Londynn Jones comes off bench to push UCLA to its fourth consecutive win
Freshman Londynn Jones came off the bench to give No. 16 UCLA an offensive jolt, hitting three of four shots from beyond the three-point arc and finished with 19 points to spark the Bruins to a 67-54 win over California on Friday night at Berkeley.
UCLA set the tone for the game on the boards, outrebounding Cal 48-28 and pulling down 20 rebounds off the offensive end, and it helped the Bruins to a 15-point lead at intermission, 35-20.
The Golden Bears reduced deficit to single digits briefly early in the third quarter after a Karisma Ortiz jumper made it 42-33, but Emily Bessoir answered with a jumper and Gina Conti hit a three to get the Bruins back into a double-digit lead they maintained the rest of the way.
UCLA senior Margzetta Frazier and Cal freshman eMjae Frazier are close-knit sisters looking forward to their first college matchup against each other.
Jones hit seven of 12 shots from the field and was two for two from the line to lead UCLA (21-6, 10-5 Pac-12). Charisma Osborne posted a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Bessoir had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Jayda Curry finished with 15 points to lead Cal (12-14, 3-12). Kemery Martin and Leilani McIntosh each had 14 points.
UCLA plays at No. 3 Stanford Monday. California plays host to No. 25 USC Sunday.
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