Jr. Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) 11 Atonye Nyingifa G 5-11 Fr. Torrance, CA (Redondo Union HS) 13 Erica Tukiainen G 6-0 Jr. Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 So. Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 23 Chinyere Ibekwe C/F 6-4 Sr. Los Angeles, CA (Carson HS) 24 Candice Brown F 6-3 So. Riverside, CA (Bishop Amat HS) 31 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 Jr. Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Center) 35 Rebekah Gardner G 5-10 Fr. Upland, CA (Ayala HS) Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell, 1st season (Tennessee '94) Asst. Coaches: Stacie Terry (Texas-Arlington '98, Tony Perotti (Tennessee '99), Tasha Butts (Tennessee '04) Director of Operations: Pam Walker (UCLA '85) pg. 1 of 8

2 BRUINS BANG BOARDS UCLA has been exceptional on the rebounding front all season and ranks second in the Pac-10 in caroms per game with a 42.5 average. UCLA also rates second in the Pac-10 and seventh in the nation in rebound margin with a +9.8 mark. The Bruins rank fi rst in the conference in offensive rebounds with 17.7 per contest. The Bruins won the battle on the boards in the fi rst nine games of the season and versus 19 of the 23 opponents overall. UCLA has recorded 50+ rebounds in seven of the 23 games, including a season-best 55 against USC on Jan. 11. Senior Chinyere Ibekwe has led UCLA in rebounding in nine of the team's 23 games, posting fi ve double-digit totals (14 vs. CSUF, a career-high 15 vs. CSUN, 12 vs. Nevada, 12 at Rice, 10 v. USC). She ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding with an average of 7.0. UCLA's 50+ Rebound Games Total (Off-Def) Opponent 54 (25-29) vs. CSUF (11/16/08) 50 (18-32) vs. Pepperdine (11/18/08) 54 (26-28) vs. CSUN (11/30/08) 54 (29-25) vs. CSUB (12/3/08) 54 (21-33) vs. Nevada (12/7/08) 53 (21-32) at Rice (12/17/08) 55 (23-32) vs. USC (1/11/09) THE 64-POINT QUESTION The home game against Arizona State marked the ninth time this season an opponent has scored more than 64 points against the Bruins. Seven of UCLA's eight losses, including fi ve on the road have come when the opponent has scored more than 64 points. UCLA has gone 2-7 in those games --- defeated Washington (74-66) and USC (87-75); and lost to Arizona State (69-66), at USC (87-76), at Stanford (68-51), at Arizona State (68-44), to Oregon (73-56), at Maryland (88-65), and at Texas Tech (72-62). The eighth loss this season came at Cal, when the Golden Bears outscored the Bruins GREAT START This year's squad became just the third UCLA team to have won at least 14 games by Feb. 1 on the calendar --- the team won 17; the team won 19. The Bruins won as many as nine pre-season nonconference games for the fi rst time since , the fi rst year for Pac-10 Conference women's basketball. The best previous total during that stretch was eight wins in DEFENSE DELIVERS In beating Arizona (1/17) and Washington State (1/22) earlier this season, UCLA put together back-to-back contests in which it limited the opponent to under 50 points for the fi rst time ever in Pac-10 play. The last time UCLA held consecutive opponents to less than 50 points was Dec. 2 and Dec 3, 1988 in games against LMU (61-46) and Northern Arizona (80-46). On Jan. 17, the Bruins surrendered a season-low 38 points at Arizona. It was the fewest points allowed by a UCLA team since the Bruins defeated Northern Arizona on Nov. 28, When Rice scored 64 points in a meeting earlier this season in Houston, it snapped a streak of fi ve straight opponents being held under the 60-point mark. The last time UCLA held more than fi ve straight opponents to less than 60 points in a game was in the season, when the Bruins held fi ve and six straight opponents to under 60 points in two different streaks. HOME SWEET HOME The Bruins own a 12-2 record in Pauley Pavilion this year. It is the most wins a UCLA team has posted in Pauley Pavilion since the team went UCLA has won more than 12 home games in Pauley just three other seasons (13 in ; 12 in ; 16 in ; 13 in ). (note: from 1986 to 1997 UCLA did play some home games in the Wooden Center on campus but never won more than 11 home games). SHOT OF A LIFETIME - $240,000 At every home game, one lucky fan will have an opportunity to win an escalating prize of at least $100,000 in the halftime contest "Shot of a Lifetime". Fans can sign up to participate prior to tip-off inside Gate 16 of Pauley Pavilion, and one contestant will be chosen at random. That lucky fan will have 25 seconds to make (in order) a shot from behind the left elbow, a shot from behind the right elbow, a three-pointer from the top of the key, and a half-court shot. The grand prize for making these four shots in the time limit is at least $100,000. For every game that does not have a winner, the prize value will increase by $10,000. If no one has won the grand prize by the fi nal home game of the season, that game's participant will be shooting for a quarter BY THE NUMBERS Double-Double (pts/reb) Ibekwe (3) Nzekwe (1) Double Figure Points Campbell (17) Tukiainen (9) Earl (8) Nzekwe (7) Ibekwe (5) Henderson (4) Morris (4) Gardner (3) Nyingifa (3) Alexander (2) 20 Pt. Scoring Campbell (4) Tukiainen (1) Double Figure Rebounds Ibekwe (5) Nzekwe (2) Alexander (1) Nyingifa (1) Leading Scorers (w/ ties) Campbell (13) Tukiainen (4) Earl (3) Nzekwe (3) Morris (1) Alexander (1) Ibekwe (1) Leading Rebounders (w/ ties) Ibekwe (9) Alexander (4) Campbell (3) Nzekwe (3) Nyingifa (3) Tukiainen (1) Henderson (1) Earl (1) of a million dollars. The prize will be $240,000 for the Stanford game on Feb. 27. SHARING THE SCORING LOAD In 23 games, the Bruins have had seven different scoring leaders. Sharing the honors of high scorer have been Moniquee Alexander (12 v. Fullerton), Doreena Campbell (20 at USC, 11 at Stanford, 13 at Cal, 20 v. Washington, 15 v. WSU, 17 at Arizona, 13 at Arizona State, 20 v. USC, 12 v. Oregon, 16 at Rice, 18 v. San Diego, 25 at Maryland), Nina Earl (15 v. Oregon State, 12 v. Kansas, tied with Nzekwe; 12 at Cal Poly), Chinyere Ibekwe (15 v. Pepperdine), Darxia Morris (10 v. Nevada), Christina Nzekwe (12 v. Kansas, tied with Earl; 13 v. CSUB, tied with Campbell), Erica Tukiainen (17 v. Arizona State, 21 v. Arizona, 16 v. Texas Tech, 16 v. CSUN). The Bruins have had four games in which all active players have scored. GAME 23: ASU RECAP UCLA's second-half rally came up just short in a loss to Arizona State. The Bruins, who trailed by as many as 12 in the fi rst half, took their fi rst lead of the game at with 5:44 to play. Neither team led by more than four the balance of the game. UCLA had a chance to tie the game at 67-all with STARTERS IN LAST GAME Ht.,Yr GP/GS PPG RPG Notes 4 F Christina Nzekwe 6-4, So. 21 GP/17 GS 6.5 ppg 5.1 rpg fi rst career double-double vs. Washington 11 G/F Atonye Nyingifa 5-11,Fr. 23 GP/8 GS 5.6 ppg 4.0 rpg UCLA's third-leading scorer (7.3) in Pac-10 games 2 G Tierra Henderson 5-10, Sr. 17 GP/15 GS 6.6 ppg 4.2 rpg starter in last eight games 21 G Doreena Campbell 5-10, So. 23 GP/23 GS 13.3 ppg 4.3 rpg led team in scoring in nine of last 11 games 13 G Erica Tukiainen 6-0, Jr. 23 GP/22 GS 8.8 ppg 3.4 rpg scored career-high 21 v. Arizona(h) IN RESERVE 1 F Nina Earl 6-1, So. 23 GP/4 GS 6.4 ppg 2.0 rpg 8 double-fi gure scoring games this season 3 G Darxia Morris 5-8, So. 19 GP/6 GS 6.3 ppg 2.5 rpg career-high 8 assists vs. CSUBakersfi eld 10 G Allison Taka 5-8, Jr. 23 GP/0 GS 2.8 ppg 0.3 rpg 3rd on team w/ 14 3-pointers made 23 C/F Chinyere Ibekwe 6-4, Sr. 22 GP/12 GS 5.9 ppg 7.0 rpg began week 7th in Pac-10 in rebounding 24 F Candice Brown 6-3, So. 15 GP/1 GS 1.6 ppg 1.4 rpg had season-ending hip surgery on 2/5 31 C Moniquee Alexander 6-6, Jr. 23 GP/6 GS 5.0 ppg 5.0 rpg shooting team-high 59.5% from the fi eld 35 G Rebekah Gardner 6-0, Fr. 23 GP/1 GS 4.3 ppg 1.6 rpg scored career-best 13 points at home vs. USC pg. 2 of 8

3 4.6 seconds remaining when Doreena Campbell was fouled on an inbounds play under the Bruin basket. Campbell made the fi rst free throw of the one-and-one opportunity but missed the second shot. Arizona State rebounded the miss and hit two free throws with one second remaining for the three-point win. GAME 22: ARIZONA RECAP UCLA held Arizona to an opponent season-low 22% shooting in a win. Erica Tukiainen scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Bruins. UCLA led at the half and outscored Arizona 9-2 to start the second half and help break the game open. MAKING THE GRADE Four members of the Bruin squad made the UCLA Athletic Director's honor roll (3.0 of better with at least 12 graded units) during the Fall 2008 quarter. Junior Allison Taka continues her streak of making the Director's Honor Roll in every quarter of her academic career. Junior Erica Tukiainen has received her sixth honor roll distinction, and junior Moniquee Alexander earned her fi rst, Freshman Rebekah Gardner earned honors in her fi rst quarter. DIXON TRANSFERS TO UCLA Former McDonald's All-American Jasmine Dixon has transferred from Rutgers to UCLA and will be eligible to compete for the Bruins after the completion of the 2009 Fall Quarter. Dixon, a 5-11 guard from Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly HS), played in fi ve games for Rutgers this season and averaged 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds. She had been one of the nation's most highly-honored high school players in her senior season of She was named fi rst-team prep All-American by Parade Magazine, USA Today, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, EA Sports and ESPN HoopGurlz. In addition, Dixon was tabbed as the 2008 Gatorade California Player of the Year and the LA Times Girls' Basketball Player of the Year. She was listed as the sixth-best player in the nation by All-Star Girls Report and was rated the seventh-best guard and the 26th-best player overall in the class of 2008 by HoopGurlz.com. She went on to play in the 2008 McDonald's All-American game. Dixon helped lead Long Beach Poly HS to three straight California Division I State titles. She averaged 14.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 3.2 assists per game in her senior season. The new Bruin was named the Southern Section Division I-AA Player of the Year by the Southern California Interscholastic Coaches Association and was twice named the CIF Division I Player of the Year. BRUINS SIGN TWO FOR '09-10 Head coach Nikki Caldwell and staff signed two high school standouts, 6-1 forward/guard Markel Walker and 5-4 point guard Mariah Williams, to letters-ofintent during the early period in November. The class is rated as the nation's 14th-best according to ESPN HoopGurlz. Walker, rated as the No. 4 high school player in the country on the ESPNU HoopGurlz list for the nation's top 100, averaged 16.