Tuesday, December 16

UCLA women’s basketball must improve mental game, break losing streak

The UCLA women’s basketball team is still looking for a win, along with its identity. The Bruins’ losing streak reached three games on Sunday as they lost their home opener against Texas. Read more...

Photo: Guard Nirra Fields led UCLA in scoring as the junior netted 19 points against No. 10 Texas on Sunday. But Fields’ 15 second-half points were not enough to lead the Bruins to a comeback victory over the Longhorns. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball needs to focus on defense to end losing streak

UCLA women’s basketball needs to turn up the heat after a chilling visit to the East Coast this past weekend. The unranked Duke Dogs of James Madison University served the Bruins a cold 87-91 loss in Harrisonburg, Va. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said UCLA’s fast break was its strong suit in its two season-opening losses on the road. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s basketball falls to JMU, UNC in first games of season

The opening weekend for the UCLA women’s basketball team showed that the team still has a lot to work on. UCLA fell on the road to James Madison on Friday with a score of 91-87 and suffered a 84-68 loss to the University of North Carolina on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields led the Bruins in scoring as UCLA fell on the road to James Madison and the University of North Carolina. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Friendship on point: Bruins’ new floor generals bond beyond basketball

They used to have USA stitched on the front of their jerseys. Both were freshmen in high school, point guards, under 6-feet tall and top players in the nation. Read more...

Photo: Jordin Canada (left) and Recee’ Caldwell grew up 1,200 miles apart, in Los Angeles and San Antonio, respectively. The two freshmen guards became friends playing for the national team in high school and now will both play together at UCLA. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball’s recruiting class scores high marks in exhibition

The players were full of spirit, jumping up and down and high-fiving each other. Coach Cori Close was smiling. The cheers of anticipating fans, the rumble of the announcer, balls dribbling and swooshing through nets, the squeaks of shoes – these are the sounds of a highly anticipated season of UCLA women’s basketball on the brand-new court of Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields was one of the returning players on a women’s basketball team that featured a blend of new and old talent. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s basketball releases difficult nonconference schedule

After taking on a non-conference schedule last year that was ranked third most difficult in the nation, UCLA women’s basketball announced Thursday that the team will once again be battling a tough schedule ahead of conference play for the upcoming season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close said it was “not a unilateral decision” to face a non-conference schedule with a high degree of difficulty, and she only went ahead with the decision after consulting the rest of her team. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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