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.
This weekend, UCLA women’s basketball is putting rebounding, defense and ball security on the back burner. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Alyssia Brewer and the UCLA women’s basketball team will focus on playing as one cohesive unit when they host Arizona today.
Heading into last weekend, UCLA women’s basketball was riding a wave of momentum, having won six straight games, including its first four Pac-12 games. But after a pair of devastating losses to Stanford and Cal, that wave ended in a wipeout. UCLA (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) looked outmatched against Stanford in a 75-49 defeat on Friday before falling short of a comeback against Cal on Sunday, losing 70-65. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Mariah Williams and the women’s basketball team had several weaknesses exposed by losses last weekend in the Bay Area.
As the Bruins filed off the floor of Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. on Sunday, the pain of leaving the Bay Area empty-handed began to sink in. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Thea Lemberger and UCLA lost to Stanford and Cal over the weekend.
As Wednesday’s women’s basketball practice dwindled down, UCLA redshirt senior forward Jasmine Dixon and senior forward Alyssia Brewer took turns working on their post moves. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Alyssia Brewer and the Bruins will face a pair of top-10 teams this weekend.
