With several key team members sitting on the bench as injured spectators rather than players for Saturday's game against the Trojans, the Bruins knew they had a challenge in front of them. Read more...

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Junior guard Mariah Williams and the Bruins fell to USC, 47-43, Saturday in the John Wooden Center. UCLA will continue conference play at home against the Oregon schools this upcoming week.

When a team's traditional rivalry game rolls around, typically the same standard story lines get trotted out year after year: it's going to be a tough, physical game; we really want to win this one because it's our rival; these teams have bad blood between them. Read more...

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Senior guard Rebekah Gardner and the women’s basketball team will try to overcome injuries in Saturday’s game against USC at the Wooden Center.

When coaches draw up plans and strategies at the beginning of a season, the one thing they can never account for is injuries. Read more...

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Members of the team huddle prior to their game against San Diego State on Nov. 30. After injuries to key players, the UCLA women’s basketball team has been forced to make adjustments to its lineup. UCLA is coming off a victory against Arizona State and will face USC at the John Wooden Center on Saturday.

When freshman guard Moriah Faulk went to the floor rolling in pain during the first half of Saturday's game, it looked as if the injury-riddled UCLA women's basketball team had been dealt a final crippling blow. Read more...

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Sophomore guard Thea Lemberger led UCLA in scoring in both of its games against the Arizona schools this past week.

For 20 minutes last Thursday night, the UCLA women's basketball team stuck close with the Baylor Bears in the semifinal round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament in Waco, Texas. Read more...

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Sophomore guard Thea Lemberger and the Bruins fall to Baylor Bears.

The loss of Dixon for the year, coupled with junior forward Markel Walker's continued absence because of a thumb injury, leaves the Bruins with a distinct lack of depth to start the season, meaning UCLA will be in danger of exhausting themselves. Read more...