For freshman Noelle Quinn, life just couldn’t get any easier. During UCLA’s five-game winning streak, Quinn is shooting 50 percent from the field en route to averaging 25 points and 9 rebounds a game. “I’m just in a unbelievable groove right now,” Quinn said with a modest laugh. Fresh off her Pac-10 Player of the […]
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All hope gone for squad with loser's mentality
You let yourself believe, didn’t you? You thought this team could pull out this win, that the six-game losing streak was a thing of the past, and that this was the turning point en route to the postseason? The solid shooting, good defensive effort and pretty clean all-around play lasted for the first 39 minutes […]
W.basketball: Team must beat Arizona to keep good vibes flowing
The three-game winning streak? Been there. The good vibes after a sweep over the Washington schools? Done that. And the crashing back to Earth after being routed by the Arizona schools? Well, that’s still to be determined. A little over a month ago, the UCLA women’s basketball team took on the Arizona schools while on […]
Bruins’ energy on the court shows team still has life
Through all the doom and gloom of their six-game losing streak, past all the criticism for their lackluster play and beyond all the stormy clouds that seem to have gathered over Westwood since they were 5-0 in Pac-10 play, the Bruins have emerged from the rubble. Although they may be slightly beat up, it is […]
W.basketball: Women’s basketball aims to build on win
By Bruce Tran BRUIN SPORTS STAFF btran@media.ucla.edu Fresh off the most emotional week the team has had to endure this season, the UCLA women’s basketball team is hoping Sunday’s dramatic win over Cal will be the start of something big. “We are just drained, emotionally and physically,” guard Nikki Blue said. “It’s been an unbelievable […]
What does Cal have that UCLA doesn’t?
Losing may breed losing. While you may have expected UCLA to drop games against Stanford and Arizona, it was surprising to see how UCLA faltered down the stretch and dropped a seemingly winnable game at Cal. The difference in the game in a nutshell: Cal had a go-to player down the stretch in Leon Powe, […]
W. basketball: Squad broadens perspective
Play on. That’s the word from Cal following the death of player Alisa Lewis, and so, UCLA’s women’s basketball team will accommodate, but not without taking a step back from the court and taking in the big picture, if only for a moment. “It makes you reflect on life and really puts everything in perspective,” […]