Nov. 10, 2017
Los Angeles, Calif. - The UCLA Bruins entered the 2017-18 season ranked as high as seventh in the nation and on Friday night showed the San José State women's basketball team just how good are in a 129-69 victory in historic Pauley Pavilion.
The 60-point loss and 129 points allowed by SJSU are the second most in program history, bested only in a 149-69 defeat to Long Beach State on February 16, 1987. In addition, the 129 points scored by UCLA (1-0) are a record for that program.
The game was competitive for the first 16 minutes, but the Bruins size was a factor from the outset. Myzhanique Ladd scored 11 points in the first quarter, but UCLA shut her down the rest of the game. The Bruins shot 68 percent in the first quarter, scored 24-of-38 points in the paint and took a 38-26 lead into the second period.
In the second quarter a three-pointer from Hallie Gennett, who finished with nine on 3-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc, got the Spartans (0-1) to within 11 with 8:24 to go, but they would get not closer. UCLA finished the period on a 27-8 run including a 19-2 spurt in the final 4:54 for a 69-38 halftime advantage.
In the final 20 minutes, UCLA continued to build its lead before coming away with the 60-point blowout.
Joining Ladd with 11 points was freshman Megan Anderson. Analyss Benally hit a career-high nine points and Taylor Turney chipped in nine points as well.
Danae Marquez didn't find her way into the scoring column, but led the team with five assists and three steals. Cydni Lewis, along with Ladd, led the team with five rebounds.
For the game, UCLA had a 65-37 advantage on the boards including 42-to-22 on the defensive end. They outscored the Spartans 70-16 in the paint and were paced by a 26 points, 10 assists and 11 steals triple double from Jordin Canada.
The Spartans next game is next Friday, November 17 against CSU Bakersfield in the Event Center. Tip off for the home opener is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
San Jose State vs #8/7 UCLA
11/10/17 7:05 p.m. at Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion)
At Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion)
#8/7 UCLA 129, SAN JOSE STATE 69
SAN JOSE STATE (0-1)
Ladd, Myzhanique 4-12 2-2 11; Anderson, Megan 3-8 3-4 11; Turney, Taylor
2-10 4-4 9; Gennett, Hallie 3-5 0-0 9; Benally, Analyss 3-8 0-0 9; HAFOKA,
Fieme'a 3-8 0-0 6; Wilson, Mikaylah 2-6 1-1 5; Kohlhaas, Andrea 1-6 0-0 3;
Lewis, Cydni 1-3 0-0 2; Clark, Courtesy 1-3 0-0 2; Ezeonu, Chinwe 0-0 1-4 1;
Harris, Alexis 0-1 1-2 1; Marquez, Danae 0-3 0-0 0; Hill, Heleyna 0-3 0-0 0.
Totals 23-76 12-17 69.
#8/7 UCLA (1-0)
Canada, Jordin 10-12 2-2 26; Onyenwere, Michaela 9-15 1-2 19; Billings,
Monique 7-11 5-6 19; Burke, Kennedy 5-8 3-4 13; Drummer, Lajahna 2-4 7-12
12; Horvat, Chantel 5-7 1-2 12; Corsaro, Lindsey 1-6 5-5 7; Owens, Kayla 3-5
0-0 7; Hayes, Kelli 1-6 3-4 6; Miller, Lauryn 3-3 0-1 6; Rosenblum, Ally 1-6
0-0 2. Totals 47-83 27-38 129.
San Jose State................ 26 12 15 16 - 69
#8/7 UCLA..................... 38 31 35 25 - 129
3-point goals--San Jose State 11-35 (Gennett, Hallie 3-5; Benally, Analyss
3-8; Anderson, Megan 2-6; Kohlhaas, Andrea 1-5; Ladd, Myzhanique 1-2;
Turney, Taylor 1-2; Marquez, Danae 0-2; Hill, Heleyna 0-2; Wilson, Mikaylah
0-2; HAFOKA, Fieme'a 0-1), #8/7 UCLA 8-19 (Canada, Jordin 4-4; Horvat,
Chantel 1-2; Owens, Kayla 1-3; Hayes, Kelli 1-4; Drummer, Lajahna 1-1;
Rosenblum, Ally 0-1; Corsaro, Lindsey 0-2; Burke, Kennedy 0-2). Fouled
out--San Jose State-LEWIS, Cydni, #8/7 UCLA-None. Rebounds--San Jose State
37 (Lewis, Cydni 5; Ladd, Myzhanique 5), #8/7 UCLA 65 (Burke, Kennedy 13).
Assists--San Jose State 14 (Marquez, Danae 5), #8/7 UCLA 27 (Canada, Jordin
10). Total fouls--San Jose State 26, #8/7 UCLA 21. Technical fouls--San Jose
State-WILSON, Mikaylah, #8/7 UCLA-None. A-1437