Monday night in the Pac-12 wasn’t any typical day in women’s college basketball. No. 15 UCLA (18-5, 9-3 Pac-12) upset No. 8 Stanford, and is now third in the conference standings, in range of first place. The Bruins now sit just two games out behind the conference-leading No. 9 Oregon State Beavers (22-2, 11-1). But […]
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Women’s basketball bounces back from loss to Cal, defeats Stanford
Every week, coach Cori Close has her players make “commitment cards” that allow them to hone in an objective such as sleeping at least nine hours a night and offensive rebounding, among other goals that have collectively come together and helped the No. 15 UCLA women’s basketball team to an 18-5 overall record and 9-3 […]
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 […]
Women’s basketball faces Cal Bears for first time of season
All four of the women’s basketball team’s losses this season have come against road opponents, but the Bruins’ upcoming four-game roadtrip will give it a chance to get back in the road-win column. The No. 13 Bruins (17-4, 8-2 Pac-12) are currently riding a six-game win streak, which they hope to build on starting with […]
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 continues home winning streak with weekend Arizona wins
Junior guard Jordin Canada says coach Cori Close constantly tells her players to breathe. During the UCLA women’s basketball team’s first game of the weekend, the No. 13 Bruins (17-4, 8-2 Pac-12) watched what had been an 18-point lead against the No. 16 Arizona State Sun Devils (14-7, 5-5) dwindle to six with just over […]