No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (23-1, 13-0 Big Ten) narrowly maintained its undefeated conference record, defeating then-No. 8 Michigan (20-4, 11-2) 69-66 on the road in Ann Arbor. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward Angela Dugalić celebrates with teammates and coaches as she comes off the court. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 12:22 a.m. Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish. Five seconds, four, three, two – shoot. Miss. Wolverine guard Syla Swords ran to the perimeter in the bright, magenta shoes every player was wearing as part of Michigan’s Pink Game on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Kiki Rice launches the ball. Rice’s near-perfect free throw shooting off nine attempts contributed to her team-leading 20 points. (Zimo Li/Daily bruin senior staff)
The favorite, the underdog, the anti-hero and the villain. Expectations and perception shape archetypes. But what happens when the hype is so high that the best-case scenario is simply meeting expectations? Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Sienna Betts eyes the basket. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (22-1, 12-0 Big Ten) will face No. 8 Michigan (20-3, 11-1) in a showdown between the conference’s top-two teams Sunday. UCLA is on a 16-game win streak – the team has not lost since its Nov. Read more...
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:54 p.m. With time counting down on the shot clock in the opening possession, senior guard Kiki Rice launched a step-back 3-pointer that flew out-of-bounds. Rutgers forward Faith Blackstone responded less than 10 seconds later with a banked 3 – giving the Scarlet Knights a 3-0 lead. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez defends a Rutgers’ shot-taker. Jaquez was perfect from the charity stripe to log 14 points. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:16 p.m. The backboard flashed red as graduate student Gianna Kneepkens’ deep shot hung in the air. As the ball fell comfortably through the net, a roar engulfed the sea of blue – speckled with Hawkeye gold – that filled the stands of Pauley Pavilion. Kneepkens’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent the Bruins into halftime with a double-digit lead they never relinquished, powering No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Angela Dugalić (left) celebrates with senior center Lauren Betts (right). (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (20-1, 10-0 Big Ten) will face No. 8 Iowa (18-3, 9-1) at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday in its second top-10 matchup of the season. Read more...
