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 13, 12:00 am
UCLA women’s basketball faces defensive battle against Oregon State and premier shot-blocker El Sara Greer
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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.
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January 7, 12:10 am
Bruin defense will be key to stifling Trojan guards
Red light. Green light. Not to be mistaken with the peek-a-boo-style children's game, these are the terms used to describe the individual opponents of the UCLA women's basketball team. The color coding system is not hard to understand. Read more...
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Junior Jasmine Dixon and No. 12 UCLA host USC on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins faced the Women of Troy three times last = season, winning two of the games, including a 59-53 victory in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament.
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January 3, 1:03 am
Women’s basketball begins Pac-10 play by trampling Washington and Washington State
In the past few weeks, the Connecticut and Stanford women's basketball teams have garnered national attention "“ the Huskies for reeling off a record-breaking 90-game winning streak, the Cardinal for bringing that run to an end. Read more...
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Junior guard Rebekah Gardner gave the Bruins a lift off the bench on Friday, scoring 15 points to go along with four steals in UCLA’s 60-48 win against Washington.
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December 29, 12:51 am
LSU stops No. 8 UCLA’s win streak with 55-53 upset
As the two teams traded baskets with the game winding down, the atmosphere inside Pauley Pavilion rose to the intensity of the game, one team with a perfect record at stake, the other attempting to stifle one of the hottest teams in the country. Read more...
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Senior guard Darxia Morris had 16 points in Tuesday’s game against LSU, which the Bruins lost 55-53.
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December 21, 9:37 am
UCLA sweeps Hawai’i, East Carolina at Chevron Rainbow Wahine Shootout to maintain perfect record
The joys of sightseeing may have been limitless in Hawaii, but by late Monday night, the UCLA women's basketball team got what it was mainly looking for during its brief stay in the Aloha State. Read more...