UCLA’s season ended Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t that the Bruins were knocked out of tournament play – they simply couldn’t advance any farther. Leaving the Charleston Civic Center with a National Invitation Tournament championship win over West Virginia allowed the Bruins to cap off a perfect tournament run with six straight wins and finish the […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Bruins see chance to redeem lackluster season with WNIT championship
The women’s basketball team, on the course of righting its ship, has caught wind in the right direction and is on the brink of success. UCLA (18-18, 8-10 Pac-12) will face West Virginia (23-14, 7-11 Big 12) on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST in Charlestown, W.Va., for the Women’s National Invitation Tourament championship game. Although […]
UCLA defeats Michigan, moves on to national invitational championship
Jordin Canada stood at the line, the ball leaving her hands and traveling 15 feet to hit its target, nothing but net. The freshman guard’s four free throws in the final minutes iced UCLA’s 69-65 Although the Bruins won’t be in Tampa Bay for the NCAA championship, their win over the Wolverines punched them a […]
Bruins to extend postseason push against Wolverines in WNIT semifinals
UCLA women’s basketball has crafted its own version of a comeback. The Bruins’ postseason has extended to the semifinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament after UCLA knocked out St. Mary’s College in an 82-66 home win Sunday. The game brought out a strong performance from the Bruins beyond the arc, with five different guards […]
Balanced attack in quarterfinal spurs women’s basketball to Final Four
Less than two minutes into the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver knocked down her first 3-pointer, giving UCLA women’s basketball an early 3-2 lead. A minute and 22 seconds later, she dropped a second from NBA range only to have it waved off by a moving screen. But […]
Women’s basketball beats Northern Colorado, advances to Elite Eight
Spring break meant nothing to the women’s basketball team as it rolled into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Elite Eight with a win over University of Northern Colorado Thursday night. The Bruins struggled against the Bears for control throughout the game and eventually gained it, winning 74-60. Coach Cori Close largely attributed her team’s success […]
UCLA overtakes CSUB 70-54 in Women’s National Invitation Tournament
While the women’s basketball team’s bid for the Women’s National Invitation Tournament was automatic, it’s passage into the second round was far from it. UCLA defeated Cal State Bakersfield Thursday night in the first round of the tournament 70-54. The Bruins (14-18, 8-10 Pac-12) began and ended the game with shutdown defense and a poised […]