Cheesman Leads BYU To Victory In Home Opener

Provo, Utah (Nov. 25, 2000) A win over a strong Pac-10 team is a great way to open up your season at home, and that's exactly what head coach Trent Shippen got Saturday, a 68-53 win over UCLA.

Freshman Heather Cheesman led the BYU effort with 16 points and six rebounds followed by Caroline Beus who also scored in double digits with 13 points and a team high nine rebounds. The first home win this season brings the Cougars record to 1-1. UCLA falls to 0-4.

"This is a nice win for us. We still have to get better in a lot of little things, but overall I'm pleased with our players and their ability to stay with our game plan," said head coach Trent Shippen. He credited the BYU defensive effort as a huge difference in the game. "We played very well defensively and made it tough for them to get back into the game. We got the lead and kept it."

The Cougars had a slim five-point 33-28 advantage at half time, but were able to extend the lead to as much as 15 points early on in the second half and up to 19 points twice. BYU's strong defensive effort held off the Bruins to just nine points in a six-minute span midway through the second period.

UCLA's Michelle Greco led all scores with 24 points and eight rebounds. The Bruins shot 33 percent from the field and 75 percent at the free-throw line. BYU shot 47 percent from the field and 55 percent at the line.

The Cougars finish off the month of November on the road with a game at Southern Utah on the 28th and at Washington State on the 30th.

-BYU-

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
UCLA vs BYU
11-25-00 3:OO PM at MARRIOTT CENTER  BYU
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VISITORS: UCLA 1-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
14 JARRETT NATALIE..... f  1-1    0-0    2-3    3  2  5   1   4  0  3  0  1  17
32 LEATHAM MALIKA...... c  2-6    0-0    3-6    1  2  3   5   7  0  1  0  0  25
01 NAKASE NATALIE...... g  0-3    0-1    0-1    0  1  1   2   0  6  9  0  0  32
20 GRECO MICHELLE...... g  9-26   2-7    4-4    1  7  8   1  24  3  0  0  1  36
21 BRADLEY JALINA...... g  0-8    0-1    2-2    0  1  1   1   2  0  3  0  1  34
13 ARRANAGA GENNIFER...    3-5    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   3   6  2  3  0  1  21
33 ALLEN SHALADA.......    1-3    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   5   2  0  1  0  0  18
35 VEASLEY JAMILLA.....    1-1    0-0    4-4    0  0  0   0   6  0  0  0  1  10
42 ROBERTSON STACY.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  0  1  0  2   9
   TEAM................                         4  4  8
   Totals..............   18-55   2-9   15-20  11 22 33  20  53 11 21  0  7 202
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27  .407   2nd Half:  7-28  .250   Game:  .327  DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6   .333   2nd Half:  0-3   .000   Game:  .222  REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-6   .667   2nd Half: 11-14  .786   Game:  .750     3
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HOME TEAM: BYU 0-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
31 OSGUTHORPE, Lisa.... f  2-6    1-3    1-3    0  2  2   1   6  4  1  1  1  25
50 CHEESMAN HEATHER.... f  7-10   0-0    2-3    3  3  6   2  16  1  3  0  1  28
44 BEUS, Caroline...... c  5-6    0-0    3-4    4  5  9   2  13  2  1  0  1  28
11 THORN, Erin......... g  3-11   1-9    1-2    0  6  6   1   8  4  2  0  3  29
22 JENSEN, Stacy....... g  1-4    1-3    0-3    0  2  2   2   3  3  3  0  5  22
04 SHIPPEN KALY GILETTE    2-4    2-3    1-2    0  0  0   3   7  0  3  0  0  14
14 WHETTEN JULIE.......    1-5    0-2    2-2    0  0  0   3   4  7  5  0  0  21
15 COX, Jorja..........    1-1    1-1    2-2    0  2  2   0   5  0  2  0  0   9
20 LARSON, Brittany....    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   3   2  1  0  0  0   8
23 ROSE CHANELL........    2-5    0-0    0-1    3  4  7   3   4  0  2  2  0  14
32 BROWN MELISSA.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   0  0  1  0  0   1
45 CASPER ASPEN GRANT..    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         1  3  4
   Totals..............   25-53   6-21  12-22  11 27 38  22  68 22 23  3 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29  .448   2nd Half: 12-24  .500   Game:  .472  DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-12  .250   2nd Half:  3-9   .333   Game:  .286  REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-8   .500   2nd Half:  8-14  .571   Game:  .545     6
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Officials: SCOTTY HERMAN, LISA JONES, CONNIE PARDUE
Technical fouls: UCLA-None. BYU-None.
Attendance: 528
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
UCLA..........................   28   25  -   53
BYU...........................   33   35  -   68