Gazing over her team during a midweek practice at Pauley Pavilion, coach Kathy Olivier knows what some of her critics are saying. She hears the grumbling that her club, featuring three of the most talented players in the country, is wildly inconsistent and at times downright disappointing. “I shut it all out,” Olivier said. “I […]
Author Archives: Adam de Jong
NFL “˜draftniks’ try to know it all
Russell Prentice has been stationed in front of his computer for the better part of three hours now. His 6-foot, 300-pound frame casts a shadow over the two monitors and three desks that he has set up. There is a pile of NFL scouting reports, college football stat sheets and fast food wrappers scattered all […]
Standout freshman finds advice around every corner
Chinyere Ibekwe has had her share of basketball discussion around the dinner table at home. Her older brother Onyekachi plays college ball at Long Beach State, while her eldest brother Ekene starts for national powerhouse Maryland. Ibekwe often gets calls from her big brothers. They constantly remind her of facets of her game that need […]
Bruins rally to defeat No. 9 Sun Devils
The calendar might not reflect it, but it was a crucial weekend for the UCLA women’s basketball team. Coming off a disappointing road trip up north, there began whispers that the Bruins, a trendy preseason pick to make a deep postseason run, were watching their season slip away. UCLA had dropped conference games to California […]
Bruins’ physical prowess soundly trounces Waves
Just before the tipoff of the UCLA women’s basketball game against Pepperdine on Friday, Noelle Quinn was arriving on the scene. The standout junior guard had finished a final exam only moments before warm-ups, and she sprinted across campus to Pauley Pavilion. As her teammates were preparing for one of their final non-conference games of […]
Happy to be home for holidays
There’s nothing like the comfort of returning home just in time for the holiday season. And the UCLA women’s basketball team, tired and tested after coming off a long road trip that wore on everyone’s mental toughness, is happy to be back in Westwood. The No. 22 Bruins, following an emotionally draining 83-78 loss at […]
Bruins beat Clemson, get ready for OU
UCLA women’s basketball can sense something special is brewing. The Bruins feel like they are turning the corner, but they are plagued by one big question. How can they stop a team with a dominant presence inside the paint? Following a 76-63 victory over Clemson in South Carolina, the No. 23 Bruins have now won […]