Quinn’s 19 Lead Bruins in Victory Over Clemson

Noelle Quinn scored 19 points and Lisa Willis added 17 in No. 23 UCLA’s 76-63 victory over Clemson on Saturday night.

The Bruins (4-2) used a 13-2 run midway through the second half to pull away from the Lady Tigers (2-6), who had won two in a row under first-year Coach Cristy McKinney.

UCLA led by as many as 18 in the second half, but the Tigers cut it to 11 on Maxienne White’s steal and layup with 5 minutes 10 seconds remaining. They kept chipping away at the lead, and Julie Talley’s three-point basket with 4:12 to go left the game still in doubt.

But Quinn and Willis were too strong for the Lady Tigers. Willis’ steal and layup with just over a minute remaining sealed UCLA’s fourth straight win.

Clemson opened the second half on a 9-2 run, but Lindsey Pluimer’s three-point play cut the lead to 42-41.

The Bruins fought back, going on their 13-2 run to move ahead, 54-44, with 10:30 to go.

The run was highlighted by Willis’ pass to Pluimer underneath the basket for an easy score and Quinn’s basket from long range.

Adrianne Bradshaw’s basket ended a scoreless drought that lasted about four minutes for Clemson.

Pluimer finished with 14 points.

Tasha Phillips, who was averaging 20 points over the past two games for Clemson, finished with 18 points.