This post was updated Jan. 23 at 10:54 p.m. For the second consecutive season, a last-second basket helped sink the Bruins in Salt Lake City. Last year, Utah forward Alissa Pili scored the game-winning layup with less than a second remaining to take down UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Gabriela Jaquez dribbles down the court. Jaquez scored a game-high 21 points against the Utes on Monday afternoon. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:56 p.m. Friday’s top-5 matchup was a back-and-forth affair. It was a battle to the basket down the stretch that featured 20 lead changes. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne drives to the basket. Osborne notched 22 points, four rebounds, four steals and a block against the Buffaloes. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s been more than 70 days since the Bruins opened their regular season. This week, the team experienced its first practices following a loss. No. 5 UCLA women’s basketball (14-1, 3-1 Pac-12) will have its first opportunity to bounce back from defeat when it travels to face No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne dribbles against a defender. Osborne scored a season-high 25 points against the Trojans. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 6:08 p.m. A lone USC fan lined up outside the Galen Center. It was five hours until tip-off, and the spectator spotted USC guard and freshman phenom JuJu Watkins. Read more...
Photo: The crowd watches UCLA women’s basketball compete against USC at Galen Center. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Athletics has produced 410 Olympic athletes in addition to coaches and other various staff. The 2020 Olympics had Bruins pick up 16 medals, adding to an overall count of 136 gold, 71 silver and 63 bronze medals. Read more...
Photo: A trophy commemorating Jackie Joyner-Kersee stands in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. Joyner-Kersee, a UCLA track and field and women’s basketball alumnus, is a three-time Olympic champion. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 12:20 a.m. A sold-out Galen Center watched as the second-best team in the nation faltered for the first time this season. To split the season crosstown rivalry series, No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Lina Sontag, sophomore guard Kiki Rice, freshman forward Amanda Muse and sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala stand on the sidelines. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins handed the Trojans their first loss of the season just two weeks ago. The crosstown rivals played in front of 13,659 fans – the largest crowd in UCLA program history – at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Londynn Jones fights to shoot the ball against her defender. Jones just joined UCLA’s 500-point club. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
