This post was updated April 3 at 11:15 p.m. After a battle featuring 11 lead changes and 10 ties, the Bruins’ season has come to a close. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward IImar’I Thomas holds the ball as she looks down the court. Thomas finished her first and only year with UCLA women’s basketball with a 24-point evening, her third highest total of the season. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will hit the road again with a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship on the line. UCLA women’s basketball (18-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will head to Brookings, South Dakota, to face South Dakota State (27-9, 17-1 Summit League) in the semifinal of the WNIT on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball graduate student guard Jaelynn Penn drives into the paint. Penn has a chance to win her second Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship after claiming the title in 2018 with Indiana. (Sarah Teng/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins have a chance to extend their season with every postseason game. For some members of the blue and gold, each victory simultaneously extends their collegiate careers. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Gina Conti cheers from the sidelines. Conti, who transferred to UCLA women’s basketball last offseason after four years at Wake Forest, has yet to play for the Bruins. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 28 at 12:57 a.m. The Bruins turned the Beavers’ turnovers into a semifinal appearance. UCLA women’s basketball (18-12, 8-8 Pac-12) conquered Oregon State (17-14, 6-9) by a score of 74-66 to claim a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament semifinals. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Charisma Osborne takes the ball down the court. Osborne paced UCLA women’s basketball with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the team’s victory over Oregon State on Sunday afternoon. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will face a familiar foe in the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. UCLA women’s basketball (17-12, 8-8 Pac-12) is set to match up against Pac-12 rival Oregon State (17-13, 6-9) in Corvallis on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Charisma Osborne attempts a shot in the paint in UCLA’s win over UC Irvine on March 18. Osborne has averaged 13 points and seven rebounds through three games in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
Despite trailing in the final moments of regulation and the first two overtimes, the Bruins kept their season alive with a triple-overtime victory. UCLA women’s basketball (17-12, 8-8 Pac-12) survived their first triple-overtime game since 2019 with an 82-81 win over Wyoming (17-13, 11-6 Mountain West) in Round 3 of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Laramie, Wyoming on Thursday evening. “At the beginning of the game, I said, ‘We got to stay connected for 40 minutes,'” said coach Cori Close. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student forward IImar’I Thomas holds the ball on the perimeter. Thomas recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out in the third overtime period. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
For the second year in a row, the Bruins and Cowgirls will meet with their seasons on the line. But this time, the blue and gold will be in enemy territory. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Camryn Brown attempts a midrange jumpshot. Brown played 47 minutes in UCLA women’s basketball’s first two rounds of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, her highest in a two-game stretch this season. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
