Category Archives: Women’s Basketball

UCLA women’s basketball wins 66-50 against Hawai’i in NCAA first round

The idea that a Hawaiian team could upend a highly touted UC school was no longer alien to Hawai’i women’s basketball. Barely 24 hours before the women tipped off against UCLA on Sunday afternoon, the No. 13 men’s team had outworked No. 4 California for a shocking upset. The women knew what could happen, and […]

Sophomore Monique Billings provides spark for Bruins’ turnaround season

Monique Billings had never won a game against Arizona State. But on a Sunday afternoon in late February, the sophomore forward really wanted to. The Bruins would be done with the 2015-2016 regular season after their game against the then-No. 9 Sun Devils. Up to that point, Arizona State was the only team that UCLA […]

Women’s basketball takes a breather before start of NCAA Tournament

With the NCAA Tournament looming on the horizon for UCLA women’s basketball, this is the time for teams to kick into high gear, to ramp up its focus, to raise its execution – to engage in an intense game of full-sized “Hungry Hungry Hippos.” On Friday, the UCLA women’s basketball did exactly that. Multicolored balls […]

Women’s basketball earns No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament

A runner-up finish at the Pac-12 Tournament wasn’t enough to lift UCLA women’s basketball to a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Instead, the Bruins will be dancing their way to the Bridgeport, Connecticut, region as a No. 3 seed. Other contenders in the region include No. 1 overall seed UConn – last year’s […]

Women’s basketball falls to Oregon State in Pac-12 title game

At this point in the season, UCLA women’s basketball knows exactly what the team needs to do. Defend, rebound and attack with speed in transition. These elements resulted in a great deal of success for the Bruins over the course of the season. Against No. 1 seed Oregon State (28-4, 16-2 Pac-12) in the Pac-12 […]

Women’s basketball advances to Pac-12 final after overtime Cal win

UCLA was in a predicament. Down by three against Cal with seven seconds left, coach Cori Close called a time-out to decide who was going to take the shot. Two weeks ago, Close wouldn’t have thought twice. Kari Korver was the Bruins go-to 3-point shooter. The junior guard had been raining 3s all season – […]