UCLA women’s basketball held a .500 record seven separate times this season. Seven times, the Bruins stumbled and lost their next game. But on the eighth try, the team finally managed to get over the hump and now for the first time all season, hold a winning record. After defeating Oregon 88-83 Friday night and […]
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Women’s basketball hopes to hit stride after alternating wins, losses
Lose one, win one, lose another and win another. Rinse and repeat. Such is the life of UCLA women’s basketball. It has been alternating wins and losses throughout the season except for a short period of four games. Even then, the Bruins dropped two games before winning two straight to even up the record. Those […]
UCLA women’s basketball to play Arizona, Arizona State
Three games into the Pac-12 conference schedule, UCLA women’s basketball could easily have a record of 3-0 instead of the 1-2 conference record it currently holds. The two losses to USC and Colorado were both by just two points. Against Colorado, UCLA actually held a nine-point lead with 6:20 left in the game. Despite what […]
Despite injury, Korver inspires UCLA women’s basketball team
Knees bent, elbows in, eyes on the basket, follow through and swish. Kari Korver has made a name for herself off her deadliness from behind the three-point line. But after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus in her right knee in the first week of practice, the sophomore guard can now only watch […]
UCLA women’s basketball falls to No. 12 Colorado, 61-59
Up by nine with 6:20 left in the game, it seemed that the UCLA women’s basketball team had it under control. But then Colorado started crashing the boards, and with each and every rebound, fought its way back into the game. When the dust settled after the Buffaloes’ display of strength and power, No. 12 […]
Notre Dame buries UCLA women’s basketball in 90-48 loss
It was a perfect storm that just wouldn’t stop hammering down on the UCLA women’s basketball team. It started with Notre Dame (8-0) running out to transition basket after transition basket as the Fighting Irish left the Bruins following in the dust. And when a barrage of 3-pointers came raining down on UCLA (3-5), the […]
UCLA women’s basketball fails to reach potential in Gulf Coast Classic
The UCLA women’s basketball team started off its trip to Florida with a fun day on the water. But on the flight home, fun was the last thing on the team’s mind. The Bruins played in the Gulf Coast Classic this weekend, losing to James Madison 77-67 on the first day, beating Grand Canyon 62-60 […]