It was going to happen eventually. After winning nine of its last 10, No. 12 UCLA women’s basketball (20-7, 12-4 Pac-12) was on a roll. The Bruins had reached their highest ranking all season and hadn’t yet had a double-digit, convincing loss. Read more...
Photo: Oregon State guard Jamie Weisner’s 20 first-half points created a problem for UCLA and an opportunity for the Beavers. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Oregon’s powerhouse forward Jillian Alleyne reacted quickest to her own miss and redirected the ball back to the hoop, tying the game at 70 with 52 seconds to play. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada posted 20 points and four assists against the Oregon Ducks Friday night. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Oregon State women’s basketball coach Scott Rueck sat at the podium with guard Jamie Weisner. Both looked stunned. It was Jan. 4 and their Beaver team had just suffered a 20 point loss to UCLA, then – and still – by far their largest of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields helped anchor the UCLA women’s basketball team’s defensive efforts against Oregon State back in January. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Patience and chaos. Two words that usually aren’t connected with one another. The message coming out of the UCLA women’s basketball camp, however, is centered on making them work together to alleviate the Bruins’ worrying pattern of missing golden opportunities in recent games. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Kari Korver said that the UCLA women’s basketball team has been rushing a lot of shots in the beginning of games. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
In every game that Washington’s Kelsey Plum has played this season, she has forced her opponent to react to her. Sometimes it’s in the fourth quarter, sometimes it’s earlier. Read more...
Photo: Washington guard Kelsey Plum posted 32 points, 17 in the first quarter, against the Bruins. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When sophomore forward Monique Billings received the ball from sophomore guard Jordin Canada halfway through the fourth quarter, UCLA was already well ahead. That didn’t stop her from quickly pulling the trigger and draining the jumper. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Monique Billings had 16 points and nine rebounds in Friday night’s victory over Washington State. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
When the women’s basketball team gets a visit from the Washington schools this weekend, Westwood will be a little different. It won’t be different because of Washington State, (12-11, 3-9) a solid if unspectacular team, or because of the University of Washington (16-7, 7-5). Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada and Washington guard Kelsey Plum are the only two players from the Pac-12 to be up for the Dawn Staley Award Mid-Season 2016 Watch List. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
