SEATTLE, Wash. — The Bruins will play in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals for the third consecutive year. No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball (24-6, 15-4 Pac-12) knocked off California (21-10, 11-8) 77-74 in the quarterfinal Friday night, setting the stage for a semifinal meeting with Oregon on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings recorded 18 points and eight rebounds in the Bruins’ 77-74 win over the Bears on Friday night. UCLA will face Oregon in the semifinal of the Pac-12 Tournament on Saturday.

Another game went down to the wire for the Bruins, but this time they were able to come away with the win. After its third straight close game, No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada ended Thursday’s game with 20 points after going scoreless in the first half. Canada is now the only active player in NCAA women’s basketball with 2,000 points, 500 assists and 300 steals. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

Coach Cori Close said her biggest message at practice was uniformity – making game adjustments as a team rather than individually. The Bruins fell to a top-15 team Monday in overtime for a second consecutive game, but they will have the opportunity to bounce back this week as conference play comes to a close. Read more...

Photo: Saturday’s game against Utah will be the final regular season home game that senior Kelli Hayes will play in. The guard is averaging 6.6 points per game and has started in all 27 games this season for the Bruins. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)