A dominant defensive performance, along with two impressive freshman debuts, helped carry the UCLA women’s basketball team to victory. The No. 8 Bruins defeated the Vanguard Lions 87-40 in an exhibition Sunday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball beat Vanguard 87-40 in an exhibition match at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Michaela Onyenwere was 5-of-7 from the field and scored 14 points in her collegiate debut. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Men’s basketballRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor UCLA men’s basketball was one of four teams selected to compete in the Hall of Fame Classic. UCLA will be joined by Baylor, Creighton and Wisconsin. Read more...
The women’s basketball team had a season that was defined by what it wasn’t. Though UCLA (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) finished No. 15 in the polls after a hard-fought loss to UConn in the Sweet 16, it was far from the road the Bruins were expecting. Read more...
Photo: During a season in which the Bruins may have underperformed per their preseason goals, junior guard Jordin Canada was a bright spot. Canada led the team in points per game, assists and steals with 17.8, 242 and 85 respectively. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma made a point of talking to Jordin Canada after the Huskies’ 86-71 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Kriste Hoang/Daily Bruin)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Women’s college basketball is a different world in Connecticut. During the No. 4-seeded Bruins’ (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) 86-71 loss to the No. 1 overall seed UConn Huskies (35-0, 16-0 American Athletic Conference) in the Sweet 16, the team didn’t want the atmosphere and situation to affect them. Read more...
Photo: UCLA had the early lead, but ultimately fell 86-71 to UConn, the four-time defending NCAA champions, in the Sweet 16. Junior forward Monique Billings had 17 points and 16 boards for the Bruins. (Jackson Haigis/The Daily Campus)
Kari Korver looked excited after hitting her second three of the game. Texas A&M (22-12, 9-7 SEC) called a timeout and the redshirt senior guard pumped her fist and shouted as she headed into the UCLA (25-8, 13-5 Pac-12) huddle up at 9-2 less than two minutes into the game. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Kari Korver, in her last game at Pauley Pavilion, drained seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 21 points. The Bruins would go on to win 75-43. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA women’s basketball advanced to the round of 32 on Saturday night, following a historic performance by junior guard Jordin Canada. Canada tied a school record with 16 assists and scored 15 points to go along with five rebounds. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada led UCLA women’s basketball through the first round of the NCAA Tournament by tying a school record with 16 assists and adding on 15 points. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