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game last season for Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, PA. She was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania. She is one of 20 high school seniors who have been selected to play in the WBCA All-America game on April 4, 2009 in St. Louis. Women's Basketball Nat'l Rankings AP (2/16) 1.Connecticut 2.Oklahoma 3.Auburn 4.Stanford 5.Baylor 6.California 7.Duke 8.Louisville 9.Maryland 10.North Carolina 11.Florida State 12.Texas 13.Tennessee 14.Texas A&M 15.Florida 16.Kansas State 17.Xavier 18.Vanderbilt 19.Pitt 20.Ohio State 21.Iowa State 22.South Dakota State 23.Virginia 24.Notre Dame 25.Arizona State USA Today/ESPN (2/17) 1.Connecticut 2.Oklahoma 3.Auburn 4.Stanford 5.Baylor 6.California 7.Maryland 8.Duke 9.Louisville 10.North Carolina 11.Texas A&M 12.Florida St. 13.Texas 14.Kansas St. 15.Florida 16.Xavier 17.Ohio St. 18.South Dakota St. 19.Tennessee 20.Vanderbilt 21.Virginia 22.Pittsburgh 23.Iowa St. 24.Notre Dame 25.Middle Tenn. St. First-place votes in parentheses. Teams in boldface indicate UCLA opponents Williams, an All-State selection as a junior, attends Aurora, CO Regis Jesuit High School. She averaged 11.5 points, 4.2 assists and 3.3 steals per game last season while shooting 60% from the fi eld and 43% from three-point range. Williams was an honorable mention selection for the WBCA All-America Game. NEW STAFF IN PLACE On April 17, 2008, UCLA announced the hiring of Nikki Caldwell as head women's basketball coach. Caldwell joined the Bruins after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee for the past six seasons, including the last two National Championship campaigns in 2007 and In her previous 14 seasons as a collegiate player ( at Tennessee) and as an assistant coach (Tennessee 1999, Virginia , Tennessee ), Caldwell's teams have posted an amazing record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament each season, while winning three national championships. Coach Caldwell has assembled an impressive staff featuring Stacie Terry, Tony Perotti and Tasha Butts. Terry coached last season at Southern Mississippi. She worked primarily with the perimeter players, and her responsibilities included recruiting coordinator, opponent scouting and fi lm breakdown, assisting with summer camps, as well as coordinating all of the team's community service events. Terry has also been an assistant at Illinois, Dayton and Louisville. Perotti comes to UCLA from Northern Arizona University, where he spent the last four seasons as an assistant. The past two years 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, where she was an assistant coach in In addition, Pam Walker will continue on staff as the Director of Operations after serving on the Bruin coaching staff for the previous 19 seasons. 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). Career Record Watch Rebounds 1) Denise Curry ( ) 1,310 16) Nikki Blue ( ) ) Chinyere Ibekwe (2006-) 592 Blocked Shots 1) Ann Meyers ( ) 101 Necie Thompson ( ) 101 7) Lynn Kamrath ( ) 83 8) Denise Curry ( ) 74 9) Chinyere Ibekwe (2006-) Bruin Superlatives Lindsey Pluimer became one of five Bruins to reach the 1,300-point, 650-rebound, 75-blocked shot plateau for a career. The Bruin win over No.2-ranked Stanford on Jan. 4 marked the first time in the program's history it had ever defeated a team ranked higher than fourth in the AP poll. UCLA led the Pac-10 in steals (10.23/g); off. re bounds(14.32) and rebounding offense (42.2) Tierra Henderson was named to the first-team All-Pac-10 Conference Defensive squad and ranked tied for third in the Pac-10 in steals (2.0) Doreena Campbell ranked 8th in Pac-10 in assists (3.37), 4th in assist/turnover ratio (1.68) Darxia Morris ranked 9th in Pac-10 in steals (1.6) Campbell's three-point shooting % of.434 (23-53) was the third-best mark ever for a season Pronunciations Moniquee Alexander...Monique Nina Earl...KNEE-nah Tierra Henderson... tee-air-uh Chinyere Ibekwe...chin-YAIR-eh ib-beck-way Darxia Morris... dar-ex-ee-uh Atonye Nyingifa...ah-TONE-yay YING-ghi-fa Christina Nzekwe...na-ZECK-way Allison Taka... TOCK-uh Erica Tukiainen...TWO-key-EYE-nen Tony Perotti... per-oh-tea pg. 3 of 8

4 LOOKING AHEAD The Bruins will be on the road for four of the last six regular season games (at Washingtons and Oregons, home vs. Stanford/Cal) before beginning Pac-10 Tournament play at the Galen Center. CHALLENGING SCHEDULE The Bruins face a schedule that features seven teams which advanced to post-season play last season. Five appeared in the NCAA Tournament (Maryland, San Diego, Stanford, Arizona State, Cal), and two played in the Women's NIT (Texas Tech, Kansas). PRE-SEASON PICKS The Pac-10 women s basketball coaches picked UCLA to fi nish fi fth in the conference in the annual pre-season poll. Stanford, with six fi rst-place votes, was a slight favorite to fi nish fi rst. The Cardinal (78 points) were followed by Cal (four fi rst-place votes, 76), Arizona State (65), USC (55), UCLA (48), Oregon (40), Washington (27), Oregon State (25), Washington State (20), and Arizona (16). The Pac-10 media seconded that vote by also selecting the Bruins for a fi fth-place fi nish. HOMEWARD BOUND Bruin sophomore and Seattle native Christina Nzekwe will return home on Friday. Washington Bruins Nzekwe attended Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, where she helped her team Name (Yr. at UCLA) Hometown/HS to win two State championships. Christina Nzekwe (2008-pres.) Seattle/Chief Sealth Nzkewe