Two UCLA women's basketball coaches have a friendship that dates back nearly two decades after the two met volunteering as coaches at a camp for female high school athletes. Read more...
Photo: Erin Ng/Daily Bruin
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February 10, 1:37 am
UCLA women’s basketball loses to rival USC, 68-54
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)
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February 7, 1:51 am
UCLA women’s basketball ready for Pac-12 round-two play
The timekeeper’s bell is ringing and the card in the air clearly displays “Round 2.” It’s time for the UCLA women’s basketball team to lace up the boxing gloves again as it takes on Pac-12 opponents for the second time this season. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger will be playing her final regular-season matchup against USC on Saturday. Lemberger and the Bruins beat the Trojans twice last season but dropped the first game against their rivals this season. (Photo credit: Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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February 4, 12:30 am
Women’s basketball finds success with new formula
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.
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February 3, 12:00 am
UCLA women’s basketball ends weekend with a win
The only sounds audible in Pauley Pavilion were the Bruin player’s footsteps as she stepped up to the line. The ball missed the mark, and the silence was cut by a collective groan coming out of the stands. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger was fouled multiple times against the Washington State Cougars. She converted 11 out of the 12 ensuing free throws to contribute to the Bruins’ 79-72 win.
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January 31, 1:06 am
Corinne Costa stands tall for UCLA women’s basketball
From now on, any center playing against UCLA will find herself looking up when she walks out to the jump ball. She’ll be lined up against Corinne Costa, all six feet and four inches of her. Read more...
Photo: With redshirt junior forward/center Corinne Costa back in the starting lineup, UCLA’s interior defense has greatly improved.
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January 27, 12:21 am
UCLA women’s basketball struggles down the stretch
In both of UCLA women’s basketball’s games in Northern California, there were clear points where everything just went south. The Bruins began the weekend by facing the Stanford Cardinal on Friday, and the Bruins fought against the label of underdogs by finishing the first half only down a point. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields scored 26 points in UCLA’s loss to Cal Sunday