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11/30 17:41 CST Gabriela Jaquez's 29 points lead No. 3 UCLA to a 99-77 win over
No. 14 Tennessee
Gabriela Jaquez's 29 points lead No. 3 UCLA to a 99-77 win over No. 14 Tennessee
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Gabriela Jaquez made 10 of 14 shots for 29 points and No.
3 UCLA defeated 14th-ranked Tennessee and former teammate Janiah Barker 99-77
on Sunday, snapping the Lady Volunteers' five-game winning streak.
Kiki Rice added 20 points and tied her career high with 11 rebounds for the
Bruins (8-1). Jaquez made a career-high five 3-pointers. Gianna Kneepkens had
19 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and Angela Dugalic had 14 points and six
rebounds. Lauren Betts had seven points in her return after missing a 30-point
win over Duke with a left arm injury.
Barker led the Lady Vols (5-2) with a career-high 25 points. She transferred
from UCLA last spring after one season in which she made three starts in 36
games while averaging 7.4 points and six rebounds.
The Bruins broke the game open in the third, when they outscored the Lady Vols
27-17 to take a 76-56 lead. UCLA shot 58% from the floor, outscored Tennessee
50-32 in the paint and had 26 assists while keeping up with the Lady Vols'
frenetic pace.
The Lady Vols scored nine straight points to start the fourth, cutting their
deficit to 76-65, but the Bruins took over from there.
The Lady Vols opened the second quarter with a 16-10 run, getting 3-pointers
from four different players in taking a one-point lead. The Bruins answered
with a 12-2 spurt to go into halftime leading 49-39.
The Bruins continue to play without Betts' sister, Sienna, who has yet to make
her college debut after injuring her left leg in a scrimmage in October. Also
out is Timea Gardiner (knee).
Up next Tennessee visits Stanford in the ACC/SEC Women's Basketball Challenge on Wednesday. UCLA hosts Oregon in its Big Ten opener on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next Tennessee visits Stanford in the ACC/SEC Women's Basketball Challenge on Wednesday. UCLA hosts Oregon in its Big Ten opener on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