has started 17 of the last 18 games for the Bruins this season. Natalie Jarrett ( ) Wenatchee/Eastmont She had 10 points and 10 rebounds Takiyah Jackson ( ) Seattle/Franklin in first meeting of the season with Chrystal Pakootas (1995) Inchelium/Mead the Huskies. Marcy Tarabochia (1992) Skamakawa/Wahkiakum Amy Jo Silva ( ) Ephrata/Ephrata Shari Biggs ( ) Richland/Richland Janet Hopkins ( ) Richland/Marquette Lisa Arreola (1979) St. John FAMILY FOUR-PACK For all Pac-10 home games, UCLA is offering a Family Four Pack ticket deal. Fans can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $44. To order tickets, visit the UCLA Central Ticket Offi ce or call 310-UCLA-WIN. PLAYER BIO UPDATES #1 Nina Earl Scored four vs. ASU... Two steals, two rebounds v. Arizona... Scored four with a block at USC... Connected on fi ve of her six field goal attempts vs. the Washington schools... Scored five v. Washington... Led team with five boards v. WSU and added 12 points... Scoreless in eight minutes of play at the Arizona Schools (3 minutes at Arizona, fi ve minutes at ASU)... Three steals in start v. USC... Scored fi ve in start against Oregon in season-high 33 minutes... Led the Bruins' comeback against Oregon State with 15 points and career-bests of fi ve steals and two blocks Recorded team-high (tied) 12 points and three steals v. Kansas... Scored 12 with four assists (ties career-best) at Rice... Scored 17 v. San Diego... Six points, three assists and four boards v. CSUB Scored 14 points and was perfect from the foul line (8-for-8) v. CSUN Led the Bruins with 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting at Cal Poly Totaled 14 points, fi ve rebounds, four assists v. Pepperdine... Started and scored three v. Fullerton... Appeared in all 31 games last season and played at least 20 minutes in Starter in 13 of the last 19 games of the year, 15 overall... Scored in double digits 11 times... Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 Freshman and All-Pac-10 Defensive team recognition. 17 vs. USD, 12/4/08... Points...23 at Arizona, 12/30/07 5, last vs. Wash. St., 1/22/09...Rebounds...10 at Arizona, 12/30/07 4, last at Rice, 12/17/08...Assists... 4, last at Rice, 12/17/08 5 vs. OSU, 1/2/09...Steals... 5 vs. OSU, 1/2/09 2 vs. OSU, 1/2/09...Blocks... 2 vs. OSU, 1/2/09 none...3pt. FG Made... 2 vs. UCR, 12/21/07 33 vs. Oregon, 1/4/09...Minutes...38 at Arizona, 12/30/07 #2 Tierra Henderson Starter in last eight contests and is averaging 1.75 stls. in those games... Has played at least 30 min. in nine games this season... Has made nine of her last 10 free throw attempts... Four points, one steal v. ASU... Four assists, two steals v. Arizona... Six points, fi ve rebounds, four assists, two steals at USC... Scored eight at Stanford... Scored four points with four rebounds and two assists at Cal Shot 8-16 fg vs. the Washington schools... Totaled 12 points (tied season-high), five boards, four assists, three steals v. Washington... Scored six with six assists v. Wash. State... Had four points, four assists and four rebounds in start at Arizona Six points, four assists at ASU... Missed a stretch of six games after being suspended indefi nitely from the team prior to the San Diego (12/14) contest... Returned to action against USC (h) and scored two in 16 minutes Where the Bruins Rank in the Pac-10 (thru 2/15 games) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Doreena Campbell... 11th (13.3) Eirca Tukiainen... 29th (8.8) Rebounding Chinyere Ibekwe...7th (7.0) Christina Nzekwe... 20th (5.1) Assists Doreena Campbell...4th (3.8) Darxia Morris... 13th (2.8) Free Throw % Doreena Campbell... 7th (.793) 3-Point Field Goal % Erica Tukiainen... 4th (.411) Blocked Shots Chinyere Ibekwe... 11th (0.7) Assist/TO Ratio Doreena Campbell...6th (1.3) Offensive Rebounds Chinyere Ibekwe...6th (2.8) Moniquee Alexander... 10th (2.6) Defensive Rebounds Chinyere Ibekwe... 10th (4.3) TEAM Scoring Offense 4th Scoring Defense 6th Scoring Margin 5th Free Throw % 8th Field Goal % 4th Field Goal % Defense 4th Point Field Goal % 5th Point Field Goal % Defense 3rd Rebounding Offense 2nd Rebounding Defense 5th Rebounding Margin 2nd Blocked Shots 5th Assists 6th Steals 2nd Turnover Margin 8th Assist/Turnover Ratio 7th Offensive Rebounds 1st Defensive Rebounds 4th Pt. FG Made 9th of action... Nine points, three assists, four steals v. Nevada... Scored 11 with four boards, three assists v. CSUB Five assists, fi ve steals, four points v. CSUN Pulled down career-high nine rebounds and added eight points at Cal Poly 12 points at Maryland... Scored 10 and grabbed eight rebounds v. Fullerton... A year ago she was selected to the fi rst-team Pac-10 All-Defensive team and ranked tied for third in the Pac-10 in steals (2.00/g)... Saw action in all 31 games and made 10 starts... Had 11 games with at least three steals. 12, last v. Washington, 1/24/09... Points...16 vs. OSU, 1/26/08 9 at Cal Poly, 11/26/08...Rebounds...9 at Cal Poly, 11/26/08 6 v. Wash. State, 1/22/09...Assists...7 vs. Arizona, 3/1/08 5 vs. CSUN, 11/30/08...Steals... 7, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 1, last vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/08...Blocks...1, last vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/08 1, last vs. CSUB, 12/3/08...3pt. FG Made...2, last vs. Arizona, 3/1/08 32, last at Maryland, 11/23/08...Minutes...35, last vs. ASU, 2/28/08 #3 Darxia Morris Sat out Arizona and ASU games after being suspended for a violation of team rules... Scored three at USC... Two assists at Stanford... Four points, three assists, two steals at Cal Scored 12, including a stretch of 10 straight points for UCLA, v. Washington... Eight points, four assists v. Wash. State... Scored nine points and had some key baskets in win at Arizona Six points in start at ASU... Had fi ve assists, four points v. Oregon... Scored six points and had fi ve assists, two steals against Oregon State Scoreless at Texas Tech with four assists... Had seven points v. Kansas... Scored 10 at Rice... Started for fi rst time this season v. San Diego and scored 15 points with fi ve assists, six boards (ties career-high)... Led team with 10 points and six assists v. Nevada... Handed out a career-high eight assists; scored six with fi ve boards v. CSUB Six rebounds, eight points, three assists v. CSUN Scored six with two assists, two steals at Cal Poly Was medically cleared in time to see her fi rst action in the game at Maryland and scored four points in 15 minutes of play... A year ago, she saw action in 28 games and was a starter in Named to the honorable mention All-Pac-10 Freshman pg. 4 of 8

5 and Pac-10 All-Defensive teams... Ninth in the conference in steals (1.6/g)... Scored team-high 19 (9-11 fg) in Pac-10 Tournament win over USC... Scored team-best 20 in win over then No. 2-ranked Stanford... Scored in double digits in nine games and had 12 games with at least three assists. 15 vs. USD, 12/14/08... Points...21 vs. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 6, last vs. USD, 12/14/08...Rebounds...6, last vs. USD, 12/14/08 8 vs. CSUB, 12/3/08...Assists...8 vs. CSUB, 12/3/08 2, last at Cal, 1/29/09...Steals... 6 at Arizona, 12/30/07 1, last vs. Kansas, 12/21/08...Blocks...1, last vs. Kansas, 12/21/08 2 vs. USD, 12/14/08...3pt. FG Made... 2 vs. USD, 12/14/08 30 vs. USD, 12/14/08...Minutes at ASU, 12/28/07 #4 Christina Nzekwe Starter in 17 of the last 18 games (not at Arizona) offensive boards in last six games (2.17 avg.)... Three boards v. ASU... Six points, six boards, four steals (ties career-best) v. Arizona... Six points, three boards at USC... Had a team-high nine rebounds and added nine points on career-best three threepoint fi eld goals (shot 3-for-4 from beyond the arc) before fouling out at Stanford... Contributed four points, fi ve boards, two assists at Cal Had first career doubledouble with 10 points and 10 boards v. Washington... Had one board, one block as she battled foul trouble v. Wash. State... Four rebounds, two steals and two points off the bench at Arizona... Totaled eight points, six boards, two steals v. USC... Scored fi ve with fi ve boards v. Oregon... Grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds, seven offensive, while scoring fi ve against Oregon State Totaled 12 points, fi ve rebounds, three steals in career-high 34 minutes at Texas Tech... Tied for team-high honors with 12 points v. Kansas and sank two free throws with 27 seconds remaining to help clinch the win...totaled 10 points, six boards, four steals at Rice... Scored 11 with fi ve boards v. San Diego... Five points, six boards, four steals v. Nevada... Totaled 13 points (career-best), seven boards v. CSUB Recorded 11 points, two blocks, six boards v. CSUN Sat out the Maryland and Pepperdine games with concussion-like symptoms and returned to contribute two points at Cal Poly... Played double fi gure minutes in 25 of the 31 games in last season. 13 vs. CSUB, 12/3/08... Points vs. CSUB, 12/3/08 11 vs. OSU, 1/2/09...Rebounds...11 vs. OSU, 1/2/09 2, last at Cal, 1/29/09...Assists... 2, last at Cal, 1/29/09 4, last v. Arizona, 2/12/09...Steals...4, last v. Arizona, 2/12/09 2, last vs. Washington, 1/24/09...Blocks... 2, last vs. Washington, 1/24/09 3 at Stanford, 2/1/09...3pt. FG Made... 3 at Stanford, 2/1/09 34 at Texas Tech, 12/29/08...Minutes at Texas Tech, 12/29/08 #10 Allison Taka Appeared in 23 games (eight games in double digit minutes) and scored in Two points and a steal v. ASU... Had a steal at USC... Scored six with one rebound, one assist at Stanford... Six points, two rebounds (career best), two steals (ties career best), one assist v. Wash. State... Hit a threepointer and had an assist in 13 minutes of play at Arizona Had three points, one assist, one steal v. USC... Scored fi ve with two steals v. Kansas... Three points, two assists at Rice... Set new career-high with nine points v. San Diego... Eight points, two steals v. CSUB Scored four with two steals v. CSUN Had two points, one rebound at Maryland... Scored fi ve v. Pepperdine... Scored seven v. CS Fullerton... Appeared in fi ve games last season... Earned a spot on the Director's Honor Roll in every academic quarter of her career, including Fall vs. USD, 12/14/08... Points... 9 vs. USD, 12/14/08 2 vs. Wash. State, 122/09...Rebounds...2 vs. Wash. State, 122/09 2, last at Rice, 12/17/08...Assists... 3 at WSU, 1/14/08 2, last vs. Wash. State, 122/09...Steals...2, last vs. Wash. State, 122/09 none...blocks... none 2, last at Stanford, 2/1/09...3pt. FG Made... 2, last at Stanford, 2/1/09 14, last vs. CSUB, 12/3/08...Minutes... 