Less than two minutes into the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver knocked down her first 3-pointer, giving UCLA women’s basketball an early 3-2 lead. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Kari Korver scored 12 points, all through 3-pointers. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Spring break meant nothing to the women’s basketball team as it rolled into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Elite Eight with a win over University of Northern Colorado Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA moves on to the Elite Eight of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament with its victory over Northern Colorado. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
While the women’s basketball team’s bid for the Women’s National Invitation Tournament was automatic, it’s passage into the second round was far from it. UCLA defeated Cal State Bakersfield Thursday night in the first round of the tournament 70-54. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields registered a double-double against Cal State Bakersfield after scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This article was updated on March 9 at 2:34 a.m. Five months, 30 games and more than 1,239 minutes. It all came down to one split-second play near half-court when the ball hovered in the air before descending upon two hands, both battling for possession. Read more...
Photo: Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, guard Jordin Canada played her last game of the season in a loss against Stanford. The freshman finished her last rookie game with 15 points and eight rebounds. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One down. Three to go. The UCLA women’s basketball players left KeyArena Thursday a little lighter after the weight of the first round of Pac-12 tournament play was lifted off their shoulders. Read more...
Photo: Playing in her first Pac-12 tournament game, freshman guard Jordin Canada was one assist shy of a double-double in the Bruins win. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Even in the final stretch of the season, UCLA women’s basketball will need to accomplish some firsts in order to keep its season alive. It’s win or go home as UCLA begins its quest for a Pac-12 title and an NCAA Tournament berth against the University of Arizona on Thursday at 2 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver and the UCLA women’s basketball team need to win four games in four days to keep the Bruins’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Irritability, extreme thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom and unprecedented weight loss – these were the signs that prompted Kacy Swain’s father, George Swain, to make a trip to the pharmacy and buy a blood sugar testing kit one spring day in 2011. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Kacy Swain’s physical burden goes beyond the sweat beading down her forehead and the weight of exhausted legs still trudging deep into the second half. Type 1 diabetes forced Swain to alter her lifestyle in high school in order to keep playing basketball. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
