Oregon’s powerhouse forward Jillian Alleyne reacted quickest to her own miss and redirected the ball back to the hoop, tying the game at 70 with 52 seconds to play. Following the inbounds pass, UCLA sophomore guard Jordin Canada raced down the court and banked in a contested layup, restoring the Bruins’ lead for good. When […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball heads to Oregon to take on Pac-12 powerhouse OSU
Oregon State women’s basketball coach Scott Rueck sat at the podium with guard Jamie Weisner. Both looked stunned. It was Jan. 4 and their Beaver team had just suffered a 20 point loss to UCLA, then – and still – by far their largest of the season. Guard Sydney Wiese was not sitting on the […]
Women’s basketball works on practice intensity to improve performance
Patience and chaos. Two words that usually aren’t connected with one another. The message coming out of the UCLA women’s basketball camp, however, is centered on making them work together to alleviate the Bruins’ worrying pattern of missing golden opportunities in recent games. “We’ve been getting good shots,” said sophomore guard Jordin Canada. “We just […]
Women’s basketball takes down Huskies 63-59 in Washington rematch
In every game that Washington’s Kelsey Plum has played this season, she has forced her opponent to react to her. Sometimes it’s in the fourth quarter, sometimes it’s earlier. Against the Bruins on Sunday morning, it was much earlier, and it almost proved too much for the Bruins to react to. During an eventual 63-59 […]
Bruins’ win against Cougars lacked concentration, effort
When sophomore forward Monique Billings received the ball from sophomore guard Jordin Canada halfway through the fourth quarter, UCLA was already well ahead. That didn’t stop her from quickly pulling the trigger and draining the jumper. The points capped off a 13-0 run that gave the women’s basketball team a 69-54 lead and shut the […]
Women’s basketball anticipate rematch against Kelsey Plum, Huskies
When the women’s basketball team gets a visit from the Washington schools this weekend, Westwood will be a little different. It won’t be different because of Washington State, (12-11, 3-9) a solid if unspectacular team, or because of the University of Washington (16-7, 7-5). It will be different because Washington’s Kelsey Plum will be here. […]
Training with music helps women’s basketball find rhythm
Watch any UCLA women’s basketball practice, and you will come away impressed with the Bruins’ footwork. Not just their drop steps or their defensive slides, but also their Milly Rocks and their two-steps. The Bruins have been blasting music during training sessions ever since the team began practicing in Pauley Pavilion, said coach Cori Close. […]