Glendening joined the Bruin as a freshman in 2018 and contributed until 2019. She spent time on the women's basketball beat.

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Redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird (left) – an Illinois native – saw seven minutes of action in a return to her hometown Wednesday night. Baird logged two rebounds in UCLA women&#039;s basketball&#039;s road victory over Illinois-Chicago. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Women&#039;s basketball extinguishes Illinois-Chicago Flames in 78-47 win - Daily Bruin

Women&#8217;s basketball extinguishes Illinois-Chicago Flames in 78-47 win

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Michaela Onyenwere said the Bruins wanted to win for a special reason. “We knew that we were coming back to (redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird’s) hometown,” the sophomore forward said.

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Women’s basketball extinguishes Illinois-Chicago Flames in 78-47 win

By Claire Glendening

Dec. 20, 2018 4:33 p.m.