Women’s basketball reflects on season success following Pac-12 tournament loss

After graduating a decorated class of seniors, the Bruins were picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 this season. “That’s when the outside world kind of started talking about, ‘Oh, it’s going to be a rebuilding year for UCLA, they’re going to have a rough year,’” said redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird. And after a […]

Women’s basketball works to rebound stronger after Pac-12 semifinal loss

Japreece Dean was assured by coach Cori Close after Saturday’s loss. “(Close) just told me to move on,” said the senior guard. “We just have more basketball to play, and I think that’s what she really emphasizes is that this is not the end.” After falling in what would have been an overtime upset over […]

Women’s basketball’s upset bid falls short as it loses to Oregon in overtime

This was updated March 9 at 9:26 p.m. LAS VEGAS—Kennedy Burke wiped tears from her face as the final buzzer sounded. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s basketball (20-12, 12-7 Pac-12) fell to No. 1 seed Oregon (29-3, 17-2) 88-83 in overtime of the Pac-12 tournament semifinals Saturday night. “Specifically with this team it just shows […]

Women’s basketball smokes out Sun Devils in Pac-12 quarterfinal victory

This post was updated March 8 at 3:08 p.m. The Bruins are advancing to the semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s basketball (20-11, 13-6 Pac-12) defeated No. 5 seed Arizona State (20-10, 10-8) 73-69 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament on Friday afternoon. “Any win in March is a […]

Around the League: March 7

GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor The postseason is right around the corner. No. 2 UCLA (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12) suffered its first loss of the season to No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday, falling to the Sooners by two-tenths of a point. The Bruins will next host No. 23 Stanford (1-5, 1-5), marking UCLA’s first home meet […]

Women’s basketball prepares for first Pac-12 tournament game against Arizona State

Cori Close said the warmup for the big dance starts Friday. “As much as we want to win the conference tournament, that’s not what we’re preparing for,” the coach said. “We’re preparing for the NCAA tournament.” No. 25 UCLA women’s basketball (19-11, 12-6 Pac-12) earned the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye in the […]

The Rundown: March 6

FootballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor Two Bruins got one step closer to the NFL last weekend. Tight end Caleb Wilson and offensive tackle Andre James competed in the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. James did drills Friday and Wilson was on display Saturday. Wilson ran a 4.56 40-yard dash, which ranked second among tight […]