Kennedy Burke said the highest priority for the Bruin’s offense on Friday will be patience. “(We can’t) force them and (can’t) go into the spots they’ve trapped,” the senior guard said. “We have to be available on the open court, but not going far away from the ball.” After falling to Indiana in the final […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball loses fourth straight match to undefeated Indiana
Kennedy Burke hung her head at the sound of the final buzzer as the Bruins dropped their fourth consecutive game. UCLA women’s basketball (3-5) fell to Indiana (7-0) 67-65 in the final seconds at home Sunday afternoon. The senior guard had the opportunity to tie the game at 66 but a missed second free throw […]
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 […]
Battle of the Editors: UCLA sports see winless Thanksgiving weekend
Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Men’s basketball Ryan Smith, Sports editor UCLA men’s basketball is a young program with […]
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 […]
The Rundown: Nov. 21
FootballRyan Smith, Sports editor The Pac-12 named redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Kelley ran for a season-high 289 yards and reached the end zone twice in UCLA football’s (3-8, 3-5 Pac-12) 34-27 victory over USC (5-6, 4-5) on Saturday. It was also the most rushing […]