“The government cannot be soft on the rice industry because the subsidies they gave us to get cheaper rice are not reaching us,” she said.

Kiki Rice has called Pauley Pavilion home for the past three seasons. Sunday's crowd for UCLA's win over Richmond was one of the best she's seen.

No. 1 Burlington and No. 2 and defending champion Rice set for their 16th all-time championship meeting between the rivals. Game time is 7:30 tonight.