BLUE'S RETURN CARRIES BRUINS PAST ILLINOIS UCLA 68, ILLINOIS 56.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Nikki Blue Nikki Blue was a WNBA basketball player from 2006-2006. She played in 24 games and played for the Washington Mystics. Nikki attended West High in Bakersfield, California and later went on to play for UCLA. had 16 points, five assists and four steals for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (2-1) in a 68-56 victory over Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. on Sunday at Pauley Pavillion. The victory, coming five days after the Bruins' 89-58 loss at No. 2 Texas on Tuesday, was the 150th of UCLA coach Kathy Olivier's 11-year career. Blue did not start against Texas because she was late to a team function, and senior center Jamila Veasley injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. her shoulder in the game. Veasley did not play in Sunday's game. Freshman Noelle Quinn Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. Quinn attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2007. scored 11 of her 12 points in the first half as the Bruins led 35-22 at halftime. UCLA led by 20 at 10:10 of the second half, but Illinois cut the lead to eight with 5:31 left. UCLA sophomore Emma Tautolo then scored six consecutive points to make it 60-46 with 4:08 to play and Illinois (1-3) would get no closer. Quinn added a game-high 11 rebounds, and Tautolo's 10 points were a career high. The Bruins will be on road the next three games, starting Saturday at St. Mary's. UCLA returns home Dec. 19 to play Michigan State at 7 p.m. |
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