This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:39 p.m. After her team lost its first game of the season, coach Cori Close said that she knew they would respond. Read more...
Photo: Junior Lauren Betts reaches over Fighting Illini forward Kendall Bostic toward the basket. The 6-foot-7 center returned to the court after a one-game absence due to a right foot injury. She put up a team-high 22 points to lead the team. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 17 10:21 p.m. The Bruins returned home Sunday on the heels of their first loss of the season – one that dented what could have been a perfect season. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Janiah Barker leans back to shoot a layup. The Texas A&M transfer started in place of junior center Lauren Betts, who was sidelined because of a bruised right foot. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
The Bruins’ 2023-2024 season ended with a loss in the Sweet Sixteen, forcing the team to shift its focus toward the next season. And as fate would have it, that would be the team’s last defeat for nearly a calendar year. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kendall Dudley reaches up for the ball. The Bruins suffered their first loss of the season in an away match against the Trojans. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 1:29 a.m. Rosters shift, playbooks evolve, calendars shuffle, conferences realign and leaders rotate through every offseason. But some scripts don’t get rewritten. Thursday night trapped the Bruins in their own rerun – a nightmarish one – allowing their fiercest rival to undo their once-perfect season. For the second consecutive season, the Trojans stopped the Bruins in their tracks. Read more...
Photo: USC guard JuJu Watkins attempts to block a layup by UCLA junior center Lauren Betts. Junior guard Kiki Rice and Betts put up a combined 33 points, but their effort wasn’t enough to outshine Watkins’ 38 points. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball (23-0, 11-0 Big Ten) will face its long-time rival for the first of two matches this season. It will play No. Read more...
Women’s college basketball will look to Los Angeles this week for one of its highest profile matchups of the regular season. No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball (23-0, 11-0 Big Ten) will take on No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close looks onto the court at the UCLA women’s basketball team. Close has led her team to a 23-game undefeated streak to start the 2024-2025 season. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 1:59 a.m. The ghost of the Pac-12 returned, with UCLA etching another win against its now-Big Ten rival Oregon. However, the win did not come easy. No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Londynn Jones dribbles the ball down the court. Jones put up a team-high nine first-half points, shooting 3-for-4 from the arc and rounded out the match with a season-high 21 points. (AIDAN SUN/Assistant Photo editor)
