UCLA takes down USC to complete season sweep over crosstown rival

The Bruins’ composure down the stretch helped them secure a season sweep over the Trojans. While UCLA led for the entire game, its largest lead of 14 in the third quarter dwindled to just one midway through the fourth. But the No. 8 Bruins (19-4, 10-2 Pac-12) held on to defeat USC (15-8, 5-7) for […]

Women’s basketball seeks season’s longest win streak

UCLA will have the opportunity to mark its largest win streak of the season this weekend. But coach Cori Close remembers coming back from this road trip empty-handed last season. “On the road, I think you’re always really focused on (things under your control), Close said. “So a real disciplined, businesslike approach is what I’m […]

Women’s basketball get well-deserved rest before California, Stanford match

The Bruins got two days off from practice this week – one more than they usually get. They earned it. Coach Cori Close promised her team extra rest if it reached a certain amount of passion plays regardless of the games’ outcomes. Close defines passion plays as a nonstatistical category that includes drawing a charge […]

Women’s basketball routs Oregon State, falls to Oregon in home stand

UCLA faced its third consecutive top-25 team and saw its 20-game Pac-12 home win streak snapped Sunday. After clinging to a one- or two-possession lead through the majority of the fourth quarter, a triple by Oregon guard Lexi Bando sealed the team’s late victory – UCLA never made a field goal in the game’s final […]

Women’s basketball ends five-game road trip with 82-46 win against Cal

Coach Cori Close had two words for her team prior to the game – focus and freedom. After falling behind 7-0 to open up the game, UCLA kept its poise and remained aggressive, eventually taking the lead later in the quarter. “We were getting wide open shots, but we just weren’t hitting them,” Close said. […]

No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball falls to Stanford 76-65 in Pac-12 opener

Trailing for the majority of the game, UCLA dropped its Pac-12 opener to conference rival Stanford, which had not beaten UCLA since March 2015. No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball (9-3, 0-1 Pac-12) was upset by Stanford (7-6, 1-0) 76-65, a team that sits outside the AP top-25 poll for the first time since 2001. The […]

Women’s basketball offense shines in 77-68 win against Seton Hall

Like any other game, the Bruins did their pregame dancing; but when the time came, they took care of business. No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball (8-2) played its second straight road game Sunday, defeating Seton Hall (7-3) 77-68 in a full-team effort. There wasn’t one stand-out performance, as the Bruins showcased five players scoring in […]