UCLA TREKS NORTH TO MEET WASHINGTON SCHOOLS

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1 UCLA TREKS NORTH TO MEET WASHINGTON SCHOOLS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: 7-8 Pac-10 Record: 2-2 NOVEMBER: 1 Team Concept (Exhib.) W Love & Basketball (Exhib.) W at Cal State Northridge W Rice W Cal Poly SLO W #3 Maryland (TV - FSN) L at Pepperdine L DECEMBER: 1-2 at Univ. of Nevada Nugget Classic vs. Idaho State L vs. Southern W at San Diego L at BYU (TV - The Mtn.) L #1 Tennessee L UC Riverside W at #24 Arizona State L at Arizona W JANUARY: 4 #2 Stanford W #10 California (TV - FSN) L ot 10 at Washington 7:00 pm 12 at Washington State 2:00 pm 19 at USC 12:00 pm 24 Oregon 7:00 pm 26 Oregon State 2:00 pm 31 at California 7:00 pm FEBRUARY: 2 at Stanford 2:00 pm 8 Washington State 7:00 pm 10 Washington (TV - ESPN2) 1:30 pm 17 USC 2:00 pm 21 at Oregon State 7:00 pm 23 at Oregon 2:00 pm 28 Arizona State 7:00 pm MARCH: 1 Arizona 11:00 am 7 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 8 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 9 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD 10 Pac-10 Tournament - San Jose, CA TBD NCAA Tournament: Mar NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds Mar. 29-Apr. 1 - NCAA Regionals Apr NCAA Final Four Home games are played in Pauley Pavilion and noted in boldface All times listed are local to site & subject to change DATE: January 8, 2007 SID CONTACTS: Steve Rourke/Liza David PHONE: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: uclabruins.com GAMEDAY CENTRAL GAME 16: Thur., Jan. 10 OPPONENT: Washington (6-9, 1-2) GAME TIME: 7: 00 pm GAME SITE: Bank of America Arena (10,000) VIDEO: gohuskies.com AUDIO: uclabruins.com UCLA RADIO TALENT: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) Jamila Veasley (color) GAME 17: Sat. Jan. 12 OPPONENT: Washington State (3-11, 0-3) GAME TIME: 2 pm GAME SITE: Friel Court (11,566) AUDIO: uclabruins.com UCLA RADIO TALENT: Dave Marcus (play-by-play) Jamila Veasley (color) UCLA VISITS WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE THIS WEEKEND UCLA (7-8, 2-2 in the Pac-10) will return to the road for the next two weeks. This week's trip begins with a game at the University of Washington (6-9, 1-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The battle against the Huskies will be the eighth game out of the last nine (excluding Arizona) in which the Bruins will have squared off against a team which advanced to the post-season in UCLA has limited its last fi ve opponents to an average of just 60.4 points per game in regulation in those fi ve contests (UC Riverside - 60, Arizona State - 62, Arizona - 59, Stanford - 56, California - 65). The two Bruin losses have come by a total of six points to a pair of ranked teams (No. 9 Cal, No. 25 Arizona St.) which sit atop the Pac-10 standings with the only unbeaten records in the league after two weeks of play. Washington is coming off of a decision over Washington State on Friday, Jan. 4. That game was played at Washington State, which will take 3-11, 0-3 records into a matchup this Thursday against USC UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER SEATTLE'S BEST Bruin freshmen and Seattle natives Regina Rogers and Christina Nzekwe will return home on Thursday for their fi rst collegiate games. Rogers and Nzekwe were teammates at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle and won two State championships. Both have played in every game for the Bruins this season, with Rogers making eight starts in 15 games. Rogers averages 7.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while Nzkewe averages 2.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 steals. Both average over 12 minutes per game (Rogers , Nzekwe ). Rogers and Nzekwe are the ninth and 10th UCLA players hailing from the state of Washington. Washington Bruins UCLA Name Hometown/HS 2008-pres. Christina Nzekwe Seattle/Chief Sealth 2008-pres. Regina Rogers Seattle/Chief Sealth Natalie Jarrett Wenatchee/Eastmont Takiyah Jackson Seattle/Franklin 1995 Chrystal Pakootas Inchelium/Mead 1992 Marcy Tarabochia Skamakawa/Wahkiakum Amy Jo Silva Ephrata/Ephrata Shari Biggs Richland/Richland Janet Hopkins Richland/Marquette 1979 Lisa Arreola St. John MORRIS OUT WITH KNEE SPRAIN UCLA freshman Darxia Morris will sit out both games this weekend with a knee sprain. Doctors will re-examine her knee early next week after the swelling has gone down to more accurately determine the extent of the injury. Morris, a freshman guard from Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) was injured in the second half of Sunday's overtime game against California after scoring 14 points, 12 coming in the second half. Morris is averaging 9.9 points (third on the team), 2.47 steals (second in the Pac-10 Conference) and 3.0 assists (tied for eighth in the Pac-10) per game. She had started in the last six games and in 12 games overall this season. No. Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown (High School) 1 Nina Earl F 6-1 Fr. Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS) 2 Tierra Henderson G 5-10 Jr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 3 Darxia Morris G 5-8 Fr. Pasadena, CA (Muir HS) 4 Christina Nzekwe F 6-4 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) 5 Alexis Olivier G 5-8 So. Seal Beach, CA (Los Alamitos HS) 10 Allison Taka G 5-8 So. Culver City, CA (Culver City HS) 13 Erica Tukiainen G 6-0 So. Los Angeles, CA (Windward HS) 14 Lindsey Pluimer F 6-4 Sr. San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS) 21 Doreena Campbell G 5-10 Fr. Alexandria, VA (Edison HS) 23 Chinyere Ibekwe C 6-4 Jr. Los Angeles, CA (Carson HS) 24 Candice Brown F 6-3 Fr. Riverside, CA (Bishop Amat HS) 31 Moniquee Alexander C 6-6 So. Harbor City, CA (Edison Academic Center) 34 Regina Rogers C 6-3 Fr. Seattle, WA (Chief Sealth HS) Head Coach: Kathy Olivier, 15th season (UNLV '82) Assistant Coaches: Pam Walker, Trisha Stafford-Odom, Maylana M. Douglas pg. 1 of 7

2 BRUIN BYTES Two Bruin players are averaging in double-fi gures, led by senior Lindsey Pluimer (14.0 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game). Freshman Nina Earl also averages in double digits with an 10.7 mark. Three other members of UCLA's freshman class are just shy of double digit averages - Darxia Morris, 9.9; Doreena Campbell, 9.1 ppg; and Regina Rogers, 7.9 ppg. UCLA entered the week averaging 72.4 points per game to rank second in the Pac-10. BRUINS COME UP SHORT IN OVERTIME VS. GOLDEN BEARS Tenth-ranked California needed overtime to best the Bruins, 73-70, in Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 6. UCLA used a 10-0 run midway through the second half to secure its fi rst lead of the game after trailing by seven, 37-30, at the half. Freshman guard Darxia Morris keyed the rally with six points in that 10-0 run. However, she went down with a knee injury at the 5:39 mark, and the Bruins could manage just one fi eld goal over the last 5:31 of the contest. Cal was able to knot the score at 65-all on a pair of free throws with 1:45 to play in regulation. Neither team scored down the stretch, and the game went into overtime. Lindsey Pluimer's three-point shot with 3:54 to go in the extra period gave UCLA a lead. A Cal basket tied the score, before Nina Earl put the Bruins ahead, 70-68, with a field goal at the 2:44 mark. Cal tied it up at 70 on a basket with 2:18 to play. The Golden Bears took a one-point lead on a free throw with 42 seconds remaining and upped it to on