In their 69-37 victory over Cal Poly on Monday night at Pauley Pavilion, top-ranked UCLA maintained a lead throughout, led by Janiah Barker, who recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
In UCLA’s first home game after assuming the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on November 25, Londynn Jones and Angela Dugalic both scored 12 points.
The Bruins (11-0), who were without their top scorer and rebounder Lauren Betts, added 11 points from Timea Gardiner. Due to a lower leg injury, the junior center, who is third in the Big Ten in scoring at 19.8 points per game, was unable to play.
Cal Poly (4-6), which has lost four of its past five games, had 11 points from Mary Carter.
Takeaways
Cal Poly: On their second trip to Los Angeles this season, the Mustangs were considerably closer. On Nov. 9, they fell to No. 7 USC 90-35.
UCLA: The Bruins have won their first 11 games for the second consecutive season and the third time in coach Cori Close’s 14 seasons at Westwood.
Key moment
Early in the second quarter, Annika Shah’s 3-pointer brought the Mustangs within 25-16 before the Bruins embarked on a 12-2 run, which featured two 3-pointers by Dugalic.
Key stat
The Mustangs were 2 of 15 in the fourth quarter and shot 25.9% from the field (14 of 54).
Up next
On Friday, both teams play again. UCLA plays Creighton in the Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Basketball Classic in San Francisco, while Cal Poly hosts Seattle University.
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