LOS ANGELES \u2013\u00a0Rutgers women’s basketball team (9-14, 1-11\u00a0B1G)\u00a0was downed by\u00a0No. 2\/2\u00a0UCLA (22-1, 12-0 B1G), 86-46,\u00a0on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lauryn Swann<\/a> (14) and Zachara Perkins<\/a> (13) paced the Scarlet Knights in scoring and from beyond the arc with three deep shots each.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n How it Happened\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n\tFaith Blackstone<\/a> started the game with a three-pointer\u00a0before a pair of buckets gave UCLA\u00a0the 4-3 lead.\u00a0The Bruins added eight more points before\u00a0Rutgers\u00a0called\u00a0its\u00a0first timeout at the 6:05 mark.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe opponent\u00a0recorded seven points before a deep shot from Lauryn Swann<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tUCLA ended the first quarter with another 7-0 run to take the 26-6 edge into the second quarter.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe Bruins stared off the next 10 minutes with a layup and a free\u00a0throw,\u00a0but Zachara Perkins<\/a> netted a three to get the\u00a0Scarlet Knights on the board.\u00a0Blackstone followed up with a contested layup.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tUCLA hit another layup, but Kaylah Ivey<\/a> recorded\u00a0RU’s second\u00a0three of the\u00a0quarter\u00a0to force a timeout from the home team with 6:05 on the clock, 31-14.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tAntonia Bates<\/a> kept it going after the timeout with a fast break layup. Rutgers\u00a0was\u00a0productive on\u00a0the\u00a0defensive end, holding\u00a0UCLA scoreless for over\u00a0three minutes.\u00a0
\n\tThe Bruins got back on the board with a\u00a0layup at 3:13, but Perkins matched the points\u00a0just\u00a0a few seconds later.\u00a0
\n\tThe opposition ended the half on a\u00a07-1 stretch to take the 40-19 advantage into halftime.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tPerkins struck first in the third\u00a0quarter,\u00a0but\u00a0UCLA came back with a three-point play\u00a0and layup before RU’s second timeout at 8:15, 45-21.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe Bruins scored seven unanswered points before\u00a0a\u00a0stepback\u00a0three-pointer\u00a0from Swann. The opponent\u00a0answered with\u00a0a shot from beyond the arc\u00a0before the 4:56\u00a0media timeout to stay in front, 55-24.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe opponent netted four points in a\u00a0row,\u00a0but Swann\u00a0once again\u00a0broke up the momentum with her third deep shot of the night.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tUCLA ended the third quarter with\u00a010\u00a0consecutive points\u00a0to keep the 68-27 edge.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe Scarlet Knights hit back-to-back\u00a0buckets, with a three from\u00a0Perkins and\u00a0a jumper from\u00a0Swann,\u00a0to start the final 10 minutes.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe Bruins came back with four points in a row before the teams traded\u00a0baskets.\u00a0The stretch included a three-pointer from Kennedy Brandt<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe opponent recorded four more points\u00a0while Precious Gem Wheeler<\/a> added a second chance\u00a0put\u00a0up,\u00a0before the 4:43 media timeout to stay on top, 80-39.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe teams\u00a0once again traded buckets\u00a0through the final minutes of the contest\u00a0as UCLA came out with the 86-46 victory.\u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tLauryn Swann<\/a> led\u00a0Rutgers\u00a0with 14 points, her second outing this season pacing the squad.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tSwann hit three\u00a0three-pointers against UCLA. She has cashed in on multiple deep shots in five games this season.\u00a0
\n\tZachara Perkins<\/a> netted 13\u00a0points\u00a0on Wednesday night. She has hit double figures\u00a0in\u00a0all three\u00a0games\u00a0back\u00a0since her\u00a0three-game\u00a0hiatus and\u00a013\u00a0outings\u00a0overall.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tPerkins\u00a0recorded\u00a0three deep shots\u00a0versus the Bruins\u00a0to match her\u00a0career\u00a0high. She has\u00a0hit\u00a0multiple three-pointers\u00a0five\u00a0times\u00a0this slate.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tAntonia Bates<\/a>\u00a0and Precious Gem Wheeler<\/a>\u00a0paced\u00a0RU\u00a0with\u00a0four\u00a0rebounds\u00a0apiece. Bates has led\u00a0Rutgers\u00a0on the\u00a0boards\u00a0eight\u00a0times\u00a0this campaign, including the last\u00a0four\u00a0games.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tKaylah Ivey<\/a> ended the day with\u00a0four\u00a0assists.\u00a0She has recorded three\u00a0or\u00a0more helpers 15\u00a0times this slate.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tRutgers\u00a0won the fourth quarter, 19-18.\u00a0\u00a0
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