Stanford women’s basketball has a signature style of play. The Cardinal teams are slow, deliberate, systematic and fundamentally sound. They wear teams down with their consistency and make the opposition play their style for 40 minutes. This is what Stanford generally does and Stanford does it very well – the Cardinal had only lost four […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball rebounds from previous Cal game with 75-56 win
December’s matchup between UCLA women’s basketball and California was tightly contested, reaching double overtime before the Golden Bears emerged with a 108-104 home victory. In a rematch last Friday night at Pauley Pavilion, the No. 20 Bruins (13-5, 5-2 Pac-12) asserted themselves early, outscoring the visitors in each of the first three quarters on their […]
Expectations high for women’s basketball Cal rematch
When the No. 20 UCLA women’s basketball team plays California Friday in Pauley Pavilion, it won’t be like the first time time the teams played this season. Not many games, at any level of basketball, will be much like that first matchup. The December game ended in a double overtime 108-104 loss for the Bruins, […]
Women’s basketball downs Washington State with close finish
With three seconds left in the game Washington State forward Borislava Hristova stepped back behind the three-point line, eyes focused on the basket as the ball left her hand. In the end, the momentum was too much as the ball hit the rim and rolled out the other side. The clock then ticked down to […]
Women’s basketball regroups for Washington road trip after USC loss
The UCLA women’s basketball team is prepared to redeem themselves. After being out-rebounded and losing by three points against the USC Trojans on Sunday, the No. 17 Bruins go on a three day road trip to take on Washington and Washington State. UCLA was timid and lacked energy at USC. It took watching the game […]
UCLA women’s basketball falls out of rhythm in loss to USC
Sometimes the rim looks big. Sometimes it doesn’t. When the UCLA women’s basketball team plays well it has runs where every shot seems to go in. Against Oregon on Jan. 2, senior guard Nirra Fields – who is not known for having a strong perimeter jump shot – knocked down five 3s . Against Oregon […]
Women’s basketball drops rivalry match to USC 71-68
USC guard Sadie Edwards appeared from behind UCLA’s Kelli Hayes, stole the ball from the surprised sophomore guard and sprinted downcourt for a breakaway layup, giving the Trojans another two points on the board in the second period. This play would prove to be vital in restoring the energy for USC (14-2), resulting in a […]