The Bruins got their first road sweep of the season over the weekend, propelling them from eighth to third in the Pac-12 standings, behind just Oregon and Stanford. UCLA is also the only team in the conference that ranks top-three in scoring and in giving up the least amount of points. No. 13 (13-4, 4-2 […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
UCLA women’s basketball has back-to-back wins against Colorado, Utah
After starting Pac-12 play 2-2, the Bruins responded with back-to-back conference road wins for the first time this season. In what were two different types of games, No. 13 UCLA women’s basketball (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) won a back and forth battle against Utah (12-5, 3-3) 81-74 and routed Colorado (11-6, 2-4) 93-55. The Bruins and […]
Women’s basketball prepares to go on the road, looks to focus on strengths
After a streaky start to the new year, coach Cori Close has already moved on to this weekend. “Every week exposes the things you’re really good at and it exposes the things you still need to work on,” Close said. “I care a lot about learning from every week and getting better every week.” No. […]
Around the League: Winter sports open with strong matchups and sweeping wins
Men’s volleyball Melissa Zhang, Assistant Sports editor No. 3 UCLA (3-0) is currently the highest ranked MPSF team in the NCAA, coming in behind Ohio State (1-0) and Long Beach State (4-0). The Bruins swept nonconference opponents McKendree and King in the Wooden Men’s Classic this weekend. No. 13 Grand Canyon (3-0) has also started […]
Despite splitting Oregon games, women’s basketball remains optimistic
UCLA women’s basketball went 2-2 in its first week of Pac-12 play, good for fifth place in the conference standings, but the team’s improving on-court chemistry has left a sense of optimism moving forward. In a win over No. 22 Oregon State (11-4, 2-2 Pac-12) on Friday, No. 14 UCLA (11-4, 2-2) finished with 23 […]
Women’s basketball routs Oregon State, falls to Oregon in home stand
UCLA faced its third consecutive top-25 team and saw its 20-game Pac-12 home win streak snapped Sunday. After clinging to a one- or two-possession lead through the majority of the fourth quarter, a triple by Oregon guard Lexi Bando sealed the team’s late victory – UCLA never made a field goal in the game’s final […]
Women’s basketball ends five-game road trip with 82-46 win against Cal
Coach Cori Close had two words for her team prior to the game – focus and freedom. After falling behind 7-0 to open up the game, UCLA kept its poise and remained aggressive, eventually taking the lead later in the quarter. “We were getting wide open shots, but we just weren’t hitting them,” Close said. […]