Onyenwere leads No. 25 UCLA women over Utah 76-60
LOS ANGELES -- Michaela Onyenwere matched a career-high with 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 UCLA defeated Utah 76-60 on Friday night.
Onyenwere was 11-of-20 shooting while posting her 11th double-double of the season. Kennedy Burke added 19 points, Japreece Dean had 11 points and a career-high 10 assists and Lajahna Drummer also scored 11 points for the Bruins (18-11, 11-6), who made their first AP Top 25 appearance of the season this week.
UCLA made only 1 of 11 3-point attempts in the first half but still led 30-27. The Bruins shot 54 percent overall in the second half in outscoring the Utes 46-33, including 17 points from Onyenwere and 15 from Burke. A 3-pointer by Dean gave the Bruins an 11-point lead after three quarters and Onyenwere had eight points in a 12-0 run to go up by 22 with 3:29 left in the game.
Megan Huff scored 21 points and Sarah Porter 11 for the Utes (20-8, 9-8), who have lost 14 straight to the Bruins.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Price
- Brenda Pantoja
- Cathi Cornell
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 15-3 | - | 30-6 |
USC | 13-5 | 2 | 29-6 |
UCLA | 13-5 | 2 | 27-7 |
Oregon State | 12-6 | 3 | 27-8 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 24-10 |
Utah | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 8 | 21-15 |
California | 7-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
Arizona State | 3-15 | 12 | 11-20 |
Oregon | 2-16 | 13 | 11-21 |