two more free throws with 22 seconds on the clock. Tierra Henderson misfi red on a potential game-tying shot in the fi nal seconds of the game. BRUINS SHOOT DOWN #2 CARDINAL UCLA snapped second-ranked Stanford's nine-game winning streak on Friday night with a win. It marked the fi rst time the UCLA women's basketball program has ever defeated a team ranked higher than fourth in the Associated Press poll. The Cardinal connected on just four of its fi rst 13 shots from the fi eld and fell behind 17-6 with 11:57 to play in the fi rst half. The 11-point margin, reached three times, was UCLA's largest in the half and they settled for a advantage at the break. Stanford misfi red on its fi rst seven shots of the second half as the Bruins ran off 12 unanswered points to take a lead with 15:40 to play. UCLA led at the 10:44 mark when the Cardinal went on an 8-0 run to narrow the margin to with 8:20 on the clock. A seven-point margin (three times) was as close as the Cardinal would get down the stretch. Darxia Morris led UCLA with 20 points, one shy of her career high, and handed out fi ve assists. Lindsey Pluimer added 13 points and a team-best eight rebounds. The Cardinal, which entered the contest averaging a Pac-10 best 76.9 points per game, was held 20 points below that mark, while shooting just 29.6% from the fi eld. UCLA has now captured wins in three of its last fi ve meetings with Stanford. ABOUT WASHINGTON Washington has split its last four games, winning at home against Purdue (66-65 on Dec. 21) and at Washington State (61-46 on Jan. 4) and dropping a pair of Pac-10 games in the Bay Area (Dec. 28 at Cal, 40-66, and Dec. 30 at Stanford, 42-77). Freshman Katelan Redmon leads the Huskies in scoring with a 12.2 average. Senior point guard Emily Florence is the leading rebounder with a 6.7 mark. UW leads the overall series, The teams have split the last four meetings, with each winning on their home hardwood. Last season, UCLA captured a win in Pauley on Jan. 26, 2007 and dropped a decision in Seattle on Dec. 31. ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE WSU has lost five straight contests since posting a overtime win over San Jose State on Dec. 16. The Cougars came up short at Stanford on Dec. 28 (47-105) and at Cal on Dec. 30 (44-99). UCLA leads the series, 37-6, and has won the last 14 meetings since a loss in Pullman, WA on Jan. 6, Junior guard Katie Appleton leads WSU in scoring with a 12.8 average. FRESH FACES The Bruin freshmen, ranked as the No. 4 recruiting class by HoopGurlz.com, have been as good as advertised, playing pivotal roles on the team. Four of the six freshmen have played in all 15 games, while one has played in 14 and the other 10. Doreena Campbell has made 14 starts, Darxia Morris 12, Regina Rogers eight, and Nina Earl fi ve. Campbell leads the Bruins in assists (52) and minutes per game (30.5) and entered the week as the Pac-10 leader in assist/turnover ratio (1.93). Morris owns the team lead in steals with 37 and began the week ranked second in the conference with a 2.47 steals average. Rogers ranks second on the team in rebounding (5.1 average), and Candice Brown leads the team with a.667 (10-15) fi eld goal percentage. Five freshmen have been on the court at the same time for the Bruins in several games this season. National Rankings Associated Press (Jan. 7) 1.Connecticut 2.Tennessee 3.North Carolina 4.Maryland 5.Rutgers 6.Oklahoma 7.Stanford 8.Baylor 9.California 10.Georgia 11.LSU 12.Duke 13.Texas A&M 14.Notre Dame 15.Texas 16.West Virginia 17.George Washington 18.Old Dominion 19.Ohio State 20.Arkansas 21.Wyoming 22.Auburn 23.Colorado 24.De Paul 25.Oklahoma State Receiving Votes: UCLA USA Today/ESPN (Jan. 8) 1. Connecticut 2. Tennessee 3. North Carolina 4. Maryland 5. Rutgers 6. Oklahoma 7. Stanford 8. Baylor 9. California 10. Georgia 11. LSU 12. Texas A&M 13. Duke 14. Notre Dame 15. Texas 16. West Virginia 17. George Washington 18. Arkansas 19. Ohio State 20. Auburn 21. De Paul 22. Old Dominion 23. Wyoming 24. Oklahoma State 25. Arizona State Receiving Votes: UCLA Teams in boldface indicate UCLA opponents Pac-10 Standings (thru Jan. 6) Conf. Overall California Arizona State Oregon Stanford USC UCLA Oregon State Washington Arizona Washington State What's Next: Thu., Jan Oregon at Cal; Oregon St. at Stanford; USC at Wash. St.; UCLA at UW Sat., Jan Oregon St. at Cal; Oregon at Stanford; UCLA at WSU; ASU at Arizona Sun., Jan USC at UW Thu., Jan UW at Oregon St.; WSU at Oregon; Cal at ASU; Stanford at Arizona Sat., Jan UCLA at USC; UW at Oregon; WSU at Oregon St.; Cal at Arizona LAST GAME'S STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Avg. Note 1 F Nina Earl 6-1 Fr. 15 GP/5 GS 10.7 ppg 3.5 rpg 1.0 spg Double-double vs. AZ with 23 pts/10 reb. 14 F Lindsey Pluimer 6-4 Sr. 15 GP/15 GS 14.0 ppg 7.5 rpg 0.9 bpg Has started in 107 consecutive games 31 C Moniquee Alexander 6-6 So. 15 GP/8 GS 4.5 ppg 3.5 rpg 1.5 off. reb. Career-high 11 pts. vs. Tennessee/UCR 3 G Darxia Morris 5-8 Fr. 15 GP/12 GS 9.9 ppg 2.7 rpg 3.0 apg Had 20 points, five assists vs. Stanford 21 G Doreena Campbell 5-10 Fr. 14 GP/14 GS 9.1 ppg 4.3 rpg 3.7 apg Ast/TO ratio (1.79) ranks No. 1 in Pac-10 IN RESERVE No. Pos. Name Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Avg. Note 2 G Tierra Henderson 5-10 Jr. 15 GP/6 GS 7.1 ppg 3.9 rpg 2.1 spg Played in 79 consecutive games 4 F Christina Nzekwe 6-4 Fr. 15 GP/0 GS 2.8 ppg 3.5 rpg 0.9 spg Tied for team lead w/ 8 boards vs. Cal Poly 5 G Alexis Olivier 5-8 So. 2 GP/0 GS 0.0 ppg 0.0 rpg 1.5 apg Had a career-best 3 assists vs. Southern 10 G Allison Taka 5-8 So. 3 GP/0 GS 0.3 ppg 0.0 rpg 0.3 apg 1 pt./1 ast. in 10 min. vs. Southern 13 G Erica Tukiainen 6-0 So. 15 GP/7 GS 3.8 ppg 2.5 rpg 1.1 apg Tied career-high with 4 assists at Arizona 23 C Chinyere Ibekwe 6-4 Jr. 12 GP/0 GS 2.7 ppg 2.8 rpg 0.5 spg Tied career-high with 3 steals vs. Southern 24 F Candice Brown 6-4 Fr. 10 GP/0 GS 2.0 ppg 1.9 rpg 0.2 spg Shooting 66.7% from fi eld (10-15) 34 F Regina Rogers 6-3 Fr. 15 GP/8 GS 7.9 ppg 5.1 rpg 0.7 bpg 25 boards, 5 blocks in last four games pg. 2 of 7

3 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS Date Opponent UCLA Starters Result at Cal State Northridge Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #1) W Rice Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #2) W Cal Poly Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell (Lineup #3) W Maryland Earl, Pluimer, Rogers, Tukiainen, Campbell L Pepperdine Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell L 12-1 vs. Idaho State Pluimer, Rogers, Morris, Tukiainen, Campbell L 12-2 vs. Southern Pluimer, Rogers, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #4) W 12-8 at San Diego Pluimer, Rogers, Henderson, Morris, Campbell L at BYU Pluimer, Rogers, Alexander, Henderson, Campbell (Lineup #5) L Tennessee Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #6) L UC Riverside Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell W at Arizona State Pluimer, Alexander, Henderson, Morris, Campbell L at Arizona Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Tukiainen (Lineup #7) W 1-4 Stanford Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Campbell (Lineup #8) W 1-6 California Earl, Pluimer, Alexander, Morris, Campbell L Records: Lineup #1: 1-0; Lineup #2: 1-2; Lineup #3: 1-1; Lineup #4: 1-1; Lineup #5: 0-1; Lineup #6: 1-2; Lineup #7: 1-0; Lineup #8: 1-1 PLUIMER POWERS BRUINS UCLA's lone senior, forward Lindsey Pluimer, continues to lead the Bruins both on and off the