UCLA women’s basketball won’t allow a five-game losing streak this season. The Bruins (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) started the season with four straight losses, a deed that was repeated once again when the Bruins dropped four consecutive games to Stanford, Cal, Oregon and Oregon State. With UCLA’s 72-65 win over Colorado (10-13, 3-9) on Friday, the […]
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Women’s basketball looks to snap losing streak with Colorado win
The UCLA women’s basketball team is on the verge of eclipsing a season high Friday night – and that’s not a good thing. UCLA (8-13, 4-6 Pac-12) has lost four games in a row and a loss Friday in Pauley Pavilion against Colorado (10-11, 3-7) would mean a new season-high losing streak. However, the Bruins […]
Bruins chewed up by Beavers to end road trip
The troops from the North proved too much for UCLA’s arsenal this weekend. After dropping a game against Oregon two days prior, the players in blue found themselves outgunned yet again, surrounded by the overpowering orange and black crowd of Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum on Monday. The No. 7 Beavers defeated the Bruins 82-64, tacking […]
Women’s basketball falters in last-minute 67-65 loss to Oregon
It looked as if the third time was the charm for the women’s basketball team, but it was unable to avoid another collapse Saturday in Eugene, Ore. UCLA dropped its third straight game in which they had at least an 11-point lead Saturday afternoon in Eugene, losing to the Ducks 67-65 on a last-second layup […]
UCLA women’s basketball hopes to improve second-half play against Oregon
Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. isn’t your ordinary basketball court. A forest of fir trees incorporated into the court’s outer design frames the famous University of Oregon logo and the words “Deep in the Woods.” UCLA women’s basketball will have a chance at redemption when it leaves the comfort of Pauley Pavilion for the […]
Women’s basketball to play bigger after guard injury
The women’s basketball team lost a key player over the weekend to a leg injury. Freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell landed awkwardly in practice Friday and heard three pops in her right knee. MRIs revealed torn cartilage that will require surgery to patch. Caldwell’s timetable for recovery is estimated at two months, which puts her out […]
Women’s basketball loses first-half steam in defeats to Stanford, Cal
Harry Potter Night cast a spell on Pauley Pavilion this weekend. There was magic, but it was brewing in the visitors’ locker room. On Friday, UCLA (8-11, 4-4 Pac-12) was outgunned 79-70 against No. 11 Stanford (15-5, 7-1), and Cal (15-5, 6-2) handed the Bruins a 72-57 defeat on Sunday. “(Stanford and Cal) couldn’t be […]