LOS ANGELES – The Washington State University women's basketball team concludes its weekend in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, as they Cougars take on No. 10-ranked UCLA. Tip-off from Pauley Pavilion is set for 12 p.m. PT on the Pac-12 Network Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON STATE (9-10, 2-5)
at No. 10 UCLA (17-1, 6-1) | Sunday, Jan. 26 | 12 p.m. | Pauley Pavilion
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STARTING FIVE
-> The Cougars enter Sunday's contest looking to snap a three-game losing streak after dropping a 74-63 decision at USC on Friday. Washington State stands at 9-10 on the year and 2-5 through six Pac-12 Conference games. Conversely, the No. 10-ranked Bruins are 17-1 and 6-1 in league play. UCLA is coming off an 85-80 home victory over Washington on Friday.

-> Washington State will be seeking its first win against a ranked opponent this season when they take on No. 10 UCLA. WSU is currently 0-7 against top-25 teams this season, while they have dropped 29-straight games against teams ranked inside the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls. The last WSU win over a top-25 opponent came back during the 2016-17 season against then No. 9-ranked UCLA inside Beasley Coliseum on Jan. 6. Then freshman Chanelle Molina scored a career-best 33 points to lead the Cougs to an 82-73 upset over the Bruins.

-> Friday will be the 65th all-time meeting against Washington State and UCLA. The Bruins hold a 55-8 series lead and have won each of the last three meetings between the two squads. WSU enters Sunday's contest looking for its first-ever win at Pauley Pavilion.

-> Senior Chanelle Molina comes into Sunday's game against the Bruins needing just two 3-point field goals to move into second place on WSU's all-time 3-point field goals made list. She is currently tied with her former high school teammate Lia Galderia (2012-15) for third all-time with 160 trifectas. Katie Appleton (2005-09) currently sits in second place with 161 career made 3-point field goals.

-> Redshirt senior Borislava Hristova has tallied double-digits in each of the last 13 games, which is the sixth-longest streak by a senior in program history. She needs one more 10-point performance to move to into a tie for fifth with Heather Norman, who strung together 14-consecutive games with 10-or-more points back during the 1991-92 season.  

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars went cold in the fourth quarter against the University of Southern California on Friday night, as the Trojans used a 17-4 run in the fourth quarter to hand the Cougs a 74-63 defeat. Washington State hit a season-best 11 3-pointers against the Trojans, but that wouldn't be enough to overcome a 38.7% shooting performance from the field.

Redshirt junior Jovana Subasic tallied a team-best 13 points off the bench to help WSU to a 25-2 edge over USC in bench points.

BOBI MOVING UP ON THE PAC-12 SCORING LIST
Redshirt senior Borislava Hristova enters this week with 2,052 career points, which is the 22nd-most in Pac-12 history. She needs just seven points to surpass Arizona's Davellyn White for 21st, while Bobi Buckets needs only 11 points to pass Stanford's Nicole Powell. Hristova became Washington State's all-time leading scorer on Jan. 5, 2020 in a 96-75 win at Cal, then later became the school's first 2,000-point scorer in a victory at Washington on Jan. 11, 2020.

KNOCKING DOWN THE SHOTS
Washington State has been one of the most prolific shooting teams this season in terms of field goal percentage, as the Cougs rank inside the top-35 nationally in both field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. WSU comes in at 25th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at 36.8%, while their 44.8% success rate from the field is the 33^rd-best percentage in the nation.

GETTING HOT FROM DEEP
Washington State has been getting into a rhythm from behind the arc over the last 10 games. WSU has hit five-or-more 3-pointers in nine of their last 10 contests. The Cougars hit a season-high 11 3-point field goals against USC on Friday.

SCOUTING UCLA
The Bruins come into Sunday's matchup against Washington State off an 85-80 overtime win against Washington on Friday. UCLA stands at 17-1 overall on the year and 6-1 in Pac-12 games. The Bruins entered the week ranked No. 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Poll.

UCLA is third in the conference in scoring at 74.8 points per game, while they are 40.6% from the field is eighth-best in the Pac-12. Michaela Onyenwere leads the Bruins in scoring at 19.6 points per game, which is the second highest per game average in the Pac-12. She is coming off a 31-point performance in the overtime win over Washington.

Defensively, UCLA gives up the fifth-most points in the Pac-12 with the opposition scoring 58.2 points per game. Teams are shooting 36.5% against UCLA this season.

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