With four minutes left in Sunday’s women’s basketball game, UCLA was tied 58-58 with No. 2 South Carolina. The final four minutes did not go the way the Bruins (2-1) wanted, as the Gamecocks (4-0) escaped with a 68-65 victory, but the previous 36 minutes showed just how far they have come. Now, as UCLA […]
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Women’s basketball looks to learn from loss to James Madison last year
Four points. That’s all that separated UCLA women’s basketball from James Madison last season. That – and five fouled-out players, in addition to 26 turnovers. The Bruins are committed to learning from that overtime loss when they face the Dukes again Friday, said junior guard Kari Korver. “(We’re) a completely different team and we’ve had […]
Women’s basketball opens strong with win against St. John’s
Coach Cori Close was not happy with the opening three minutes of the women’s basketball game against St. John’s. The Bruins missed five shots, two turnovers and two fouls. However, sophomore guard Jordin Canada’s first jumper of the game for the Bruins (1-0), at 7:05, set the tone for the game that would end in […]
UCLA women’s basketball looks to bolster teamwork efforts
The women’s basketball team makes great individual plays, but that’s not enough for coach Cori Close. In Sunday’s 113-42 win over Vanguard, sophomore guard Jordin Canada had six steals and freshman forward Ashley Hearn had eight rebounds, but those individual efforts aren’t the only things Close is looking for. “We had a lot of great […]
Women’s basketball veterans return from successful summer to begin season
Over the course of the past year, the UCLA women’s basketball team has seen a stream of victories come its way. First, the Bruins won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title, then, over the summer, a pair of players won gold medals at the international level. Now the team must come back to focus on […]