With just under three minutes remaining in the first half of Friday’s game, Washington freshman guard/forward Heather Corral stood at the free-throw line, her team trailing UCLA by three. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Alyssia Brewer, along with UCLA women’s basketball, took two wins from their weekend road trip to the Washington schools.
In nearly every game, junior guard Thea Lemberger launches herself to the floor, fighting for a loose ball, struggling to earn an extra possession for her team, or hustling to keep a ball in play. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Thea Lemberger exhibits the “passion plays” her coach demands from the team.
Tip off between UCLA women’s basketball and Arizona was more than a day away, and a drop of blood had already struck the Pauley Pavilion hardwood. The smear came from the back of Dennis Koehne’s right hand. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Koehne, a facilities manager for UCLA recreation, works with teams of students to set up and take down Pauley Pavilion for games. Additionally, he announces women’s volleyball, gymnastics and women’s basketball for UCLA Athletics. He has worked at UCLA for 30 years, and while he often works long, hard hours, loves his job. He is such a well-known figure that students who attend games have grown to know him.
When UCLA women’s basketball nearly threw the ball away for what was almost its fourth turnover in the first four minutes, Thea Lemberger couldn’t take it any more. Read more...
Photo: Colorado Buffaloes were limited to 15 points in the first half of the game as senior forward Alyssia Brewer and the UCLA women’s basketball team upped its defense after an initial slow start on Saturday.
There was a new sense of urgency in practice on Wednesday. Coming off of hard-fought wins over Arizona and Arizona State, coach Cori Close wanted UCLA women’s basketball to fight even harder, demanding energy from her players as she yelled out instructions from across the court. Read more...
Photo: Mariah Williams and No. 18 UCLA will face a stiff test against No. 22 Colorado.
On a crisp November night, Kari Korver stepped into the spotlight of Pauley Opening Madness, ready to face fellow freshman guard, Jordan Adams, in the three-point shooting contest. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kari Korver’s path to Westwood began soon after coach Cori Close took the job as UCLA coach. Korver then tore her ACL, but Close was confident that she would come back from the injury.
As the ball tumbled across midcourt and sped toward the baseline during Friday’s game against Arizona, senior guard Mariah Williams was in hot pursuit, sprinting after the loose ball. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Nirra Fields scored a team-high 13 points in the UCLA women’s basketball team’s 54-50 victory over Arizona State Sunday.