14, last vs. CSUB, 12/3/08 #11 Atonye Nyingifa Starter in the last eight contests and averaging 8.0 pts. (64), 5.9 reb. (47) and 1.8 stls. (14) while shooting.481 from the field (25-52) and.824 from the free throw line (14-17) in those games... Played double fi gure minutes in 20 games (12 straight)... Has made 24 of her last 29 free throws (.828)... Had careerbest 13 points and added team-high seven boards v. ASU... Nine points, a block and a career-best, team-high 10 boards v. Arizona... Had 10 points, three steals and eight rebounds at USC... Early spark at Stanford, grabbing two rebounds and two steals as the Bruins jumped out to a 10-2 lead but battled foul trouble and fi nished with just one more rebound in the game Shot 4-for-5 from the field and scored eight points at Cal Totaled 10 points, nine rebounds, four steals (career high) v. Washington... Scored eight v. Wash. State... Earned her fi rst start at Arizona and tied for the team lead in rebounding (seven) and added six points, two assists, two steals and block Scored nine points at ASU... Totaled nine points, eight boards v. USC... Scored four and had three rebounds v. Oregon State Five boards at Rice... Scored seven with three assists (career-high), three steals v. San Diego... Scored four with four boards v. Nevada... Recorded nine points, six rebounds, three steals FOR THE RECORD 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. Under 60 Pts UCLA Fg%.500 or better UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% UCLA Fg% 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 v. CSUB Scored four and had four rebounds v. CSUN Scored four with three boards, two steals and a block at Cal Poly Five points, three boards v. Pepperdine... Scored six and grabbed three boards v. CS Fullerton... Played at Redondo Union HS in Redondo Beach, CA for coach Marcelo Enriquez... Scored 2,192 points in her prep career... Averaged 21.2 points and 12.2 rebounds as a senior... Led team to the CIF Division I-A title last season... Named CIF SS I-A Co-Player of the Year... Won two CIF Southern Section championships ( IA, 2005-IIA). 13 v. Arizona State, 2/14/09... Points...13 v. Arizona State, 2/14/09 10 vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Rebounds...10 vs. Arizona, 2/12/09 3 vs. USD, 12/14/08...Assists... 3 vs. USD, 12/14/08 4 vs. Washington, 1/24/09...Steals... 4 vs. Washington, 1/24/09 1, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Blocks...1, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09 none...3pt. FG Made... none 32 v. Arizona State, 2/14/09...Minutes...32 v. Arizona State, 2/14/09 #13 Erica Tukiainen Has made a total of nine three-pointers in the last four contests (9-15,.600)... Made 20 of her last 23 (.870) free throw attempts (12 of her last 13)... Had fi fth straight game in double digits (14.6 avg./73 pts.) with team-high 17 v. Arizona State... Scored a career-best and game-high 21 points vs. Arizona... Scored 14 at USC, to go along with a career-best four steals... Had 10 points at Stanford... Scored 11 points with three steals at Cal Did not score v. Washington... Scored 11 with two steals, two blocks, two assists v. Wash. State... String of 21 consecutive starts ended at Arizona Scored seven with two assists v. USC... Had eight points, seven boards vs. Oregon... Had two steals and forced two other turnovers during UCLA's fi rst-half rally against Oregon State and fi nished with 10 points and career-bests of three steals and two blocks Matched her career-highs with 16 points, four assists at Texas Tech... Connected on career-best four three-point shots at Tech... Eight points v. Kansas... Scored seven with fi ve boards at Rice... Nine points, fi ve boards v. Nevada... Scored eight v. CSUB Led UCLA with 16 points and added six rebounds v. CSUN Four points, fi ve boards at Maryland... Had seven points, fi ve rebounds v. Pepperdine... Totaled nine points, six boards, two steals v. CS Fullerton... Team co-captain in Appeared in 31 games with 22 starts last season... Started 15 of the fi nal 16 games of the season... Had 22 games with one turnover or less... Named honorable mention all-conference academic team Earned a spot on the Director's Honor Roll in six academic quarters, including Fall vs. Arizona, 2/12/09... Points...21 vs. Arizona, 2/12/09 7, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Rebounds... 9 at CSUN, 11/14/07 4 at Texas Tech, 12/29/08...Assists... 4, last at Texas Tech, 12/29/08 4 at USC, 2/8/09...Steals... 4 at USC, 2/8/09 2, last vs. Wash. State, 122/09...Blocks...2, last vs. Wash. State, 122/09 4 at Texas Tech, 12/29/08...3pt. FG Made... 4 at Texas Tech, 12/29/08 33 vs. OSU, 1/2/09...Minutes...33 vs. OSU, 1/2/09 #21 Doreena Campbell Second among Pac-10 players in Pac-10 games only with a percentage of.457 from three-point range (16-35)... Scored in double digits in 15 of the last 16 games and 11 in a row (4 points vs. OSU)... Has had streaks of nine and 12 straight made free throws this season Scored 15 points with six assists v. Arizona State points, nine boards, four assists v. Arizona... Led team with 20 points (fourth 20-point game of season) at USC... Topped the Bruins with 11 points and fi ve assists at Stanford... Led UCLA with 13 points at Cal Paced team with 20 points, six assists v. Washington... Scored team-high 15 v. Wash. State... Scored game-high 17 and tied for the team lead in rebounding with seven at Arizona Led the team with 13 points, six rebounds at ASU... Led team with 20 points v. USC and added career-best nine boards and was subsequently named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for the fi rst time in her career... Led team with 12 points v. Oregon... Plagued by early foul trouble against Oregon State and held to four