US EditionUCLA’s Kiki Rice Takes Next Step in Her Senior Season
UCLA aims to extend its 10-game winning streak while Maryland seeks to leverage recent road victory in a pivotal Big Ten women's basketball clash, with 13 Big Ten teams projected for NCAA.
- On Sunday, Maryland Terrapins visit UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion, aiming to extend a 10-game winning streak at 4 p.m. EST.
- Following Thursday's results, Maryland Terrapins roll in with momentum from a 62-55 road victory at USC, while Cori Close noted Maryland was projected second to UCLA in the Big Ten conference.
- UCLA Bruins offense packs firepower, averaging 90.7 points and 52.1% shooting, while Maryland Terrapins average 85.6 points, 46.6% shooting and 41.1 rebounds per game.
- As the teams' first conference meeting this season, the result will affect head-to-head positioning and help shape conference resumes with thirteen schools projected for the NCAA tournament.
- Coach Cori Close emphasized the process and warned against complacency ahead of the matchup, running a rigorous Friday workout and praising freshmen Lena Bilic and Sienna Betts for their commitment.
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San Bernardino Sun
UCLA’s Kiki Rice takes next step in her senior season
LOS ANGELES — Kiki Rice has always been mild-mannered in front of the media, unafraid to honestly analyze what has and hasn’t worked in her first three years as a Bruin. The antithesis of such an approach would be aggressive; the type of basketball that Coach Cori Close has wanted the senior guard to embrace, the intense off- and on-ball defense with physical and confident shot-making – knowing the WNBA is watching No. 3 UCLA (16-1 overall, 6-0 …
Los Angeles Times
DNyuzAhead of showdown with Maryland, UCLA women stay on guard against complacency
UCLA coach Cori Close knows the third-ranked Bruins can't afford to lose their edge amid a 10-game winning streak as they prepare to face No. 12 Maryland.
No. 12 Maryland visits No. 3 UCLA after Rice’s 25-point game
Maryland Terrapins (17-2, 5-2 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UCLA faces No. 12 Maryland after Kiki Rice scored 25 points in UCLA’s 76-58 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Bruins have gone 7-0 in home games. UCLA ranks third in college basketball with 21.7 assists per game. Charlisse Leger-Walker leads the Bruins averaging 6.1. The Terrapins are 5-2 against Big Ten oppon…
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