Bruins Maintain Off Sooners for High 10 Win in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO – UCLA Women’s Basketball lit the beam blue in Sacramento Monday, downing Oklahoma 73-59 in Golden 1 Arena.

The Bruins (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) took down the No. 6-ranked Sooners (1-1, 0-0 SEC) within the first of three-straight impartial website video games for UCLA; the Bruins head to Las Vegas later this week to play within the WBCA Challenge Nov. 13-15.

Graduate pupil Angela Dugalić stuffed the stat sheet off the bench, scoring 16 factors (6-11 FG, 3-5 3FG) and securing a game-high 15 rebounds in Monday evening’s win. Her rebounding complete matches her profession excessive from Nov. 17, 2024, towards Arkansas.

Graduate guard Gianna Kneepkens led all scorers along with her 20 factors Monday, her second-consecutive 20-point outing. Kneepkens shot 8-for-14 from the ground and 2-for-5 from past the arc; the switch boasts a team-high 49 factors in her first three video games with the Bruins.

UCLA placed on a robust effort to manage the boards and outrebounded Oklahoma 59-43 Monday. The Sooners had 61 rebounds of their season opening win towards Belmont previous to assembly the Bruins.

Senior Lauren Betts opened UCLA’s scoring after tip-off with a midrange jumper off a display from graduate switch Charlisse Leger-Walker. Betts completed with 9 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in practically 35 minutes on the ground.

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The Bruins and Sooners had a back-and-forth affair early in Monday’s high 10 battle; all 4 lead modifications within the recreation occurred earlier than the 7-minute mark within the second quarter. Senior Gabriela Jaquez netted a 3rd of UCLA’s factors within the first quarter, scoring eight on 3-of-5 capturing within the opening body.
 
Momentum started to swing in UCLA’s favor behind Kneepkens’ excellent second quarter; the Duluth, Minn., native had 9 factors on 4-of-4 capturing within the interval and went into the break with 14 factors to her title. Dugalić had eight factors and 10 rebounds on the half.
 

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The Sooners introduced themselves again inside one level early within the third quarter after scoring three-straight buckets in 40 seconds. Coach Close referred to as time and the Bruins regrouped – UCLA went on an 11-1 run out of the timeout. Leger-Walker cashed a triple and a step-back middy to assist Betts and Kneepkens within the scoring wave.
 
Despite giving up a buzzer beater to finish the third quarter, the Bruins headed into the ultimate body up 11. The Bruins confirmed balanced scoring within the fourth, with 5 gamers scoring seven complete baskets to complete off the Sooners.
 
Kneepkens shook her defender – No. 1-ranked freshman Aaliyah Chavez – with a killer half spin faux out and completed a troublesome floater over senior Sooner Raegan Beers to cap UCLA’s win in model.
 

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Jaquez (11 PTS) and senior level guard Kiki Rice (10 PTS) joined Kneepkens and Dugalić in double figures in Monday’s win.
 
UP NEXT: vs. No. 11 UNC (Nov. 13)
The Bruins tackle the Tar Heels in one other impartial website recreation. No. 3-ranked UCLA will face No. 11-ranked UNC on the WBCA Challenge in Las Vegas earlier than matching up towards South Florida in Sin City.
 
UCLA-UNC will likely be broadcast to ESPN 2 from Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday; tip is ready for six p.m. PT.