court. Pluimer, a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award nominee, two-time Academic All-District selection and All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection, has started every game since her freshman season for a total of 107 career starts. Pluimer is one of just seven Bruins to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 60 blocked shots for a career, and she is one of just 13 Bruins to have scored at least 1,000 points and pulled down at least 600 rebounds for her career. Pluimer currently ranks 14th in career scoring with 1,328 points and 13th in rebounds with 650. With a blocked shot at Arizona, Pluimer moved into a tie for seventh on UCLA's career list with 74. With her next blocked shot, Pluimer will join Ann Meyers, Necie Thompson, Natalie Williams and Maylana Martin as the only Bruins to have totaled at least 1,300 points, 650 rebounds and 75 blocked shots for a career. HER NAME IS EARL Freshman forward Nina Earl has been making a name for herself in her freshman season, ranking second on the Bruin squad in scoring with an 10.7 points per game average. Earl has scored in double fi gures eight times on the year and set career-highs in both scoring and rebounding when she recorded her first career double-double at Arizona (23 points, 10 rebounds). Earl began the week ranked eighth in the Pac-10 in fi eld goal percentage, connecting on 48.5% of her shots and is currently second on the team in three-point fi eld goal percentage at 41.7% (5-12). CAMPBELL NATIONALLY RANKED Guard Doreena Campbell has played more like a veteran than a freshman, averaging 9.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 steals and just 1.9 turnovers per game in 14 starts. She entered the week ranked 38th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio. Campbell is fi rst on the team in assists (52) and minutes per game (30.5). She recorded seven steals in the season opener at Cal State Northridge and had a career-high of eight assists at Arizona State. Campbell missed her only game of the season at Arizona while nursing a sprained ankle. She registered a career-high seven rebounds v. Cal in a career-best 38 minutes of action. MO BETTER Sophomore center Moniquee Alexander has shown big improvements lately, earning starts in the last seven games, She had five rebounds against both No. 2 Stanford and No. 10 California. Against No. 1 Tennessee, Alexander scored a career-high 11 points on 5-5 shooting from the fi eld. She equaled that point total against UC Riverside, scoring 11 points, and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds. Alexander had fi ve rebounds and zero turnovers in the game at Arizona State and shot 4-6 from the fi eld for eight points with four boards in the win at Arizona. She averages 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and has played in all 15 games with eight overall starts. REBOUNDING ROGERS Freshman center Regina Rogers totaled 16 rebounds on Nov. 28 at Pepperdine, including 10 on the offensive end. Her 16 rebounds were the most by a Bruin player since Kristee Porter had 16 boards against Arizona on Jan. 20, Rogers was ferocious on the defensive boards at Arizona State, recording 13, along with three blocked shots. She added five more boards at Arizona. Rogers is second on the team in rebounds per game (5.1 average) and blocks (11). Her rebounding average is 17th in the conference. PRIDE OF PASADENA Former teammates at Pasadena's John Muir HS, Tierra Henderson and Darxia Morris have paired up once again in UCLA's backcourt. Henderson, a junior, and Morris, a freshman, have started together in fi ve games. They rank 1-2 on the team in steals, with Morris totaling 37 and Henderson 31 which ranked them second and sixth, respectively, in the Pac-10 rankings at the beginning of the week. Morris is second on the team in assists with 45 while averaging 9.9 points per game. Henderson has long been known as the Bruins' defensive sparkplug, but she has also upped her offensive game this year, averaging 7.1 points and leading the team in scoring with a career-high 15 at Pepperdine. At Arizona, they were the defensive duo, combining for 13 of UCLA's 17 steals on the day (Henderson with a career-high tying seven and Morris with a career-high six). Morris sprained her right knee in the second half of the overtime loss to California and will sit out this week's games against the Washington schools. Henderson and Morris are not the only high school teammates on the Bruin squad freshmen Christina Nzekwe and Regina Rogers were teammates at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, WA from FIRST STARTS Four of the five players to earn the starting nod from coach Kathy Olivier in the opener at Cal State Northridge made their fi rst collegiate starts.sophomores Erica Tukiainen and Moniquee Alexander made their first career starts at Northridge. Tukiainen appeared in all 32 games last Bruins Sign Two Local Standouts For UCLA has signed two highly-regarded local standouts to national letters-of-intent guard Atonye Nyingifa of Torrance, CA (Redondo Union HS) and 5-10 guard Rebekah Gardner of Fontana, CA (Ayala HS). Nyingifa and Gardner will enter UCLA in the fall of 2008 and become members of the Bruin team. HoopGurlz.com rates the Bruins' class No. 12 overall in its class rankings. Both Nyingifa and Gardner were selected as Sporting News HS All-Americans and are ranked as Top 75 prospects by HoopGurlz.com, with Nyingifa ranked No. 19 overall and Gardner No. 66. One California prep rating service rates them both as Top 5 prospects in the State, with Nyingifa No. 2 and Gardner No. 5. Nyingifa, who is rated the No. 6 guard in the nation by HoopGurlz, averaged 16.8 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks as a junior while being named a first-team All-State selection by CalHiSports and the Daily Breeze Player of the Year for the second time in her career. As a freshman in 2005, she was the youngest player ever to receive that award and was also named the CIF Division- IIA Co-Player of the Year. As a sophomore, Nyingifa earned All-CIF second-team honors and honorable mention Street & Smith's All-America acclaim. Playing for club team Cal Swish Black, Nyingifa won MVP honors at the 2007 End of the Trail Tournament and was an all-tournament selection there in Gardner rates as a Top 25 guard nationally and earned 2007 CIF Division II-A Player of the Year and EA Sports 2nd-Team All-America honors. She led her Ayala HS team to a 31-4 record and the CIF Division II-A title in 2007, averaging 22.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 2.1 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. She has earned CIF All-State and honorable mention Street & Smith's All-America honors two consecutive years. As a sophomore, she averaged 28.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Gardner plays for club team FBC. "Both Atonye and Rebekah come from very successful high school programs and know how to win," noted Olivier. "They played at the highest club level this summer, and we expect the transition to college to be an easy one for them." Career Records Points 1) Denise Curry ( )... 3,198 5) Natalie Williams ( )... 1,813 10) Lisa Willis ( )... 1,677 11) Dora Dome ( )... 1,589 12) Necie Thompson ( )... 1,536 13) Anne Dean ( )... 1,364 14) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-)...1,328 Rebounds 1) Denise Curry ( )... 1,310 5) Ann Meyers ( ) ) Dora Dome ( ) ) Kisa Hughes ( ) ) Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Blocked Shots 1) Ann Meyers ( ) Necie Thompson ( ) ) Sandra VanEmbricqs ( ) ) Lynn Kamrath ( ) ) Denise Curry ( )...74 Lindsey Pluimer (2005-) Pronunciations Moniquee Alexander...Monique Nina Earl...KNEE-nah Tierra Henderson... tee-air-uh Chinyere Ibekwe...chin-YAIR-eh ib-beck-way Darxia Morris... dar-ex-ee-uh Christina Nzekwe...na-ZECK-way Kathy/Alexis Olivier...oh-LIV-ee-ay Lindsey Pluimer...PLUM-er Allison Taka... TOCK-uh Erica Tukiainen...TWO-key-EYE-nen pg. 3 of 7

