Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg

Nobody has been a more generous host than the Washington State women’s basketball team this season. The winless Cougars have handed out victories at Friel Court like they were fliers on Bruin Walk, and have not notched a conference victory in nearly two years. UCLA (11-7, 6-3 Pac-10) will look to avoid ending that drought […]

Whitney Jones has made some difficult shots this season, but the one her teammates remember didn’t even count. Jones was messing around after practice last Tuesday when she picked up a basketball at midcourt and kicked it toward the hoop. It fell right through the rim. “That’s just Whitney Jones,” UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier […]

Two entirely different versions of the UCLA women’s basketball showed up this weekend. On Friday night, the Bruins demonstrated poise and purpose against No. 5 Stanford, but ultimately fell just short as the first-place Cardinal tightened its grip on the Pac-10 race with an 80-78 victory at Pauley Pavilion. Then on Sunday, UCLA lacked any […]

Apparently Fox Sports Net has finally arrived at the same conclusion as the UCLA student body did weeks ago. These Bruins are not worth watching. Network executives at Fox Sports Net chose to broadcast the final 28 minutes of something called the St. George’s Paradise Bowl instead of the start of Cal’s 80-69 victory over […]

It’s already taken more shots than a group of sorority girls in Cancun over Spring break, but the Pauley Pavilion mystique absorbed the sort of thumping on Saturday that only the home team used to deliver. No. 2 Arizona stormed into Westwood, guns blazing, and left two hours later with Steve Lavin’s job hanging by […]

It might not be Dimaggio-like, but the UCLA women’s basketball team has quite the streak of its own. Freshman Nikki Blue scored a career-high 30 points as the Bruins notched their seventh-straight victory, toppling Arizona State last night in Tempe, Arizona, 60-58. “Nikki came up big for us down the stretch,” UCLA head coach Kathy […]

Whether it be an unblemished conference record or their unorthodox style of play, the UCLA women’s basketball team has grabbed the attention of the Pac-10. The Bruins’ guard-oriented attack has given opponents fits thus far this season as the squad (10-4, 5-0 Pac-10) has reeled off six-straight victories to climb atop the conference standings. “UCLA […]