It's something coach Nikki Caldwell calls "organized chaos." Senior guard Darxia Morris describes it as "aggressive." Read more...
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Senior guard Darxia Morris guards a member of the Oregon State offense.
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January 19, 11:43 pm
Stanford, UCLA women’s basketball teams meet to battle for the lead in the Pac-10
Ben Howland has already led his team into a hostile arena to battle a formidable low-post sibling tandem this season against Kansas, and now it's Nikki Caldwell's turn. Read more...
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Jasmine Dixon and the No. 8 Bruins will face off with No. 4 Stanford tonight at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto. Both teams are undefeated in Pac-10 play.
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January 17, 11:59 pm
UCLA women’s basketball outscores Oregon, 87-57
It was a game in which one team put up a season-high point total and never let go of its lead, while its opponent posted a season-low tally and a dismal first-half performance. Read more...
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Sophomore forward Markel Walker scored 14 points in the Bruins’ 87-57 win over the Ducks on Saturday.
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January 14, 1:30 am
Women’s basketball fends off persistent Oregon State to stay perfect in Pac-10 play
After a taut, no-nonsense performance against USC on Saturday, the UCLA women's basketball team was locked in a plodding game that featured two of the most defensively stingy teams in the conference. Read more...
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Darxia Morris and the Bruins beat the Beavers 58-46 on Thursday.
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January 13, 12:00 am
UCLA women’s basketball faces defensive battle against Oregon State and premier shot-blocker El Sara Greer
Up-and-unders, mid-range jumpers, power moves, hook shots on the block. Junior forward Jasmine Dixon had her full arsenal on display against the Women of Troy on Saturday, pouring in 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds. It was perhaps the Bruin women's basketball team's most dominant victory thus far, and undeniably their most complete effort. With a dominant showing on the boards and on defense, the team's Saturday performance was perhaps how coach Nikki Caldwell envisioned the team playing upon taking the job two years ago. "I thought we had good preparation leading up to the game," said Caldwell. Read more...
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January 11, 12:22 am
UCLA women’s basketball blocks USC from winning
The crosstown rivalry on Saturday featured multiple sequences that epitomized UCLA women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell's coaching philosophy. Read more...
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Atonye Nyingifa (left) blocks a USC shot during UCLA’s win Saturday.
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January 10, 1:58 am
Crosstown rivalry has Bruins on top
Saturday's game between the UCLA and USC women's basketball teams was expected to be a slugfest. Read more...
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Senior guard Doreena Campbell chipped in with a solid all-around game in UCLA’s 61-42 win against USC on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion, scoring 13 points to go along with four rebounds, five assists and four steals. The
Bruins are now in the midst of a three-game win streak.