Lose one, win one, lose another and win another. Rinse and repeat. Such is the life of UCLA women’s basketball. It has been alternating wins and losses throughout the season except for a short period of four games. Read more...
Photo: While the Bruins’ winning percentage has hovered around or below .500, freshman Dominique Williams said the Bruins are finding positives in their strong work in practices.
UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close didn’t need to be verbose to express how it felt not to finish the weekend’s trip to Arizona with two wins: “It stinks.” But an elaboration upon that answer makes it clear why she feels that way. Read more...
Three games into the Pac-12 conference schedule, UCLA women’s basketball could easily have a record of 3-0 instead of the 1-2 conference record it currently holds. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Luiana Livulo and the Bruins could be 3-0 in Pac-12 play, but a few missed opportunities have the team off to shaky start, 1-2, in conference play.
Knees bent, elbows in, eyes on the basket, follow through and swish. Kari Korver has made a name for herself off her deadliness from behind the three-point line. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kari Korver tore her ACL and will not be able to play this season, but her leadership off the bench has helped the Bruins.
Senior guard Thea Lemberger and sophomore guard Nirra Fields converged on a Utah women’s basketball player dribbling near half-court. They reached in with their arms and shut the gaps with their lean frames, trapping the Utes’ ball handler. Read more...
Up by nine with 6:20 left in the game, it seemed that the UCLA women’s basketball team had it under control. But then Colorado started crashing the boards, and with each and every rebound, fought its way back into the game. Read more...
There wasn’t a single person sitting down in Pauley Pavilion as Nirra Fields walked up to the free throw line for three free throws. Three free throws to tie up the game with virtually no time left on the clock. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa’s team-high 20 points weren’t enough to push UCLA past rival USC on Monday night.
