Nicole Kornet is relatively old for a college student. At 23, the redshirt senior guard is the second oldest player on the women’s basketball team. After living in Kentucky, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma, she landed at UCLA after transferring from the University of Oklahoma last year. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Nicole Kornet will try to stop the younger Arizona State backcourt this weekend. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s basketball is two weeks removed from its tough weekend in Washington, where they fell to unranked Washington State. However, since returning home, the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings has notched 12 double-doubles this season as well as dropping a career-high 30 points against Oregon. On the year, Billings is averaging 18.2 points and 11 rebounds per game. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The No. 13 UCLA Bruins (15-4, 6-2 Pac-12) had plenty of smiles to go around the past two weeks, and a return to Westwood for Sunday’s second consecutive matchup against crosstown rival USC (10-9, 1-7) ended in a 71-67 win giving the Bruins even more to smile about. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kennedy Burke tied her career-high mark with 23 points in 34 minutes of play during UCLA’s 71-67 victory over crosstown rival USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Track and fieldMichael Hull, assistant Sports editor Nike co-founder Phil Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars over the years to the University of Oregon athletics department, and the track and field program has reaped the benefits. Read more...
Photo: UCLA downed USC by 15, but it was really a show between two players. UCLA junior forward Monique Billings dropped 28 points and added 11 rebounds while USC senior guard Courtney Jaco notched 27 points. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The women’s basketball team’s first game against USC this season only briefly looked like a competitive rivalry. In what would eventually be a 74-59 win for the Bruins (14-4, 5-2 Pac-12), the Trojans (10-8, 1-6) came out in the first quarter playing tough basketball. Read more...
Photo: Forward Monique Billings recorded a team-high 28 points last night against USC. The junior scored a career-high just four days ago against Oregon. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
No. 13 UCLA women’s basketball (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and USC (10-7, 1-5 Pac-12) are nearly identical on paper statistically with respect to per-game averages in points, field goal percentage, assists, steals and blocks. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball enters this week’s two games against USC on a two-game win streak. Much of that success can be attributed to junior forward Monique Billings, who dropped a career-high 30 points the last time out. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
Giants stomped inside the paint Sunday when the No. 17 UCLA Bruins (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) and the Oregon Ducks (12-6, 2-4 Pac-12) faced off in conference play. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward Monique Billings continues to prove that this is her best season thus far. Billings notched a career-high 30 points, to go along with 14 rebounds and six steals, during UCLA’s win over Oregon. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
