The Bruins have experience with games coming down to the wire. UCLA women’s basketball (11-9, 4-4 Pac-12) defeated No. 16 Arizona State (14-6, 5-4) on Friday and Arizona (14-6, 4-5) on Sunday. The matchup against the Sun Devils was decided within the final nine seconds, and the battle with the Wildcats reached triple overtime. The […]
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Late 3-pointer makes difference for women’s basketball in upset of Arizona State
It came down the the final seconds of the game. With the Bruins down by one with nine seconds remaining, senior guard Japreece Dean drained a 3-point jumper, giving UCLA women’s basketball (10-9, 3-4 Pac-12) the 61-59 upset over No. 16 Arizona State (13-6, 4-4). Dean said she did not expect the game-winning shot to […]
Women’s basketball hopes to get back on track with crosstown rivalry game
The Bruins have a chance to sweep the Trojans for the third consecutive season. UCLA women’s basketball (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12) will battle its crosstown rival USC (10-6, 0-5) at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. USC will be the first unranked opponent UCLA has seen since Jan. 4. “(USC has) really good penetrators to the right,” said […]
Bruins see defensive weakness in battle with Beavers, lose second straight game
The Bruins had won three consecutive home games against the Beavers. But they weren’t able to come up with the win this time. “This was the first time in a long time that in our building, they did exactly what they wanted to do,” said coach Cori Close. “We’ve been successful in the past here, […]
Women’s basketball achieves 84-79 overtime victory after back-and-forth battle with Cal
This post was updated Jan. 5 at 3:17 p.m. BERKELEY — The Bruins are the top offensive rebounding team in the Pac-12 – and it got them the win. After a missed second free throw by redshirt senior forward Lajahna Drummer, sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere kept UCLA women’s basketball (9-5, 2-0) alive with an out-of-area […]
Bruins successfully battle Bulldogs, seeing improvement in the second quarter
It was all smiles for the Bruins as they filed off the court. UCLA women’s basketball (4-5) secured an 89-80 victory against Fresno State (4-3) on Friday evening to snap its four-game losing streak. Coach Cori Close said she saw clear improvement in the team’s performance, especially in the Bruins’ second-quarter play. “We addressed some […]
Women’s basketball loses fourth straight match to undefeated Indiana
Kennedy Burke hung her head at the sound of the final buzzer as the Bruins dropped their fourth consecutive game. UCLA women’s basketball (3-5) fell to Indiana (7-0) 67-65 in the final seconds at home Sunday afternoon. The senior guard had the opportunity to tie the game at 66 but a missed second free throw […]