Women’s basketball rebuilds after rocky start, securing foundation for next year

There was no blueprint, floor plan or contractor. But when tasked to build a house at the beginning of the season, the Bruins exceeded that expectation. “I think we built a mansion, honestly,” said junior guard Japreece Dean. “People stepped up into huge roles, and no one was scared and no one backed down.” UCLA […]

Women’s basketball’s tournament run ends as it falls to UConn in Sweet 16

This post was updated March 29 at 7:37 p.m. ALBANY, N.Y. — In the last game of her collegiate career, Kennedy Burke walked off the court to hug coach Cori Close. The senior guard was subbed out with 13 seconds remaining as No. 6 seed UCLA women’s basketball (22-13, 12-6 Pac-12) fell to No. 2 […]

Women’s basketball sizes up No. 2 UConn as Friday’s Sweet 16 matchup approaches

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Bruins have never beaten the Huskies in program history. But over the years, a tradition was born. “I do get a bottle of wine from (UConn coach Geno Auriemma) most of the time,” said coach Cori Close. “Last time we went there, he gave me a bottle of wine, and I […]

Women’s basketball upsets Maryland in nail-biter to go to fourth straight Sweet 16

This post was updated March 25 at 7:41 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Bruins may just have one national title, but they’re on to their fourth consecutive Sweet 16. No. 6 seed UCLA women’s basketball (22-12, 12-6 Pac-12) upset No. 3 Maryland (29-5, 15-3 Big-10) 85-80 in the second round of the NCAA tournament […]

Women’s basketball to face Maryland for first time since 2008 in NCAA tournament

This post was updated March 25 at 2:45 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Japreece Dean made sure to shoot Lindsey Corsaro a text Saturday evening. The senior guard wanted to congratulate Corsaro – a redshirt freshman guard – on a career-high performance in her first NCAA tournament game. “I thought (she) was great,” Dean said. […]

Women’s basketball takes down Tennessee 89-77 to move to second round of NCAA play

This post was updated March 23 at 1:40 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Lindsey Corsaro got elbowed, stuffed some tissues in for her bloody nose and ran back onto the court. “If you ask anyone in our program, ‘Who’s the toughest player on this team?’ they’re going to say Lindsey Corsaro,” said coach Cori Close. […]

Women’s basketball to kick off NCAA tournament on the road against Tennessee

The Bruins may be on the road, but they still made time to get their nails done together before the Big Dance. “Being a good road team is really hard,” said coach Cori Close. “(But) we really tend to be very close-knit, so (that allows us) to block out everything else. We’ve been able to […]