Coach Cori Close received a text from Charisma Osborne on Saturday night: “What do you want me to focus on?” The freshman guard was asking for advice after No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne was second for then-No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball with 14 points in its loss to then-No. 16 Arizona on Friday night. She then put up 15 points against then-No. 19 Arizona State on Sunday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Two games – two different outcomes for the Bruins. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (19-2, 8-2 Pac-12) split its games over the weekend, losing Friday to No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne scored in the double digits during both of No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball’s games over the weekend, logging 14 points against No. 16 Arizona and 15 against No. 19 Arizona State. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A pair of ranked teams are on the horizon for the Bruins. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (18-1, 7-1 Pac-12) will travel to the Grand Canyon State to take on No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne has posted a team-high 33.3% from behind the arc for No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball. She will match up with Arizona guard Aari McDonald, who has averaged over 20 points per game. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Natalie Chou understood she had to work twice as hard to make it. And her mother, Quanli Li, never let her forget it. “She’s a mom first but a coach second,” said UCLA women’s basketball redshirt junior guard Chou. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior guard Natalie Chou has averaged two steals per game during her time in Westwood with No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball. She played the first two years of her collegiate career at Baylor before injuring her wrist and deciding to find a new place to play. Chou developed her basketball skills starting at age 4, training with her mother. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ mettle and viability as a legitimate contender will be tested. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (18-1, 7-1 Pac-12) will start its longest road stretch of the season – four games – on Friday, facing three top-20-ranked teams in a row. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne put up career-highs in rebounds, assists and steals in No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball’s home win against Washington on Friday night. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Right after the national anthem, coach Cori Close found out about the passing of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. She chose not to share the tragic news with her players before the game. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere scored 23 points in No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball’s win over Washington State at home Sunday afternoon. The game was her fifth straight in which she scored double figures. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
