The song remains the same for the women’s basketball team as they prepare for their final two games of Pac-12 in Washington state – rebounding, getting stops on defense and limiting turnovers under pressure. “Defend and rebound: that’s been one of our main (points of) emphasis throughout the whole season,” said freshman guard Jordin Canada. […]
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Baseball uses exhibition game against NC Dinos as learning opportunity
An unlikely player woke up a quiet Jackie Robinson crowd and provided a bright spot for the Bruins when he sent a ball hurtling into the darkness beyond the 395-feet marker in center field. In the bottom of the ninth during a blowout, redshirt sophomore Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes, the team’s bullpen catcher, hit a home run […]
Women’s basketball seniors cap home careers with 75-41 win over Arizona
An ovation filled Pauley Pavilion as coach Cori Close embraced her three senior players in celebration of their respective UCLA home careers playing on the Nell and John Wooden Court. Guard Madeline Poteet, center Luiana Livulo, forward/center Corinne Costa and undergraduate assistant Rhema Gardner finished their UCLA home careers Sunday afternoon in a 75-41 victory […]
Bruins reverse some negative trends, but fall short against Bears 70-64
Breaking old habits did not translate into a win as UCLA women’s basketball could not complete its comeback against the Cal Bears Thursday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. After trailing by 14 points in the first half, UCLA (10-14, Pac-12 6-7) fought back to take a two-point lead with eight minutes left. However, Cal […]
Women’s basketball’s Cori Close carries forward Coach Wooden’s legacy at UCLA
Twenty-one years ago, in the spring of 1994, coach Cori Close, then the restricted-earnings coach for the UCLA women’s basketball team, was not prepared. She was dressed in sweats one Tuesday evening when Steve Lavin, her counterpart on the men’s basketball team, told her that she was coming with him to coach John Wooden’s apartment […]
Women’s basketball looks to snap losing streak with Colorado win
The UCLA women’s basketball team is on the verge of eclipsing a season high Friday night – and that’s not a good thing. UCLA (8-13, 4-6 Pac-12) has lost four games in a row and a loss Friday in Pauley Pavilion against Colorado (10-11, 3-7) would mean a new season-high losing streak. However, the Bruins […]
Women’s basketball falters in last-minute 67-65 loss to Oregon
It looked as if the third time was the charm for the women’s basketball team, but it was unable to avoid another collapse Saturday in Eugene, Ore. UCLA dropped its third straight game in which they had at least an 11-point lead Saturday afternoon in Eugene, losing to the Ducks 67-65 on a last-second layup […]