With matchups against two top-three teams ahead, the Bruins are going to need some more help from their freshman class. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball had one of the highest-ranked freshman classes in the country headed into 2017, reeling in three top-40 recruits. Read more...

Photo: Forward Michaela Onyenwere is averaging 12.5 points and eight rebounds per game this season. After struggling against Presbyterian on Sunday, UCLA women’s basketball will need the freshman to bounce back in the coming weeks, when they will face No. 3 Baylor and No. 1 Connecticut. (Eljona Piñon/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins won by a healthy margin, but to coach Cori Close, the scoreboard didn’t tell a winning story. “I’m disappointed with our effort tonight,” Close said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball picked up its second straight win to open the season and extended its home-winning streak to 31 games. Senior forward Monique Billings led the Bruins in scoring with 12 points. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)

With an experienced core and a slew of talented underclassmen, UCLA women’s basketball has high expectations for the upcoming season. “Our core group is still here,” said senior forward Monique Billings. Read more...

Photo: After being eliminated in the Sweet 16 in back-to-back years, senior forward Monique Billings and UCLA women’s basketball believe they have the correct pieces to contend for a title in 2017-2018. Billings averaged 16.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in her junior season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

The UCLA women’s basketball team scored the most points ever in the program’s history in its Friday game against the San Jose State Spartans. The No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball scored a program-record 129 points in a 60-point rout of San Jose State on Friday night. Senior guard Jordin Canada recorded her second career triple-double in the victory. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)

A dominant defensive performance, along with two impressive freshman debuts, helped carry the UCLA women’s basketball team to victory. The No. 8 Bruins defeated the Vanguard Lions 87-40 in an exhibition Sunday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball beat Vanguard 87-40 in an exhibition match at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Michaela Onyenwere was 5-of-7 from the field and scored 14 points in her collegiate debut. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

The women’s basketball team had a season that was defined by what it wasn’t. Though UCLA (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) finished No. 15 in the polls after a hard-fought loss to UConn in the Sweet 16, it was far from the road the Bruins were expecting. Read more...

Photo: During a season in which the Bruins may have underperformed per their preseason goals, junior guard Jordin Canada was a bright spot. Canada led the team in points per game, assists and steals with 17.8, 242 and 85 respectively. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)