Coach Cori Close asked each player to raise her hand if she felt that she had committed absolutely 100 percent to the last drill. No one raised their hand, so Close had the drill repeated. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger and the rest of the Bruins are looking to bring a new sense of urgency to the court as the team enters the home stretch of its season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Racing up and down the basketball court, Nirra Fields is at home – it’s her place of solace. It’s been there to give her a place to escape the struggles of living in a family with a single mother who could not always provide for her seven children in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields uprooted her life and left her family in Canada for a better opportunity to follow her passion for basketball in the United States. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two UCLA women's basketball coaches have a friendship that dates back nearly two decades after the two met volunteering as coaches at a camp for female high school athletes. Read more...
Photo: Erin Ng/Daily Bruin
Walking off the court, surrounded by a sea of cheering fans in red, was not how UCLA seniors, Thea Lemberger and Atonye Nyingifa, imagined the outcome of the game. Read more...
Photo: Sixth-year senior forward Atonye Nyingifa scored 25 points for UCLA but it wasn’t enough in her team’s second loss to USC this season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
The timekeeper’s bell is ringing and the card in the air clearly displays “Round 2.” It’s time for the UCLA women’s basketball team to lace up the boxing gloves again as it takes on Pac-12 opponents for the second time this season. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger will be playing her final regular-season matchup against USC on Saturday. Lemberger and the Bruins beat the Trojans twice last season but dropped the first game against their rivals this season. (Photo credit: Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
The game clock was ticking down and UCLA was only up by three over Washington State. But after the ball found its way into senior guard Thea Lemberger’s hands and she drew the foul, a wave of relief washed over the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...
Photo: After struggling in close games at the start of conference play, the Bruins have improved their play late in games. UCLA’s last three wins were decided by seven points or less.
The only sounds audible in Pauley Pavilion were the Bruin player’s footsteps as she stepped up to the line. The ball missed the mark, and the silence was cut by a collective groan coming out of the stands. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Thea Lemberger was fouled multiple times against the Washington State Cougars. She converted 11 out of the 12 ensuing free throws to contribute to the Bruins’ 79-72 win.
