BLUE LIFTS BRUINS TO VICTORY UCLA 90, CAL 87 (OT).Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer 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. made two free throws with 26 seconds remaining to help the 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 women's basketball team to a 90-87 overtime victory over California in front of 5,513 at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. UCLA junior guard Noelle Quinn led all scorers with 25 points and 11 rebounds, the second straight game she's scored 25 points and had double-digit rebounds. Senior guard Lisa Willis added 20 points and eight rebounds and sophomore center Lindsey Pluimer had 17 points and nine rebounds. Pluimer sent the game into overtime with an offensive rebound and putback to tie the score at 80 with 12 seconds remaining in regulation. UCLA (12-8, 7-4) led 69-62 with 12:07 remaining, but Cal (14-7, 6-5) went on a 13-2 run over the next six minutes to take a four-point lead. ``This was a do-or-die situation for us,'' Pluimer said. ``We know our back are against the wall. We've had our ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits this season, and we need to keep this run we're on going.'' With the victory, UCLA moves into a four-way tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference along with Washington, Arizona State and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . UCLA defeated No. 11 Stanford, the first-place team, on Friday night. |
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