The final score of a game often does not tell the full story.
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
UCLA women’s basketball defeats Oregon State thanks to improvements in defense, offense
Coach Cori Close’s message at practice Wednesday was simple: improve, which is exactly what the UCLA women’s basketball team did Thursday night.
UCLA women's basketball focusing on increased intensity for home game against Oregon State
Basketball games are not always decided by skill and talent. Often enough, games come down to intangibles: desire and heart.
Women’s basketball falls to USC in the final seconds of a close game
With several key team members sitting on the bench as injured spectators rather than players for Saturday’s game against the Trojans, the Bruins knew they had a challenge in front of them.
Depleted women’s basketball team to host USC
When a team’s traditional rivalry game rolls around, typically the same standard story lines get trotted out year after year: it’s going to be a tough, physical game; we really want to win this one because it’s our rival; these teams have bad blood between them.
Injuries to key players hinder chemistry of UCLA women’s basketball
When coaches draw up plans and strategies at the beginning of a season, the one thing they can never account for is injuries.
Women’s basketball rebounds to defeat the Sun Devils despite a first-half injury
When freshman guard Moriah Faulk went to the floor rolling in pain during the first half of Saturday’s game, it looked as if the injury-riddled UCLA women’s basketball team had been dealt a final crippling blow.