The Wildcats never recovered from the Bruins’ blistering first quarter. No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (20-4, 11-2 Pac-12) jumped out to a 19-7 lead and limited Arizona (6-18, 2-11 Pac-12) to just 18.8 percent from the field in the first quarter. Read more...
Photo: Forward Michaela Onyenwere posted 17 points and 12 rebounds in UCLA’s 69-46 victory over Arizona on Friday night. It was the freshman’s third career double-double. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)
Riding an eight-game winning streak, coach Cori Close and the Bruins aren’t getting comfortable just yet. “I couldn’t care less about streaks,” Close said Wednesday. “The reality is that I really care about how we’re getting better.” With the Pac-12 season winding down, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball will face the Arizona schools at Pauley Pavilion this weekend. The Bruins are in a three-way tie atop the Pac-12 standings and have yet to face either team this season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
There were nearly more UCLA fans than USC fans in Monday’s rematch at the Galen Center. After cutting into a 14-point deficit, the Trojans had trimmed it to a 1-point game midway through the final frame. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Lajahna Drummer added 6 points in the Bruins’ home game against USC, but scored nearly twice as many points when the Bruins traveled across town and took on the Trojans at the Galen Center. (Axel Lopez, Daily Bruin)
SoftballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor UCLA softball was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Monday. The Bruins were one of just two teams to receive first-place votes. Read more...
Photo: Only UCLA and Oregon received first-place votes in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. (Daily Bruin file photo)
First-year undeclared student Chantel Horvat describes her experience moving from Geelong, Australia, to Los Angeles to compete on the UCLA women’s basketball team. Horvat’s profile is the first installment in the Daily Bruin’s new series about international student-athletes. Read more...
Coach Cori Close received an unusual text message from her freshman point guard in 2015. “I don’t think we should recruit Kennedy Burke,” Jordin Canada wrote. Read more...
Photo: After competing against one another at rival high schools for three years, senior guard Jordin Canada and junior forward Kennedy Burke have become inseparable as teammates for UCLA women’s basketball. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ composure down the stretch helped them secure a season sweep over the Trojans. While UCLA led for the entire game, its largest lead of 14 in the third quarter dwindled to just one midway through the fourth. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings was fired up in UCLA’s win over USC at the Galen Center on Monday night. She scored 18 points and hauled in 11 rebounds en route to the 84-70 victory. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
