THIS WEEK
Big West Conference Game

UC Irvine at UC Riverside · Saturday, Feb. 15 · 5:00 p.m. ·  SRC Arena
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In the lone game of the week, UC Irvine will travel to UC Riverside Saturday (Feb. 15) at 5:00 p.m. in the SRC Arena.

Saturday's game is a "Play 4 Kay" game, the initiative by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.

UC Irvine has won the last two meeting against Riverside, but the Highlanders holds a 30-15 advantage all-time.

In the first meeting of the season, Jennifer Tsurumoto recorded a career-high 31 points as the Anteaters won 90-78 in front of a season-high crowd of 1,343 at the Bren Center.

Camille Buckley added 16 points, while Methlyn Onogomuho had 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds. UCI shot 46.9 percent (30-64) from the field, the third best shooting night of the year. The Anteaters shot 46.7 from long distance (7-15) and 76.7 percent from the line (23-30). UC Riverside shot a blistering 51.6 percent from the floor (32-62), but went 3-14 (.214) from three-point range. The Highlanders held a 37-30 rebounding advantage, but committed 22 turnovers to UCI's 11. UC Riverside was led by Brittany Crain with 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Annelise Ito recorded 18 points, while Jamila Williams had 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Highlanders enter the week 4-18 overall and 0-9 in the Big West, and are looking to snap a 15-game losing skid. UCR will travel to Hawaii on Thursday before hosting the Anteaters.

UCI is 12-11 overall, a three-game improvement over last year (9-21). It is the third time the Anteaters have recorded double-digit wins in the last 10 years, recording 13 wins in 2011-12 and 15 in 2010-11.

The Anteaters are 5-4 in the Big West, matching last year's total (5-13).

The Anteaters are 7-1 at home this year and 4-9 on the road.

Camille Buckley was named Big West Player of the Week after leading UCI to a pair of wins last week averaging 19.0 points and 14.5 rebounds.

Buckley moved into 10th all-time at UCI in career free throws made (228). This season she is 136-174 from the line, which ranks third most in a season at UCI and ninth in attempted.

The senior, who is ranked 21st nationally in rebounding, leads the Big West in boards at 10.8 per game and is one of two players to average a double-double on the year with a 16.5 scoring mark. She is ranked fifth among league players in points per game.

The forward posted 15 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Anteaters past Long Beach State, 78-58. It was Buckley's second consecutive 20+ rebound performance with 12 of those caroms coming on the offensive end. She also hit 9 of 10 from the free throw line. Buckley notched her 10th double-double of the season in the winning effort.

The 20-point victory over the 49ers was the second largest for UC Irvine this season following a 23-point win over New Mexico State on Dec. 18, 2013. It was the second time this season, five UC Irvine players scored in double-figures -  Methlyn Onogomuho (15), Madison McKenney (14), Jennifer Tsurumoto (11) and Jasmine Bernard (10).

In a 79-73 overtime win over UC Davis, Buckley topped the squad with 23 points and eight rebounds. Methlyn Onogomuho scored five of UCI's 11 points in overtime to secure the victory and recorded a career-best 20 points and career-high 13 rebounds, shooting 6-10 from the floor and 8-9 from the line.

It was the second time this season that UCI has won two in a row and the first time since Feb. 16 and 21, 2013 that the Anteaters have won back-to-back conference games. 

UCI has out-rebounded opponents in three of the last four games. The Anteaters pulled down 55 boards versus Long Beach State last week, which was tied for the third most this season. UCI is averaging 43.0 rebounds, while opponents pull them down at a 41.7 clip. The +1.3 rebound margin ranks second best in the league.

The Anteaters are averaging 72.7 points per game which is second in the Big West. The school record for scoring average is 70.1 set by the 1983-84 squad.

Guard Kelly Meggs is tied for sixth in UCI career three-pointers made (109) and fifth in three-pointers attempted (355). Kathy Lizarraga (1988-92) holds the school mark in makes (198) and attempts (536).

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