For the fourth time this season, a Bruins game will not take place at its scheduled time, but this time, it’s not because of COVID-19. No. Read more...
Photo: After taking down then-No. 8 Oregon on the road, coach Cori Close’s team will have to wait for its next matchup. No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball’s Jan. 8 game against Colorado was postponed after injuries prevented the Bruins from fielding the minimum amount of scholarship players necessary for Pac-12 play. (Daily Bruin file photo)
It was a game of milestones for Michaela Onyenwere on Jan. 3 afternoon. The senior forward scored a career-high 33 points, moved up two spots to 14th on the Bruins’ all-time scoring list and made the game-winning shot with 51 seconds left as then-No. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Michaela Onyenwere put up a career-high 33 points in then-No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball’s victory over then-No. 8 Oregon. Onyenwere also added 10 rebounds to her total as well as making all eight of her free-throw attempts. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
As college sports continue to be pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, professional leagues have restarted. Each Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will highlight a few standout alumni performances from the past week in ongoing leagues as we await the return of university athletics. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin tight end Devin Asiasi – the 91st overall pick by the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL Draft – caught his first reception and touchdown in his career in the team’s final game of the season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
While 2020 may have come to end, matchups against undefeated Pac-12 opponents continue into the new year for the Bruins. After concluding the calendar year with a 61-49 loss to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Michaela Onyenwere enters No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball’s matchup against No. 8 Oregon as the team’s leading scorer. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 23 at 11:05 a.m. While the Bruins lost the game, Emily Bessoir delivered a standout performance. Deemed “the best freshman on the floor today” by coach Cori Close, the forward, playing in her seventh game, scored 15 points Monday afternoon, as No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Emily Bessoir tied her career-high with 15 points in UCLA women’s basketball’s loss to Stanford. She also added five rebounds, one block and one steal while playing 25 minutes. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)
With a starter missing the game because of an injury, Natalie Chou stepped up with her best scoring performance of the season. Starting the game in place of the injured redshirt junior guard Chantel Horvat, the redshirt senior guard scored a season-high 18 points as No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Natalie Chou set a new personal season-high in points in UCLA women’s basketball’s victory over California on Saturday. Chou put up 18 points on 7-of-13 in her return to the starting lineup. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins’ first conference homestand features two opponents in opposite situations. No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) will play its first home conference game this year when it takes on winless California (0-5, 0-2) on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Lauryn Miller is second on UCLA women’s basketball in assists and third in rebounds entering the team’s conference homestand against the Bay Area schools. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
