The women’s basketball team lost a key player over the weekend to a leg injury. Freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell landed awkwardly in practice Friday and heard three pops in her right knee. Read more...

Photo: Before Sunday’s game against Cal, freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell (right) received a plaque commemorating her contribution to the U.S. National U18 team that went undefeated in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship last summer. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)

Harry Potter Night cast a spell on Pauley Pavilion this weekend. There was magic, but it was brewing in the visitors’ locker room. On Friday, UCLA (8-11, 4-4 Pac-12) was outgunned 79-70 against No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada scored 11 points in UCLA’s loss to Cal. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)

One second on the shot clock and the ball found freshman guard Jordin Canada. Falling back, she had no other choice but to shoot. The Bruins were up two with 1:17 left in the game but hadn’t found lasting momentum all game. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields credited Sunday’s largest crowd of the season with providing the team with extra motivation to pull out a win over USC. (Max Himmelrich/Daliy Bruin)

A shuddering fall, a sore back, muscle spasms, a broken nose, a concussion and two Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors. It seems like an athletic paradox, a nonsensical descriptive list for an individual player. Read more...

Photo: After several injuries forced Jordin Canada to the sidelines, the freshman guard was able to post stat lines in her return that qualified her for multiple Pac-12 awards. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)