Racing up and down the basketball court, Nirra Fields is at home – it’s her place of solace. It’s been there to give her a place to escape the struggles of living in a family with a single mother who could not always provide for her seven children in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields uprooted her life and left her family in Canada for a better opportunity to follow her passion for basketball in the United States. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Walking off the court, surrounded by a sea of cheering fans in red, was not how UCLA seniors, Thea Lemberger and Atonye Nyingifa, imagined the outcome of the game. Read more...

Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa scored 25 points for UCLA but it wasn’t enough in her team’s second loss to USC this season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)

The game clock was ticking down and UCLA was only up by three over Washington State. But after the ball found its way into senior guard Thea Lemberger’s hands and she drew the foul, a wave of relief washed over the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...

Photo: After struggling in close games at the start of conference play, the Bruins have improved their play late in games. UCLA’s last three wins were decided by seven points or less.