Friday, April 25

In the news:

UCLA women’s basketball to meet Cal Baptist in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

The Bruins continue to make history. After a record-breaking season – reaching its highest rank ever – No. 2 seed UCLA women’s basketball (25-6, 13-5 Pac-12) will face No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kiki Rice, sophomore center Lauren Betts, sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala and freshman forward Amanda Muse sit on the bench while watching the game. UCLA women’s basketball is seeded at No. 2 for the NCAA Tournament. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)




UCLA women’s basketball bests Utah, propels to semifinals in Pac-12 tournament

This post was updated March 8 at 12:18 a.m. LAS VEGAS – Utah coach Lynne Roberts implored her team to play harder and more inspired. “I can’t do it for you,” Roberts said after her squad’s Senior Night loss to Washington last weekend. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne pulls up for a jumper while two opponents guard her. Osborne had 12 points in the first half against Utah en route to her 16 point total. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)



Unanswered questions: The final stretch of Pac-12 UCLA basketball

Question marks have surrounded both UCLA men’s basketball and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball since before either of their seasons started. As the former enters the last two games of its regular season and the latter prepares for a conference tournament featuring five other ranked teams, some of those questions still linger. Read more...

Photo: Images of UCLA men’s and women’s basketball players fill the silhouettes of coaches Cori Close (left) and Mick Cronin (right). (Helen Quach/Design director)


Grace’s Whits: For coach Cori Close, the first step toward a dynasty is the conference title

Every coach’s dream is to build a dynasty program. A one-and-done national championship win is worthy of hype, but most times, it’s the dynasty programs – the ones with the iconic coaches, top recruiting classes and a brand that lives beyond the ones that wear it – that cut down the nets. Read more...

Photo: University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, UCLA coach Cori Close, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley are pictured. (Photo by Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor, Jeremy Chen/Photo editor, courtesy of UConn athletics. Photo illustration by Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)



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