This post was updated April 22 at 11:17 p.m. The rotation had been complete enough for the Bruins to win. But it still had not been fully complete. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kiki Rice dribbles the ball. Rice paced the Bruins with 23 points in a season-high scoring night. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 6:19 p.m. It took Lauren Betts just 14 minutes to record a double-double. And after logging the coveted feat well before halftime, the senior center ran with the momentum to record a season-high 24 points in No. Read more...
Photo: Senior center Lauren Betts prepares to shoot a contested layup at Pauley Pavilion. Betts paced the team with 24 points and added 14 rebounds en route to No. 4 UCLA women’s basketball’s 80-59 victory over Oregon. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
A hefty share of offseason transfers – including every member of last year’s freshman class – left former Bruins scattered across the country. And as a result, facing off against former teammates has become a norm for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez dribbles the ball. Jaquez posted 29 points in last Sunday’s victory over Tennessee. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 4:53 p.m. Sunday was a shootout on the West Coast. On one side was senior guard Gabriela Jaquez – the four-year Bruin who came to Westwood as the younger sister of Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Guards senior Gabriela Jaquez and graduate student Gianna Kneepkens vie for a rebound. Jaquez and Kneepkens combined for a 75% clip from beyond the arc to lead the Bruins in scoring along with senior guard Kiki Rice. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 11:42 p.m. It was like Thanksgiving without the turkey. Lauren Betts – a First Team All-American last season and the Bruins’ second leading scorer this season – was out of Thursday’s action after sustaining an elbow injury Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Head coach Cori Close claps from the sideline. Close’s squad posted a 30-point showing over Duke Thursday to take third place at the Players Era Championship tournament. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 22 at 10:32 p.m. A 23-point deficit in the third quarter had seemingly written the Bruins off. But coach Cori Close’s squad – who averaged 82.8 points to its opponent’s 53.3 entering Wednesday’s matchup – did not give up so easily. Despite closing the gap to four points, No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Gianna Kneepkens runs down the court. The guard went 7-for-11 from the field to tie for a team-high 17 points and recorded one of UCLA’s two blocks in the contest. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Coach Cori Close often preaches that five of the last six national champions boasted the top defense in the country. And after holding their opponent to zero points in the second quarter and just nine points across the entire first half, the Bruins appear to have internalized their coach’s advice. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Lauren Betts gives graduate forward Angela Dugalić a high-five. Dugalić posted a team-high 20 points Sunday afternoon. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
