One second on the shot clock and the ball found freshman guard Jordin Canada. Falling back, she had no other choice but to shoot. The Bruins were up two with 1:17 left in the game but hadn’t found lasting momentum all game. After moments where the Bruins appeared to have momentum on their side, play […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
UCLA women’s basketball focuses on passion, preparation for ‘SC game
It hasn’t been a normal week for the UCLA women’s basketball team. It’s not that the Bruins are coming off a two-game win streak for the first time in a month or that they have an entire week between games. It’s not a normal week because UCLA faces USC on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. […]
Bruin rebounds from injuries to win two Pac-12 honors
A shuddering fall, a sore back, muscle spasms, a broken nose, a concussion and two Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors. It seems like an athletic paradox, a nonsensical descriptive list for an individual player. Yet freshman Jordin Canada accepted the cards she was dealt from a stacked deck, and played a poor hand better […]
Women’s basketball improves Pac-12 record after dual conference wins
It can be difficult to ignite a fire, especially when conditions are unfavorable. UCLA women’s basketball (7-9) had an adverse start to its season with 10 newcomers, including five freshmen and two redshirt freshmen. They started with a four-game losing streak, and recently had to bench key players due to injuries. The hype that preceded […]
Women’s basketball faces rebound battle on upcoming road trip
UCLA hits the road this weekend to take on Pac-12 foes Utah and Colorado on Friday and Sunday respectively. The Bruins (5-9, 1-2 Pac-12) are coming off one of their biggest second-half collapses of the season, as they allowed the Oregon Ducks to turn a seven-point halftime deficit into a 16-point victory. While UCLA has […]
Women’s basketball to face tough Pac-12 competition
At the start of the season, UCLA tackled the toughest nonconference schedule in the nation. The Bruins ended nonconference play with seven losses — four of those losses were served from top 10 teams. UCLA is now three games into Pac-12 conference play, winning its first game against USC and dropping the past two games […]
UCLA women’s basketball loses to Oregon 62-46 after mental lapses
While classes resumed for students Monday, winning did not for the UCLA women’s basketball team as it fell to Oregon 62-46 at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins led at halftime but the Ducks opened up the second half with a 9-0 run and never looked back. The loss was an especially frustrating one for the team […]