Even in the final stretch of the season, UCLA women’s basketball will need to accomplish some firsts in order to keep its season alive. It’s win or go home as UCLA begins its quest for a Pac-12 title and an NCAA Tournament berth against the University of Arizona on Thursday at 2 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver and the UCLA women’s basketball team need to win four games in four days to keep the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Irritability, extreme thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom and unprecedented weight loss – these were the signs that prompted Kacy Swain’s father, George Swain, to make a trip to the pharmacy and buy a blood sugar testing kit one spring day in 2011. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Kacy Swain’s physical burden goes beyond the sweat beading down her forehead and the weight of exhausted legs still trudging deep into the second half. Type 1 diabetes forced Swain to alter her lifestyle in high school in order to keep playing basketball. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Seattle — In the span of one week, it is both the city of setbacks and the city of rekindled ambition. UCLA women’s basketball left the Emerald City on Saturday afternoon after a hard loss to cap off its regular season, but the Bruins will fly back later this week to test their postseason drive in the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver scored a team-high 15 points but was unable to lift UCLA past Washington in Seattle. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s shot clock is running out. Before the Bruins left for Pullman, Wash., they had just 80 minutes left in the regular season to improve their record and determine their seeding heading into the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver scored 13 points against Washington State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The song remains the same for the women’s basketball team as they prepare for their final two games of Pac-12 in Washington state – rebounding, getting stops on defense and limiting turnovers under pressure. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kelli Hayes (pictured) has had to step up in recent games after an injury to freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One day, they are Brittanys. The next, Sophies. A week later, Lilis. On Tuesday, they may be dominant three-point shooters. On Thursday, they may be quick to drive to the basket – their purpose is adaptation. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year Aaron Willis, third-year Preston Dillingham and third-year Winston Boyce all played high school basketball and had Division I aspirations, but found their place on the practice squad instead. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An ovation filled Pauley Pavilion as coach Cori Close embraced her three senior players in celebration of their respective UCLA home careers playing on the Nell and John Wooden Court. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Madeline Poteet posted seven points and four assists in her final game at Pauley Pavilion as a Bruin. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
