Perhaps at the end of the season, the women’s basketball team will be able to kick back and reflect proudly on its win over No. 11 Oregon State on Monday. But for now, with a heated rematch against USC coming up on Sunday, No. 15 UCLA has turned its attention forward, following up the impressive […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Creating art affords off-court outlet for sophomore guard Kelli Hayes
Kelli Hayes discovered her artistic talent when her gingerbread house won first place in a second-grade competition. It wasn’t until her mother dropped the house on the floor, however, that she discovered her love for producing art. “I was bawling, I was crying. I was like, ‘Mom, you broke my art piece!’” Hayes said. “And […]
Claire-ification: Why you should be witnessing women’s basketball in 2016
Back when I played basketball, I had one move I used to employ against my little brother on the hoop outside our house. Post up, fake right, roll left, fadeaway, shoot. It worked like a dream. That is, until my little brother grew to be 6 feet tall and swatted the ball away on every […]
Women’s basketball trounces No. 11 Oregon State in 71-51 upset win
Monday night’s game between two top-20 women’s basketball teams started as a physical back-and-forth showdown in Pauley Pavilion. But that was the first half. In the final quarters, No. 15 UCLA women’s basketball (11-3, 3-0 Pac-12) used its offensive weapons to pull away from No. 11 Oregon State (10-3, 1-1), gaining its most dominant conference […]
Women’s basketball adapts in strong second half to sink Ducks 80-69
Nirra Fields decided that her team was going to beat Oregon. During the No. 21 Bruins’ (10-3, 2-0) 80-69 victory over the previously unbeaten Ducks (11-1, 0-1) on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion, many players contributed to the win, but the senior guard did not just contribute to the victory. With a game-high 31 points, she […]
Women’s basketball hands USC first loss of season in 78-73 win
When the game clock failed to start with seconds left in the fourth quarter, it appeared that even mechanical objects did not want the game to end. The 2,766 people in attendance probably would have agreed with the clock. When time finally did expire in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night, No. 21 UCLA women’s basketball […]
UCLA women’s basketball dominates UC Irvine for third victory in a row
During the fourth quarter of the women’s basketball game, despite the team being up 35 points, Jordin Canada was bothering coach Cori Close to let her back into the game. When Close finally relented, Canada was fed a pass inside and immediately blew a wide-open layup. The sophomore guard grabbed her own rebound and dribbled […]