points with three assists Scored 15 with three treys at Texas Tech... Scored 10 with four assists v. Kansas... Totaled 16 points (team high), six assists (team high), seven boards, three steals at Rice... Led team with 18 points, eight assists (ties career-high) and seven rebounds v. San Diego and earned UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honors... Battled foul trouble and finished with eight points, fi ve rebounds v. Nevada... Tied for team-high scoring honors with 13 v. CSUB... Totaled career-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, fi ve assists, three steals at Maryland... Had nine points, four assists, six boards v. Pepperdine... Scored seven with six assists v. CS Fullerton... Started in all 30 games in which she played last season... Earned honorable mention all-conference honors and was named to the first-team All-Pac-10 freshman team... Fourth in the Pac-10 in assist/turnover ratio (1.68) and eighth in assists (3.37/g)... Led the team in assists with 101, the sixth-highest total ever by a Bruin freshman... Her three-point shooting percentage of.434 was the second-highest ever by a UCLA freshman and the third-highest in school history. 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 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.500 v. Arizona State, 2/14/09 By Opponent.556 by Oregon, 1/4/09 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. 2/2) Stanford, 1/4/08 UCLA Loss at (No. 9) Stanford, 2/1/09 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 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 16 by Jayne Appel, Stanford, 2/2/08 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 12-Chinyere Ibekwe; 10-Amanda Livingston v. Cal, 12/20/06 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 5 by Jayne Appel, Stanford, 2/2/08 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 25 at Maryland, 11/23/08... Points...25 at Maryland, 11/23/08 9, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Rebounds...9, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09 8 vs. USD, 12/14/08...Assists...8, last vs. USD, 12/14/08 3, last at Arizona, 1/17/09...Steals... 7 at CSUN, 11/14/07 1, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Blocks...2 vs. Idaho St., 12/1/07 4 vs. USC, 1/11/09...3pt. FG Made...4, last vs. USC, 1/11/09 35, last vs. Arizona, 2/12/09...Minutes...38, last at Washington, 1/10/08 #23 Chinyere Ibekwe Now listed in all-time Bruin Top 10 in blocked shots (ninth) and Top 20 in rebounding (17th)... Has led team in rebounding in nine games... Three boards v. Arizona State... Four points, eight rebounds, two blocks, two steals vs. Arizona... Had a rebound at USC... Seven rebounds v. Washington... Scored two and grabbed four boards v. Wash. State... Had four rebounds with a block and a key steal at Arizona Five rebounds at ASU before fouling out... Had 17 points, team-high 10 rebounds (fifth career double-double) off the bench v. USC... Seven points, fi ve boards v. Oregon... Scored eight points with fi ve boards against Oregon State Six rebounds, two blocks at Texas Tech... Led team with seven rebounds v. Kansas... Totaled 10 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks (career-high) at Rice... Two points, two rebounds and block v. San Diego... Scored eight with team-high 12 boards v. Nevada Scored nine with a team-high nine rebounds v. CSUB Scored 13 points with eight rebounds, three steals v. CSUN Recorded eight rebounds, six points at Cal Poly Scored 10 with nine rebounds at Maryland... Hit her fi rst seven shots while scoring 15 and grabbing career-high 15 boards v. Pepperdine... Grabbed 14 boards to go along with seven points in season-opening win over CS Fullerton... Saw action in 28 games and made three starts last season. 17 vs. USC, 1/11/09... Points vs. Gonzaga, 11/24/06 15 vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/08...Rebounds...15 vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/08 2 vs. OSU, 1/2/09...Assists...2, last vs. OSU, 1/2/09 3, last vs. Nevada, 12/8/08...Steals...3, last vs. Nevada, 12/8/08 4 at Rice, 12/17/08...Blocks... 4 at Rice, 12/17/08 none...3pt. FG Made... none 29 at Maryland, 11/23/08...Minutes...32 vs. ASU, 3/3/07 #24 Candice Brown Underwent season-ending hip surgery on Feb Played in 15 games with one start... Six points, three boards, three steals v. Wash. State... Earned start at Arizona and had three rebounds Three rebounds at ASU... Scored two at Rice... Two points, two rebounds and block v. CSUB... Recorded fi ve points, three rebounds v. CSUN Four points, two boards at Cal Poly Block at Maryland... Scored fi ve v. Fullerton... In 26 games last season (starts at OSU and Oregon). 6 v. Wash. State, 1/22/09... Points...6, last v. Wash. State, 1/22/09 3, last v. Wash. State, 1/22/09...Rebounds...7 at USC, 1/19/08 none...assists... 1, last vs. USC, 3/8/08 3 v. Wash. State, 1/22/09...Steals...3 vs. Wash. State, 1/22/09 1, last vs. CSUB, 12/3/08...Blocks... 