UCLA women’s basketball is back. The Bruins open the regular season Friday night against University of the Pacific. The Tigers are fresh off a dominating performance Friday against San Francisco State, a game they won 91-42. UCLA is also hot off a 35-point victory on Nov. 3 against Westmont. The Bruins enter the season ranked […]
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UCLA women’s basketball adjusts strategies with 2016-2017 lineup
Nirra Fields left UCLA with a gaping hole. After her final game last year, a Sweet 16 loss to Texas, the three-time All-Conference guard graduated after having taken the Bruins farther than they had gone in 16 years. And now she’s gone. While the team is now ranked No. 9 in the nation, favored to […]
Bruins overpower Westmont Warriors 80-45 in exhibition game
Balance was key for UCLA. The Bruins finished with four players scoring in double figures, 20 assists and a 46.9 percent shooting clip. Junior guard Jordin Canada led the team with 15 points, five assists and five steals with sophomore guard Kennedy Burke adding another 14 points, five assists and three steals. The visiting Westmont […]
Preseason poll ranks women’s basketball No. 9 in nation
UCLA women’s basketball has just been ranked as the No. 9 team in the country by the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll. This is a vast improvement over last year’s preseason rankings in which UCLA received votes but did not crack the top 25. The Bruins finished the year at No. 13 with a record […]
UCLA women’s basketball projected to win Pac-12 in regular season
It’s been over a decade and a half since the UCLA women’s basketball team received such high praise. But on Thursday, at the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Day, UCLA was pegged to finish first in the Pac-12 during the regular season. The poll consists of votes from Pac-12 coaches. Two years ago, the Bruins had […]
Olympians share how UCLA experiences paved their way
Kevin Love was back for one more eight-clap. Russell Westbrook led a 8 clap at Pauley when he donated. Kevin Love wanted his chance to lead one with @uclatheden. pic.twitter.com/NtXOcgzY6X — Derrek Li (@DerrekLi) September 25, 2016 Not as a basketball player, but as one of the UCLA Olympians honored this past weekend during the […]
UCLA basketball finds success in Australian exhibition games
One week, five wins for UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Bruins traveled down under for a tour of Australia with stops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for a series of exhibition games. The women, who landed in Brisbane last Sunday, went 4-0 on their international trip while the men are currently 1-1 with […]