<p>With a Thanksgiving weekend trip to Hawaii, the women?s basketball team looked to capitalize on more than just the weather, as the Bruins hoped to make a deep run in the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic.
<br/>However, No. 21 UCLA (3-4) came out of Honolulu with one win and two losses, all against unranked opponents.
<br/>The Bruins lost against Gonzaga on Friday, beat Sacramento State on Saturday in a consolation game, then lost Sunday against Texas Tech.
<br/>UCLA kicked off the tournament on Friday against Gonzaga (5-2), but despite a career performance by Chinyere Ibekwe, the Bruins could not overcome an early deficit, losing 62-57.
<br/>?Gonzaga played a lot of zone early and we just couldn?t get into a flow,? coach Kathy Olivier said.
<br/>UCLA fell to a 29-17 hole by halftime as the Bruins shot only 25 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 14 times.
<br/>?They were capitalizing on our turnovers and got some easy transition baskets,? Olivier said.
<br/>UCLA came out in the second half and fired back. The Bruins pulled within one point at about the 12-minute mark and again with about four minutes remaining, but couldn?t get over the hump.
<br/>The Bulldogs limited the Bruins? leader Noelle Quinn to only one point and 0-of-8 shooting from the floor.
<br/>?Noelle?s doing so many things for this team,? Olivier said. ?She never got a clean look. We didn?t do a great job of having people step up.?
<br/>In Quinn?s offensive absence, the sophomore Ibekwe shined, contributing 21 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes.
<br/>On Saturday, the Bruins dominated the Sacramento State Hornets, 87-64, led by Lindsey Pluimer?s career-high 27 points. UCLA had four players in double figures, including a double-double by Quinn.
<br/>?We finally got into a flow and really got after it,? Olivier said. ?We were really working hard.?
<br/>Yesterday, the Bruins dropped the fifth-place game to Texas Tech, 75-60, despite Quinn?s 16 points and nine assists.
<br/>?(Texas Tech) played a good game and they took care of the basketball,? Olivier said.
<br/>After the three-day tournament, the Bruins are looking to improve on the defensive side of the ball.
<br/>?Our defense makes us go,? Olivier said. ?We?ll just continue to work on the little things.?</p><br><br><a href='http://www.dailybruin.com/news/articles.asp?id=39104&#039; target='_blank'>http://www.dailybruin.com/news/articles.asp?id=39104&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br>