Each of the Bruins’ four prior losses to the Ducks were by single digits. This time, Oregon won a bit more handily. UCLA women’s basketball (9-8, 2-3 Pac-12) dropped its third straight game Sunday, losing 72-52 to No. 5 Oregon (15-1, 4-0) in a wire-to-wire defeat in front of its largest home crowd of the […]
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Track and field’s returning throwers prepared to break records this season
The presence of upperclassmen dominates the UCLA track and field throwing roster. The Bruins have nine returning throwers from last season and will be sending six of them to their first meet of the year at the Northern Arizona University Friday Night Duals in Flagstaff, Arizona on Friday. Redshirt senior thrower Dotun Ogundeji said continuity […]
UCLA women’s basketball dominates Cal Poly with depth, consistency
Despite leading the Bruins in scoring, Japreece Dean spent the majority of the final quarter cheering on her teammates from the bench. “It was super fun watching people fly around, get scoops, get deflections and the bench energy was great,” the senior guard said. “It was fun to be around. I know (the bench was) […]
Women’s basketball sees season-high shooting in its win over Oklahoma State
Cori Close said the team’s mentality throughout the past week revolved around two words. “Fun and focus,” the coach said. “(I told them,) ‘Let’s work on having more fun together, working on plays with each other.’ … I really thought they lived that.” UCLA women’s basketball (5-5) shot a season-high 52.5 percent against Oklahoma State […]
Women’s basketball hopes to rebound from losses with focus on 3-pointers
The Bruins will have an opportunity to break a three-game losing streak when it faces the Hoosiers on Sunday. UCLA women’s basketball (3-4) will host Indiana (6-0) – the 2018 Women’s National Invitation Tournament champions – after returning home winless from the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Indiana will be the third undefeated opponent UCLA […]
Onyenwere, Burke shine in early games of women’s basketball season
Despite a losing record seven games into the season, two women’s basketball players reached career highs over the past two weeks. Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere was awarded College Sports Madness National Player of the Week after shooting a combined 18-of-28 and 20 combined rebounds in UCLA women’s basketball’s (3-4) wins over Georgia and Seton Hall. […]
Women’s basketball loses three straight games in Paradise Jam tournament
The Bruins were tasked with making a second-half comeback in all three games of the Paradise Jam. UCLA women’s basketball (3-4) exchanged a three-game winning streak for a three-game losing streak at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam this weekend with losses to North Carolina (5-2), Kentucky (7-0) and No.17 South Florida (5-2). UCLA’s 83-49 […]