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February 20, 3:12 am

UCLA women’s basketball develops initiative after challenge from coach

Coach Cori Close stood at half-court, her eyes scanning the players waiting in position to practice zone defense strategy. Rather than continue to watch her team run the simulated play half-heartedly, Close walked off the court, took her bags and prematurely exited Wednesday’s practice through the northwest wing of Pauley Pavilion with the rest of the coaching staff. Read more...

Photo: Even though coach Cori Close walked out on the team’s Wednesday practice redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver said she and the team knew that they had to take ownership of their lack of urgency and finish their drills. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)

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February 12, 12:46 am

Women’s basketball looks to control defense in rematch against Cal

The Bruins only have six more games, six more chances to turn their 6-6 conference record into a winning one before the Pac-12 tournament. First stop: Haas Pavilion, home of the Bears. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said that UCLA did a good job of forcing turnovers against Utah and Colorado, and that the Bruins will be looking to do the same when they face the Cal Golden Bears. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)

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February 11, 12:54 am

Women’s basketball’s Cori Close carries forward Coach Wooden’s legacy at UCLA

Twenty-one years ago, in the spring of 1994, coach Cori Close, then the restricted-earnings coach for the UCLA women’s basketball team, was not prepared. She was dressed in sweats one Tuesday evening when Steve Lavin, her counterpart on the men’s basketball team, told her that she was coming with him to coach John Wooden’s apartment – he said she didn’t have a choice. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close first met John Wooden while working as a restricted-earnings coach for the Bruins. As she moved forward to be assistant coach for UCSB and finally head coach for UCLA, her relationship with Wooden influenced her approach to her job. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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February 9, 1:38 am

Women’s basketball steps up defense in wins against Colorado, Utah

UCLA women’s basketball won’t allow a five-game losing streak this season. The Bruins (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) started the season with four straight losses, a deed that was repeated once again when the Bruins dropped four consecutive games to Stanford, Cal, Oregon and Oregon State. Read more...

Photo: Facing a possible five-game losing streak, junior guard Nirra Fields scored 24 points against Colorado to lift UCLA to a 72-65 win. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)

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February 6, 12:46 am

Women’s basketball looks to snap losing streak with Colorado win

The UCLA women’s basketball team is on the verge of eclipsing a season high Friday night – and that’s not a good thing. UCLA (8-13, 4-6 Pac-12) has lost four games in a row and a loss Friday in Pauley Pavilion against Colorado (10-11, 3-7) would mean a new season-high losing streak. Read more...

Photo: In practice, freshman guard Jordan Canada (pictured), junior guard Nirra Fields and redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver have been working on a triple threat penetration set to help improve decision-making. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)


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