2, last vs. USC, 3/8/08 none...3pt. FG Made... none 15 v. Wash. State, 1/22/09...Minutes...29 at Oregon, 2/23/08 #31 Moniquee Alexander Has converted 24 of her last 39 (.615) fi eld goal attempts offensive rebounds in last 10 games (3.1 avg.) points, two blocks, fi ve boards v. Arizona State... Had a rebound v. Arizona... Totaled eight points, careerbest 13 rebound (seven offensive) and two blocks at USC... Four points, two boards at Stanford... Led team with seven rebounds at Cal Two points, five rebounds v. Washington... Two points, three boards v. Wash. State... Two points, fi ve boards at Arizona Three points, three boards at ASU... Six points (3-3 fg), six boards, two blocks v. USC... Six points, four rebounds in start v. Oregon... Scored six (3-3 fg) in a start against Oregon State Totaled five points, nine boards, one block at Texas Tech... Scored six with six boards in season-high 23 minutes v. Kansas... Scored six at Rice... Five points, four rebounds v. San Diego... Seven rebounds and block v. Nevada Seven points, six rebounds v. CSUB Scored seven points and tied for team lead with eight rebounds v. CSUN Recorded six points, three boards at Cal Poly Scored four with six boards and block at Maryland... Scored four and grabbed three rebounds in start v. Pepperdine... Scored a team-high and career-best 12 points v. CS Fullerton... Saw action in 30 games with 15 starts last season... Had two double-digit scoring games, scoring a career-high 11 points against Tennessee and UC Riverside. 12 vs. CSUF, 11/16/08... Points vs. CSUF, 11/16/08 13 at USC, 2/8/09...Rebounds...13 at USC, 2/8/09 1 at Maryland, 11/23/08...Assists... 2 at CSUN, 11/14/07 1, last v. Arizona State, 2/14/09...Steals... 2, last vs. USC, 3/8/08 2, last v. Arizona State, 2/14/09...Blocks... 2, last v. Arizona State, 2/14/09 none...3pt. FG Made... none 23 vs. Kansas, 12/21/08...Minutes...23 vs. Kansas, 12/21/08 #35 Rebekah Gardner Made 28 of 35 free throws this season (.800)... Scored one v. Arizona State... Scored three v. Arizona... Scored fi ve at USC... Hit a three-point shot at Stanford... Scoreless at Cal... Seven points, four rebounds v. Wash. State... Earned her fi rst start at Arizona and had fi ve points and a steal Scored careerhigh 13 points, her third double-digit game of the season, in career-best 29 minutes of action v. USC... Scored seven v. Oregon... Two points, one steal against Oregon State Scored seven at Texas Tech... Grabbed six boards (career-high) and scored four at Rice... Scored 10 with three boards v. San Diego... One block v. Nevada Scored 12 points (3-4 3 Pt. FG) v. CSUB Three steals, two points v. CSUN Scored four at Maryland Scored four with four rebounds v. Pepperdine Six points, three steals v. Fullerton... Played last season at Ayala HS in Chino Hills, CA for coach Mel Sims... Led her team to the CIF Division II-A title in 2007 and to the championship game in 2008 Named the CIF II-A Co-Player of the Year in 2007 and Averaged 19.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.9 steals and 3.1 assists as a senior Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2008 Quarter. 13 vs. USC, 1/11/09... Points...13 vs. USC, 1/11/09 6 at Rice, 12/18/08...Rebounds... 6 at Rice, 12/18/08 2, last vs. USC, 1/11/09...Assists...2, last vs. USC, 1/11/09 3, last vs. CSUN, 11/30/08...Steals... 3, last vs. CSUN, 11/30/08 1, last vs. Nevada, 12/7/08...Blocks...1, last vs. Nevada, 12/7/08 3 vs. CSUB, 12/3/08...3pt. FG Made...3 vs. CSUB, 12/3/08 29 vs. USC, 1/11/09...Minutes...29 vs. USC, 1/11/09 Head Coach Nikki Caldwell Nikki Caldwell was named head coach of the Bruin women's basketball team on April 17, Caldwell came to UCLA after serving on the staff of Pat Summitt as an assistant at the University of Tennessee for the seasons. She helped the Lady Vols post a record during that span, including fi ve trips to the Final Four and produced NCAA Championships in 2007 and In her previous 14 seasons as a collegiate player and assistant coach, Caldwell's teams compiled an amazing record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament each season, while winning a total of three national championships. Her teams have posted a 26-7 record in NCAA Tournament play. She has coached 20 players who have gone on to play in the WNBA and four who have represented the United States in the Olympic Games. In 2008, the Lady Vols captured a second-straight NCAA Championship and fi nished with a record of National Player of the Year Candace Parker, the No. 1 selection in the WNBA draft and the 2008 WNBA MVP, led a group of fi ve Lady Vols to be drafted into the WNBA. 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. That class consisted of 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 current high school seniors in the country (hoopgurlz.com) committed to play for Tennessee in the season, 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 academics. UVA put together a record of in her three seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each campaign. A guard during her playing days at Tennessee ( ) when the Lady Vols compiled 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 win. She 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 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 cable network show, Shop at Home ( ). She then decided to return to her fi rst love, coaching, in 1998, when she became a graduate assistant on the Lady Vols basketball coaching staff. During the season, Tennessee went 31-3 and captured the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament titles. Caldwell is a passionate crusader for breast cancer awareness. She and Tennessee assistant coach Holly Warlick have founded a non-profi t organization, Champions for a Cause. Since 2007, they have raised nearly $100,000 through Cruisin' for a Cause, a long-haul motorcycle adventure to raise dollars and awareness for a cure for breast cancer. pg. 7 of 8