Cori Close said the warmup for the big dance starts Friday. “As much as we want to win the conference tournament, that’s not what we’re preparing for,” the coach said. “We’re preparing for the NCAA tournament.” No. 25 UCLA women’s basketball (19-11, 12-6 Pac-12) earned the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye in the […]
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UCLA, Colorado, Utah to vie for Pac-12 tournament first-round bye this week
The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Despite UCLA falling to both schools at Pauley Pavilion in […]
Men’s basketball goes into final week of regular season with possible bye in sight
With a good week, UCLA men’s basketball could climb as high as the No. 3 seed for next week’s Pac-12 tournament. With a bad week, the Bruins are looking at the dreaded four-games-in-four-nights draw starting March 13 in Las Vegas. But to obtain the path of least resistance toward the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament bid, […]
Gymnastics aims high after low individual performance scores against Oklahoma
Coach Valorie Kondos Field said the Bruins are looking at the positives. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12) saw its undefeated season come to an end versus No. 1 Oklahoma (7-0, 1-0 Big 12) on Sunday in Norman, Oklahoma. Though the Sooners did not record a single perfect score, the Bruins notched three 10s […]
Softball’s roller-coaster weekend ends with pair of shutouts, first lost of season
It was a weekend of highs and lows. No. 2 UCLA softball (17-1) came away from the Judi Garman Classic with wins against No. 3 Florida (21-2) and UConn (4-12), but suffered its first loss of the season versus unranked Michigan (9-8). The Bruins beat the Gators on Friday for the second time in three […]
Gymnastics falls to Oklahoma in first season loss despite posting 3 perfect 10s
UCLA and Oklahoma entered the last rotation tied at 148.200. Senior Katelyn Ohashi was the final athlete up on balance beam for the Bruins – but the Sooners clinched the win before she could finish her routine. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12) posted its third-lowest score of the season on Sunday in its […]
Gymnastics takes home stage in meet that could dethrone Oklahoma from No. 1 spot
This post was updated March 3 at 2:36 p.m. The Bruins are looking at a rematch of last year’s NCAA championship meet. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (7-0, 6-0 Pac-12) will travel to No. 1 Oklahoma (6-0, 1-0 Big 12) on Sunday, with the Bruins coming off a win over then-undefeated No. 4 Utah (7-1, 5-1 […]