Late on a Friday night in Seattle a few weeks ago, Thea Lemberger typed away on her phone, journaling her postgame thoughts.
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball holds off late ’SC rally
Midway through the first half, senior guard Markel Walker tipped a pass, lunged for the loose ball and, in one motion, scooped it up and heaved a lefty pass up court to redshirt senior forward Jasmine Dixon. Dixon then shoveled the ball to junior guard Thea Lemberger, who leaped up, preparing to lay in the […]
Shake-ups mark women’s basketball seniors’ tumultuous college careers
Senior guard Mariah Williams admired coach Nikki Caldwell – her persona, her demeanor, her character – so much that she chose to attend UCLA mainly because of her.
UCLA women’s basketball overwhelms USC
With less than 10 seconds left in the first half, USC’s Ariya Crook raced up the court, weaving between UCLA defenders to try to beat the clock. Then, she ran into a wall. Crook crashed into senior guard/forward Markel Walker and lost the ball, sending USC into halftime in a daze, trailing UCLA by 15. […]
Fighting spirit not enough to net victory over Stanford
When Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike drove the lane on a fast break in the second half, her elbow slammed into the face of UCLA freshman guard Kari Korver, who went down immediately. Within seconds, however, Korver bounced right back up. Even as blood oozed down her face, she didn’t flinch. UCLA played with that same toughness […]
No. 15 women’s basketball hosts top-10 opponents Cal, Stanford
For the past three weeks UCLA women’s basketball has focused on rebounding, but it’s been about more than just crashing the boards.
Walk-on Madeline Brooks impresses with enthusiastic, selfless play
As tipoff for the UCLA women’s basketball game against Utah approached, the lights shut off and Pauley Pavilion went dark.