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)

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)