Record: 28-5, Big 12: 17-3 (2nd)

National ranking: No. 12, Seed: No. 13

Head coach: Santiago Restrepo

SCOUTING REPORT: SOONERS ARE CONFIDENT BUT WARY OF KEY MATCHUPS

All-time NCAA tournament record: 5-3

Last week: In the Fayetteville, Ark., sub-regional, Oklahoma swept Oral Roberts and Missouri State. ...

The Sooners' second-place finish in the Big 12 was their highest ever. The 17-3 mark was also their best conference record in history. ...

Past appearances: Oklahoma has also made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1987, 1988 and 1997. ... The Sooners' only other Sweet 16 appearance was in 1988. ...

Honors: Coach Santiago Restrepo was named Central Region Coach of the Year, and senior middle blocker Joanna Schmitt and senior outside hitter Eliane Santos received first-team honors. ...

Playing tourist: Oklahoma is enjoying its time here. Restrepo said: "We've been here since Tuesday and we're concentrating a lot on practice, but also concentrating on a lot of sightseeing and making sure a lot of the players are aware of the culture of everything around." Schmitt said the team has gone to the beach, taken a bus tour of the North Shore and went to a luau. ...

Key matchups: Restrepo said the key matchups today will be Santos against Bruins middle blocker Nana Meriwether, and Schmitt against outside hitter Katie Carter. ...

Outlook: Restrepo is confident. "If we are capable of playing like how I have seen our team competing and playing I don't see why we shouldn't beat UCLA," he said. ...

Going the distance: Oklahoma has played nine five-game matches this season, winning seven. UCLA is 2-1 in five-gamers.