4 season off the bench. Alexander saw action in 31 games last season, but did not start a contest. True freshmen Darxia Morris and Doreena Campbell each merited a starting assignment in their fi rst games. It was the fi rst time a Bruin team has started as many as two true freshmen in the fi rst game of a season since the season when Julia Pitts and Nikki Blue were in the starting lineup at Hawaii. The last time the Bruins put out a starting lineup that included more than two freshmen in the starting lineup in the season opener was in the opener against St. Mary's when four freshmen, including three true freshmen, took the floor for the jump (true freshmen - Melanie Pearson, Maylana Martin, Carly Funicello; redshirt freshman Takiyah Jackson). In game two against Rice, the Bruins started three freshmen - center Regina Rogers and guards Campbell and Morris. Rogers made her fi rst career start in the Rice game. The same group started at Pepperdine. Another freshman received her fi rst starting assignment in game three against Cal Poly, as Nina Earl joined two other classmates (Rogers and Campbell) in the starting lineup. The Bruins have utilized eight different starting lineups in the 15 games this year and have used the same lineup in three consecutive games just once. UCLA has started three freshmen in most games this season. CHALLENGING '07-08 SCHEDULE The Bruins have already played host to the past two NCAA championship teams this season when it welcomed title holder Maryland on Nov. 25 and champ Tennessee on Dec. 19 to Pauley Pavilion. UCLA has now hosted teams ranked No. 1 (Tennessee), No. 2 (Stanford) and No. 3 (Maryland) at the time of the game this season. In all, the Bruins will battle fi ve teams which won their conference or conference tournaments a year ago - Tennessee (SEC), BYU (Mountain West), UC Riverside (Big West), Stanford (Pac-10), Idaho State (Big Sky). Nine opponents advanced to play in the NCAA Tournament in Maryland, Idaho State, BYU, Tennessee, UC Riverside, Arizona State, Stanford, Cal, and Washington - and three more played in the WNIT - Rice, San Diego, and Oregon. Beginning on the fi rst of December with a game against Idaho State, the Bruins are in the midst of a stretch which sees them matching up with nine teams over an 11-game stretch which advanced to post-season play in the season. Four of UCLA's opponents are currently ranked in the Top 10 in the AP rankings - No. 2 Tennessee, No. 4 Maryland, No. 7 Stanford, No. 9 California. BRUINS VS. THE RANKS The Bruins' last victory against a nationally ranked opponent came on Jan. 4, 2008 against No. 2-ranked Stanford (69-56). It marked the first time the Bruin program has ever defeated a team ranked higher than fourth in the Associated Press poll. UCLA had defeated a team ranked as high as fourth on multiple occasions, the last time came on Nov. 28, 2004 in a win over #4 Texas OUTLOOK Head coach Kathy Olivier welcomes back seven letterwinners (three starters) from last year's team and perhaps the deepest and most highly-regarded recruiting group in school history. The list of returnees includes three of the top fi ve scorers, the top two shot blockers, two of the top three assist makers, three of the top four in steals, and two of the top three in rebounding average. There are three returning starters in the mix, and each ranked among the Pac-10 leaders in at least one statistical category in the season. Leading returning scorer Lindsey Pluimer (15.5 ppg) tops the list of returning starters which includes forwards Chinyere Ibekwe (32 starts in ) and guard Tierra Henderson (31 starts in ). Pluimer ranked amongst the top 10 in the conference last season in six categories, including scoring with the ninth-best mark. Ibekwe ranked 11th in shooting percentage (.503) and offensive rebounds (2.78). Henderson led the team and ranked fourth in the conference in steals (2.09). A group of four sophomores, including guards Erica Tukiainen, Allison Taka and Alexis Olivier, as well as center Moniquee Alexander, are also returning. UCLA adds six freshmen in a class which was rated fourth-best in the nation by All-Star Girls Report and tied for eighth-best by HoopGurlz.com to the mix. The group includes forward Candice Brown of Bishop Amat HS from Riverside, CA; guard Doreena Campbell of Edison HS and Alexandria, VA; forward Nina Earl of Diamond Ranch HS and Pomona, CA; guard Darxia Morris from Pasadena, CA Muir HS; forward Christina Nzekwe from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS; and center Regina Rogers from Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS. PRE-SEASON PROGNOSTICATIONS The Pac-10 women s basketball coaches picked UCLA to finish fifth in the conference in the annual pre-season poll. Stanford, with eight fi rst-place votes, was the solid choice to fi nish first. The Cardinal (79 points) were followed by Arizona State (one fi rst-place vote, 71), California (one fi rst-place vote, 68), USC (56), UCLA (44), Oregon (34), Arizona (31), Oregon State (16), Washington State (10). The Pac-10 media picked UCLA to fi nish sixth, behind Stanford, Arizona State, California, USC and Washington. Trailing UCLA were Oregon, Arizona, Oregon State and Washington State. CSTV.com selected UCLA as one of its five sleeper teams "nobody wants to see on their schedule", and women's basketball expert Debbie Antonelli also called UCLA the "surprise team out of the Pac-10" on the Shootaround with Beth and Debbie podcast. WHAT'S RETURNING? 56% of the total fi eld goals made ( ); 59% of the games started (95/160); 51% of the minutes played (3304/6422); 56% of the rebounds pulled down (635/1145); 40% of the three-point fi eld goals made (52/131); 38% of the assists handed out (172/453); 62% of the steals made (151/244); 71% of the blocked shots made (64/90). FIRST TO 100 JERSEYS Several Bruin teams will be wearing special jerseys or patches in to commemorate UCLA being the First to 100 NCAA Championships. The women's basketball team will don the new jerseys that have a different-colored "C" in UCLA. The "C" signifi es the Roman numeral for 100. BY THE NUMBERS Double-Double (pts/reb) Pluimer (3) Rogers (1) Earl (1) Double Figure Points Pluimer (14) Earl (8) Morris (7) Campbell (6) Rogers (5) Alexander (2) Henderson (1) Tukiainen (1) 20 Pt. Scoring Morris (2) Earl (1) Double Figure Rebounds Pluimer (3) Rogers (2) Earl (1) Leading Scorers (w/ ties) Pluimer (8) Earl (3) Morris (3) Campbell (1) Henderson (1) Rogers (1) Leading Rebounders (w/ ties) Pluimer (8) Rogers (3) Henderson (2) Tukiainen (1) Nzekwe (1) Brown (1) Earl (1) Campbell (1) FOR THE RECORD Home Games 4-3 Away Games 2-4 Neutral Games 1-1 In Overtime Games 0-1 Lead at the half 7-0 Trail at the half 0-8 Tied at half 0-0 Vs. Ranked Opponent 1-4 UCLA 80 Pts. or over 2-0 UCLA Pts. 3-4 UCLA Pts. 2-1 UCLA Under 60 Pts. 0-3 Opp. 80 Pts. or over 1-2 Opp. Scoring Pts. 1-3 Opp. Scoring Pts. 2-3 Opp. Under 60 Pts. 3-0 UCLA Fg%.500 or better 1-0 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. 7-3 Outshot by Oppt. 0-5 Shooting % Tied with Oppt. 0-0 UCLA Reb. Advantage 6-3 Oppt. Reb. Advantage 1-5 Rebounds Tied 0-0 Fewer Turnovers than Oppt. 4-4 More Turnovers than Oppt. 2-2 Same Turnovers as Oppt. 1-2 Margin is 10 Pts. or less 2-5 Margin is Pts. 3-3 Margin is 20+ Pts. 2-0 With Five Minutes to Play: UCLA leads 7-2 UCLA trails 0-6 Game tied 0-0 One Player in Double Figures 0-1 Two Players in Double Figures 3-1 Three Players in Double Figures 1-6 Four Players in Double Figures 1-0 Five Players in Double Figures 2-0 All Five Starters in Double Figures 0-0 No Players in Double Figures 0-0 pg. 4 of 7

