This post was updated Jan. 9 at 10:11 p.m. Two Bruins flew abroad to play for their national teams and were set to miss two games in Westwood just one contest into the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Angela Dugalić (left) dribbles the ball. Sophomore forward Lina Sontag (middle) looks to pass the ball. Sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala (right) rises over her defender with the ball. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:03 p.m. Two of the country’s most efficient players took the court on Sunday. UCLA’s 6-foot-7 sophomore center Lauren Betts – touting a nation-leading 72.8% field goal percentage – matched up against Oregon State’s 6-foot-4 forward Raegan Beers and her 68.5% shooting clip. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne dribbles the ball of the court. Osborne had 15 points and eight rebounds Sunday against the Beavers. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 5 at 10:05 p.m. Lauren Betts – standing at 6-foot-7 – rarely has to look up at anything other than the basket while on the court. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts celebrates on the court. Betts scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Ducks. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
Fresh off of their home triumph against USC in front of a record-breaking 13,659 fans, the Bruins will now welcome a pair of Pac-12 opponents to Pauley Pavilion to ring in the new year. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts keeps the ball away from defenders under the basket. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
In front of the largest home crowd in program history, Londynn Jones drew up another scoring masterpiece against the Trojans. After scoring 22 points in her team’s one-point home victory against its rivals last season, the sophomore guard exploded once again for five 3-pointers and 21 points as No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Londynn Jones dribbles down the court. Jones scored 21 points, including five made 3-pointers, against the Trojans on Saturday night. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
A sold-out crowd will watch the Bruins and Trojans face off Saturday night. It certainly won’t be the first time in the history of the rivalry – every seat in Pauley Pavilion was filled for the 57th edition of the men’s basketball rivalry last January. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close walks along the sidelines in front of her team. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
The Rainbow Wahine’s tallest player stood three inches shorter than the Bruins’ tallest. When sophomore center Lauren Betts – standing at 6-foot-7 – grabbed the ball in the paint late in the second frame, three Rainbow Wahine players surrounded her. She shot through them, sinking the and-one to add to her 12 points of the first half. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Lauren Betts prepares for a layup against a defender. Betts scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds against the Rainbow Wahine. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
