UCLA women’s basketball finished the weekend with a pair of victories over Southern University and Cal Poly. However, coach Cori Close still saw room for improvement in the team’s energy and defense, feelings she expressed in her postgame comments Sunday. “I’m not very happy with our performance today,” Close said. The Bruins managed to hold […]
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Women’s basketball defeats Cal Poly despite lack of focus
Sometimes the biggest battle is complacency. Going into what would eventually be an 80-64 win over Cal Poly (1-3) on Sunday afternoon, the women’s basketball team (3-1) had every right to feel comfortable with its position. The Bruins had won 15 straight games at home, including the entirety of conference play last year. They were […]
Women’s basketball triumphs 95-47 over Southern
Friday’s 95-47 win by No. 9 UCLA over Southern University was nothing short of historic. The game started slow with a handful of missed layups and free throws, but Southern found its shooting touch first. The Jaguars attacked the Bruins with a barrage of mid-range jumpers that kept them within striking distance for the majority […]
Women’s basketball continues homestand against Southern University
Only two games into the season, No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball has already shown that it is a team with many identities. Over the last two weeks, Bruin fans have seen glimpses of the team’s ability to pile on steals from their double-team traps, convert opponent turnovers into points, pour in a string of 3-pointers […]
No. 2 Baylor outperforms No. 9 UCLA in second half, clinches game
Monday’s matchup between No. 2 Baylor and No. 9 UCLA was a tale of two halves. The Bruins seemed primed to steer the game away from the home team for the first two quarters. Nonetheless, it was ultimately the Lady Bears’ intensified defense that gave way to their 43-point second half and eventual 84-70 win. […]
UCLA women’s basketball opens season with 82-55 win against Pacific
The UCLA Bruins (1-0) needed a big game from their post players against the smaller University of the Pacific Tigers (0-1). A big game is exactly what they got. UCLA dominated the paint on both sides of the court, finding 36 points in the paint and crashing the boards for 60 total rebounds, en route […]
Coach Cori Close studies basketball at every court she steps on
Cori Close can’t spell for her life. From 2004-2011, scouting reports, memos and emails from the then-associate head coach all arrived to Florida State coach Sue Semrau sprinkled with errors. “Thank God for spell check now,” Semrau said. Close might never have mastered spelling, but even heading into her sixth year at the helm of […]