{"id":101464,"date":"2025-12-19T18:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101464\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:11:10","slug":"no-4-ucla-closes-non-conference-slate-against-long-beach-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101464\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 4 UCLA Closes Non-Conference Slate against Long Beach Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES \u2013 No. 4-ranked UCLA (10-1, 1-0 B1G) hosts Cal State Long Beach (0-9, 0-2 Big West) on Saturday for the final game of the Bruins’ 2025-26 non-conference season.
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\nThe game is set to tip off at 2 p.m. PT inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial; Saturday’s matchup will be broadcast to B1G+<\/a>.
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\nGAME INFORMATION
\nVenue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
\nLocation: Los Angeles, Calif.
\nTip-off Time: 2 p.m. PT
\nTV: B1G+<\/a>
\nTV Talent: Bryan Fenley, Graham Metzker
\nRadio: UCLA Digital Radio<\/a>; SiriusXM 387, and SiriusXM App
\nRadio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)
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\nTICKET INFORMATION
\nSingle-game tickets and mini plans for the 2025-26 women’s basketball campaign are still available. Fans can call (310) 206-5991, visit\u00a0this link<\/a>, or email\u00a0tickets@athletics.ucla.edu<\/a>\u00a0for more information. For more information about tickets, call UCLA Athletic Sales & Service at (310) 206-5991 or via email at\u00a0tickets@athletics.ucla.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parking and game day information can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.

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\nMATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Long Beach State

\n\u2022 UCLA looks to tie the all-time series between Beach and the Bruins Saturday; Long Beach holds an 18-17 advantage in the 35 historical matchups.

\n\u2022 The Bruins have had recent success against Long Beach, winning five-straight. That streak includes last season’s 102-51 rout of Long Beach at Walter Pyramid on Dec. 14, 2024.

\n\u2022 UCLA’s Lauren and Sienna Betts<\/a> have family ties to Beach; mom Michelle and dad Andy played volleyball and basketball, respectively, for Long Beach. Sienna takes her mother’s number (16) and Lauren wears her dad’s (51).

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\nLAST TIME OUT: W, 115-28 vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (Dec. 16, 2025)

\n\u2022 The Bruins got out of the gate fast and did not look back, leading wire-to-wire in UCLA’s 87-point win over Cal Poly.

\n\u2022 The 87-point margin of victory marks the fourth-largest win in program history, and the largest victory in the NCAA era.

\n\u2022 Senior Lauren Betts<\/a> collected her second-consecutive double-double (20 PTS, 10 REB, 10-14 FG) after returning from USA Basketball training camp in Durham, N.C., over the weekend.

\n\u2022 Senior Kiki Rice<\/a> poured in 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting, and totaled 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals Tuesday.

\n\u2022 All five starters achieved double-digit scoring: Rice (23), Betts (20), Gianna Kneepkens<\/a> (19), Gabriela Jaquez<\/a> (14), and Charlisse Leger-Walker<\/a> (14).

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\nCOACH CLOSE MEETS WITH WESCOM FINANCIAL DEBT RELIEF RECIPIENTS IMPACTED BY LA WILDFIRES

\n\u2022 Prior to Saturday’s game, Coach Close will meet with community members who were impacted by Southern California wildfires, and that received debt relief as part of Wescom Financial and ForgiveCo’s debt relief initiative.

\n\u2022 In November, Wescom Financial, the Official Banking Partner of UCLA Athletics, announced it was joining forces with ForgiveCo to erase $10 million in consumer debt, with the effort focused on the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods.

\n\u2022 The multi-year initiative is executed through ForgiveCo’s random acts of kindness model and Wescom Foundation’s grantmaking capabilities, working together to provide unexpected aid to those most affected by the wildfires and relieving them of financial burdens.

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