Category Archives: Women’s Basketball

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The Bruins have won seven straight games when holding a halftime lead. But they couldn’t hold on this time. “I told the team in the locker room that, on one hand, I’m so proud of the confidence that they’ve earned in these first three road games,” said coach Cori Close. “But on the […]

This post was updated Jan. 5 at 3:17 p.m. BERKELEY — The Bruins are the top offensive rebounding team in the Pac-12 – and it got them the win. After a missed second free throw by redshirt senior forward Lajahna Drummer, sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere kept UCLA women’s basketball (9-5, 2-0) alive with an out-of-area […]

Cori Close said the third quarter was the turning point for the Bruins. “We played with much more toughness,” the coach said. “If you want a different outcome, then you need to choose a different response. That’s really what the bottom line of the second half was.” UCLA (8-5, 1-0 Pac-12) women’s basketball overcame a […]

Despite leading the Bruins in scoring, Japreece Dean spent the majority of the final quarter cheering on her teammates from the bench. “It was super fun watching people fly around, get scoops, get deflections and the bench energy was great,” the senior guard said. “It was fun to be around. I know (the bench was) […]

Michaela Onyenwere said the Bruins wanted to win for a special reason. “We knew that we were coming back to (redshirt senior guard Chrissy Baird’s) hometown,” the sophomore forward said. “We wanted to make her homecoming really nice for her.” UCLA women’s basketball (6-5) captured a 78-47 road victory over Illinois-Chicago (2-7) on Wednesday night […]

Cori Close said the team’s mentality throughout the past week revolved around two words. “Fun and focus,” the coach said. “(I told them,) ‘Let’s work on having more fun together, working on plays with each other.’ … I really thought they lived that.” UCLA women’s basketball (5-5) shot a season-high 52.5 percent against Oklahoma State […]