The Bruins only have six more games, six more chances to turn their 6-6 conference record into a winning one before the Pac-12 tournament. First stop: Haas Pavilion, home of the Bears. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said that UCLA did a good job of forcing turnovers against Utah and Colorado, and that the Bruins will be looking to do the same when they face the Cal Golden Bears. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
Twenty-one years ago, in the spring of 1994, coach Cori Close, then the restricted-earnings coach for the UCLA women’s basketball team, was not prepared. She was dressed in sweats one Tuesday evening when Steve Lavin, her counterpart on the men’s basketball team, told her that she was coming with him to coach John Wooden’s apartment – he said she didn’t have a choice. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close first met John Wooden while working as a restricted-earnings coach for the Bruins. As she moved forward to be assistant coach for UCSB and finally head coach for UCLA, her relationship with Wooden influenced her approach to her job. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s basketball won’t allow a five-game losing streak this season. The Bruins (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12) started the season with four straight losses, a deed that was repeated once again when the Bruins dropped four consecutive games to Stanford, Cal, Oregon and Oregon State. Read more...
Photo: Facing a possible five-game losing streak, junior guard Nirra Fields scored 24 points against Colorado to lift UCLA to a 72-65 win. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA women’s basketball team is on the verge of eclipsing a season high Friday night – and that’s not a good thing. UCLA (8-13, 4-6 Pac-12) has lost four games in a row and a loss Friday in Pauley Pavilion against Colorado (10-11, 3-7) would mean a new season-high losing streak. Read more...
Photo: In practice, freshman guard Jordan Canada (pictured), junior guard Nirra Fields and redshirt sophomore guard Kari Korver have been working on a triple threat penetration set to help improve decision-making. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
The troops from the North proved too much for UCLA’s arsenal this weekend. After dropping a game against Oregon two days prior, the players in blue found themselves outgunned yet again, surrounded by the overpowering orange and black crowd of Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada notched a career-high 19 points for the Bruins Monday, but UCLA fell on the road to No. 7 Oregon State. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
It looked as if the third time was the charm for the women’s basketball team, but it was unable to avoid another collapse Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Kacy Swain grabbed nine rebounds and scored a season-high 12 points in UCLA’s 67-65 loss to Oregon on Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. isn’t your ordinary basketball court. A forest of fir trees incorporated into the court’s outer design frames the famous University of Oregon logo and the words “Deep in the Woods.” UCLA women’s basketball will have a chance at redemption when it leaves the comfort of Pauley Pavilion for the first time in three games, and travels deep into the woods this Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Nirra Fields saw limited actions against Oregon on Jan. 5 but will look to contribute this weekend. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
