The No. 13 Oregon State University Beavers started their season with 11 straight wins until falling to No. 8 Tennessee. The Bruins tacked a 12th win onto the Beaver’s record after being outgunned in a 65-47 loss Saturday. Junior guard Nirra Fields scored the 1,000th point of her career in the contest, becoming the 31st […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
UCLA women’s basketball defeats USC 59-52 in Pac-12 opener
UCLA opened Pac-12 play with a win against crosstown rival USC Tuesday night at USC’s Galen Center, ending a two-game skid. Led by freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell, UCLA (5-7, Pac-12 1-0) defeated USC (8-4, Pac-12 0-1) 59-52. The Bruins thrived off of their bench players who outscored the starters. Caldwell, coming off the bench, led […]
Despite strong defense, women’s basketball loses to Notre Dame 82-67
Last season, UCLA women’s basketball was able to upset a top-10 team when it defeated University of Oklahoma. This season, the unranked Bruins (4-7) have been winless in nonconference play against five ranked teams. No. 4 University of Notre Dame put the final nail in UCLA’s nonconference coffin this afternoon with an 82-67 victory. Yet, despite […]
Women’s basketball closes Tulane/DoubleTree Classic with mixed results
The Bruins split their two-game stand at the Tulane/DoubleTree Classic in New Orleans on Thursday and Friday. UCLA (4-5) fell to the University of Miami (8-3) on Thursday 67-74, snapping a three-game win streak. However, the Bruins followed up with a win against Samford (5-6) on Friday, beating the Bulldogs 71-52. Junior guard Nirra Fields […]
Women’s basketball defeats Sacramento State 92-83 to continue win steak
The coaching staff of the UCLA women’s basketball team walked into Pauley Pavilion barefoot, sat on the sidelines barefoot and even huddled in timeouts barefoot. While the pace of Friday’s game vs. Sacramento State was undeniably fast, it wasn’t the rapidity of the game, the 92-83 victory or the numerous career highs that that knocked […]
Offense rebounds from injury to key player to defeat UC Riverside 57-43
The stadium was silent. Fans whispered on the other side of the arena as medical staff attended to freshman guard Jordin Canada. Defending a fast break in the first half and trailing by 10 points, the nation’s top 2014 point guard recruit leaped for the block, but UC Riverside redshirt senior guard Dynese Adams stayed […]
Women’s basketball hopes to settle differences with UC Riverside
UCLA and UC Riverside have a lot in common. Both sit at the base of mountains in Southern California, both adhere to the University of California system and both share the UC motto “Let there be light.” These two UCs, however, show a multitude of differences when it comes to women’s basketball. UC Riverside has […]