Thursday, February 20, 1997
Shooting stars …
The Bruins shot a season-high 82.8 percent from the field in the
second half versus Arizona State on Sunday. The 67.3 percent UCLA
shooting for the game was a school record and their 62 second-half
points were a season high. Freshman Carly Funicello was on fire in
the contest sinking 7 for 7 shots from the field to finish at 100
percent.
Steals vs. assists
UCLA, second in the conference in steals per game with 12.7,
places three Bruins in the top five in that category. In individual
conference standings, junior Aisha Veasley (2.8), freshman Maylana
Martin (2.5) and junior Tawana Grimes (2.4) are third, fourth and
fifth respectively.
Conversely, the Bruins are 10th in the conference in steals,
averaging 13. Grimes, though, is fourth overall with 4.4 per
game.
Split ’em up
UCLA and USC split the two-game series a year ago, with each
team winning at home. This year the women of Troy have already beat
the Bruins at Pauley so UCLA needs to win on the road to even the
series up.
Though the women of Troy are second in the conference and the
Bruins are sixth, their performances in their last four games have
been vastly different. Both teams were blown out at Stanford but
the similarities end there. USC struggled against Cal and ASU while
UCLA beat those teams by an average of 28. Following a tough win
versus the Bruins, Arizona stepped on USC. The upcoming matchup on
Saturday should prove to be very interesting.
Exhibitionists
The Bruins’ average attendance of 2,329 ranks them fourth in the
conference. The season high for attendance (7,391) was recorded
when UCLA faced Stanford at Maples Pavilion. Arizona, fifth in the
conference in attendance, recorded its highest total when they
hosted the Bruins.
Miscellaneous
The Arizona game, in which Grimes scored 22, Martin scored 21
and freshman Melanie Pearson scored 20, was the only time the
Bruins have had three players with at least 20 points.
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Grimes (34.3) and Veasley (30.4) continue to record the most
minutes for the Bruins in conference play.
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The women of Troy have defeated UCLA 10 of 11 times.
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Head coach Kathy Olivier would like to record her 50th career
win with a victory at USC.
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Freshman Takiyah Jackson almost had a point per minute verses
Arizona State. She finished with eight points in nine minutes.
Compiled by A.CinQue Carter, Daily Bruin Contributor