5 NAME GAME Two Bruins had name changes during the off-season. Guard Erica Latimer is now going by Erica Tukiainen (her mother's last name). Assistant coach Maylana Martin was married in August and is now going by Maylana Douglas. PLAYER BIO UPDATES #1 Nina Earl Starter in last three games Scored nine v. Cal Had five points and four rebounds in start vs. Stanford Recorded her fi rst career double-double with a career-best 23-point/10-rebound effort at Arizona Had eight points, three rebounds at ASU Scored 10 and hit two big three-pointers to kill a UCR fi rst-half comeback Tallied nine points vs. Tennessee Tied for the team lead with 13 points at BYU Scored a team-high 12 points at San Diego Totaled 11 points and a career-high three assists vs. Southern Scored six points with four boards vs. Idaho State Came off bench to score seven with fi ve boards at Pepperdine Scored six points and added two steals and three boards in a starting role against Maryland Made fi rst career start against Cal Poly and contributed 17 points Scored 11 off the bench v. Rice Scored 13 off the bench with a block and an assist at CSUN Had 2,291 points, 906 rebounds, 544 steals in four years at Diamond Ranch HS in Pomona, CA Averaged 21.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a senior Two-time CIF Player of the Year MVP of the City vs. CIF All-Star game. Career Highs: Pts. 23 at Arizona, 12/30/07; Reb. 10 at Arizona, 12/30/07; Asst. 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07; Blk. 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stls. 2, last at BYU, 12/15/07. #2 Tierra Henderson Had seven points, fi ve rebounds, four assists v. Cal Scored six off the bench in win over Stanford Tied her career-high with seven steals and also scored seven points off the bench at Arizona Earned her sixth-straight start and had four points and three steals at ASU Recorded seven points, fi ve rebounds and fi ve assists against UCR Had four steals vs. Tennessee Scored seven points at BYU Had six points, six boards (tied for team high) in start at USD Made her fi rst start of the year against Southern and scored eight points with four rebounds and two steals Grabbed seven boards and scored seven points against Idaho State Scored a career-best 15 points to tie for team-high honors and added three steals at Pepperdine Played a solid all-around game against Maryland, scoring eight points with four rebounds and three steals off the bench Shot 4-6 from the fi eld and scored nine points against Cal Poly Scored nine and added three steals v. Rice Totaled four points, six rebounds off the bench at CS Northridge Starter in 31 of the 32 games last season Ranked fourth in the Pac-10 in steals (2.09) Her steals total of 67 ranked eighth on the all-time school list for the sophomore class. Career Highs: Pts. 15 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Reb. 8 v. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Asst. 7 v. Washington State, 3/2/07; Blk. 1 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Stls. 7, last at Arizona, 12/30/07. #3 Darxia Morris Scored 14 points (12 in second half) before going down with a knee injury v. Cal Will sit out the games at the Washington schools due to the injury Scored a team-high 20 points and matched her career-best with fi ve assists in win over Stanford Has 14 steals in the last four games Had a career-high six steals, plus a blocked shot in the win at Arizona Led team with 14 points and five steals while playing a career-high 33 minutes at ASU Set career-best in rebounds (six) and added fi ve assists while scoring nine vs. UC Riverside Had 12 points and four assists in a starting role vs. Tennessee Scored seven points with two steals off the bench at BYU Had three steals, four points against Southern Scored 11 against Idaho State Had fi ve assists and scored seven points in a starting role at Pepperdine Handed out fi ve assists and scored eight with two steals against Maryland Led all players with career-best 21 points off the bench and added four rebounds, assists and steals vs. Cal Poly Had four points, three assists v. Rice Scored 12 and had three steals in a starting role at CS Northridge Played at Muir HS in Pasadena, CA Point guard who averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists per game as a senior Two-time fi rst-team all-cif selection Pasadena Star-News Player of the Year for Career Highs: Pts. 21 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Reb. 6 v. UCR, 12/21/07; Asst. 5, last v. Stanford, 1/4/08; Blk. 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stls. 6 at Arizona, 12/30/07. #4 Christina Nzekwe Has played double fi gure minutes in 13 of her 15 games this season Had four rebounds, two points, assist and steal v. Cal Grabbed two boards v. Stanford Scored two points and had a block and steal at Arizona Pulled down four rebounds against UC Riverside Had three points, a steal and a block vs. Tennessee Scored a collegiate-best eight points, grabbed four rebounds and had two steals in a season-high 20 minutes at BYU Had fi ve boards at USD Grabbed six rebounds against Southern Had four points, two boards at Pepperdine Had two big steals and scored four against Maryland Tied for team lead with eight rebounds and was a perfect 3-3 from the fi eld, scoring six points vs. Cal Poly Scored six with five boards v. Rice Had two points, fi ve rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals off the bench at CS Northridge Played with fellow Bruin Regina Rogers at Chief Sealth HS in Seattle, WA Team won two State titles in 2005 and 2006 Averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds per contest as a senior Scored 15 points in the State 3A title game Honorable mention Street and Smith's All-American. Where the Bruins Rank in the Pac-10 (thru 1/6 games) INDIVIDUAL TEAM (Top 5) Scoring Pluimer... 6th (14.0) Earl... 19th (10.7) Morris... 20th (9.9) Rebounding Pluimer...4th (7.5) Rogers... 17th (5.1) Assists Campbell... 6th (3.71) Morris... T-8th (3.00) Field Goal % Earl... 6th (.509) Free Throw % Pluimer... 6th (.766) Steals Morris... 2nd (2.62) Henderson... T-4th (2.31) 3-Point Field Goal % Pluimer... 1st (.455) Blocked Shots Pluimer... T-6th (0.93) Rogers... 10th (0.73) Assist/TO Ratio Campbell... 1st (1.93) Morris... 10th (0.96) Offensive Rebounds Pluimer... 7th (2.67) Defensive Rebounds Pluimer... 6th (4.87) Minutes Campbell... 14th (30.5) Pluimer... 19th (29.50) Scoring Offense 2nd Field Goal % Defense 3rd Rebounding Offense 1st Rebounding Margin 4th Blocked Shots 2nd Assists 5th Steals 1st Turnover Margin 4th Offensive Rebounds 1st Defensive Rebounds 1st Blocked Shots T-3rd Career Highs: Pts. 8 at BYU, 12/15/07; Reb. 8 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07; Asst. 2 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Blk. 