UCLA women’s basketball was eliminated from the Pac-12 tournament Saturday night following an underwhelming performance on the offensive end, finishing just 4-of-23 from beyond the arc, and 31 percent from the field overall. In the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament, the fourth-seeded Bruins (23-8, 13-5 Pac-12) fell to the top-seeded Oregon State Beavers (29-3, 16-2) […]
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Women’s basketball ends regular season with sweep of Arizona schools
Breakout performances by redshirt senior guard Nicole Kornet and sophomore guard Kennedy Burke propelled UCLA women’s basketball to a weekend road sweep of the Arizona schools. On Friday, No. 15 UCLA (22-7, 13-5 Pac-12) took on Arizona (14-15, 5-13) in Tucson, Arizona, where the Bruins would come out on top with a 79-56 victory after […]
Women’s basketball intent on avenging Washington losses
Washington guard Kelsey Plum had a field day last time she went up against UCLA. She scored 39 points on 13-of-26 shooting and led the Huskies to an 82-70 victory. The Bruins struggled to contain Washington forward Chantel Osahor as well. Osahor stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with 19 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. […]
Women’s basketball pulls off upset against Stanford in 85-76 win
UCLA women’s basketball bounced back from a close loss in Berkeley on Friday with an upset win of its own Monday night. The No. 15 Bruins (18-5, 9-3 Pac-12) traveled north to the Bay Area and took down the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal (20-4, 10-2) 85-76 behind a complete team effort. UCLA jumped out to […]
Rough start leaves women’s basketball too far behind to catch up to Cal
UCLA women’s basketball fell short against unranked California on Friday night, but it refused to go down without a fight. The No. 13 Bruins (17-5, 8-3 Pac-12) lost to the Bears (16-7, 5-7) 80-77. Led by senior guard Kari Korver, UCLA fought until the final whistle, losing a game in which it had trailed by […]
Upperclassmen lead women’s basketball to weekend wins in Arizona
UCLA women’s basketball swept its weekend matchups over No. 23 Arizona State and unranked Arizona behind the efforts of two of its top upperclassmen. The No. 13 Bruins (17-4, 8-2 Pac-12) have relied heavily on the leadership of their starting guards in the last three weeks specifically, playing junior guard Jordin Canada and senior guard […]
Women’s basketball’s performance due to dominant offense
UCLA women’s basketball is two weeks removed from its tough weekend in Washington, where they fell to unranked Washington State. However, since returning home, the No. 13 Bruins (15-4, 6-2 Pac-12) are 4-0 with wins over No. 11 Oregon State and back-to-back victories against cross-town rival USC. Over the course of the recent hot streak, […]