It was a perfect storm that just wouldn’t stop hammering down on the UCLA women’s basketball team. It started with Notre Dame (8-0) running out to transition basket after transition basket as the Fighting Irish left the Bruins following in the dust. Read more...

Photo: Sixth-year senior Atonye Nyingifa and the Bruins had their largest margin of defeat this season against Notre Dame.

The UCLA women’s basketball team started off its trip to Florida with a fun day on the water. But on the flight home, fun was the last thing on the team’s mind. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields’ led UCLA past Cal Poly on a career day.

The UCLA women’s basketball team had fallen to then-No. 12 Nebraska and lost a heartbreaker to No. 12 North Carolina in the first three games of the season, but Sunday afternoon was different. Read more...

Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa’s team-high 20 points weren’t enough to push UCLA past rival USC on Monday night.

It’s been almost eight months to the date, but members of the UCLA women’s basketball team haven’t forgotten what happened. Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa can still remember the barrage of 3-pointers. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger believes UCLA can play well against Oklahoma if the Bruins can improve their defense and control the game. In last season’s matchup against Oklahoma in the NCAA tournament, Lemberger said that the UCLA let Oklahoma impose its gameplay on the Bruins, who eventually fell to the Sooners.

With just over a minute left in play, the University of North Carolina led UCLA’s women’s basketball team by eight – a seemingly insurmountable lead. But the Bruin faithful in Pauley Pavilion still got up on their feet to cheer on a possible comeback. Read more...

Photo: UCLA tried to mount a comeback in the final minutes against North Carolina, but was unable finish, losing to the Tar Heels by 10.