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stls. 3 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07. #5 Alexis Olivier Tied for team-high honors with three assists against Southern in just four minutes of play Saw her first action of the year vs. Cal Poly, playing in a career-high four minutes Saw action in three games in Earned a spot on the Director's Honor Roll in all three academic quarters to date. Career Highs: Pts. n/a; Reb. n/a; Asst. 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07; Stl. n/a. #10 Allison Taka Had one point and one assist in 10 minutes against Southern Recorded her fi rst career steal against Cal Poly Made a brief appearance in the fi rst half of the opener at CS Northridge and missed her only shot attempt Appeared in eight games in Earned a spot on the Director's Honor Roll in all three academic quarters. Career Highs: Pts. 2, last vs. Washington State, 3/2/07; Reb. 1 v. UCSB, 11/12/06; Asst. 1, last v. Southern, 12/2/07; Stls. 1 vs. Cal Poly, 11/20/07. #13 Erica Tukiainen Has seen action for double fi gure minutes in 11 games this season Had two assists v. Cal Scored two off bench v. Stanford Made seventh start of year at Arizona and tied her career-high with four assists Had five points off bench at USD Scored six points with a career-high three steals vs. Southern Had a fi ve-point, six-rebound game against Idaho State Totaled two points with three boards against Maryland Scored six with two assists against Cal Poly Had seven points, three assists v. Rice Made her fi rst career start at CS Northridge and scored 10 points and recorded career-highs in rebounds (nine) and assists (four) Saw action in all 32 games last season off the bench The former Erica Latimer took her mother's last name over the summer Last year, she hit 11 of 27 shots from three-point range and had two double digit scoring games (12 v. Cal and 11 v. USC) Earned a spot on the Director's Honor Roll in all three academic quarters. Career Highs: Pts. 12 v. Cal, 12/20/06; Reb. 9 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Asst. 4, last at Arizona, 12/30/07; Stl. 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07; Blk. 1, last v. UCR, 12/21/07. #14 Lindsey Pluimer Has made 14 of her last 29 (.483) three-point attempts and enters the week leading the Conference in three-point shooting (.455 overall) Has scored in double digits in seven straight games this season and in 14 of 15 overall (excluding San Diego) Has blocked at least one shot in nine of the last 12 games Scored a team-best 16 points with four assists (ties career-high) in a season-high 37 minutes v. Cal Had 13 points and a team-best eight boards in win over Stanford pg. 5 of 7

6 Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, along with four assists at Arizona Scored 12 points with two steals and four boards at ASU Recorded her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 boards vs. UCR Led the team with 16 points vs. Tennessee Team-leader with 13 points (tied with Nina Earl) and nine rebounds at BYU Scored six at USD to stop a 20-game streak in double fi gure points All-Tournament selection at the Nugget Classic after scoring 19 points vs. Southern and recording 11 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and four assists against Idaho State Tied for team-high honors with 15 points at Pepperdine and also had two blocks Led UCLA with 17 points and added three steals and four rebounds against Maryland Scored 18 points and tied for the team lead with eight boards against Cal Poly Recorded her sixth career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Rice and also tied career-highs with four assists and three blocks Scored a team-best 16 points and grabbed nine boards in opener at CS Northridge Nominee for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award One of seven Bruins to have totaled at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 60 blocked shots for a career Has started every game in her Bruin career One of 16 Bruins to have scored at least 1,000 points and grabbed 500 rebounds Had career highs in scoring average (15.5), assists (58), blocks (27), steals (33), points (495) and rebounds (183) last season Ranked in the top 10 in Pac-10 in six stat categories last season Second-team Academic All-America District VIII selection and fi rst-team All-Pac-10 academic selection. Career Highs: Pts. 27 v. Sacramento State, 11/25/06; Reb. 13, last v. Idaho State, 12/1/07; Asst. 4, last v. Cal, 1/6/08; Blk. 3, last v. Rice, 11/18/07; Stl. 5 at Washington State, 12/29/06. #21 Doreena Campbell Enters the week ranked 1st in the Pac-10 in assist/ turnover ratio (1.93) Has had two games with no turnovers (Rice, BYU) and fi ve with just one Has converted 16 of her last 17 free throws (six straight) Played at least 30 minutes in nine contests Scored 10 and had a team-high and careerbest seven boards v. Cal in a season-high 38 minutes Had eight points, six assists, one turnover in starting role vs. Stanford Sat out the Arizona game to nurse a sprained ankle Scored 12 points and contributed career-high eight assists at ASU Recorded six points, four assists and two steals before fouling out against UCR Scored seven points with four assists vs. Tennessee Scored four points with four rebounds and three assists at BYU Had seven points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals at USD Scored nine points with four offensive rebounds vs. Southern Recorded six boards, four assists and two blocks vs. Idaho State Had nine points, fi ve rebounds and two assists at Pepperdine Posted her fourth-consecutive double-fi gure scoring output against Maryland with 15 points and added four rebounds and two steals Has six rebounds and assists while scoring 12 points against Cal Poly Led the Bruins with 14 points and six assists and had zero turnovers in 35 minutes of action v. Rice Totaled 14 points, fi ve rebounds, three assists and seven steals in a starting assignment at CS Northridge Led her Alexandria, VA Edison HS team to a four-year record of Finished her career as the No. 5 scored in Virginia HS history (2,237 points) and No. 2 in assists (566) Scored in double fi gures in each of her 113 prep games Averaged 19.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior. Career Highs: Pts. 14, last v. Rice, 11/18/07; Reb. 7 v. Cal, 1/6/08; Asst. 8 at ASU, 12/28/07; Blk. 2 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07; Stls. 7 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07. #23 Chinyere Ibekwe Had two points, fi ve boards and block v. Cal Totaled a season-high eight points and added fi ve boards vs. Stanford Scored two points with two boards at Arizona Had one assist and one steal at ASU Scored six points vs. Tennessee... Scored three at USD Tied her career-high with three steals and added four boards against Southern Had four points, four rebounds against Idaho State Grabbed two rebounds off bench at Pepperdine Scored three points with two offensive boards against Maryland Made season debut against Cal Poly and scored four points and grabbed six rebounds in just eight minutes of play Started all 32 games in and had eight double-fi gure scoring games and six double-fi gure rebounding games Ranked sixth in the Pac-10 in offensive rebounds (2.78) and 11th in rebounding (6.6) Her 212 rebounds led the team last season and were the eighth-highest total ever by a Bruin sophomore Her 24 blocked shots ranked fi fth on that list. Career Highs: Pts. 21 v. Gonzaga, 11/24/06; Reb. 13 at Arizona State, 11/18/07; Asst. 2, last v. Sacramento St., 1/28/07; Stl. 3, last v. Southern, 12/2/07; Blk. 3 at Tennessee, 11/16/06. #24 Candice Brown Was available, but did not play v. Cal Sat out the Stanford game after experiencing concussion-like symptoms following a practice Scored four points with a blocked shot and rebound at Arizona Scored six points and added a team-high tying six rebounds, one block at USD in 14 minutes of action Six points, six rebounds vs. Southern in 14 minutes of action Scored four off the bench at Pepperdine Made her season debut against Cal Poly and had two points and three boards in eight minutes Member of three CIF Southern Section championship teams and two CIF State championship squads at Bishop Amat HS Honorable mention Street and Smith's All-America Averaged 12.7 points and 9.1 rebounds as a senior Three-year fi rst-team All-CIF selection. Career Highs: Pts. 6, last at San Diego, 12/8/07; Reb. 6, last at San Diego, 12/7/07; Asst. 1, last at San Diego, 12/8/07; Stl. 1, last at BYU, 12/15/07; Blk. 