This post was updated Dec. 3 at 9:53 p.m. Before the season began, coach Cori Close shared her sentiments on the proverbial “sophomore slump.” “Sometimes, that sophomore slump is real because they don’t have the urgency,” Close said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts jumps with the ball above other players. Betts garnered 20 points and 10 rebounds against Arkansas. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
The second-best team in the nation spent the day before its biggest game of the season embracing tradition with something its players have done regardless of ranking or the wins under their belt. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Camryn Brown high-fives a child at the basketball clinic. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Cori Close was already planning how the Bruins would celebrate ahead of their top-six game against the Huskies. “We had said in advance, ‘When we win there will be no dancing around,’” said the UCLA women’s basketball’s coach. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala and sophomore guard Kiki Rice stand in the paint with opponents. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach Cori Close reiterated a common phrase after her team’s historic win over then-No. 6 Connecticut. “The work done in the dark always eventually gets revealed in the light,” Close said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kiki Rice rises for a shot. Rice has recorded two double-doubles in just six games to start the 2023-24 season. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 28 at 9:13 p.m. As the game tipped off just prior to noon, the sideline sections of Pauley Pavilion were near full capacity. Read more...
Photo: The crowd cheers in Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 6 for UCLA women’s basketball against Purdue. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 25 at 2:20 p.m. Niagara faced a significant height disadvantage heading into the contest. Its tallest player measured in at 6-foot-2, a mark that UCLA boasts seven players at or above on its own roster, with its towering center – sophomore Lauren Betts – coming in at 6-foot-7. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Londynn Jones prepares to shoot the ball. Jones shot a 46.2% clip from the field, a significant increase from her five total points in the previous two games. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 7:47 p.m. Two seasons ago, UCLA blew a halftime lead to Connecticut. The Huskies were ranked No. 3 in the nation in that 2021 contest, and they turned the halftime deficit into a double-digit win over an unranked Bruin squad. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kiki Rice dribbles the ball down the court. Rice notched her first double-double of the 2023-24 season against No. 6 University of Connecticut. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