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07. #31 Moniquee Alexander Recorded four points, fi ve rebounds and a block v. Cal Had three points, fi ve boards vs. Stanford Scored eight points, including six second-chance points, with four rebounds at Arizona Pulled down fi ve rebounds at ASU Scored a career-high 11 points for the second consecutive game against UCR and also added a season-high seven rebounds Had 11 points (tied career high) on 5-5 shooting from the fi eld vs. Tennessee Scored three points and had two offensive rebounds and a block in a starting role at BYU Had two boards at San Diego... Scored fi ve points with a steal and two boards vs. Southern Scored eight points vs. Idaho State and also grabbed four rebounds Had four points, three rebounds at Pepperdine Scored two points with three rebounds vs. Cal Poly Had four points, four rebounds v. Rice Made her fi rst career start in the opener at CS Northridge and totaled two points, fi ve rebounds Saw action in 31 games last season and averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. Career Highs: Pts. 11 last v. UCR, 12/21/07; Reb. 10 v. UCSB, 11/12/06; Asst. 2 at CS Northridge, 11/14/07; Stl. 2, last v. Stanford, 12/22/06; Blk. 2 v. Stanford, 12/22/06. #34 Regina Rogers Played double fi gure minutes in each game this season Has 25 rebounds in last four games Recorded six points, two boards and an assist v. Cal Had fi ve rebounds, four points and a block vs. Stanford Recorded six points, fi ve rebounds and a block at Arizona Grabbed 13 rebounds and had three blocks and nine points at ASU Scored six points with a block and two boards against UCR Came off bench for four points, three boards vs. Tennessee Had three points and rebounds at BYU Scored eight at San Diego Scored eight points with fi ve rebounds against Southern Led the Bruins with 12 points on 6-8 shooting against Idaho State Pulled down 16 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive end, and scored 12 at Pepperdine Scored 10 points with five rebounds against Maryland Recorded 10 points and had two assists and two steals vs. Cal Poly Scored 12 points in her fi rst career start v. Rice Came off the bench to score eight points and grab fi ve rebounds at CS Northridge Played with fellow Bruin Christina Nzekwe at Seattle, WA Chief Sealth HS Team was State champs in 2005 and 2006 MVP of 2006 State Tournament Averaged 16 points and 14 rebounds as a senior. Career Highs: Pts. 12, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Reb. 16 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Asst. 2, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07; Blk. 3 at ASU, 12/28/07; Stls. 2, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07. Head Coach Kathy Olivier Now in her 15th season as UCLA head coach, Kathy Olivier has energized the program. The former standout player at Cal State Fullerton and UNLV has produced two Pac-10 Players of the Year (Maylana Martin and Natalie Williams), three Pac-10 Freshman Players of the Year (Martin, Noelle Quinn and Erica Gomez), a Pac-10 team championship (1999) and a Pac-10 Tournament championship (2006). She is the only current Pac-10 coach to have as many as three freshmen named fi rst-team All-Conference performers. Over the last 10 years, her teams have fi nished in the top four of the Pac-10 standings six times, a total bettered by only one other conference institution during that period. From , she guided UCLA to a school-best three straight NCAA tournament appearances and had the Bruins back in the NCAA Tournament again in Interest in UCLA women's basketball has taken off to new levels under Olivier. The only six regular season crowds in Bruin history of over 7,000 fans have come out to support UCLA during her tenure. In fact, the top 13 regular season crowds in school history have come with Olivier at the helm. She has steadily built the program to refl ect her own positive, upbeat and outgoing personality. Olivier has posted a overall mark, which includes six top-four Pac-10 fi nishes in the last 10 years. Her teams may favor a running game on offense, but defense is another Olivier strong point. Six of the all-time school top 10 marks for lowest opponent fi eld goal percentages belong to Olivier-coached squads. Olivier originally joined the UCLA staff in the summer of 1986 as an assistant coach. Olivier began her coaching career at UNLV as a graduate assistant in Following one season at UC Irvine ( ), she was hired at USC and was on the Trojan staff for three years ( through ) as an assistant. USC, led by sophomore Cheryl Miller, won the NCAA title in Olivier s fi rst year (1984) and reached the championship game in her third season (1986). The former Kathy Ricks, Olivier was a standout player at Cal State Fullerton and then at UNLV. As a freshman ( ) at CSUF, she averaged 15.6 points and 9.2 rebounds and raised her scoring average to 19.3 as a sophomore. As a junior ( ) at UNLV, she earned All-America honors while averaging a team-high 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. In her fi nal year ( ), she led the Rebels in scoring (20.2) and ranked second in rebounding (9.2). pg. 6 of 7

7 Season Bests #1 Nina Earl Minutes: 38 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Pts: 23 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Reb: 10 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Assists: 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Steals: 2, last at BYU, 12/15/07 Blocks: 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 #2 Tierra Henderson Minutes: 33 v. UCR, 12/21/07 Pts: 15 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Reb: 7 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 Assists: 5 v. UCR, 12/21/07 Steals: 7 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Blocks: n/a #3 Darxia Morris Minutes: 33 at ASU, 12/28/07 Pts: 21 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Reb: 6 v. UCR, 12/21/07 Assists: 5, last v. Stanford, 1/4/08 Steals: 6 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Blocks: 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 #4 Christina Nzekwe Minutes: 20 at BYU, 12/15/07 Pts: 8 at BYU, 12/15/07 Reb: 8 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Assists: 2 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Steals: 3 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Blocks: 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 #5 Alexis Olivier Minutes: 4, last v. Southern, 12/2/07 Pts: n/a Reb: n/a Assists: 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Steals: n/a Blocks: n/a #10 Allison Taka Minutes: 10 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Pts: 1 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Reb: n/a Assists: 1 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Steals: 1 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Blocks: n/a #13 Erica Tukiainen Minutes: 26 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Pts: 10 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Reb: 9 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Assists: 4, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 Steals: 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Blocks: 1 v. UCR, 12/21/07 #14 Lindsey Pluimer Minutes: 37 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Pts: 19 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Reb: 13 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 Assists: 4, last v. Cal, 1/6/08 Steals: 3, v. Maryland, 11/25/07 Blocks: 3 v. Rice, 11/18/07 #21 Doreena Campbell Minutes: 38 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Pts: 15 v. Maryland, 11/25/07 Reb: 7 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Assists: 8 at ASU, 12/28/07 Steals: 7 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Blocks: 2 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 #23 Chinyere Ibekwe Minutes: 15 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Pts: 8 v. Stanford, 1/4/08 Reb: 6 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Assists: 1, last at ASU, 12/28/07 Steals: 3 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Blocks: 1, last v. Cal, 1/6/08 #24 Candice Brown Minutes: 14, last at San Diego, 12/8/07 Pts: 6, last at San Diego, 12/8/07 Reb: 6, last at San Diego, 12/8/07 Assists: 1 at San Diego, 12/8/07 Steals: 1, last at BYU, 12/15/07 Blocks: 1, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 #31 Moniquee Alexander Minutes: 22 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Pts: 11, last v. UCR, 12/21/07 Reb: 7 v. UCR, 12/21/07 Assists: 2 at CSUN, 11/14/07 Steals: 1, last v. Southern, 12/2/07 Blocks: 1, last v. Cal, 1/6/08 #34 Regina Rogers Min.: 26 at ASU, 12/28/07 Pts: 12, last v. Southern, 12/2/07 Reb: 16 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Ast: 2, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Stls: 2, last at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Blocks: 3 at ASU, 12/28/07 UCLA Team Highs FG %:.533 (40-75) v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 FT %:.773 (17-22) at ASU, 12/28/07 3-Pointers Made: 6 v. Southern, 12/2/07 FG Made: 40 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 FT Made: 23 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Reb: 57 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 Points: 107 v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Assists: 20, last v. UCR, 12/21/07 Turnovers: 27 at ASU, 12/28/07 Steals: 17 at Arizona, 12/30/07 Blocks: 6, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 Pts. at Half: 52 vs. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 Opponent Team Highs FG %:.527 (29-55) v. Maryland, 11/25/07 FT %:.900 (18-20) v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 3-Pts. Made: 12 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 FGs Made: 31, last v. Cal Poly, 11/20/07 FT Made: 30 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Reb: 48, last v. Stanford, 1/4/08 Points: 91 at Pepperdine, 11/28/07 Assists: 18, last v. Tennessee, 12/19/07 Turnovers: 29 at ASU, 12/28/07 Steals: 15 v. Tennessee, 12/19/07 Blocks: 6 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Pts. at Half: 40, last v. Idaho State 12/1/07 UCLA Team Lows FG %:.338 (23-68) at BYU, 12/15/07 FT %:.500 (6-12) v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 3-Pointers Made: 0, last v. Stanford, 1/4/08 FG Made: 22 at San Diego, 12/8/07 FT Made: 6 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 Reb: 27 v. Tennessee, 12/19/07 Points: 57 at San Diego, 12/8/07 Assists: 7, last at BYU, 12/15/07 Turnovers: 11 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Steals: 3 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Blocks: 1, last v. Stanford, 1/4/08 Pts. at Half: 21 v. Idaho State, 12/1/07 Opponent Team Lows FG %:.290 (18-62) v. UCR, 12/21/07 FT %:.417 (5-12) v. Rice, 11/18/07 3-Pts. Made: 2 at San Diego, 12/8/07 FGs Made: 17 at Arizona, 12/30/07 FT Made: 5 v. Rice, 11/18/07 Reb: 34, last at Arizona, 12/30/07 Points: 52 v. Southern, 12/2/07 Assists: 8 v. UCR, 12/21/07 Turnovers: 9 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Steals: 5, last at BYU, 12/15/07 Blocks: 0 v. Cal, 1/6/08 Pts. at Half: 19 v. Southern, 12/2/07 pg. 7 of 7

8 UCLA Women's Basketball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2008) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (7-8) (4-3) (2-4) (1-1) CONFERENCE... (2-2) (1-1) (1-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (5-6) (3-2) (1-3) (1-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Pluimer, Lindsey Earl, Nina Morris, Darxia Campbell, Doreena Rogers, Regina Henderson, Tierra Alexander, Moniquee Tukiainen, Erica Nzekwe, Christina Ibekwe, Chinyere Brown, Candice Taka, Allison Olivier, Alexis TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCLA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /14/07 at CSU Northridge W Points per game /18/07 RICE W Scoring margin /20/07 CAL POLY W FIELD GOALS-ATT /25/07 MARYLAND L Field goal pct /28/07 at Pepperdine L POINT FG-ATT /1/07 vs Idaho State L point FG pct /2/07 vs Southern W pt FG made per game /8/07 at SAN DIEGO TOREROS L FREE THROWS-ATT at BRIGHAM YOUNG L Free throw pct /19/07 TENNESSEE L REBOUNDS /21/07 UC RIVERSIDE W Rebounds per game * at Arizona State L Rebounding margin *12/30/07 at Arizona W ASSISTS *01/04/08 STANFORD W Assists per game *01/06/08 CALIFORNIA LOT TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total UCLA Opponents

9 UCLA Women's Basketball UCLA Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2008) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-2) (1-1) (1-1) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (2-2) (1-1) (1-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Morris, Darxia Pluimer, Lindsey Earl, Nina Campbell, Doreena Rogers, Regina Henderson, Tierra Alexander, Moniquee Ibekwe, Chinyere Brown, Candice Nzekwe, Christina Tukiainen, Erica TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCLA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING * at Arizona State L Points per game *12/30/07 at Arizona W Scoring margin *01/04/08 STANFORD W FIELD GOALS-ATT *01/06/08 CALIFORNIA LOT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total UCLA Opponents

10 UCLA Women's Basketball UCLA Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Jan 08, 2008) All games Opponent Date Score WL EARL,NINA HENDERSON MORRIS,DA NZEKWE,CH OLIVIER,A TAKA,ALLI TUKIAINEN PLUIMER,L CAMPBELL, at CSU Northridge 11/14/ W DNP RICE 11/18/ W DNP DNP CAL POLY 11/20/ W MARYLAND 11/25/ L DNP DNP t Pepperdine 11/28/ L DNP DNP s Idaho State 12/1/ L DNP DNP s Southern 12/2/ W t SAN DIEGO TOREROS 12/8/ L DNP DNP t BRIGHAM YOUNG L DNP DNP ENNESSEE 12/19/ L DNP DNP C RIVERSIDE 12/21/ W DNP DNP t Arizona State L DNP DNP t Arizona 12/30/ W DNP DNP DNP TANFORD 01/04/ W DNP DNP ALIFORNIA 01/06/ OL DNP DNP pponent Date Score WL IBEKWE,CH BROWN,CAN ALEXANDER ROGERS,RE t CSU Northridge 11/14/ W DNP DNP ICE 11/18/ W DNP DNP AL POLY 11/20/ W MARYLAND 11/25/ L DNP t Pepperdine 11/28/ L s Idaho State 12/1/ L s Southern 12/2/ W t SAN DIEGO TOREROS 12/8/ L t BRIGHAM YOUNG L DNP ENNESSEE 12/19/ L C RIVERSIDE 12/21/ W t Arizona State L t Arizona 12/30/ W TANFORD 01/04/ W DNP ALIFORNIA 01/06/ OL DNP